Sarah Bliss1

F, b. circa 1635, d. 27 September 1705
     Sarah was born circa 1635 in Rodborough Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Bliss and Margaret Hulins. Sarah married John Scott on 20 July 1659 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.2 John & Sarah had children: Sarah [10/19/1663-12/02/1751] [m. 2/19/1680 Benjamin Leonard], John [1/04/1666], Hannah [10/16/1668] [m. 10/30/1695 John Fowler], Margaret [2/25/1670-1693], Ebenezer [8/03/1673-6/07/1759] [ m. 7/20/1710 Sarah Woodward & 2nd. 5/21/1724 Mary Frost], William [8/08/1676-12/31/1763] [m.6/21/1706 Sarah Foot], Mary [12/29/1678] [m. 7/__/1701 Ebenezer Nash] & Elizabeth [9/032/1783-9/18/1743] [m. 2/19/1708 John Worthington].3,4 Sarah's husband, John, died on 2 January 1690 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, leaving her a widow.5 Sarah married 2nd Samuel Terry on 19 November 1690 in Springfield.6 Sarah departed this life on Sunday, 27 September 1705 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Citations

  1. [S1715] John Homer Bliss, Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880, page 31 - Sarah Bliss, b. Boston Mount, Mass., ab. 1635-6, m. at Springfield, Mass. July 20, 1659, John Scott, by whom she had 9 children, only one of whom, [William], had issue. Mr. Scott d. 1/02/1690 & the same year she was married again, to Samuel Terry. She d. Sep. 27, 1705.
  2. [S2067] Massachusetts, U. S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - Ancestry.com: Springfield - Birth, Marriages and Deaths - John Scot joyned in marriage to Sarah Bliss the 20 of ye 5 mon 1659.
  3. [S115] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Registar, Volume IV: page 37.
  4. [S1717] George Worthington, The Genealogy of the Worthington Family, page 21.
  5. [S2356] Connecticcut Vital Records to 1850 - Family Search.
  6. [S2274] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [Family Search]: Hampden, Springfield, Springfield. Birth Records , Marriage Records , Death Records - image 25.