Edward BELCHER, gent.

Abt 1595 - Bef 1763  (168 years)

• Name	Edward BELCHER  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Mr. Edward Belcher, gent., fourth son of William and Christian (Dabridgecourt) Belcher of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England, was born about 1595 and came to New England in the fleet with Governor Winthrop in 130, and became one of the founders of Boston. His pedigree is recorded in the Visitations of Warwickshire and Northamptonshire in 1619. Although a member of an armorial family of the landed gentry of England, Edward Belcher took a very inconspicuous part in the settlement of Boston, his descendants soon were reduced to very humble circumstances, and the family became extinct in the male line with the death of his grandsons. He was an original member of the First Church in Boston, and carried on the business of pipestave culler. His houselot was located on the north side of the present Boylston Street, between Washington and Tremont Streets, and he also had a garden on the opposite side of Boylston Street. In his will he calls himself "Edward Belcher, gent., of Boston, late of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England." As the witnesses to the will were doubtful whether or not he was of sound mind, the will was not allowed, and his son was appointed administrator of his estate, on Mar. 17, 1762/3. The name of his first wife, whom he married in England, has not bee discovered. He married second, in Boston, about 1650, Christian, sister of William Talmage and widow of William Worman, Wormwood, or Wornal. She was admitted to the First Church Apr. 4, 1646, being then wife of Wormwood, by whom she had two daughters. [1]
  Suffix	gent.
  Birth	Abt 1595  [1, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	4th son of William Belcher and Christian Dabridgecourt of Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England   [1]
  Death	Bef 17 Mar 1762/3  [1]
  Person ID	I04827	Main Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family 1	? UNKNOWN,   b. England
  Marriage	1627	England   [4]
  Children	1. Edward BELCHER,   b. Abt 1627, England d. Abt 12 Mar 1713 (Age 86 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Christain TALMAGE,   b. Abt 1616, England
  Marriage	Abt 1650  [1, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F20092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2023

  
  

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  Marriage - 1627 - England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] William Henry Belcher and Joseph Warren Belcher, The BELCHER Family in England and America. [S03484] Arthur White Talmadge, The Talmadge, Tallmadge and Talmage Genealogy, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishers;;). [S03453] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, (Name: Name: NEHGS: 1995;;). [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.