Elizabeth was born in England, about 1616, probably in Weyhill Parish, Penton-Grafton, Hampshire or in Goodworth Clatford, Hantshire. She was the daughter of Robert Plympton and Jane Bent. She was undoubtedly the sister of Thomas Plympton, as they were both legatees of Agnes Bent, Elizabeth's grandmother. Her parents had both died by the time that Elizabeth came to America on the ship "Jonathan" in 1639, traveling with her grandmother Agnes and her brother Thomas in the company of Peter Noyes on his second voyage to New England. Agnes died on the ship as it arrived in Boston, and was buried in Boston.
Elizabeth married John Rutter about 1640, most likely in Sudbury, Massachusetts. According to Sudbury records, they had eight children, born between 1642 and 1660, including a daughter, Rebecca, born on February 28, 1647, who was married in Cambridge on November 25, 1677. It is also known that they had a daughter Mary, who wed Justinian Holden and testified in court in April, 1692, that she was 45 years old, which would make her birth year 1646 or 1647. Rebecca and Mary could be twins, but it seems unlikely that the Sudbury scribe would miss recording such a rare event. She was named first among the daughters in her father’s will, indicating she was the oldest daughter. Sudbury records do show the birth of a daughter Elizabeth in 1642, with no further mention in any record or will. She probably died very young, and Mary could have easily been born about 1643.
John's death is not recorded in Sudbury, but he was surely living there at the time of his death. Elizabeth died in Sudbury on May 15, 1689. The only cemetery being used in Sudbury at the time of her death was the Wadsworth Cemetery, so she is probably buried there.
Elizabeth married John Rutter about 1640, most likely in Sudbury, Massachusetts. According to Sudbury records, they had eight children, born between 1642 and 1660, including a daughter, Rebecca, born on February 28, 1647, who was married in Cambridge on November 25, 1677. It is also known that they had a daughter Mary, who wed Justinian Holden and testified in court in April, 1692, that she was 45 years old, which would make her birth year 1646 or 1647. Rebecca and Mary could be twins, but it seems unlikely that the Sudbury scribe would miss recording such a rare event. She was named first among the daughters in her father’s will, indicating she was the oldest daughter. Sudbury records do show the birth of a daughter Elizabeth in 1642, with no further mention in any record or will. She probably died very young, and Mary could have easily been born about 1643.
John's death is not recorded in Sudbury, but he was surely living there at the time of his death. Elizabeth died in Sudbury on May 15, 1689. The only cemetery being used in Sudbury at the time of her death was the Wadsworth Cemetery, so she is probably buried there.
Elizabeth was born in England, about 1616, probably in Weyhill Parish, Penton-Grafton, Hampshire or in Goodworth Clatford, Hantshire. She was the daughter of Robert Plympton and Jane Bent. She was undoubtedly the sister of Thomas Plympton, as they were both legatees of Agnes Bent, Elizabeth's grandmother. Her parents had both died by the time that Elizabeth came to America on the ship "Jonathan" in 1639, traveling with her grandmother Agnes and her brother Thomas in the company of Peter Noyes on his second voyage to New England. Agnes died on the ship as it arrived in Boston, and was buried in Boston.
Elizabeth married John Rutter about 1640, most likely in Sudbury, Massachusetts. According to Sudbury records, they had eight children, born between 1642 and 1660, including a daughter, Rebecca, born on February 28, 1647, who was married in Cambridge on November 25, 1677. It is also known that they had a daughter Mary, who wed Justinian Holden and testified in court in April, 1692, that she was 45 years old, which would make her birth year 1646 or 1647. Rebecca and Mary could be twins, but it seems unlikely that the Sudbury scribe would miss recording such a rare event. She was named first among the daughters in her father’s will, indicating she was the oldest daughter. Sudbury records do show the birth of a daughter Elizabeth in 1642, with no further mention in any record or will. She probably died very young, and Mary could have easily been born about 1643.
John's death is not recorded in Sudbury, but he was surely living there at the time of his death. Elizabeth died in Sudbury on May 15, 1689. The only cemetery being used in Sudbury at the time of her death was the Wadsworth Cemetery, so she is probably buried there.
Elizabeth married John Rutter about 1640, most likely in Sudbury, Massachusetts. According to Sudbury records, they had eight children, born between 1642 and 1660, including a daughter, Rebecca, born on February 28, 1647, who was married in Cambridge on November 25, 1677. It is also known that they had a daughter Mary, who wed Justinian Holden and testified in court in April, 1692, that she was 45 years old, which would make her birth year 1646 or 1647. Rebecca and Mary could be twins, but it seems unlikely that the Sudbury scribe would miss recording such a rare event. She was named first among the daughters in her father’s will, indicating she was the oldest daughter. Sudbury records do show the birth of a daughter Elizabeth in 1642, with no further mention in any record or will. She probably died very young, and Mary could have easily been born about 1643.
John's death is not recorded in Sudbury, but he was surely living there at the time of his death. Elizabeth died in Sudbury on May 15, 1689. The only cemetery being used in Sudbury at the time of her death was the Wadsworth Cemetery, so she is probably buried there.
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