Elizabeth Baker Doolittle

• BIRTH bef. 4/18/1593 Oldswinford, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England [3]
• BAPTIZED 18 Apr 1593 at St Nicholas, King's Norton, Worcestershire [1]
• DEATH 23 Oct 1636 (aged 43) Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
• BURIAL St. Mary and All Saints Churchyard Kidderminster, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
• MEMORIAL ID 153343176 baptism info. by Beth Bauchet

Biography

Elizabeth Baker married May 27, 1609 St Mary's, Old Swinford, Worcestershire to Edward Doolittle (1588-1635). He was the son of Humphrey Doolittle & Ann

Notes

Ann van Kempen (Our Doolittle Line Revisited) researched all parishes in northern Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire and the city of Birmingham, Warwickshire looking for the birth of an appropriately-aged Elizabeth Baker, to no avail. Old Swinford's church registers begin long after her christening. While she found an Elizabeth Baker, dau of Philip Baker alias Clarke and pewterer, of the right age in Worcester City (15 miles south of Kidderminster), she believes Elizabeth is more likely to have been christened in Old Swinford before the church records were kept.

van Kempen argues powerfully against a wide-spread theory that Elizabeth being the daughter of Nicholas Baker and Mary Hodgett of Bewdley, Worcestershire. Similarly, she has found no evidence of the existence of a Nicholas Baker, son of John Baker and Margery Madistard, living in New Haven, CT or anywhere in CT-- another wide-spread theory without substance.

An Elizabeth Doolittle died and was buried 20 Jan. 1635/6 at Old Swinford. Traditionally, van Kempen points out, a married woman who was buried would be listed as "wife of" or "widow". Therefore the Elizabeth that died and was buried on this date-- who has no such phrasing on her death record-- may not be THIS Elizabeth Baker Doolittle.

Parents
Nicholas Baker unknown–1604
Mary Hodgetts Baker unknown–1632

Spouse
Edward Doolittle 1588–1639 m 28 May 1609, Old Swinford, Worcester, England

Siblings
Margery Baker Nash 1597–1655
Joseph Baker unknown–1607
Nicholas Baker unknown–1617
Judith Baker unknown–1607
John Baker unknown–1669

Children all 9x with Edwardb & bpt. in Kidderminster
John Doolittle baptized November 26, 1615.
Tymothy Doolittle baptized September 3, 1617.
Abraham Doolittle baptized July 23, 1619-died young
Sgt. Abraham Doolittle baptized August 20, 1620-1690
Daniel Doolittle baptized April 7, 1622.
Joshua Doolittle baptized February 11, 1623.
Josua Doolittle baptized September 11, 1625.
Humphrey Doolittle 1562–1592
Ann Doolittle 1566 – unknown

References

1 freereg.org.uk

2 http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Elizabeth_Baker_%2810%29_

3 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153343176/elizabeth_doolittle