Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann
When Elizabeth Ann Tolderby was born in 1577, in Lechlade-On-Thames, Gloucestershire, England, her father, John Tolderby, was 26 and her mother, Anne Isham, was 22. She married Thomas Prence Sr. in January 1597, in Northleach, Gloucestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She died on 14 August 1630, in East Shefford, Berkshire, England, at the age of 53, and was buried in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Prence in the London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
- The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 1620-1650
- The Mount Desert widow : genealogy of the Gamble family
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1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
1587 · Elizabeth I Signs Death Warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots, on February 1, 1587, as she was found guilty of plotting to assasinate Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on February 8, 1587.
1600 · The Honourable East India Company
The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.
Name Meaning
Perhaps an altered form of English Holdenby, a habitational name from Holdenby in Northamptonshire, which is named with the Old Norse personal name Halfdan + Old Norse býr ‘farmstead, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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