Mrs Elizabeth Bond

Occupation Details
- Elizabeth's occupation was According to "The Roads Taken" .
  - Occupation Notes
    - At the time of her marriage to George Phillips, Elizabeth Bond was a widow of Robert Weldon, and is sometimes seen as 'Elizabeth Weldon' in the records from that time. Robert Weldon is recorded as a Winthrop Fleet passenger in May-July of 1630, arriving in the Massachusetts Bay Colony with his spouse Elizabeth at that time. The marriage between Elizabeth Bond and Robert Weldon is poorly documented, and may have occurred in Leyden, Holland. The marriage is described by Savage in Volume 4 (op cit), with reference to Charlestown, where Robert resided. Robert and Elizabeth may have been members of the religious Separatists who settled for a time in Leyden, Holland; several of the Winthrop Fleet passengers were noted as coming from Holland, though there is no record (in the Winthrop notes) of the place of origin of Robert Weldon and his spouse Elizabeth. The family of Christopher Phillips, including son Rev. George Phillips (who married widow Elizabeth (Weldon) Bond as recorded here), had close ties with this group. It is recorded in the Winthrop Fleet notes that Robert Weldon and Elizabeth Bond settled at Charlestown, Massachusetts, in the centre of the colony, in May-July of 1630. Robert must have died very shortly after arriving (because Elizabeth, Robert's widow, married George Phillips in 1631) though I have not found a reliable record of his death at this time (RR, April 2001). Such a hasty remarriage for Elizabeth would indicate that previous ties existed between the Phillips and Bond families (perhaps through religious connections), and that probably Elizabeth and George had known each other for some time. Reverend George Phillips, a prominent founding clergyman of the colony (see notes in George's file in this family tree), may have presided at the burial of Robert Weldon, who also may have been a friend of, or well known to, Rev. George Phillips. Sadly, the death of a spouse or child was a very common occurrence in the early colonies, and not an event that a closely-connected survivor would usually mull over for an extended period of time - there are many examples of fast recoveries from this type of tragedy. These families trusted profoundly in the Providence of God, and went forward in their lives, fully assured that God would take care of the soul of the lost loved one.

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- Mr Richard Bond
  - b.24 Jun 1564 in Bacton - England
  
  Mrs Elizabeth Bond
  - b.06 Apr 1591 in Flixton by Bungay - England d.27 Jun 1681 in Watertown
  
  Mrs Ella Clarke
  - b.29 Nov 1569 in Belchamp Walter - England

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Mrs Elizabeth Bond

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