What Are Origins of Sarah Mew??

Sarah Mew

Origins

Sarah Mew was baptized January 10, 1630, St. Mary and Holy Trinity Parish, Guildford, Surrey, England, parents Elizeus and Hester (Hamlet) Mew (TAG 66:45 Jan 1991, by Thomas Cooper II)

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The Immigrant - Sarah Mew

Sarah Mew likely immigrated with her brother, Ellis Mew, or her uncle Benjamin Ling. She then met John Cooper, of Long Island, New York and married, abt 1650.

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Mew Tree - Sarah's paternal side

Descendants of Elizeus Mew

At least two children of Elizueus and Hester (Hamlet) Mew of Guildford, Buckingham, England migrated to America:

1   Elizeus Mew 1590 - 1642
.. +Hester Hamlet 1590 - 1630
........... 2   Elizeus Mew 1613 - 1614
........... 2   Nathaniel Mew 1614 - 1615
........... 2   Hester Mew 1619 -
........... 2   Rebeccah Mew 1621 - 1622
........... 2   Elizabeth Mew 1623 - 1639
........... 2   Ellis Mew 1624 - 1681
              From New England Dictionary of NE Settlers: Savage:

"MEW, ELLIS, New Haven, took o. of fidel. 1654, is one of the freem.

1669, by w. Ann, d. of William Gibbons, had Ann; and Dodd, 135,

tells no more. In his list of deaths is Ann, only ch. 1681, and Ann,

wid. Feb. 1704. But he might have added, that the h. and f. d. 1681;

and in 1685 his heirs appear, as proprs. without discrimin. as he had

not long been d. "

............... +Ann Gibbons 1624 - 1704

........................ 3 Ann Mew 1660 - 1681

........... 2 James Mew 1626 -

........... 2 Mew 1628 - 1628

........... 2 Sarah Mew 1630 - 1677

............... +John Cooper 1625 - 1677 - See Cooper

........................ 3 Samuel Cooper 1650 -

............................ +Mary 1650 -

........................ 3 James Cooper 1652 -

........................ 3 Thomas Cooper 1654 -

...................................... 4 John Cooper 1685 -

*2nd Wife of Elizeus Mew:

.. +Joan Barnes 1600 -

........... 2 Benjamin Mew 1632 -

........... 2 Rachell Mew 1633 - 1634

........... 2 Peter Mew 1635 -

........... 2 William Mew 1636 -

........... 2 Joseph Mew 1639 -

........... 2 John Mew 1641 -

Source: TAG 66:45 Jan 1991, by Thomas Cooper II

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Hamlet Tree - Sarah's maternal side

Descendants of Hamlet

1   Hamlet 1550 -
........... 2   Elizabeth Hamlet 1570 -
............... +Nicholas Ling 1570 -
........................ 3   Benjamin Ling 1607 - 1673
............................ +Joanna 1607 - 1675

From New England Dictionary of NE Settlers: Savage, Vol 3:

"LING, BENJAMIN, Charlestown 1636, went to New Haven, prob. with Gov. Eaton, had his est. laid out 1640, was a freem. with prefix of respect, liv. in what is now East Haven, d. 27 Apr. 1673, leav. no ch. but giv. good prop. to some friends, and large to w. Joanna, wh. m. 3 Nov. foll. col. John Dixwell, the regicide, and d. in a few wks. "

He is a first cousin of Sarah (Mew) Cooper, below

........... 2 Hester Hamlet 1590 - 1630

............... +Elizeus Mew 1590 - 1642

........................ 3 Elizeus Mew 1613 - 1614

........................ 3 Nathaniel Mew 1614 - 1615

........................ 3 Hester Mew 1619 -

........................ 3 Rebeccah Mew 1621 - 1622

........................ 3 Elizabeth Mew 1623 - 1639

........................ 3 Ellis Mew 1624 - 1681

............................ +Ann Gibbons 1624 - 1704

...................................... 4 Ann Mew 1660 - 1681

........................ 3 James Mew 1626 -

........................ 3 Mew 1628 - 1628

........................ 3 Sarah Mew 1630 - 1677

............................ +John Cooper 1625 - 1677 - See Cooper

...................................... 4 Samuel Cooper 1650 -

.......................................... +Mary 1650 -

...................................... 4 James Cooper 1652 -

...................................... 4 Thomas Cooper 1654 -

................................................... 5 John Cooper 1685 -

Source: TAG 66:45 Jan 1991

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Sources and Resources

TAG 66:45 Jan 1991, by Thomas Cooper II

Notes and Questions

Torrey says: "niece of Benjamin Ling"

Savage has this under Gibbons. Is the last mention of "Sarah" Sarah **

Mew **? Kind of confusing, huh... right age. Son Samuel said by Torrey

to be married 1680-1682. John Cooper, b 1625, could have married her

and had Sam by 1680... Or is this a Sarah Gibbons??

GIBBONS, or GIBBINS

"WILLIAM, New Haven, one of the signers to the compact of 1639, a
propr. in 1685, br.of Henry, bef. ment. His only ch. Ann m. Ellis Mew,
outliv. him, and d. Feb. 1704. She had brot. in the inv. of her
œ1689. Sarah, passeng. arr. at Boston in the Speedwell, 27 July 1656,
aged 21, was banish. as quaker." << Does this refer to Sarah Mew?

This entry from Savage mentions Benjamin Ling

DIXWELL

JOHN, New Haven, came in 1664, it is said, after long
concealm. in Europe or elsewhere, flying from prosecut. as one of the
regicides, but it is suppos. his first quiet resid. was at Hadley,
with Goffe and Whalley, under shelter of Rev. John Russell, tho. the
length of time is unkn. At New Haven he was call. by hims. and
others, James Davids, m. 3 Nov. 1673, I think for sec. w. Joanna, wid.
of Benjamin Ling, with wh. (wh. d. in few wks.) he obtain. comfortab.
prop. and he m. again 23 Oct. 1677, Bathsheba How, had Mary, b. 9 June
1679; John, 6 Mar. 1681; and Eliz. 14 July 1682, wh. d. young. His
wid. d. at Middletown 27 Dec. 1729, aged 83, so that she was 39 yrs.
younger than her h. His concealm. was perfect, but his real name was
kn. to one or more of the chief peop. and confess. by hims. shortly
bef. his d. 18 Mar. 1689 in his 82d yr. His only d. Mary, m. 23 Dec.
1707, John Collins of Middletown. The family was and still is highly
respect. in Kent; and in the gr. civ. war, the head of it, Sir Basil,
stood and suffer. for the royal cause."

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