Elizabeth Underdown (1765-)

Baptism
Elizabeth was born in 1765 and was baptised on the 27th May 1765 at Northleigh to parents Thomas and Joan Underdown (nee Cox).

She was their 11th child and 3rd daughter. Her elder siblings were Sarah, Jane, Robert, Abraham, Thomas, James, Philip, Samuel, Benjamin and Joseph.

Marriage
Elizabeth married on the 25th April 1791 in Honiton to William Humphrey Pippett, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Pippett.

In the 1791 City and Country Directory for Honiton, William is recorded as a glover.

Child
Elizabeth and William had a son call William Humphrey, after his father, baptised in Honiton on the 11th March 1792. No other children for the couple are known at this time.

Death of Husband
Elizabeth is recorded as a widow in the will of her brother Thomas, which was documented in 1835. This means her husband must have died by this date.

Witness to Brother’s death
Elizabeth was witness to her brother Thomas’s death on the 23rd April 1839, which indicates that she was still alive at this point. Her son William Humphrey Pippett was a beneficiary in the will.

Death
No date for Elizabeth’s death or burial has been located at this time.

Children

 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of William and Elizabeth Pippett
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of William and Elizabeth Pippett