Elizabeth Gregory Marvin was born 1603 in Great Bentley, Essex, England to Henry Gregory (1584-) and died 24 January 1681 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut of unspecified causes. She married Matthew Marvin (1600-1678) 24 January 1622 in St. Mary's Church in Great Bentley, Great Bentley, Essex, England.
Biography
1635 Ship Increase
He and his family were passengers on the English ship Increase, which sailed from London in April, 1635, bound for New England. The ship arrived safe at Massachusetts Bay. Passenger list information was transcribed in the 19th century by Michael Tepper from records found in London, the Public Rolls Office, formerly at Carleton Ride.
First Founder of Hartford CT
Hartford Founder's Monument at Old Church Graveyard
Her husband Matthew Marvin (1600-1678) is listed as one of the first settlers on the Hartford Founders Monument. In 1633, the purtian preacher, Thomas Hooker (1586-1647) revolted against the authority of the English Church, and was forced to sail to America on the ship Griffin with many of his followers.
Finding that place to crowded they moved to the Connecticut River Valley, settling down north of the Dutch Territory in 1636. Here in 1638 they wrote the first constitution in America to create the new Colony of Connecticut (for which they retain their nickname as the Constitution State. Their central city is Hartford CT.
It appears that they separated between 1638-1647. He moved to western Connecticut and remarried there, but she stayed behind in Hartford.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Elizabeth Marvin (1622-1689) | |||
| Matthew Marvin (1626-1712) | 15 September 1626 Great Bentley, Essex, England | 1712 Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut | Mary Brush (1628-1707) |
| Mary Marvin (1628-1713) | |||
| Sarah Marvin (1632-1702) | |||
| Hannah Marvin (1633-1688) | |||
| Abigail Marvin (1636-1680) | |||
| Mary Dixwell Marvin (1636-1713) | |||
| Rebecca Marvin (1638-1681) | |||
Siblings