Elizabeth Lewes was born to Thomas Lewes Vintner of Little St Helens London.
On 23rd February 1680 Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall [aged 29] and Elizabeth Lewes were married.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 5th January 1690. Sonday, was not at church; dined at home with Mainwaring, his brother, my brother & Minshall; in the evening my [her husband] sonne [aged 39] & his wife came to see us; past 6, I went to Woods; went with him to Nag's Head; there was also Mainwaring & Cooper; we parted before 9; came home.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 6th June 1690. Friday, Bidolph & Mainwaring dined at home; some of the King's officers came to prepare the house, &c. & provision for the King; Golding the cook came to visit us; Bidolph & Bills, &c. went to shoote; Mainwaring went to Chester; severall people came with provisions; the Gentleman Usher & 2 other King's servants with him supt, stayd all night; soe did some of the rest; my [her husband] sonne [aged 39], his wife & children came from London & Jack Whitley & his wife; they went with Fowler & his coach to Chester; my sonne wife & children lay at Mr Traverse's; Roger came from London late at night, lay here;.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 17th June 1690. Tuesday, Mainwaring, Bidolph & I went to Chester (soe did my [her husband] sonne [aged 39], his wife, &c.) & cosen Whitley; we dined at Angells; visited G.Mainwaring [aged 47] & his wife; I went to 4 o'clock prayers; then waited on the Bishop; Dr Fog was there; then went to Jacksons; there was 2 Mainwarings Streete, Taylor (awhile) cosen Booth, Basker[ile) [fo. 119v] June. Farington, my sonne, Parry, Morgan,&c. we parted past 7; Bidolph & Mainwaring went home with me in the coach.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 3rd July 1690. Thursday, I left Ruabon, past 12; called on cosen Powell; did not light; came to Chester about 4; lighted at Angells; there was Doctor, his wife, sister Anne; my [her husband] sonne [aged 39] & his wife; Streete came thither to us; he, my sonne & I went to Jacksons; the Governor came to us & Sir William Gleg; then Captaine Bub:, another Gentleman, & Bell; I left them presently, went home with my daughters.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 22nd July 1690. Tuesday, Huson came about 7 from Frodesly; went with Tomkinson to Mold faire about 10; my [her husband] sonne [aged 39], his wife, children & Sidney went to Chester & Aston past 10; some men came with poll money from Manley (past 11) payed it to Houseman; about 2, Palin & 3 others brought wood from Bechin, they did eate in the buttry, & retorned about 3: 23. Wednesday, Tomkinson retorned from Mold; in the evening Radley came to see me; stayd ½ houer;,&c. in the morning Coles of Lichfeild called for some things for Bidolph, went away in a short tyme.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 5th November 1690. Wednesday, Mr Taylor & his brother Ball dined with us; went past 3; at the same tyme my [her husband] sonne [aged 39], his wife, children & servants: went to Chester; soe towards London.
On 28th April 1696 [her husband] Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall [aged 45] died.
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[her son] Roger Whitley was born to Thomas Whitley of Peel Hall and Elizabeth Lewes.