Chapter 1: Early Life and Family Roots

Elizabeth Chapman was born around 1611 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. Her early years were marked by the baptismal traditions of the time, with records indicating her baptism on May 13, 1611, in London, England. Elizabeth's family roots were deeply embedded in the English countryside, with her father, Johns Chapman, and her mother, Margery Robinson, providing a stable, albeit modest, upbringing.