At the end of September, 1662, she and Henry with their
family left Worthenbury, and went to reside at Broad Oak.
Their first child, John, had been bom at the former of these
places, May 3, 1661. Within three weeks after their coming
to Broad Oak, namely, on the 18th of October, their second



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child, a son, named Matthew^ the illustrious Bible commen-
tator, was bom. His birth, it is said, was premature, caused,
it is probable, by the mother's anxiety and agitation, in con-
sequence of Henry's ejection from Worthenbury and their
removal to Broad Oak.
Mrs. Henry's other children were four daughters, Sarah
(bom Aug. 7, 1664), Katharine (b. Dec. 7, 1665), Eleanor
(b. July 23, 1667), and Anne (b. Nov. 25, 1668). AU her
six children were bom within less than eight yeai*s, and all
of them, except John, who, as we shall see, died in his sixth
year, lived to mature age and were married.
!&er obligations and responsibilities as a Christian mother
to train up her children for God were deeply felt by Mrs.
