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Personal data John Thayer 

• He was born on December 25, 1656 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
• He died before December 19, 1746 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
• He is buried on December 19, 1746 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
• A child of Thomas Thayer and Hannah Pray
• This information was last updated on December 11, 2016.

Household of John Thayer

He is married to Mary Neale.

They got married about 1684 at Braintree, Norfolk, MA.

Child(ren):

1. John Thayer, Capt.  1686-± 1768 

Notes about John Thayer

Note: died - buried Dec.19,1746 (Ch.Rec) "aged 90 years lacking 5 days".No settlement of his estate is on record as his son John and unmarried daughter Mary were sole heirs. He resided on Washington St. nearly opposite or just north of Elm St. This land he acquired by exc hange for land in Mendon from Timothy Winter "a houselot of 30 acres in Mendon" by way of exchange for a house, barn, and lands in Braintree, Feb.20,1686, recorded 1733 in Worcester Co. (Worcester Dee ds 4-214). He sold one half the above homestead to his son John Thayer, recorded Dec.22,1646 (S.D. 73-176) "John Thare" was in King Philip's War (Reg. Vol.48).The church records say he was buried wanting about five days to complete his 90th year. "He was visited with a palsy 56 years before." and of his wife that she had been under distraction more than 2 5 years, and was in the woods without any food for mankind fifty three days, she was found in a wilderness swamp in a very weal and sad condition", and died soon after."He was elected surveyor of highways for Monatiquot 1702,1707,1711,1712, fenceviewer 1704, one of ye meet persons to look after ye act relating to horses, 1708.Capt. John Thayer resided on Washington St. opposite or just north of Elm St. on his father's homestead. The house when pulled down in 1786 was called "a very old decayed house" (Probate Rec.).He left a will dated Oct.16,1765, proved Mar.25,1768 giving to wife Elizabeth all goods she brought to me and a cow and improvement of the part of the house I now improve, half the barn and all land s lying at home except the yard north of the house and the orchard where I keep my hogs, she allowing my son John to mow annually one load of hay from the meadows below the house, and she to have 40 s hillings annually. To son Thomas in addition to what he has already by deeds £13/6/. To son Lemuel improvement of 1 acre of land where his house stands, where he now dwells, for life, and 20/8d. To s on John 10 shillings and improvement of that part of my house where he now dwells, for life, half the barn yard north of the house, the hog orchard & improvement of one load of hay from the meadows be low the house during my wife's life, then at her death improvement of half my home place for life. To my three daughters Mary Vesey, Lydia Copeland, Judith Wild my household goods, to Mary & Judith al l upland I may leave at French's, so called, they paying my wife 20 shillings each annually. To grandson Lemuel son of son Lemuel 1 acre where son Lemuel's house now stands to come into improvement o f it at his father's decease. To grandson John son of son John the north end of my house, half the barn & homeplace to come into improvement of it at his father's and my wife's decease.-To the grand children that survive my wife that part of the house I gave my wife for life, half the barn and homeplace, to be sold and divided among equally. Wife and son Thomas executors, wife to hav e a suit of mourning.The last clause of his will caused much trouble. Division of the estate was made Nov.22,1790, "consisting of 8 acres 18 rods with a very old decayed house that has been pulled down since." At the dece ase of the widow there were 34 grand children who were heirs according to the will. (S.P. 90-43)John Thayer Jr. was surveyor of highways 1717,1720,1724, and constable 1727 but excused, and as John Thayer 2nd was surveyor of highways 1726, and as Capt. John was on the committee to divide the Comm ons 1753.

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