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Personal data Thomas Thayer 

• He was born on August 16, 1596 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.
• He died on June 2, 1665 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA, he was 68 years old.
• A child of Richard Thayer and Ursala Alice Dimery
• This information was last updated on December 11, 2016.

Household of Thomas Thayer

He is married to Margery (Margaret) Wheeler.

They got married on April 13, 1618 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, he was 21 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Shadrach Thayer  1629-1676 
2. Thomas Thayer  1622-1693 
3. Ferdinando Thayer  1625-1713 
4. Hannah Thayer  1636-1672 

Notes about Thomas Thayer

Baptism: 16 AUG 1596 St. Mary's Ch., Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Immigration: 1637 Note: Probably son of Richard Thayer but his parents names are not given in the register which gives in place of them the names of god parents. These were Thomas Gibbs and William Dimery.Thomas Thayer is first of record in America Feb.24,1639(40), when he was granted land at Mt. Wollaston (Braintree) "Thomas Tayer for 9 heads, and 40 acres more, there being in all 76 acres upon the sa me convenient of 3 shillings p. acre." (Boston Rec. Com. Report Vol.2). This grant became his homestead and part of it remained with the male line of his descendants until about 1875,(Thomas1Shadrach2Ephraim3James4Solomon5Jechonias6). It was located on Elm St., Braintree, along the Monatiquot River a little east of Braintree R.R. station. The first house was located between Elm St . and the river, west of Middle St., near the present Cochato Club building. Later ones were north of the road. An old one belonging to either Thomas2 or Ebenezer3 Thayer was on the N.E. corner of pre sent Elm & Cedar Sts. and remained in the family for several generations, and was demolished about 1879. The house built about 1837 by Jechonias6 Thayer who was the last to remain on the original prop erty is now (1950) standing as a fine example of Greek Revival Architecture. It is on the N.E. corner of Elm & Lowell Sts.Thomas Tayer was made freeman of the colony May 26,1647. He was a shoemaker as shown by his will, as was also Richard Thayer who in 1641 came and settled less than one half mile to the eastward. No do cumentary proof of relationship between them has been found but circumstances point strongly to the effect that they were brothers. Thomas Thayer's will dated Jun.21,1664 has been published in the Tha yer Memorial (1835) by Dr. Elisha Thayer and elsewhere. In it he names only his wife Margery and three children, Thomas who is to have "all my ground over Monatiquot River part of which he already ha s in his possession.", Ferdinando to have my house and orchard with all the planting ground and pasture between the highway and river and on the other side of the highway from the south side of the ba rn to the end of the lot and fire wood from my 20 acre lot; Sydrach to have a parcel which shall begin at the corner of the barn next his dwelling house and run a straight line to the upper end of th e lot and 20 acres next to ground of Henry Neale."All my goods and Chattels to be divided equally among my grand children". The three sons made an agreement written on the back of the original will by which Ferdinando gave up to the others all bu t 2 acres on the north side of the highway, dated Jun.20,1665. There were no other surviving children in spite of attempts by some earlier genealogists to provide him with some. All others were grandc hildren.His inventory mentions "the house and lands between the river and highway with the orchard & fence £70, a parcel of land on the other side of the river £7, a 20 acre lot towards the fresh pond £15 , a parcel of land on the west side of Monatiquot River £34". etc.From the Thornbury Parish Registers (Register,1906) he perhaps had the following children some of whom may have made up the 9 persons in the family when the land was granted to him, but only the thre e sons survived him."a child of Thomas" buried Dec.3,1627, unbaptized."a child of Thomas" buried Dec.1632, unbaptized.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------immigrated 1637 shoemaker - Savage freeman 1647 src: TriciaMuno - Thayer Family Genealogist d: June 02, 1665 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA src1: TriciaMuno - Thayer Family Genealogist, src2: Savage---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Marriage 1 Margery WHEELER b: 25 APR 1600 in Thornbury, Gloucester, EnglandMarried: 13 APR 1618 in Thornbury, Gloucester, England Married: 13 APR 1618 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England 1ChildrenShadrach THAYER b: 10 MAY 1629 in Thornbury, Gloucester, EnglandUrsula THAYER b: ABT 1619 in Thornbury, Glouscestershire, EnglandWelfry THAYER b: ABT 1621 in Thornbury, Glouscestershire, EnglandThomas THAYER , Jr. b: ABT 1622 in Thornbury, Glouscestershire, EnglandFerdinando THAYER b: 18 APR 1625 in Thornbury, Glouscestershire, EnglandUrsula THAYER b: ABT 1626 in Thornbury, Glouscestershire, EnglandMary THAYER b: ABT 1630 in Thornbury, Glouscestershire, England

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