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Personal data Thomas Kendall 

• Alternative name: Thomas Kendall
• He was born on October 5, 1618 in Norfolk, England.
• He died on June 22, 1681 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, he was 62 years old.
• Alternative: He died on July 22, 1681 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, he was 62 years old.
• A child of John Miles II Kendall and Elizabeth Sacherell

Household of Thomas Kendall

He is married to Rebecca Payne.

They got married in the year 1644, he was 25 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Tabitha Kendall  1660-1711 
2. Suzannah Kendall  1658-1732 
3. Mary Kendall  1647-1688 

Notes about Thomas Kendall

KENDALL, DEA THOMAS, an original settler, removed here from Lynn; was brother of Francis of Woburn; lived on the "James Emerson place," corner of Cedar and Church Streets; was deacon and selectman for many years, and a very influential citizen. He. d. 1681, and his widow, REBECCA, d. 1703, aged 84.

Chil.: Elizabeth, b. 1642, and m. 1658, John Eaton: Rebecca, b. 1644, and m. 1665 James Boutwell; Mary b. 1647 and m. 1664 Abraham Bryant; Hannah, b. 1650 and m. 1667 John Parker; Sarah, b. and d. 1652, Sarah 2d b. 1653 and m. Samuel Dunton; Abigail, b. 1655 and m. John Nichols; Susannah b. 1658 and m. Nathaniel Goodwin, Tabitha b. 1660 and m. John Pearson; and Thomas b. 1663 and d. 1664. DEA. KENDALL had no son that lived to adult age, and his name has long since disappeared from our municipal record; yet perhaps there is no one of the first settlers that can be pointed out, whose blood through his eight daughters diverging has come down to us through so many families, and still flows in the veins of so many of the present population of the town.

COLONIAL FAMILIES OF THE UNITED STATES Vol VII p. 327

The Kendall family, which is very old in England, derives its name from the town of Kendall on the Kent River in Westmoreland County. Among the best known of its early representatives was John Kendall, Sheriff of Nottingham, who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth 1485, while fighting in the army of Richard III. Branches of the family are found in many parts of England and America.

John Kendall, ancestor of the New England family, was living in Cambridgeshire, England, in 1646, and d. there 1660. Issue:

1. Francis, b. circa 1620; came to America and was living at Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1640; he emigrated under the name of Miles in order, it is said, to conceal his intentions from his family. At Charlestown he signed the town orders for the new town of Woburn and was one of its first and most prominent inhabitants, serving for eighteen years on the Board of Selectmen and on various town Committees. He owned and operated a mill on one of the streams at Woburn and is described by Sewell as "a gentleman of great respectability and influence in the place of his residence." In a strict Puritan community, he had the courage to differ slightly in faith from the majority for which he was duly fined. He m. 24th December 1644 Mary, dau of Sergt John Tidd, the first man in Woburn to bear a military title. Francis Kendall d. in 1708, at the age of 88.

2. THOMAS emigrated to Reading, Massachusetts, where he was one of the most influential of the early settlers; a Deacon of the church and for many years a Selectman; his only son d. an infant, but through his eight daughters, he has a large posterity.

1654 Deed - THOMAS KENDALL

18TH DAY OF THE 4TH MONTH 1654

Lyn A caveat for John Mansfield who purchased of THOMAS KENDALL Carpenter his house and lotts wch were m2 Southes twelve acres of upland and eight acres and an halfe of marshe within the bounds of Lyn as by deed the 25th of the 5th month 1654 afreth.

The humble Declaration of us, whose names are under written

To this honored Court now sitting at Cambridge Humbly

The with to this hond court. Foras much as that the Dispensations of God are a various to all, soe to us. For it hath pleased the almighty to remove from us or hond FATHER KENDAL by sending Death & yt before he had set his house in order. Yet by ye advices of friends and ye consent of or hond mother REBEKKAH KENDALL relict of or deare father, we say we ye son in Laws of THOMAS KENDALL decesd have taken joynt administration of and upon ye whole Estate and have md an equal division of ye same amongst or selves both of lands & of other estate to ye good satisfaction of each of us. If this hond court see cause to ratify & confirme this or disposall. Wee humbly inform this court that or mother is well satisfied with what we have done also we do agree to allow ye wch shee doth well like of ovr to her just satisfaction & yt during her natural life & have given it undr all or hands & seales & have bound or selves & or heires for ye performance of ye same. We have divided & disposed of ye land & meadow to each of us as followeth. To sd Brother Jn Eaton four acres of Meadow at ye place called ye wigwames. To or Brother Jno Parker six Acres of Meadow by his own house. To or Brother Nathaniell Goodwin three Acres & one third of an acre of land lying in the Plnen with 3 acre of land & one third of an Acre upon ye still with 3 acres of Meadow at Beare Meadow. To or Bro Abraham Briant 2 acres of Meadow at the hundred Acres so called with 3 acres of land & one third of an acre In ye plenen & with 3 acres of land & one third of an acre upon ye hill above sd with 2 acres of Meadow at Borough meadows. To or Bro Jno Nichols 3 acres of land & one third of an acre upon ye hill before named with 2 acres of Meadow at ye hundred & 3 acres of Meadow at Beare Meadow. To or Bro Jno Person one hundred acres of land lying upon Upswich River with 2 thirds of 2 acres of Ceder Swamp. To or Bro Samll Dunken 2 acres & a half of meadow which lyeth neare ye mill and 3 acres & one third of an acre of land in ye plenen above sd. To or Bro James Bowtell about 12 acres of land and ye house barne & orchard with the Town rights with 2 acres of Meadow in Beber Meadow and 2 acres & a halfe of Meadow on ye meadow by ye mill above sd and with 2 acres of Meadow at ye wigwams alsoe here one third pt of 2 acres of Cedar Swamp he the sd Bowtell to pay to us abovenamed wt is more yn his pt in ye premises as we have agreed, as may or will appeare undr sd Bowtells hand. Further we ye above named have joyntly agreed yt those of us brethren above sd who had land or meadow given to any of us from or father Kendall upon marrying of or now wifes his Daughters shall have & hold ye same for his or their own as fully as if they had had legall Conveyances of ye same from or father now decesd Namly To or Nathaniel Goodwin given upon marriage 2 acres of Meadow in ye hundred acres of Meadow before named. 2ly To or Bro Jno Parker given upon marriage 2 acres of Meadow in beare Meadow. To or Bro Samuel Denton was given upon marriage two acres of Meadow at beare meadow. Lastly we do agree and all agree yt those of or Bretheren that have bought land or Swamp of or father and pd for ye same as to us doth appeare shall have & enjoy ye same as truely as if or father deced had given deeds as of law requires as namely. To or Bro James Bowtell 2 acres of Meadow at ye hundred acres as also to ye aforesd Bowtell wth or Bro Abraham above named was sold 4 acres of Swamp lying by ye land of Samuel Duncan Senr and ye Meadow neare ye Mill above ds also was sould to ye above sd James Bowtell & Briant & to ym equally or fathers Swamp dividend wth is seven acres or thereabout more or less was sould Hereto we & every of us here joyned agreed on. The disposall of or fathers Estate who is now decesd as also toratify & confirm to these of Brethren who either bought or had land & Meadow given to ym upon marriage. Humbly beseeching of this Hond Court to ratifye & confirme this or agreement to us if yor honors see cause for ye same. Which will engage us yor humble Supplyants as or bound and direty who to pray for yor

honors while we live Jno Eaton James Boutell

Dated this 30 of Abraham Briant Samuel Dunken

September 1681 John Parker John Parker

Nathaniel Goodwin Jno Niccolls

Octob 4 81 The court dothapprove of and allow ye above sd agreement Jonathan Remington Clerics

Francis Kendall, Capt Swain & Benjamin Fitch are desired by ye subscribers to be ovr seers

Entred 4 8 81

Sgt Thomas Kendel

BIRTH 5 Oct 1618 Norfolk, England

DEATH 22 Jun 1681 (aged 62) Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

BURIAL Old Burying Ground Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Location is adjacent to the First Parish Congregational Church, One Church Street. The cemetery is located off of Church Street, and is marked by a sign.

This stone is located with a group of others in a line at the opposite end of the grounds, nearer to Lake Quannapowitt. Is said that there is an interpretive marker near them as well. This stone originally was in the towns very first burying grounds and were then re-located to the current location. ∼ Deacon Thomas Kendall, Son of John Kendall (1580-1660) of Norfolk, England and Elizabeth Sacherell (1584-1640) of Cambridge, England was born in the year 1617 in Norfolk, Norfolk, England. He arrived in New England in 1638. He was a Deacon of his church and a Sergeant in the Massachusetts Militia. Thomas married married … Thomas married married Rebecca Paine (or Payne) 1618-1703 daughter of Anthony Paine (or Payne) 1585–1649 and Alice (Potter) Paine (or Payne) 1589–1643, about 1640 in Reading, Massachusetts. Together they were the parents of:

Elizabeth (1642-1688)
Rebecca (1644-1713)
Mary (1647-1688)
Hanorath (1649-1689)
Sarah (1652-1652)
Rebecca (1654-1691)
Abigail (1655-1721)
Susanna (1658-1732)
Tabitha (1660-1711)
Thomas (1663-1664)
Ruth (1665-1665)
Thomas (1677-)

(Above bio by Charlene Patton).

A family's legacy gets diluted when there's nobody to carry on the name. This is what happened to the descendants of Thomas Kendall, a man who may have been forgotten as the founder of a family in America by the mere fact he had no surviving sons.

Note: Thomas was said to have been born in about 1617 in Norwich, England. His parents may have been John Kendall and Elizabeth Sacherall. It is known that he had a brother Francis who migrated to America with him. Thomas came over on the ship Defence, arriving in Boston on October 8, 1635. While Francis settled in Woburn, Thomas went to Reading, where he married Rebecca Paine in about 1640. He became freeman on May 10, 1645 and served as a deacon.

Between 1642 and 1665, Thomas and Rebecca had 11 children. All but one were girls; the only boy died as an infant. Of the ten daughters, two died as babies, giving the Kendalls a family of eight girls. One by one, they married, many staying in Reading and populating the town with their children. Knowing their father's name would die out, each daughter is said to have named one of her sons "Kendall." The name carried on for several more generations as a male given name, but when genealogies were later written about the Kendall family in America, Thomas was only given a brief mention with all focus on his brother Francis' line.

See "Colonial Families of the United States of America," edited by George Norbury McKenzie, page 327. While there really isn't a lot of information, there is a little. McKenzie states that "he was one of the most influential of the early settlers" and indicates that he has many descendants through his eight daughters.

Thomas had another daughter also named Sarah that was born after the first one died. She was born on June 22, 1653 in Reading, Massachusetts. She married Samuel Dunton on June 17, 1673 in Reading, MA and she died on November 20, 1734 in Billerica, MA. I am descended from their son, Ebenezer Dunton.
Contributor:
Kim Elder

Parents

John Miles Kendall 1580–1659

Elizabeth Sacherell Kendall 1584–1640

Spouse Rebecca Paine Kendall 1618–1703 (m. 1640)

Siblings

Mabel Kendall Read Summers 1605–1690

Francis Miles Kendall 1620–1708

Elizabeth Kendall Sommes 1623–1695

Children

Elizabeth Kendall Eaton 1642–1688

Rebeckah Kendall Boutell 1645–1713

Mary Kendall Briant 1647–1688

Abigail Kendall Nickols 1655–1721

Susanna Kendall Wiley 1658–1732

Tabitha Kendall Pearson 1660–1711

Inscription

UPON Ye DEATH OF THOMAS KENDEL HERE IN Ye EARTH IS LAYD ON OF Ye 7 OF THIS CHURCH FOUNDATION SO TO REMAIEN TELY.T POWRFUL VOICE SAY RIS IN HERE A GLORIS HABITATION

A PATARN OF PIATI & LOVE & FOR PEACE BUT NOW ALAS HOW SHORT HIS RACE

HERE WE MOURN & MOURN WE MOUST TO SE ZION STONS LIK GOLD NOW LAYD IN DUST

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kendall-28

Deacon Thomas Kendall was born about 1618 [location unknown]. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling(s) unknown]. He married Rebecca (UNKNOWN) Kendall before 17 Feb 1642 [location unknown]. He is the father of Elizabeth (Kendall) Eaton, Rebecca Kendall, Mary (Kendall) Bryant, Hannah (Kendall) Parker, Sarah (Kendall) Richardson, Abigail (Kendall) Nichols, Susanna Kendall, Tabitha (Kendall) Pearson, Thomas Kendall and Ruth Kendall. Thomas died on July 22nd 681 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Profile last modified 21 Nov 2019 | Created 25 Sep 2010

Biography

Birth

Thomas Kendall was born in England about 1618, based on his age at death.[1] Nothing is known of his ancestry. No evidence has been found to support a claim that he was born in 1616/17 at Cambridge, Middlesex, England, as a son of a John and Elizabeth (Searth) Kendall.

Immigration

An article in The Essex Genealogist in 1999 claimed that Thomas Kendall came from Charlestown, Massachusetts, to Lynn Village (later Reading), Massachusetts.[2] It cites no sources, and no record of him at Charlestown has been found. The earliest documentary evidence of him in New England is the birth of his first known child, Elizabeth Kendall, at Lynn Village on 17 Feb 1642,[3] Because few ships crossed the North Atlantic in the winter, it is likely that he was in New England by 1641. Robert Charles Anderson does not include him in his Great Migration Directory, which lists all immigrants for which Anderson found documentation that they were in New England by 1640.[4] Marriage

Thomas Kendall married Rebecca (Unknown) by the birth of their first known child, at Lynn Village, Massachusetts, on 17 Feb 1642.[3] Residence at Lynn

Lynn Village became the town of Reading in 1644. Thomas Kendall served Reading as a selectman for many years and was a deacon of the church.[5] The house built by Thomas Kendall still stands, at One Prospect Street in Wakefield, although how much the current structure looks like the original is uncertain, because of extensive reconstruction following a 1786 fire. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[6] Children

The day of 15 Sep 1663 must have been a day of great rejoicing for the Kendalls, for on that day, after the birth of nine daughters (eight of whom were to live to adulthood and marry), 45-year-old Rebecca Kendall bore Thomas Kendall a son, who was named after his father. The joy was short-lived, for young Thomas died less than 10 months later, and Thomas Kendall thus had no male line to carry on his name. Thomas and Elizabeth Kendall had the following children, all born at Reading (Lynn Village until 1644):[7]

Elizabeth Kendall bom 1642, married John Eaton
Rebecca born 1644. married 1661 James Boutwell
Mary bom 1647, married 1664.
Hannah bom 1650, married 1667
Sarah #1 bom and died 1650
Sarah #2 b. 1653, married Samuel Dunton
Abigail born 1655, married John Nichols
Susanna born 165S, married Nathaniel Goodwin
Tabitha born 1660, married John Pearson
Thomas bom 1663, died 1664.

Death and Burial

Thomas Kendall died, intestate, at Reading on 22 Jul 1681, aged 63 years, and he is buried as Sergeant Thomas Kendall at the Old Burial Place in South Reading, now in the town of Wakefield.[1] His “richly carved gravestone” is adorned with common secondary death symbols such as coffins, bones, picks, and shovels and includes the inscription “Fugit Hora” (“time flies”).[8] Probate

On 30 Sep 1681, the sons-in-law of Thomas Kendall, with the consent of his widow, disposed of his property. The agreement was signed by Jno. Eaton, Brother Jno. Parker, Brother Nathaniel Goodwin, Bro. Abraham Brient [Bryant], Bro. Jno. Niccols [Nichols], Bro: John Person [Pearson], Bro. Samll Dunken [Dunton], and Bro. James Bowtell [Boutwell].[9] Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Lilley Eaton, "Inscriptions from the Most Ancient Burial Ground, in South Reading, Ms.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 7:25 (1853) (AmericanAncestors.org subscription required) ↑ Loea Parker Howard, “The Beginning of Reading and Lynnfield, Massachusetts,” The Essex Genealogist, 20:185 (1999) (AmericanAncestors.org subscription required) ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Boston, 1912), page 136 ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The great migration directory : immigrants to New England, 1620-1640 : a concise compendium (Boston, 2015) ↑ Lilley Eaton, Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass., Including the Present Towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with Chronological and Historical Sketches, from 1639 to 1874 (Boston, 1874), page 93 ↑ Wikipedia article, "Deacon Thomas Kendall House" ↑ Their births are all reported at Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Boston, 1912), page 136. See their individual profiles for sources for other details of their lives. ↑ Laurel K. Gabel, "Understanding Early New England Gravestones," The Essex Genealogist, 25:164 (2005) (AmericanAncestors.org subscription required) ↑ John William Linzee, The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass. and their Ancestors and Descendants, with the Best Wishes of the Author (Boston, 1913), page 483 See also: THE KENDALLS IN AMERICA. http://archive.org/stream/kendallfamilyina00clem/kendallfamilyina00... Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.

Sergeant in the Massachusetts Militia.

'Sgt Thomas Kendall

Birth: Oct. 5, 1618

Norfolk, England

Death: Jul. 22, 1681

Reading Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Deacon Thomas Kendall, Son of John Kendall (1580-1660) of Norfolk, England and Elizabeth Sacherell (1584-1640) of Cambridge, England

was born in the year 1617 in Norfolk, Norfolk, England.

He arrived in New England in 1638.

He was a Deacon of his church and a Sergeant in the Massachusetts Militia.

Thomas married married Rebecca Paine (or Payne) 1618-1703 daughter of Anthony Paine (or Payne) 1585–1649 and Alice (Potter) Paine (or Payne) 1589–1643, about 1640 in Reading, Massachusetts. Together they were the parents of:

Elizabeth (1642-1688)

Rebecca (1644-1713)

Mary (1647-1688)

Hanorath (1649-1689)

Sarah (1652-1652)

Rebecca (1654-1691)

Abigail (1655-1721)

Susanna (1658-1732)

Tabitha (1660-1711)

Thomas (1663-1664)

Ruth (1665-1665)

Thomas (1677-)

(Above bio by Charlene Patton).

A family's legacy gets diluted when there's nobody to carry on the name. This is what happened to the

descendants of Thomas Kendall, a man who may have been

forgotten as the founder of a family in America by the mere fact he had no surviving sons.

Note: Thomas was said to have been born in about 1617 in Norwich, England. His parents may have been John Kendall and Elizabeth Sacherall. It is known that he had a brother Francis who migrated to America with him. Thomas came over on the ship Defence, arriving in Boston on October 8, 1635. While Francis settled in Woburn, Thomas went to Reading, where he married Rebecca Paine in about 1640. He became freeman on May 10, 1645 and served as a deacon.

Between 1642 and 1665, Thomas and Rebecca had 11 children. All but one were girls; the only boy died as an infant. Of the ten daughters, two died as babies, giving the Kendalls a family of eight girls. One by one, they married, many staying in Reading and populating the town with their children. Knowing their father's name would die out, each daughter is said to have named one of her sons "Kendall." The name carried on for several more generations as a male given name, but when genealogies were later written about the Kendall family in America, Thomas was only given a brief mention with all focus on his brother Francis' line.

Family links:

Parents: John Miles Kendall (1580 - 1659) Elizabeth Sacherell Kendall (1584 - 1640) Spouse: Rebecca Paine Kendall (1618 - 1703) Children: Elizabeth Kendall Eaton (1642 - 1688)* Rebeckah Kendall Boutell (1645 - 1713)* Mary Kendall Bryant (1647 - 1688)* Susanna Kendall Wiley (1658 - 1732)* Tabitha Kendall Pearson (1660 - 1711)* Siblings: Francis Miles Kendall (____ - 1708)* Mabel Kendall Read Summers (1605 - 1690)* Thomas Kendall (1618 - 1681) Elizabeth Kendall Sommes (1623 - 1695)*
Thomas Kendall was born in England about 1618, based on his age at death.[1] Nothing is known of his ancestry. No evidence has been found to support a claim that he was born in 1616/17 at Cambridge, Middlesex, England, as a son of a John and Elizabeth (Searth) Kendall.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18983050/thomas-kendel

Sgt Thomas Kendel

BIRTH 5 Oct 1618 Norfolk, England

DEATH 22 Jun 1681 (aged 62) Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

BURIAL Old Burying Ground Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Location is adjacent to the First Parish Congregational Church, One Church Street. The cemetery is located off of Church Street, and is marked by a sign.

This stone is located with a group of others in a line at the opposite end of the grounds, nearer to Lake Quannapowitt. Is said that there is an interpretive marker near them as well. This stone originally was in the towns very first burying grounds and were then re-located to the current location. ∼ Deacon Thomas Kendall, Son of John Kendall (1580-1660) of Norfolk, England and Elizabeth Sacherell (1584-1640) of Cambridge, England was born in the year 1617 in Norfolk, Norfolk, England. He arrived in New England in 1638. He was a Deacon of his church and a Sergeant in the Massachusetts Militia. Thomas married married … Thomas married married Rebecca Paine (or Payne) 1618-1703 daughter of Anthony Paine (or Payne) 1585–1649 and Alice (Potter) Paine (or Payne) 1589–1643, about 1640 in Reading, Massachusetts. Together they were the parents of:

Elizabeth (1642-1688)
Rebecca (1644-1713)
Mary (1647-1688)
Hanorath (1649-1689)
Sarah (1652-1652)
Rebecca (1654-1691)
Abigail (1655-1721)
Susanna (1658-1732)
Tabitha (1660-1711)
Thomas (1663-1664)
Ruth (1665-1665)
Thomas (1677-)

(Above bio by Charlene Patton).

A family's legacy gets diluted when there's nobody to carry on the name. This is what happened to the descendants of Thomas Kendall, a man who may have been forgotten as the founder of a family in America by the mere fact he had no surviving sons.

Note: Thomas was said to have been born in about 1617 in Norwich, England. His parents may have been John Kendall and Elizabeth Sacherall. It is known that he had a brother Francis who migrated to America with him. Thomas came over on the ship Defence, arriving in Boston on October 8, 1635. While Francis settled in Woburn, Thomas went to Reading, where he married Rebecca Paine in about 1640. He became freeman on May 10, 1645 and served as a deacon.

Between 1642 and 1665, Thomas and Rebecca had 11 children. All but one were girls; the only boy died as an infant. Of the ten daughters, two died as babies, giving the Kendalls a family of eight girls. One by one, they married, many staying in Reading and populating the town with their children. Knowing their father's name would die out, each daughter is said to have named one of her sons "Kendall." The name carried on for several more generations as a male given name, but when genealogies were later written about the Kendall family in America, Thomas was only given a brief mention with all focus on his brother Francis' line.

See "Colonial Families of the United States of America," edited by George Norbury McKenzie, page 327. While there really isn't a lot of information, there is a little. McKenzie states that "he was one of the most influential of the early settlers" and indicates that he has many descendants through his eight daughters.

Thomas had another daughter also named Sarah that was born after the first one died. She was born on June 22, 1653 in Reading, Massachusetts. She married Samuel Dunton on June 17, 1673 in Reading, MA and she died on November 20, 1734 in Billerica, MA. I am descended from their son, Ebenezer Dunton.
Contributor:
Kim Elder

Parents

John Miles Kendall 1580–1659

Elizabeth Sacherell Kendall 1584–1640

Spouse Rebecca Paine Kendall 1618–1703 (m. 1640)

Siblings

Mabel Kendall Read Summers 1605–1690

Francis Miles Kendall 1620–1708

Elizabeth Kendall Sommes 1623–1695

Children

Elizabeth Kendall Eaton 1642–1688

Rebeckah Kendall Boutell 1645–1713

Mary Kendall Briant 1647–1688

Abigail Kendall Nickols 1655–1721

Susanna Kendall Wiley 1658–1732

Tabitha Kendall Pearson 1660–1711

Inscription

UPON Ye DEATH OF THOMAS KENDEL HERE IN Ye EARTH IS LAYD ON OF Ye 7 OF THIS CHURCH FOUNDATION SO TO REMAIEN TELY.T POWRFUL VOICE SAY RIS IN HERE A GLORIS HABITATION

A PATARN OF PIATI & LOVE & FOR PEACE BUT NOW ALAS HOW SHORT HIS RACE

HERE WE MOURN & MOURN WE MOUST TO SE ZION STONS LIK GOLD NOW LAYD IN DUST

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kendall-28

Deacon Thomas Kendall was born about 1618 [location unknown]. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling(s) unknown]. He married Rebecca (UNKNOWN) Kendall before 17 Feb 1642 [location unknown]. He is the father of Elizabeth (Kendall) Eaton, Rebecca Kendall, Mary (Kendall) Bryant, Hannah (Kendall) Parker, Sarah (Kendall) Richardson, Abigail (Kendall) Nichols, Susanna Kendall, Tabitha (Kendall) Pearson, Thomas Kendall and Ruth Kendall. Thomas died on July 22nd 681 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Profile last modified 21 Nov 2019 | Created 25 Sep 2010

Biography

Birth

Thomas Kendall was born in England about 1618, based on his age at death.[1] Nothing is known of his ancestry. No evidence has been found to support a claim that he was born in 1616/17 at Cambridge, Middlesex, England, as a son of a John and Elizabeth (Searth) Kendall.

Immigration

An article in The Essex Genealogist in 1999 claimed that Thomas Kendall came from Charlestown, Massachusetts, to Lynn Village (later Reading), Massachusetts.[2] It cites no sources, and no record of him at Charlestown has been found. The earliest documentary evidence of him in New England is the birth of his first known child, Elizabeth Kendall, at Lynn Village on 17 Feb 1642,[3] Because few ships crossed the North Atlantic in the winter, it is likely that he was in New England by 1641. Robert Charles Anderson does not include him in his Great Migration Directory, which lists all immigrants for which Anderson found documentation that they were in New England by 1640.[4] Marriage

Thomas Kendall married Rebecca (Unknown) by the birth of their first known child, at Lynn Village, Massachusetts, on 17 Feb 1642.[3] Residence at Lynn

Lynn Village became the town of Reading in 1644. Thomas Kendall served Reading as a selectman for many years and was a deacon of the church.[5] The house built by Thomas Kendall still stands, at One Prospect Street in Wakefield, although how much the current structure looks like the original is uncertain, because of extensive reconstruction following a 1786 fire. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[6] Children

The day of 15 Sep 1663 must have been a day of great rejoicing for the Kendalls, for on that day, after the birth of nine daughters (eight of whom were to live to adulthood and marry), 45-year-old Rebecca Kendall bore Thomas Kendall a son, who was named after his father. The joy was short-lived, for young Thomas died less than 10 months later, and Thomas Kendall thus had no male line to carry on his name. Thomas and Elizabeth Kendall had the following children, all born at Reading (Lynn Village until 1644):[7]

Elizabeth Kendall bom 1642, married John Eaton
Rebecca born 1644. married 1661 James Boutwell
Mary bom 1647, married 1664.
Hannah bom 1650, married 1667
Sarah #1 bom and died 1650
Sarah #2 b. 1653, married Samuel Dunton
Abigail born 1655, married John Nichols
Susanna born 165S, married Nathaniel Goodwin
Tabitha born 1660, married John Pearson
Thomas bom 1663, died 1664.

Death and Burial

Thomas Kendall died, intestate, at Reading on 22 Jul 1681, aged 63 years, and he is buried as Sergeant Thomas Kendall at the Old Burial Place in South Reading, now in the town of Wakefield.[1] His “richly carved gravestone” is adorned with common secondary death symbols such as coffins, bones, picks, and shovels and includes the inscription “Fugit Hora” (“time flies”).[8] Probate

On 30 Sep 1681, the sons-in-law of Thomas Kendall, with the consent of his widow, disposed of his property. The agreement was signed by Jno. Eaton, Brother Jno. Parker, Brother Nathaniel Goodwin, Bro. Abraham Brient [Bryant], Bro. Jno. Niccols [Nichols], Bro: John Person [Pearson], Bro. Samll Dunken [Dunton], and Bro. James Bowtell [Boutwell].[9] Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Lilley Eaton, "Inscriptions from the Most Ancient Burial Ground, in South Reading, Ms.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 7:25 (1853) (AmericanAncestors.org subscription required) ↑ Loea Parker Howard, “The Beginning of Reading and Lynnfield, Massachusetts,” The Essex Genealogist, 20:185 (1999) (AmericanAncestors.org subscription required) ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Boston, 1912), page 136 ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The great migration directory : immigrants to New England, 1620-1640 : a concise compendium (Boston, 2015) ↑ Lilley Eaton, Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass., Including the Present Towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with Chronological and Historical Sketches, from 1639 to 1874 (Boston, 1874), page 93 ↑ Wikipedia article, "Deacon Thomas Kendall House" ↑ Their births are all reported at Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Boston, 1912), page 136. See their individual profiles for sources for other details of their lives. ↑ Laurel K. Gabel, "Understanding Early New England Gravestones," The Essex Genealogist, 25:164 (2005) (AmericanAncestors.org subscription required) ↑ John William Linzee, The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass. and their Ancestors and Descendants, with the Best Wishes of the Author (Boston, 1913), page 483 See also: THE KENDALLS IN AMERICA. http://archive.org/stream/kendallfamilyina00clem/kendallfamilyina00... Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.

Sergeant in the Massachusetts Militia.

'Sgt Thomas Kendall

Birth: Oct. 5, 1618

Norfolk, England

Death: Jul. 22, 1681

Reading Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Deacon Thomas Kendall, Son of John Kendall (1580-1660) of Norfolk, England and Elizabeth Sacherell (1584-1640) of Cambridge, England

was born in the year 1617 in Norfolk, Norfolk, England.

He arrived in New England in 1638.

He was a Deacon of his church and a Sergeant in the Massachusetts Militia.

Thomas married married Rebecca Paine (or Payne) 1618-1703 daughter of Anthony Paine (or Payne) 1585–1649 and Alice (Potter) Paine (or Payne) 1589–1643, about 1640 in Reading, Massachusetts. Together they were the parents of:

Elizabeth (1642-1688)

Rebecca (1644-1713)

Mary (1647-1688)

Hanorath (1649-1689)

Sarah (1652-1652)

Rebecca (1654-1691)

Abigail (1655-1721)

Susanna (1658-1732)

Tabitha (1660-1711)

Thomas (1663-1664)

Ruth (1665-1665)

Thomas (1677-)

(Above bio by Charlene Patton).

A family's legacy gets diluted when there's nobody to carry on the name. This is what happened to the

descendants of Thomas Kendall, a man who may have been

forgotten as the founder of a family in America by the mere fact he had no surviving sons.

Note: Thomas was said to have been born in about 1617 in Norwich, England. His parents may have been John Kendall and Elizabeth Sacherall. It is known that he had a brother Francis who migrated to America with him. Thomas came over on the ship Defence, arriving in Boston on October 8, 1635. While Francis settled in Woburn, Thomas went to Reading, where he married Rebecca Paine in about 1640. He became freeman on May 10, 1645 and served as a deacon.

Between 1642 and 1665, Thomas and Rebecca had 11 children. All but one were girls; the only boy died as an infant. Of the ten daughters, two died as babies, giving the Kendalls a family of eight girls. One by one, they married, many staying in Reading and populating the town with their children. Knowing their father's name would die out, each daughter is said to have named one of her sons "Kendall." The name carried on for several more generations as a male given name, but when genealogies were later written about the Kendall family in America, Thomas was only given a brief mention with all focus on his brother Francis' line.

Family links:

Parents: John Miles Kendall (1580 - 1659) Elizabeth Sacherell Kendall (1584 - 1640) Spouse: Rebecca Paine Kendall (1618 - 1703) Children: Elizabeth Kendall Eaton (1642 - 1688)* Rebeckah Kendall Boutell (1645 - 1713)* Mary Kendall Bryant (1647 - 1688)* Susanna Kendall Wiley (1658 - 1732)* Tabitha Kendall Pearson (1660 - 1711)* Siblings: Francis Miles Kendall (____ - 1708)* Mabel Kendall Read Summers (1605 - 1690)* Thomas Kendall (1618 - 1681) Elizabeth Kendall Sommes (1623 - 1695)*

Calculated relationship

Inscription

FUGIT HORA / MEMENTO TE ESSE MORTALEM / UPON Ye DEATH OF THOMAS KENDEL / HERE IN Ye

EARTH IS LAYD ON[E] OF Ye 7 OF THIS CHURCH FOUNDATION / SO TO REMAIEN TEL Ye POWERFUL

VOICE SAY RIS[E], IN HER[E] I[S?] A GLORI[OU]S / HABITATION / A PATARN OF PIATI & LOVE & FOR PEACE /

BUT NOW ALAS HOW SHORT HIS RACE / HERE WE MOURN & MOURN WE MOUST / TO SE ZION[%E2%80%99S] STONS

LIK GOLD NOW LAID / IN DUST

Burial: Old Burying Ground Wakefield Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Maintained by: Sprague Originally Created by: Nareen, et al Record added: Aug 28, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 21229725 Added by: aberdeen

Added by: Sprague

' Reference: ancestry.com:

Thomas Kendall Found 10 Records, 5 Photos and 1,096,638 Family Trees Born in Kendal, Westmoreland, England on 1766 to John Kendall and Elizabeth Sacherell.

Thomas married Rebecca Paine and had 12 children.

He passed away on 1681.

Family Members

Parents John Kendall 1579-1659

Elizabeth Sacherell 1602-1618

Spouse(s)

Rebecca Paine 1622-1703

Children Agnes Annis 1633-1692

Elizabeth Kendall 1640-1688

Rebecca Kendall 1647-1713

Mary Kendall 1642-1687

Hannah Kendall 1649-1689

Sarah Kendall 1652-1652

Abigail Kendall 1653-1692

Susanna Kendall 1648-1732

Tabitha Kendall 1660-1711

Tabbitha Kendall 1660-1711

Thomas Kendall 1663-1681

Ruth Kendall 1665-1665

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