Dea. Thomas Lynde

Thomas Lynde, in Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (NEHGS, 1999-2011) 4:369-78.

• ORIGIN: Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
• OCCUPATION: Innkeeper (on 12 March 1637/8, "Tho[mas] Line" was "allowed to sell wine & strong water at Charlestown [MBCR 1:221]). Maltster [ChBOP 142]. Yeoman [Aspinwall 119; MLR 3:288, 370, 4:26, 5:346, 6:27].
• CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: On 4 February 1634/5, "Thomas Lynde, and Margerite his wife, were admitted" to Charlestown church [ChChR 8]. Deacon of Charlestown church as early as 30 Septembe 1652 [ChBOP 136].
• FREEMAN: 4 March 1634/5 (fifth in a sequence of five Charlestown men) [MBCR 1:370].

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Deacon Thomas Lynde came from Dunstable, England and emigrated to Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1634 with his second wife, Margaret (Martin) Jordan Lynde, two sons Ensign Thomas and Henry Lynde , and daughter Mary. He was made a freeman in Charlestown in 1634/35. He served as a member of the first board of selectmen in Charlestown and served for fourteen years. He was deputy to the General Court for eight years, the first time in 1636 and the last time in 1632. He was a malter by trade and was constantly connected to town business.

His house stood on or near the site of the former Waverly House in Charlestown, his lands included the site of Bay State Community College and the former state prison. That portion of his lands were known as Lynde's Point during the American Revolution.

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Biography

Thomas Lynde was born in England.

Thomas Lynde and "Line" in Charlestown records.

LYNDE. Deacon Thomas Lynde, of Charlestown, “master,” was born in January 1593-4. He came to this country and settled at Charlestown, where his name appears among the inhabitants in 1634. He was admitted freeman, March 4, 1634-5; was 8 years deputy to the General Court, the first time in 1636, the last time in 1652; he was also one of the selectmen 14 years, and was constantly connected with town business, and was deacon of the church several years. (See also Frothingham’s Charlesstown, p. 83) He died at Charlestown Dec. 30, 1671, “being 77 years old wanting 6 weeks.” He was thrice married; by his first wife he had several children, two of whom survived him, and are mentioned in his will, namely, Thomas, who was born in England about 1616 (of whom see further,) and Mary, also born in England, and married to a Mr. Weeks, of Succonesset, (part of Falmouth.) the second wife of Deacon Thomas Lynde was “Margarett Jordan, widow, whose maiden name was Martin.” “She was born Feb. 1599-1600, and deceased Aug. 3, 1662 being 62 1/2 years old.” By her, Thomas Lynde had 5 children, viz: William, born about Dec. 1634, and died young; Joseph, (afterward the Colonel,) born June 8, 1636; Sarah, born April 16, 163639; Hannah, May 2, 1642; Samuel, Oct. 14, 1644. The third wife of Deacon Lynde (to whom he was married Dec. 6, 1665, and by whom he had no issue,) was Rebecca Trerice, widow of Nicholas Trerice, merchant. She died at Charlestown, an aged widow, Dec. 8, 1688.[1]

GEDCOM Note

He was a colony representative (1636+) a selectman (for 14 years) Maltster who made malt for beer and ale from grain. In 1637 he received his license to see "wine and strong water"

GEDCOM Note

GEDCOM Note

Originally a Puritan English city during the Colonial era, Charlestown proper was founded in 1628 and settled July 4, 1629, by Thomas Graves, Increase Nowell, Simon Hoyt, the Rev. Francis Bright, Ralph, Richard and William Sprague, and about 100 others who preceded the Great Migration. John Winthrop's company stopped here for some time in 1630, before deciding to settle across the Charles River at Boston.

References

• http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~kristin/fambly/Lynde/ThomasLynde1.html (Dead link)
• Note: This branch up from John Barrett b. 1704 is somewhat speculative in that I (as well as some others who appear responsible) have made a bit of a best guess that the wife of that John was Dorothy Lynde. Even though she was as much as 12 years older than him.
• http://kristinhall.org/fambly/Lynde/ThomasLynde1.html parents unknown
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Thomas_Lynde_%281%29 cites
• Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862) 3:136.
  • "THOMAS, Charlestown 1634, freem. 4 Mar. 1635, rep. 1636, 7, 46, and sev. yrs. more, selectman 14 yrs. and a deac. d. 30 Dec. 1671, in 77th yr. By first w. he had Thomas, b. in Eng. where prob. she d.; and Mary, wh. prob. was brot. over in 1635, by John Winthrop jr. in the Abigail, then aged 6 yrs.; beside six others, wh. d. bef. him, one being Henry, wh. d. 9 Apr. 1646; and by sec. w. Margaret, wid. of Thomas Jordan, and d. of John Martin, had Joseph, b. 3, bapt. 5 June 1636; Sarah, bapt. 14 Apr. 1639; Hannah, 2, bapt. 8 May 1642; William; and Samuel, 14 Oct. 1644. This w. d. 3 Aug. 1662, and he m. 6 Dec. 1665, Rebecca, wid. of capt. Nicholas Trerice, wh. long outliv. him, and d. 8 Dec. 1688. His will, made only ten days bef. he d. with a codic. of a single day bef. ment. w. Rebecca, s. Joseph, Samuel, and Thomas, s.-in-law Robert Pierpont, ds. Hannah Trerice, and Mary Wicks of Succonessett. The inv. was of good amount. Mary m. a Wicks; Hannah m. 1663, John Trerice; and Sarah m. 18 Feb. 1657, Robert Pierpont of Roxbury." [No son William]
• “Thomas Lynde” in “Great Migration, Vol 4, I-L”. Page 369 - 378. AncestryImage
• http://www.vanderfordfamily.com/html/lynds1.htm
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36821501/thomas-lynde