Biographical Summary #1:

Thomas Birchwood (Birchard) embarked for New England in the "Truelove," London, September 20, 1635, with wife Mary, aged 38, and six children; freeman at Roxbury, May 17, 1637. An original proprietor at Hartford, and his home-lot, in 1640, lay on the west side of the road from Seth Grant's to Centinel Hill (Trumbull St.). He remained but a few years in Hartford, and his home-lot was sold to Isaac Graves before 1652. Removed to Saybrook; deputy from them, 1651; died 1684.

SOURCE: James Hammond Trumbull, editor, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1 (Boston, Massachusetts: Edward L. Osgood, 1886), pages 230-231. Retrieved: 3 May 2011 from Google Books

Biographical Summary #2:

Thomas Birchard came to America on the "Truelove" in 1635. Thomas and Mary's children were:

1. Elizabeth
2. Mary
3. Sarah
4. Susan
5. John
6. Ann or Hannah

They were in Boston,Mass. in 1637---in Hartford,Conn. in 1639 and in Saybrook,Conn.1650.

SOURCE: Unknown

Biographical Summary #3:

Thomas Birchard embarked for New England in "True Love" on Sep-20-1635 with wife Mary and 6 daughters. He is subsequently found at Saybrook and was deputy from that township to the General Court in 1650 and 1651. There was a land sale of Martha's Vineyard in 1656 to William Pratt by Thomas Birchard, wherein he quits claim for himself on behalf of his son John Birchard.

SOURCES: History of New London County, Vol.1 p. 258. See also Pioneers of Massachusetts; p. 50.