Thomas Stevens

Thomas Stevens of Sudbury, may be the youth in the "Abigail", from London, 1635, aged 12, perhaps son of Thomas of London, the armorer, may have gone home and come again, with Cyprian, and was a freeman 1665. Was the town clerk for 15 years. Barry thinks he was first at Charlestown, a blacksmith, and late in life lived at Stow, but at Sudbury had been offered land to keep a school.

By wife Mary had:

2. Thomas b. 14 Apr 1665

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Thomas was born on 14 April 1665 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Mass. to Thomas and Mary (Greene) Stevens.

According to LDS FamilySearch records he married Ruth Hall of Concord, Mass. on 9 June 1688 in Sudbury.(Other LDS records indicate 1689 for his wedding year; however that seems unlikely owing to the birth date of his first child, Thomas, on 7 August 1689 in Stow, Middlesex, Mass.The 1688 entry is likely the correct marriage date.//jdh//)

Thomas and Ruth had at least five children, four of whom were born in Plainfield, Ct.:

• Thomas, born 1689 in Stow, Middlesex, Mass.;
• John, born 1694 in Plainfield, Ct.;
• Cyprian, born 1702 in Plainfield;
• Ruth, born 1704 in Plainfield; and
• Elizabeth, born 1707 in Plainfield.

It appears that between 1689 and 1694 Thomas and Ruth, and son Thomas, moved to Plainfield, Ct. to live, and raise their family.

Thomas died probably after or about 1730, (place unknown, but possibly Plainfield, Ct.)

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From http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/a/l/Joseph-David-Hall/WEBSITE-0001/U...

.(Other LDS records show 1 November 1703 as his death date, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Ct, south central region of Connecticut.With one child born in 1707 it's obvious the 1 November 1703 entry for his death date is an error. Perhaps the numbers for the year are transpositions for 1730?)

There is more confusion in the LDS records regarding Thomas and marriage.Those records indicate he had four wives, with wedding dates all within a few years of each other.

His first wife was Hannah Evarts, married 9 June 1686, died 1687 (born 29 March 1663 "of Connecticut"; parents Daniel Evarts and Rebecca Doude.

Second wife was Mary Cooke Johnson, married 1688 in Sudbury, Mass. (born about 1669 "of Sudbury, Mass." Third wife was Ruth Hall, married "1689" in Sudbury, Mass.

Fourth wife was Sarah Bushnell, married 1690, probably Sudbury, Mass.

These entries possibly represent the lives of several Thomas Stevens, but have been confused and entered together for Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary (Greene) Stevens. E.g., Ruth Hall was still living and bearing his children in Plainfield, Ct. when, according to the LDS entries, he married Sarah Bushnell; further, he married Mary Cooke Johnson in 1688, the same year he married Ruth Hall.Etc., etc.Perhaps he was married to three wives at the same time?At least one of the wives, other than Ruth, had several children by Thomas.I've inserted this information for further research and clarification.For this record I will carry Thomas with Ruth Hall as valid.//jdh 27 Aug 2006/

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