

Hello. I see Thomas listed as Otis’s son in many trees, but I’ve only found one with a source cited.
https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/richard-and-charlotte-allen-cosb...
Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=28696621&...
Could it be possible that Otis’s wife Catherine was from Essex, and that was why Thomas was born there? There isn’t much info on her.