Dr. Thomas Little

Biography

The History of Martha's Vineyard by Dr. Charles Banks: Volume II, Annals of Chilmark: pp. 29 - 41 SKETCHES OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF CHILMARK. < link >

THOMAS LITTLE. Early in the 18th century there came to Chilmark this young man, son of Lieut. Isaac Little of Marshfield, born Dec. 15, 1674, and graduated in the class of 1695 from Harvard College. He had married, Dec. 5, 1698, Mary Mayhew of Edgartown, and in May, 1709, purchased two twenty acre lots in Chilmark, which is the presumed date of his settlement here. While a resident here he practiced law and presumably medicine, for his education warranted, in those days, the employment of his talents in all the arts and sciences. [*He is called "Doctor" in the Probate Records.] He died early, however, in 1715, leaving a widow and six minor children. His estate was divided in June, 1725, at which time his eldest son Thomas was residing in the town, succeeding to his father's professional work. [*Dukes Probate, I, 3.] The widow married Jonathan Bryant of Pembroke before 1719, and the younger children became residents of Plymouth and Middleborough. The family became extinct here a decade before the Revolution.

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Family

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Thomas Little and Mary Mayhew had the following (5) children:

1. Thomas Little, b. 20 Sept. 1701
2. Isaac Little, b. 18 May 1704
3. Mayhew Little, b. 6 Feb 1706/7; died 22 June 1735
4. Mary Little, b. 26 JUly 1709; died 1 March 1755
5. George Little, b. 11 April 1712; died Fall 1729

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According to The Silver Book, Vol. 18, Part 2, Thomas married Mary Mahew

Thomas Little's death was recorded in "The Boston News-Letter" for Monday December 29, 1712, as follows:

"Plymouth Decemb. 25th. On the 22d Currant, Doctor Thomas Little of the Town, Clerk of the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas, and General Sessions of the Peace for this County of Plymouth, Dyed here, Aged about 38 years." [13]

On 6 Jan 1712 Mary Little was appointed administratrix of the estate of her husband Thomas Little. On 21 June 1716 the personal estate was divided between the widow and children Thomas, Isaac, Mahew, George, and Mary.

References

• http://history.vineyard.net/dukes/b2chilres.htm#Little
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Little-1877
• Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 18 Part 1 of 3, Richard Warren, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004. "The Silver Book" Page 97
• Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 18 Part 1 of 3, Richard Warren, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004. "The Silver Book" Page 98
• Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 18 Part 2, Family of Richard Warren, the Fifth Generation Descendants of his daughters Mary, Anna and Elizabeth, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1999, pg 231, entry 625. "The Silver Book"
• 13. The Mayflower Descendant, Volume XXIV, 1922;published by the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston; pg 165