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Ensign Thomas Jacobs

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Birthplace: Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Death: before March 17, 1707
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Son of Sgt. Richard Jacob and Martha Jacob
Husband of Mary Jacobs; Mary Jacobs and Sarah Jacobs
Father of Abigail Brown; Mary Tilton and Sarah Chase
Brother of Judith Hasey; John Jacob; Martha Nillord; Joseph Jacob; Nathaniel Jacob and 1 other

Occupation: served on juries, including the last witchcraft trial in Salem in January 1692/3, militia duty in 1683, served as a tithingman
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Ensign Thomas Jacob
1640–1707 (Age {age})

When Ensign Thomas Jacob was born in 1640, in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Sgt Richard Jacob, was 25 and his mother, Martha Appleton, was 20. He married Sarah Browne on 21 December 1671, in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died in 1707, in his hometown, at the age of 67.

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1640 – 1707

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Ensign Thomas Jacob
1640–1707

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Thomas Jacob was born about 1641 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay where he married Sarah Browne in 1671. She died in Ipswich January 29, 1679. Sometime before the birth … More

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Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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Ensign Thomas Jacob
1640–1707 • LLCQ-JKK​​
Marriage: 21 December 1671
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sarah Browne
1644–1679

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Mary Jacobs
1672–1745

Sarah Jacobs
1674–1739 • LYB4-J1H​​

Ensign Thomas Jacob
1640–1707 • LLCQ-JKK​​
Marriage: 1679
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Mary Smith
1651–1706 ​​

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Ensign Thomas Jacob
1640–1707

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Mary Whipple
1645–Deceased

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Sgt Richard Jacob
1615–1672
Marriage: 1636
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Martha Appleton
1620–1659

Children of Martha Appleton and Sgt Richard Jacob (10)

Willard Jacob
1636–Deceased

Ensign Thomas Jacob
1640–1707

Zechary Jacob
1641–1643

John Jacob
1644–1688

John Jacob
1646–1690

Richard Jacob
1646–1676

Martha Jacob
1649–1721

Judith Jacobs
1650–1718

Nathaniel Jacob
1652–1689

Joseph Jacob
1655–1697


Children:

With Sarah:

  • Mary b Nov 2, 1672[8]; Mary Tilton in her father's will
  • Sarah b Sep 26, 1674;[9] Sarah Jacob in her father's will

With Mary:

  • Abigail b Apr 16, 1682[10] Abigail Brown in her father's will
  • Martha b 17 Apr 1684;[11] Martha Jacob in her father's will
  • Mercy b 11 May 1686;[12] Mercy Jacob in her father's will

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Thomas (Jacobs) Jacob (abt. 1641 - bef. 1707)

Thomas Jacob formerly Jacobs was born about 1641 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay to Richard Jacob and Martha (Appleton) Jacob. His siblings are: Samuel (Jacobs) Jacob, John (Jacobs) Jacob, Richard (Jacobs) Jacob, Judith (Jacob) Hasey, Nathaniel (Jacobs) Jacob, Joseph Jacob and Joseph Jacob [half]

He married Sarah (Browne) Jacob on 21 Dec 1671 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. he is the father of Mary (Jacobs) Tilton, Sarah (Jacobs) Chase, Abigail (Jacobs) Brown and Mercy (Jacob) Fowler. Thomas died before 17 Mar 1707 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Thomas Jacob was born about 1641 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay[1] where he married Sarah Browne in 1671.[2][3] She died in Ipswich January 29, 1679.[4] Sometime before the birth of daughter Abigail in 1682, Thomas married for his second wife, Mary whose surname is unknown.[1] She predeceased him, but her death date is unknown.[5]

Like his father, Thomas was active in civic affairs. He became a Freeman on August 27, 1674.[6] He served on juries, including the last witchcraft trial in Salem in January 1692/3. He did militia duty in 1683 and served as a tithingman.[5]

Thomas Jacob's will was written December 3, 1706 and proved March 17, 1707. He named daughters Martha and Abigail executrices.[7]

Children

With Sarah

Mary b Nov 2, 1672[8]; Mary Tilton in her father's will Sarah b Sep 26, 1674;[9] Sarah Jacob in her father's will With Mary

Abigail b Apr 16, 1682[10] Abigail Brown in her father's will Martha b 17 Apr 1684;[11] Martha Jacob in her father's will Mercy b 11 May 1686;[12] Mercy Jacob in her father's will Research Notes

The surname of Thomas' second wife is unknown; it is not Mary Whipple-638 who was married to Thomas' brother;[13] she has been detached as wife and mother.

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↑ 1.0 1.1 Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB394/i/12108/28/235144835 ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1L-42X : 24 January 2020), Thomas Jacob, 1671 ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/i/21175/845/426892213 ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMR-X99 : 17 January 2020), Thomas Jacob in entry for Sarah, 1679. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Davis, Walter Goodwin. Descendants of Richard Jacob of Ipswich. Salem, MA: The Essex Institute. Historical Collections Vol. LXXVI-1940. Page 58. https://archive.org/details/essexinstitutehi76esse/page/n81/mode/2u... ↑ Massachusetts: Miscellaneous Census Substitutes, 1630-1788, 1840, 1890 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. From records supplied by Ancestry.com) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB509/rd/13684/7635/242325874 ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13769/14728-co6/30244650 ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-G99 : 15 January 2020), Mary Jacob, 1672. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-G9Q : 15 January 2020), Sarah Jacob, 1674. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-G94 : 15 January 2020), Abigal Jacob, 1682. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-G9Z : 15 January 2020), Martha Jacob, 1684. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-G9Z : 15 January 2020), Martha Jacob, 1684. ↑ https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Ipswich/aMarriagesJ.shtml

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Ensign Thomas Jacobs's Timeline

1640
1640
Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1672
November 7, 1672
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1674
September 26, 1674
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1682
April 16, 1682
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1706
1706
Age 66
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1707
March 17, 1707
Age 67
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1998
December 12, 1998
Age 67
2001
August 30, 2001
Age 67