James Thomas

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James Thomas (1663 - 1718)

James Thomas
Born 30 Nov 1663 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Thomas Sr. and Sarah (Pitney) Thomas
Brother of John Thomas, Elizabeth (Thomas) West, Samuel Thomas, Daniel Thomas, Sarah (Thomas) Phillips, Ephraim Thomas and Israel Thomas
Husband of Mary (Tilden) Thomas — married 3 Jan 1693 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Mary (Thomas) Langrell, James Thomas, Hannah (Thomas) Brewster, John Thomas, Ebenezer Thomas and Ezekiel Thomas
Died 25 Apr 1718 at age 54 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

James Thomas was born 30 November 1663 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He passed away in 1718 in Duxbury.

He married Mayflower descendant, Mary Tilden on 03 January 1692/3 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay.[1]

He died intestate. On 25 April 1718, his widow, Mary was granted the letter of administration.[2] His inventory was taken on 24 April 1718 in Duxbury.[3]

In 1720, the settlement of his estate was divided between the widow and the children, James, John, Ebenezer, Mary, Ezekiel, Peleg, and Hannah.[4]

Widow Mary Tilden died in Lebanon, Connecticut Colony, 1 February 1740 in her 74th year.[5]

James and Mary (Tilden) Thomas had the following children born in Duxbury:[6]

Mary Thomas, b. 17 Sept. 1693
James Thomas, b. 10 Feb. 1696
Hannah Thomas, b. 30 Aug. 1698
John Thomas, b. 4 Nov. 1700
Ebenezer Thomas, b. 30 Sept. 1703
Ezekiel Thomas, b. 29 Oct. 1706
Peleg Thomas apparently d. bef. 10 Nov. 1732 without issue (not in deed). No Plymouth Co. PR.[7]
Sources

↑ NEHGS, compiler, Vital Records of Duxbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1911), p. 319.Archive.org
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-FJHH : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 48 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-FNT4 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 85 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-FN27 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 149-150 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27438649/mary-thomas: accessed 22 November 2023), memorial page for Mary Tilden Thomas (7 Apr 1668–1 Feb 1740), Find A Grave: Memorial #27438649, citing Goshen Cemetery, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Brett (contributor 46887842).(Includes gravestone photos and inscription.)
↑ VRs of Duxbury, pp. 174-5. Archive.org
↑ 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 83
Richards, Lysander Salmon. History of Marshfield (Memorial Press, Plymouth, Mass., 1905) Vol. 2, Page 90
Pilgrim Notes and Queries (Boston, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1913) Vol. 3, No. 8, Page 121
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ8R-4D9 : 15 January 2020), James Thomas, 1663.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ3N-WM7 : 15 January 2020), James Thomas in entry for Mary Thomas, 1693.