Joanna Thing

Biography

Jonathan Thing was probably born in England in 1621; in 1667 he gave his age as 46 in a deposition.[1] He likely came to Massachusetts Bay as an indentured servant or apprentice. On May 16, 1644 he was ordered by the Massachusetts Bay Court "to continue his time with Henry Ambrose."[2]

Jonathan had several interactions with judicial authorities. In 1641 he was brought before the Massachusetts General Court. He was sentenced to "bee severely whiped here (at Boston) and & Ipswich" and fined to pay 20 lbs to Samuel Greenfield, father of the seven year old girl he "ravished."[3] In 1655 he was ordered to post a bond to ensure his good behavior. His infractions were "for telling a lie...for being a common disturber of order...for serving a notice on the Lord's Day...for speaking discornfully of the Court..."[1]

Jonathan was one of the early settlers in Maine. On Jul 4, 1653 his name appeared on a list of "Wells Mens Names"[4] He was one of six men there who voluntarily submitted to the governance of Massachusetts Bay. His fellow inhabitants sympathized with Rev. John Wheelwright who had been sentenced to banishment for defying religious authorities there.[1] In Nov of 1660 the town of Wells, Maine granted him 100 acres of land.[5]

By 1654 Jonathan Thing and Joanne Wadleigh were married (she married 2nd Bartholomew Tipping), probably at Exeter.[6] He was an early settler there when it was governed by Massachusetts and a selectman beginning in 1658.[1] He was given a land grant of 40 acres in 1660.[7]

Jonathan died in Exeter in 1670. In 1674 a record of Norfolk deeds reflect that "'whereas Jonathan Thing died suddenly Joanna his widow and Jonathan Jr.' may sell his land."[1]

Children

Jonathan b about 1654; married Mary Gilman[1]
Elizabeth b Jun 5, 1664[8]
John b Sep 20, 1665; died Nov 4, 1665[9]
Samuel b Jun 3, 1667;[10] married Abigail Gilman
Mercy b Mar 6, 1673[11]

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Jonathan Thing (abt. 1621 - 1674)

Jonathan Thing aka Thyng Thynge

Born about 1621 in England [uncertain]

Son of Unnamed Father Thing and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Joanna (Wadleigh) Tipping — married about 1655 in Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay

Father of Jonathan Thing Jr., Elizabeth (Thing) Dudley, John Thing, Samuel Thing and Mercy Thing

Died 29 Apr 1674 at about age 53 in Exeter, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 15 May 2020 | Created 21 Feb 2012

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Noyes, James. Noyes-Gilman Ancestry. St Paul MN: Self-Published, 1933. Page 236 https://books.google.com/books?id=YYNLAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&d...
↑ Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 (Thwing Collection). Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630–1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630–1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB530/i/14226/17278/38023623
↑ Noble, John. Record of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay 1630-1692 Vol II. Boston, MA: Suffolk County, 1904. Page 106 https://books.google.com/books?id=-L4SAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA202&dq=massachu...
↑ Noyes, Sybil. A Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Volume 1. Page 29 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/36247-genea...
↑ Maine: Early Wills and Deeds, 1640-1760. CD-ROM. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB84/i/7506/53/22201889
↑ 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/21176/1503/426906587
↑ Bell, Charles Henry. History of the Town of Exeter, New Hampshire. Boston, MA: Press of J.E. Farwell & Co., 1888. Page 135. https://books.google.com/books?id=ngo1AAAAIAAJ&q=%22jonathan+thing%...
↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDXV-TJG : 18 January 2020), Jonathan Thing in entry for Elizabeth Thing, 1664.
↑ "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDV1-1JJ : 18 January 2020), Jonathan Thing in entry for John Thing, 1665.
↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5N-719 : 8 April 2020), Jonathan Thing in entry for Samuel Thing, 03 Jun 1667; citing Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,047.
↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNC-FXX : 18 January 2020), Jonathan Thing in entry for Mercy Thing, 1673.