Thomas Bloomfield, of Woodbridge

Thomas Bloomfield

• BIRTH: ABT 1615, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England [1288]
• DEATH: ABT 1685, Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ

Family 1 : Mary MARRIAGE: 1640

1. +Mary BLOOMFIELD
2. Sarah BLOOMFIELD
3. John BLOOMFIELD
4. Thomas BLOOMFIELD
5. Nathaniel BLOOMFIELD
6. Ezekiel BLOOMFIELD
7. Rebecca BLOOMFIELD
8. Ruth BLOOMFIELD
9. Timothy BLOOMFIELD

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bloomfield-61

Thomas Bloomfield was born in 1615 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.[1]

He arrived in 1638 Newburyport, Massachusetts[2] He married Mary Withers in 1640 at Newburyport.

In 1684, he was living at the Out Plantation in Essex County, New Jersey.

Residence, 1685, Out Plantation, Essex County, NJ.

He was married in 1640 to Mary who was born in England. They moved to Woodbridge, New Jersey in 1665 and received a patent on a large acreage their in 1669. In 1670 he was a Freeholder and in 1673 he and Jonathan Dunham were elected Representatives to the General Assembly for Woodbridge. He was reelected with Samuel Dennis in 1675. He died in 1685. There were 9 children, all born at Newburyport.

"Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, etc." Newark, NJ: New Jersey Historical Society, 1901.

Page: 42 "Thomas Blomfield Bloomfield Blumfield; 10 Jun 1684; Woodbridge will of. Wife Mary; children--John (eldest son), Ezekiel (youngest), Nathaniel; grandsons--Timothy, son of Ezekiel; Thomas, son of John. House and lot in Woodbridge, homelot meadow on Papiack Creek, land at Langster's Plains, lot of Raraton meadows, personal property. Executors--the wife and son Nathaniel. Witness--Samuel Moore. Proved 05 Mar 1685-6. Middlesex Wills, and N. J. Archives, XXI., p. 113" "05 Mar 1687-8 Bond of his widow Mary and of Nathaniel Blumfield, as administrators of the estate of. Benjamin Griffith, of Amboy Perth, merchant, fellow bondsman." [3]

He died at the age of 67, 10 June 1684 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. He is buried in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

Death: Age: 67, 10 JUN 1684, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Burial:, First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey[4]

BLOOMFIELD

A Derivative Surname

The name was originally French, coming to England from Caen, Normandy, and perchance is to be associated with William the Conqueror, 1066, though the name does not appear in "The Roll of Battle Abbey."Its most prevalent form in England was "Blomefield," "from Blomville, near Caen," (BARBER, British Surnames, p. 97). Of course from the same authority it appears that "Bloom" is interchangeable with "Blum" and many other variations.

When ABRAHAM SHOTWELL of Elizabethtown was banished before or in 1675, "His property was sold at public auction, Aug. 25, 1675, for œ12, to THOMAS BLUMFIELD, carpenter, of Woodbridge, who resold it, a fortnight later, for œ14 to Gov. Phillip Carteret," (HATFIELD, p. 93).

[Colonel] Thomas Bloomfield was born in 1615 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. In 1638, he arrived at Newburyport, Massachusetts. He married Mary Withers in 1640 at Newburyport. (She may have later married a Waters.). In 1684, he was living at the Out Plantation in Essex County, New Jersey. He died at the age of 67, 10 June 1684 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. He is buried in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

There were 9 children, all born at Newburyport.

"Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, etc." Newark, NJ: New Jersey Historical Society, 1901.Page: 42

"Thomas Blomfield Bloomfield Blumfield; 10 Jun 1684; Woodbridge will of. Wife Mary; children--John (eldest son), Ezekiel (youngest), Nathaniel; grandsons--Timothy, son of Ezekiel; Thomas, son of John. House and lot in Woodbridge, homelot meadow on Papiack Creek, land at Langster's Plains, lot of Raraton meadows, personal property. Executors--the wife and son Nathaniel. Witness--Samuel Moore. Proved 05 Mar 1685-6. Middlesex Wills, and N. J. Archives, XXI., p. 113" "05 Mar 1687-8 Bond of his widow Mary and of Nathaniel Blumfield, as administrators of the estate of. Benjamin Griffith, of Amboy Perth, merchant, fellow bondsman." [3]

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References

• New England Marriages Prior To 1700" Clarence A. Torrey, (as found on NEHGS CD rom."BLOOMFIELD, Thomas (-1686) & Mary _____; by 1642; Newbury/ Woodbridge, NJ"
• https://jrm.phys.ksu.edu/Genealogy/Needham/d0003/I1207.html
• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 6 2016, 18:19:31 UTC
• https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/thomas-bloomfield_39983794
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/_glc_/3399/3399_52.html
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17006928
• Monnette, Orra Jean. First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodsridge; Olde East New Jersey part 4. Pg 587.Leroy Carman press, CA, 1931
• The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families of New England Author: Manning, William H.
• The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy Author: Frederick A. Virkus Publication: F. A. Virkus & Co., Chicago, Ill., 1925
• Genealogical Dictionary of new England Settlers Publication: Boston, 1860-1862
• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Series: via Ancestry.com, Volume: v. 1-3 Author: Robert Charles Anderson Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1995
• New England Historical and Genealogical Society Register Page: v. 96, July, 1942
• New England Historical and Genealogical Society Register Page: v. 69, April 1915
• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1
• Hatcher, Patricia Law Title: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1
• U.S. House of Representative Private Claims, Vol. 1

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17006928/thomas-bloomfield

1684 June 10. Blomfield, Bloomfield, Blumfield, Thomas, of Woodbridge; will of.
Wife Mary;
Children - John (eldest son), Ezekiel (youngest), Nathaniel;
Grandsons - Timothy, son of Ezekiel; Thomas, son of John.
House and lot in Woodbridge, homelot meadow on Papiack Creek, land at Langster's Plains, lot of Raraton meadows, personal property. Executors - the wife and son Nathaniel. Witness - Samuel Moore.

Proved March 5, 1685-6.

Middlesex Wills, and N. J. Archivers, XXI., p. 113
Thomas Bloomfield (c1600 - c1685) was a founder of New Jersey according to the Descendants of Founders of New Jersey. He is listed on their website as a qualifying ancestor.

Nine children were born to Thomas Bloomfield and his wife Mary (who died in 1681):
Mary/1642
Sarah/1643
John/1646
Thomas, JR/1648
Nathaniel/1651
Ezekiel/1653
Rebecca/1658
Ruth/1659
Timothy/1664

Inscription
67yrs, 11days...balance under ground?