Thomas Humphrey

Not the same as Thomas Humfrey

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Humphrey-444

Thomas Humphrey was at Dover, 1660 ; and is believed to have been the person of that name baptized in Hingham by Rev. Peter Hobart, July 19, 1660, being then an adult. He married in Hingham on Dec. 23, 1665, Hannah, daughter of George and Sarah Lane. He was probably born about 1640 based on his marriage (1635-1645).

He is not the son of John Humphrey, Deputy Governor of Massachusetts and his wife Susan Clinton-Fiennes, as is sometimes said.[1] John Humphrey had a son Thomas bp. 26 August 1638, but he appears in no records beyond his baptism.[2][3] The estate of John Humphrey was contested for 20 years after his death with Thomas never being mentioned. In 1681, Ann (Humphrey, Palmes) Myles claimed his estate as the only surviving child and only rightful heir John Humphrey. Thomas Humphrey, the son of John Humphrey, certainly died young and without issue.

As no further information relating to them is given on Hingham records, it seems more than probably that he may have been the Thomas Humphrey who resided at Pemaquid. This view is strengthened by the traditions which have been disseminated by the older members of the family.

By the will of his father-in-law, George Lane, it appears that the sons of Thomas and Hannah Humphrey, were —

1. George, —
2. William, -
3. Ebenezer,
4. Joseph, —[4]

thomas humphrey was a witness to a deed in aug 1657 and was taxed for property in 1662 and 1663 and 1659
at nh

Killed by Indians

References

1. http://klausjames.tripod.com/royal.html
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Humphrey-444 cites
   1. For example, Humphreys, Frederick (1885) Humphreys Family in America p. 925 < AncestrySharing >
   2. Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, volume 2: G - O. (Boston: NEHGS, 1995): page 465. < AmericanAncestors >
   3. Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, in 5 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013): vol. 5 page 358.
   4. History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol III, p.17
   5. Harris, Gale Ion. Walter and Mary (Fry) Harris of New London, Connecticut, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2002) Vol. 156, Page 148. < AmericanAncestors >