Thomas Kilbourn, Sr.

Thomas Kilbourn was christened at Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England on 8 May 1578, son of John Kilborne.

""Husbandman, Tho. Kilborne, aged 55" and "His wife, Frances Kilborne, aged 50" and five children embarked on 15 Apr 1635 at London on the "Increase" arriving at Boston in New England. He was one of the founders of Wethersfield, Connecticut. It is said Thomas was killed by Indians 5 years after arriving to the New World.

Thomas Kilbourn

• spelling variations: Kilbourne, Kilborne, Kilborn
• Sex: M
• Birth: 1578 in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England
• Baptism: 08 MAY 1578 Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
• Immigration: 15 APR 1635 Embarked from London on the ship INCREASE to Boston
• Death: BEF 1639 in Wethersfield, Connecticut (probably killed in Indian massacre)
• Father: John KILBOURNE b: ABT 1535 in Waterbeach, England
• Mother: Anne C. COLLEN b: BET 1533 AND 1558

Family

Thomas Kilbourne was born 1578 in Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire. He was baptized 8 May 1578, at St. Mary's in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England, son of John Kilborne, resident of Croydon-cum-Clapton, Cambridge, England.[3][4][2][1] Wood Ditton and Croydon are about 70 miles apart, unless the older Croydon cum Clapton was not the same place as the current Croydon.

John Kilbourn of Wood Ditton was buried there 30 Oct 1591. His mother, Anne Collyn, married second to Walter Howlett. She died after 29 May 1592.

He married Frances Moody on 05 SEP 1604 in Moulton, Suffolk, England. She was born about 11 OCT 1584 in England, the daughter of George Moody and Margaret Newce. Frances died before 3 Dec 1650 before about age 66 in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

In the following list of children, from Great Migration by Robert Charles Anderson, all surnames are Kilbourn and all baptisms are at Wood Ditton:[11]

1. Ann, b say 1605, named in her grandfather's will (George Moody) in 1607, no further record, "probably died young"[12]
2. Margaret KILBOURNE b: 1607 in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England. m by about 1636, Richard Law. Baptized as Margaret Kylborne.
3. Thomas KILBOURNE b: 1609 in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England. (possibly the Thomas Kilbourne age 24 enrolled w/his wife, age 20, at Ipswich on 30 April 1634 as passengers for New England - otherwise no further record) Baptized as Thomas Kilborne.
4. George KILBOURNE b: 1612 in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England. bp 12 Feb 1611/12, no further record (not the same person who settled at Roxbury and at Rowley) . "Died without issue".[12] Baptized as George Kylborne[16][14]
5. Elizabeth KILBOURNE b: 1614 in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England. bp 12 May 1614, m Robert Jennison . bpt as Elizabeth Kylborne.[17][14]
6. Lydia KILBOURNE b: ABT 1616 in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England. bp 14 July 1616, d after 1684[12] m by about 1641 Robert Howard (or Hayward) of Windsor[18] Bpt. as Lydia Kylborne[19][14]
7. Mary KILBOURNE b: 1619 in Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1697[12] m by about 1639, John Root of Farmington.
8. Frances KILBOURNE b: 1621 in Wood Ditton, Cambridge, England. bp 9 Sept 1621, d at Stratford, Connecticut in 1692,[12] m by 1650, Thomas Ufford, son of Thomas Ufford Bpt. as Frances Kilburne.[20][14]
9. John KILBOURNE b: 1624 in Wood Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England. bp 29 Sept 1624, d 9 April 1703[21] m (1) by 1651 Naomi ____. m (2) about 1662, Sarah Brunson, daughter of John Brunson.. Baptized as John Kilborne[22][14]

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Biography

Thomas Kilbourne, by Sharon Freeland,< Rootsweb >

"In England, Thomas Kilbourne was a church warden in his native parish of St. Mary's. When he arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, he probably did not find the religious atmosphere to his liking. Within the year, he moved his family to Wethersfield, Connecticut.

Wethersfield is the oldest organized town in Connecticut. Thomas Kilbourne was one of its first settlers. He is reportedly the first person to build a home there. His home was on the west side of Broad Street. He served as juror, grand juror, and deputy of the town.

It is believed that Thomas Kilbourn met his demise on April 23, 1637, in Wethersfield, just two years after his arrival in the U.S. Two daughters of Thomas Swayne, another colonist, were captured and carried off by Pequot Indians. Before they got very far, they were confronted by a rescue party. Six of the men were massacred. Thomas Kilburne owned land adjacent to the river in the approximate location of the massacre, and it is supposed that he was one of the rescuers who was murdered.

The massacre led to a bloody battle between the British and the Pequot Indiana, known as the Pequot War. The tribe had more than 2,000 when the English settlers arrived. They were reduced to only a few hundred."

References

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. Page 148. < AmericanAncestor >
2. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J949-8NP : 18 September 2020), Thomas Kilborne, 1578. Indexed Information Thomas Kilborne Vital • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name Thomas Kilborne Sex Male Christening Date 8 May 1578 Christening Place Croydon cum Clapton, Cambridgeshire, England Christening Place (Original) Ditton Wood, Cambridge, England Father's Name John Kilborne Father's Sex Male:Event Type Christening
3. Burial record: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81523815/thomas-kilbourne
4. “Twigs and Branches.” < Rootsweb >
5. One Barton Family: Ancestors of Harold Barton - 11th Generation < link >
6. Register Report - Kilborne, by Sam Behling http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/kilborne.html
7. House of Names: Kilborn Family Crest http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Kilborne/K...
8. Legends: Kilborn, c.1424-1886 http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~legends/kilborn.html
9. Jerri's Family: The Kilbourn(e) Family http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7621/kilbourn.html
10. Kilburn-UK Mailing List: Records of the Kilburn Name from Medieval York http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kilburn/db.html
11. GBNF: Thomas Kilbourne (May 1578 - Dec 1640) http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/kelley/html/d0145/I08845.HTM
12. Robin's Genealogy Database: Thomas Kilborne & Frances Moody http://www.iterativity.com/Genealogy/fg03/fg03_186.html
13. The Kylborn Kilborn Kilburn Kilbourn Kilbourne's: Seventh Generation Family of John Kilbourne & Anne http://www.curtsanders.com/Genealogy/Kilborn/rr01/rr01_007.htm
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