Thomas Speake, of St. Mary’s

• Not the same as Thomas Speke, Jr. and not the son of Col. Thomas Speke, Gent.
• Not the same as Thomas Speake, of Twiston and not the son of Johannis Speake & Elizabeth Speake

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THOMAS SPEAKE
Born: 1 Jan 1633, Lancashire, England
Died: 4 Aug 1681, St Mary's County, Maryland

Parents:
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Marriage:
Spouse: Elizabeth Bowling
Date: 3 Nov 1663
Location: St Mary's County, Maryland

Children:
1. JOHN SPEAKE (1665-1730)
2. Bowling Speake (b. 1673)

Thomas Speak (c1634-1681) – The Catholic Immigrant

Thomas Speak born circa 1630 / 1634 in Lancashire, England and died August 6, 1681 St. Mary’s County, Maryland, married Elizabeth Bowling before November 3, 1663 when she was subpoenaed to court to testify.

https://www.speakefamilyhistory.org/america.htm

The main source of information on Speake, Speak, Speaks, etc families in the USA is the Speak(e)(s) Family Association in the USA.:-

Link to their website: http://www.speakfamily.wordpress.com/

Many of their members are descended from a single immigrant ancestor, Thomas Speake, wife Elizabeth Bowling, who died in 1681 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. However there was a possibility that a Thomas Speke son of Colonel Thomas Speke of Virginia was the same person as Thomas Speak in Maryland. It has now been established that they are not the same person, and that Thomas Speake of Maryland did not have any forebears in America. After much meticulous research, John S. Morris III wrote this article for the SFA Bulletin to set out the reasoning for this conclusion. His article is published here with his kind permission:

https://www.speakefamilyhistory.org/images/USA/colthomaspeke.pdf

The exciting latest development in the SFA DNA project is that descendants of Thomas Speak of St. Mary's has been linked back to a Speak family who lived in Lancashire at the same time.

Biography

THOMAS SPEAKE OF ST. MARY'S COUNTY Thomas Speake of St. Mray's Co.,; d. ca. 1681 (M&D); m. by 1663 Elizabeth Bowling, sister of James Bowling; [Bowling's Reserve of 100 acres surveyed 22 Sep 1668 for James Bowling in Choptico Hundred (RR)]; Elizabeth Speake subpoenaed for Charles Co. Court of 3 Nov 1663 (CCLR A.187); Thomas Speake of St. Mary's Co. mentions servants William Hall in 1675/6 and James Aunley and Mary Hall in 1678 (CCLR); children: 1. John Speake 2. Bowling Speake Thomas Speake, tailor, appointed atty. Thomas Lomax 29 Jan 1662; in suit against Arthur Turner in Charles Co. (CCLR B.131) Will of THOMAS SPEAK, St. Mary's Co.; [written?]; probate 6 Aug 1681 To wife Eliza., all lands during widowhood To son John, sd. lands at marriage or death of wife afsd. Ex:; Brother-in-law James Bouring, [Bowing, Bowling] who is to care for other child of testator Test: Richd. Edelen, Thos. Sickes (MCW I.101; Wills, 2.160) Thomas Speake, St. Mary's Co.; inventory; £10.12.3; 15 Aug 1681 (I&A 8.256) Thoma s Speake, St. Mary's Co.; account; 12 Oct ___; ex. James Bowling (I&A 8.256) 1. John Speake, b. ca. 1665, age 54 in 1719, 55 in 1719, 62 in 1727 (MD), age 66 in 1729 (CCLR); d. 1731; innholder; m/1 Winifred Wheeler, b. Mar 1663 (CCLR); age 70 Nov 1745; d/o Robert Goodrick (CCLR); d. 1746; widow of James Semmes, b. 1670 (CCLR); d. 1727/8; (MD; MCW VI58; I&A 13.263); children from his will: 1-1 John Speake 1-2 Richard Speake 1-3 Thomas Speake 1-4 Jane Speake 1-5 James Speake 10 Nov 1685; Indenture from John Wheeler, Gent., to John Speake; for the quantity of Tobacco and love of his natural dau. Winnifred; a parcel of land called Plymouth; containing 350 acres; near fresh of Piscattaway; /s/ John Wheeler (mark) (CCLR M.32)...

Origins

From Col. Thomas Speke of Westmoreland County, Virginia and Thomas Speake of St. Mary’s County Maryland. (Third Edition) July 22, 2006. John S. Morris, III. < PDF >; (attached document) page 31, below.

References

1. https://www.speakefamilyhistory.org/america.htm
2. https://www.speakefamilyhistory.org/images/USA/colthomaspeke.pdf
3. http://www.speakefamilyhistory.org/images/West%20Country/Speke%20of...
4. http://www.speakfamily.wordpress.com/
5. https://colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I3901&tre...
6. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I5979...
7. Birth date seen as 01/01/1632 at Clitheroe, Lancashire
8. Col. Thomas Speke of Westmoreland County, Virginia and Thomas Speake of St. Mary’s County Maryland. (Third Edition) July 22, 2006. John S. Morris, III. < PDF >; (attached document)
9. https://plaidwerx.com/genealogy/speake.htm
10. https://dna-explained.com/2014/03/14/thomas-speak-c1634-1681-the-ca...
11. https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Speaks?iframe=yresults Lancashire - Thomas the Immigrant > Bowling Haplogroup I-M170