Thomas Spooner, Jr.

Thomas Spooner b. Aug. 17, 1734 d. Mar. 19, 1800. Thomas Spooner was born and lived in Plymouth He learned the trade of shoe maker with his father and carried on an extensive manufacturing business In this and other business he was very successful and accumulated a handsome competency. He was a man of fine address well educated and of an evenly balanced mind which gave him great influence in town. He contributed liberally of his means and devoted much of his time to advancing the interests of his native town. He was a member of the First Church of Plymouth. He avoided notoriety in no sense of the word ever sought position would not countenance the use of his name as a candidate for any public office vet on some occasions he accepted such trusts when popular demand and duty seemed to require that he should. In all these positions he evinced great good judgment and reflected credit upon those who called him to their service. He married Jan. 24, 1747 Deborah Bourne daughter of Jedediah and Mary Croase Bourne b. July 2, 1725 d. Oct. 27, 1762.

Thomas married Deborah Bourne and had 5 children. Thomas married 2nd Mary Bartlett. He passed away on 1800 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Children Thomas and Deborah:

1)Anna Spooner

2)Sarah Spooner

3)Thomas Spooner Death: Jun. 21, 1768 drowned near Clark's Island. Aged 12 years. Burial: Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

4)Nathaniel Spooner was born 1758 in Plymouth , Plymouth, MA. He married MARY HOLMES 1784, daughter of ICHABOD HOLMES and REBECCA ELLIS. She was born October 25, 1763.

     Children of NATHANIEL SPOONER and MARY HOLMES are: 

 i.   NATHANIEL SPOONER, b. 1785, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA. 

 ii.   MARY SPOONER, b. 1787, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA. 

 iii.   BOURNE SPOONER, b. 1790, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA married HANNAH. 

 iv.   WILLIAM SPOONER, b. 1792, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA. 

 v.   DEBORAH SPOONER, b. 1795, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA married JOHN RUSSELL. 

 vi.   JOHN ADAMS SPOONER, b. 1797, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA. 

 vii.   CHARLES WALTER SPOONER, b. 1799, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA. 

 viii.   THOMAS SPOONER, b. 1802, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA. 

 ix.   MARY ELIZABETH SPOONER, b. 1804, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA married EPHRAIM SPOONER. 

 x.   HORATIO NELSON SPOONER, b. 1806, Plymouth , Plymouth, MA. 

 xi.   ESTHER SPOONER, b. 1806, plymouth , Plymouth, MA married AMASA BARTLETT. 

5)John Spooner