Thomas Tarbell, of Groton & Charlestown

Not the same as Thomas Turville, of Newbury.

Evidence needed to support as son of Thomas Turvill

Thomas TARBELL was born About 1615 in England, and died 11 JUN 1678 at Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Birth seen as 02/21/1620 Romsey, Hampshire, without supporting evidence, and which is the data for the unrelated Thomas Turville of Newbury.

Disputed origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tarbell-14

Thomas Tarbell and Dorothy Rogers were previously attached as parents of Thomas, but there are no sources to support the connection. A baptism of "Thomas Turvile" on 21 February 1620 in Romsey, Hampshire,[10] was previously included in the biography of this profile, but it there is no evidence that it represents the Thomas of this profile. There's no evidence of a relationship between Turville/Turvill and Tarbell families. Alternative spellings of this Tarbell family include Tarbole and Tarball, but none show up as Turvill.

Biography

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Thomas_Tarbell_%282%29

NEHGS Register, volume 61, 1907, p. 70:

Thomas Tarbell, the ancestor of all the early Tarbell families of New England, settled in Watertown as early as 1647, at which time he is mentioned on the town records as owning land. on 3 Mar 1663 he and wife Mary sold the house and land and moved to Groton where she died 29 April 1674, aged 54. The family retired from Groton to Charlestown at the destruction of [Groton] during King Philip's war, where [in Chrlestown], he married second on 15 Aug 1676 Susanna, widow of John Lawrence, and died of small pox 11 Jun 1678.

Thomas was ancestor of all the early New England families of this name; settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, as early as 1647; records show he owned lands there at that time. He sold his property March 30, 1663, and moved to Groton during King Phillip's War, he moved to Charlestown, Massachusetts where he died of smallpox on June 11, 1678. sources: Colonial Families of the USA, Vol V and other sources.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tarbell-14

He arrived 1644 in Watertown, MA. He owned land and was farming in Watertown, MA as early as 1647 (ref___). His wife was named Mary, surname unknown.

On 30 March 1663, Thomas and his family moved to Groton, MA. where Thomas Sr. was a proprietor (later to be joined by Thomas Jr.,) Mary died in Groton on 29 April 1674, at age 54 years, in the few years preceding King Philip’s War. Thomas remarried in Charlestown on 15 August 1676 to Mrs. Susanna Lawrence, widow of John Lawrence. 1678 Groton was nearly destroyed during King Philip's War and the residents were forced to flee.

King Philip's War, sometimes called Metacom's War or Metacom's Rebellion, was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies from 1675–1676. The war is named after the main leader of the Native American side, Metacomet, Metacom, or Pometacom, known to the English as "King Philip." It continued in northern New England (primarily on the Maine frontier) even after King Philip was killed, until a treaty was signed at Casco Bay in April 1678.

Thomas contracted small-pox and died in Charlestown on 11 June 1678. His Will was probated in Groton, MA. Thomas Sr. and Mary Tarbell had eight children.

Family

From https://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ritab1&...

He married

1. Mary in Watertown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts. She was born ABT 1624 in ,England, and died 29 APR 1674 in Groton,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts.
2. Susanna 15 AUG 1676 in ,Massachusetts. She was John Lawrence’s widow.

	  Children of Thomas TARBELL and Mary are:

• 2 i. Thomas TARBELL died 27 APR 1678 in Charlestown,Massachusetts. He married Anna (Hannah) LONGLEY 30 JUN 1666 in ,Massachusetts, daughter of William LONGLEY and Joanna GOFF. She died 29 DEC 1680 in Groton,Massachusetts.
• + 3 ii. Mary TARBELL was born in ,England, and died 26 APR 1676 in Watertown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts.
• 4 iii. Sarah TARBELL was born ABT 1648 in Watertown,Massachusetts, and died 1715 in Salem,Essex Co.,Massachusetts. She married Cornelius CHURCH.
• + 5 iv. Abigail TARBELL was born ABT 1635 in Groton,Massachusetts, and died 7 AUG 1719 in Watertown,Massachusetts.
• 6 v. John TARBELL was born ABT 1654 in Watertown,Massachusetts, and died 25 MAR 1715 in Salem Village,Essex Co.,Massachusetts.
• 7 vi. Elizabeth TARBELL was born 5 JAN 1656/1657 in Watertown,Massachusetts, and died 25 JUL 1684.
• 8 vii. William TARBELL was born 26 FEB 1658/1659 in Watertown,Massachusetts.
• 9 viii. Martha TARBELL

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Notes

From http://johnlisle.us/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I34092&tree=st...

THOMAS TARBELL, an original proprietor of Groton, MA, found in the NEHGS Register, Vol 61, p. 70 (1907):

"Thomas Tarbell, the ancestor of all the early Tarbell families of New England, settled in Watertown as early as 1647, at which time he is mentioned on the town records as owning land. On Mar 30, 1663, he and his wife, Mary, sold his house and land there, and removed to Groton, where she died Apr 29, 1674, aged 54 years. The family retired from Groton to Charlestown at the destruction of the former town during King Philip's War, and there he married second, Aug 15, 1676, Susanna, widow of John Lawrence, and died of the small pox, June 11, 1678. Administration upon his estate was granted to his son, John, Aug 17, 1678. The settlement of his estate was contained in two papers in the Middlesex County Court, bearing dates of May 31, 1680, and Mar 18, 1680/1, shows the following children: Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Abigail, John, Elizabeth, William and Martha.

from what I see a birth place is not given for Thomas - England is assumed - as for Watertown being his birthplace that is doubtful it is mention as: Settled in Watertown as early as 1647 when he is mentioned in the records as owning land.

Descendants of Thomas Tarbell

Generation No.1

Thomas Tarbell, the ancestor of all the early Tarbell families of New England, settled in Watertown as early as 1647, at which time he is mentioned on the town records as owning land. March 30, 1663, he and wife Mary, sold his house and land there, and removed to Groton, where she died April 29, 1674, aged 54 years. The family retired from Groton to Charlestown at the destruction of the former town during King Philip's War, and there he married second, Aug. 15, 1674, Susanna, widow of John Lawrence, and died of the small pox, June 11, 1678. Administration upon his estate was granted to his son, John, August 17, 1678. (Thomas Tarbell and Some of His Descendants, Communicated by Charles Henry Wight, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 61, p. 70)

1. Thomas Tarbell was born ca. 1620 and died 11 jun 1678 in Charlestown, MA. He married (1) Mary before 30 Mar 1663 and (2) Susanna 15 Aug 1676 (widow of John Lawrence).

Children of Thomas Tarbell and Mary

1. Thomas Tarbell d. 27 Apr 1678 of Small Pox in Charleston, MA
2. Mary Tarbell d. 26 Apr 1676
3. Sarah Tarbell b. ca.1648 d. 1715 in Salem, MA
4. Abigail Tarbell d. after 1719

2. v. John Tarbell b. ca.1654 d. 25 Mar 1715 in Salem Village, MA

1. Elizabeth Tarbell b. 5 Jan 1656-7 d. 25 Jul 1684
2. William Tarbell b. 26 Feb 1658-9 d. ca.1681
3. Martha Tarbell

http://fergie34.tripod.com/tarbell.htm

Thomas was born say 1610. He married Mary (--?--) say 1635.

Child of Thomas Tarbell and Mary (--?--):

Thomas Tarbell Junior + (say 1640 - )

http://www.darrell-martin.net/genealogy/p2207.htm

Name Thomas TARBELL48

Birth Date abt 1618

Death Date 11 Jun 1678

Death Place Charlestown, Massachusetts

Immigration Date ?

Flags Immigrant

Father Thomas TARBELL (~1590-)

Spouses

1 Mary _____48

Birth Date 1620

Death Date 1674

Death Place Groton, Massachusetts

Immigration Date ?

Children Thomas (~1642-1678)

1. Mary (1645-1676)
2. Sarah (1648-1715)
3. Abigail (ca1650->1719)
4. John (1654-1715)
5. Elizabeth (1656-)
6. William (1659-)
7. Martha

2 Susanna _____48

Death Date 5 Jan 1691/2

Death Place Charlestown, Massachusetts

Marriage Date 15 Aug 167536

Marriage Place Charlestown, Massachusetts

Children Hannah (Anna) (1677-)

1. Susanna (1678-)

Notes for Thomas TARBELL

Thomas Tarbell settled first at Watertown, and then removed about 1663 to Groton about when that town was established. Thomas and his son Thomas, Jr., were original proprietors of Groton, owning a twenty-acre and a six-acre right respectively. Thomas and his children evacuated to Charlestown during King Philip's war, and Thomas and Thomas, Jr., died in a smallpox outbreak in Charlestown in 1678.

Notes for Susanna (Spouse 2)

Skeate48 gives her year of death as 1691; Green23 gives 1692.

http://rjohara.net/gen/cards/ps02_427.html

Thomas Tarball

b. 1618, d. 11 June 1678

Charts Ancestors of William Jerome Pierce

Thomas Tarball was born in 1618.1,2,3 He married Mary (---) in 1645.3,2,1 He married Susanna (---) 15 September 1676 at Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1,3,2 He died 11 June 1678 at Charlestown, Massachusetts.1,2,3

Settled in Watertown as early as 1647 when he is mentioned in the records as owning land.

30 Mar 1663, he and wife Mary sold his house and 30 acres there, and 4 acres of remote meadow in Cambridge and removed to Groton. He was there granted 20 acres in 1665 for erecting a mill to be exempted from taxation 20 years.

The family left Groton for Charlestown when Groton was burned during King Philip's war.

He died of small pox, and administration of his estate was granted to his son John 17 Aug 1678. The estate settlement consists of two papers dated 31 May 1680 and 18 Mar 1680/1 and gives his children.3,2,1

Family 1 Mary (---) b. s 1625, d. 29 Apr 1674

Children i.Thomas Tarbell1,2,3 b. c 1645, d. 27 Apr 1678

ii.Mary Tarbell1,2,3 b. c 1647, d. 26 Apr 1676

iii.Sarah Tarbell1,2,3 b. c 1648, d. 1715

iv. Abigail Tarball+1,2,3 b. c 1652, d. a 1719

v.John Tarbell1,2,3 b. c 1654, d. 25 Mar 1715

vi.Elizabeth Tarbell1,2,3 b. 5 Jan 1656/57, d. 25 Jul 1684

vii.William Tarbell1,2,3 b. 26 Feb 1658/59, d. 5 Apr 1681

viii.Martha Tarbell1,2,3 b. bt 1661 - 1662

Family 2 Susanna (---) b. 1625, d. 5 Jan 1690/91

Citations

1.[S92] Thomas Bellows Wyman, The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818 (Boston: David Clapp and Son, 1879), 932. Hereafter cited as Charlestown Genealogies.

2.[S9] Henry Bond, Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston to Which is Appended the Early History of the Town, With Illustrations, Maps And Notes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1860), 598. Hereafter cited as Bond's Watertown.

3.[S91] Charles Henry Wight, "Thomas Tarbell and Some of His Descendants", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 61, No. 1 (Jan 1907): 70. Hereafter cited as "Thomas Tarbell."

http://www.gdcooke.org/SS/default.aspx/page/org2-o/p5587.htm

Thomas Tarbell was born in 1618 & settled @ Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts as early as 1647. He sold his property there in 1663 & removed to Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After the destruction of Groton, Massachusetts, during the King Philip's War, he removed to Charlestown, Massachusetts

1st marriage was to Mary, who was born in 1620, she died @ Groton, MA 4/29/1674

2nd marriage was to Susanna Lawrence, widow of John Lawrence. Susanna died on 1/5/1691 @ Charlestown, MA

Thomas died of Smallpox on 6/11/1678 @ Charlestown, MA

Thomas & his wife Mary's children were: (all by 1st wife) 1. Thomas Tarbell, Jr. (1638-1678)married Hannah Longley 2. Mary Tarbell (1640-1676) married Jonathan Sawtell 3. Sarah Tarbell (1648-bef 1670) married Cornelius Church 4. Abigail Tarbell (1650-) married Joshua Whitney 5. John Tarbell (1654-1715) married Rebecca Nurse @ Salem MA 6. Elizabeth Tarbell (1656-1684) married James Bennett 7. Martha Tarbell (-)married Thomas Mitchell 8. William Tarbell (1658-) soldier in King Philip's War 9. Susanna Tarbell (1678-) married Abraham Holman

Thank you, Laurie Stewart-Tokarsky, for the above information

Susanna was born after the death of Thomas' first wife. Susanna born in 1678 must have been the daughter of Thomas and his second wife Susanna Lawrence.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 24 2018, 16:31:46 UTC

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Biography

THOMAS TARBELL, an original proprietor of Groton, MA, found in the NEHGS Register, Vol 61, p. 70 (1907):

"Thomas Tarbell, the ancestor of all the early Tarbell families of New England, settled in Watertown as early as 1647, at which time he is mentioned on the town records as owning land. On Mar 30, 1663, he and his wife, Mary, sold his house and land there, and removed to Groton, where she died Apr 29, 1674, aged 54 years. The family retired from Groton to Charlestown at the destruction of the former town during King Philip's War, and there he married second, Aug 15, 1676, Susanna, widow of John Lawrence, and died of the small pox, June 11, 1678. Administration upon his estate was granted to his son, John, Aug 17, 1678. The settlement of his estate was contained in two papers in the Middlesex County Court, bearing dates of May 31, 1680, and Mar 18, 1680/1, shows the following children: Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Abigail, John, Elizabeth, William and Martha.

References

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Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s". Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 2010. Ancestry.com: Thomas Tarbell, Arrival, 1644, Watertown, MA (cites Virkus list only)

1. # Find a Grave (no image), Find A Grave: Memorial #71246839, Memorial page for Thomas Tarbell (1618-11 Jun 1678); Maintained by Russell Alan Babcock (contributor 47972675).
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