Thomas Thayer

- 1665

• Name	Thomas Thayer
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	16 Aug 1597	St. Mary the Virgin Church, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
  	Godfathers were Thomas GIBBS and William DIMERY.
  Will	21 Jun 1664	Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   [1]
  Died	02 Jun 1665	Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  	"old Thomas Thayer dyed 4th mo. 2, 1665" (recorded about 1665 or 1666). "Old Thomas Thayer Died 4 of 2d month 1665" (Apparently recorded about 1679 or 1680)
  Probate	13 Sep 1665
  Notes	Thomas THAYER first appears in the records in America on 24 Feb 1639/40 when he was granted land at Mt. Wollaston (now Braintree) MA for his family of 9 heads for "40 acres more, there being in all 76 acres upon the same covenant of the three shillings per acre." There has been much speculation concerning the exact year of immigration for Thomas THAYER. Some say as early as 1630, others as late as 1645--which was most certainly too late. In 1994, Raymond Alexander ("Rick") THAYER, TFA secretary, called the New England Historic Genealogical Society to ask about a list of possible ships which may have transported the THAYER immigrants to the Colonies. He spoke with Dave Dearborn, who was referred as an expert on the subject and was surprised to learn that the only entry ever given and available there was the name of the Captain of the ship John DRIVER, which brought Thomas to the Port of Boston, having left Weymouth, England in 1637. Evidently this was in reference to the goods which Thomas shipped from the Port of Weymouth on 22 April 1637 on the ship Speedwell. It is my understanding that the "names of the passengers were not recorded unless they also happened to be exporting dutiable goods, though some exceptions are to be found to this practice."(Genealogical Gleanings in England Passenger and Ships to America 1618-1668, by Peter Wilson Coldham.) When Rick called NEHGS once again in 1995, he spoke with Mr. Dearborn's Assistant, Jerry Anderson, and was informed that there, were two recorded sailing vessels in the period between 1607 and 1670 with the THAYER name; one, the "Blessing" captained by John DEVINE, which evidently brought Thomas to Boston Harbor on 8 April 1637(The Complete Book of Immigrants, Volume I, 1607-1670, by Peter Wilson Coldham); the other was the "Speedwell" which followed shortly thereafter and carried Thomas' goods. The Port Book entry is: "Thomas Tayer, wife and four children." Thomas THAYER was a shoemaker, as can be seen by his will, dated 21 June 1664. This has been published in full in the 1835 THAYER Memorial by Dr. Elisha THAYER and elsewhere.
  Person ID	I15491	Bryant
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2006

  
  

  Family	Margery Wheeler,   d. 11 Feb 1672/73, Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
  Married	13 Apr 1618	St. Mary the Virgin Church, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Ursula Thayer,   d. 13 Dec 1619, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   2. Welfry Thayer,   d. 10 Jul 1621, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   3. Thomas Thayer, Jr.,   d. 09 Aug 1692, Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   4. Ferdinando Thayer,   d. 28 Mar 1712/13, Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts   5. Ursula Thayer,   d. 02 May 1627, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   6. Thayer,   b. 1627, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 03 Dec 1627, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   7. Shadrach Thayer,   d. 19 Oct 1678, Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts   8. Mary Thayer,   b. 24 Jun 1630, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   9. Thayer,   b. 1632, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. Dec 1632, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
  Family ID	F1075	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Baptism - 16 Aug 1597 - St. Mary the Virgin Church, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Married - 13 Apr 1618 - St. Mary the Virgin Church, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Will - 21 Jun 1664 - Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts Died - 02 Jun 1665 - Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S256] Ojeda, Thayer Gen., Ojeda, Luis Thayer, (no date), p.7. [S155] Benson, Benson Genealogy, (1923). [S78] Braintree, MA, Vital Records, p.639 (4th mo. 2, 1665); p.657 (4 of 2nd month 1665).