Thomas Clifton

Abt 1606 - 1681

• Name	Thomas Clifton
  Born	Abt 1606	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	09 Jul 1681	Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island
  	"Clifton, 1681. Thomas Clifton of Newport aged 75 years went into the water to wash himself and was found Dead swimming in the water naked a few hours after on the 9th. day, 5th month, 1681." Quaker Monthly Meeting - Newport
  Buried	Clifton Burial Ground, Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island
  Notes	Is earliest mentioned in the Massachusetts Bay Colony Records on 18-Jan-1640/1, as follows: "Mr. James Parker is alowed to marry Thomas Clifton & Mary Butterworth within a month." (Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, 1: 313). It does not state that these were Weymouth people, but Rev. James Parker sold a house and lands at Weymouth, 26-Nov-1644, and Thomas Clifton had six acres of land granted to him in the "west field" and two acres in "Harrises Rainge first given to Samuel Butterworth." He was made a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 02-Jun-1641, and of Plymouth Colony 07-Jun-1648. At a town meeting 30-Jun-1644, Thomas Clifton drew lot 48 at Rehoboth. He drew lot 19 there 09-Jun-1645 and lot No. 5 in the "new meadow" there 18-Feb-1646. No vital records for this family are found at Weymouth nor at Rehoboth. Savage says he removed to Rhode Island. Thomas Clifton was an original settler of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, 1643, and subsequently became a Quaker. On account of being persecuted for his faith he went to Rhode Island, where he lived when he paid for a share of land in Monmouth. His daughter, Hope Clifton, was also a victim of Quaker persecution. He was a deputy in the Rhode Island colonial assembly, 1675.
  Person ID	I50758	Bryant
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2004

  
  

  Family 1	Ann? Stokes?
  Married	Abt 1628	England
  Children	1. Mary Clifton,   b. Abt 1629,   d. 18 Feb 1696/97, Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts   2. Hope Clifton,   b. Abt 1635,   d. 1680
  Family ID	F3460	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Longbottom,   b. Abt 1600, England ,   d. 26 Jan 1686/87, Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island
  Married	Between Jan 1640/41 and Feb 1641/42	Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Patience Clifton,   b. Abt 1642
  Family ID	F3474	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1606 - England Married - Abt 1628 - England Married - Between Jan 1640/41 and Feb 1641/42 - Rehoboth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts Died - 09 Jul 1681 - Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island Buried - - Clifton Burial Ground, Newport, Newport Co, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S14] Torrey, Editor: Torrey, Clarence Almon, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985, Baltimore, MD, 1985 (reprint)), p. 162. [S366] Hannah (Haile) Mower, Mower, Lyman & Karen Hoiriis Mower, (Compilers, Durham, New Hampshire, 1997), p. 85.