Thomas Emerson
b. 26 July 1584, d. circa 1666
Thomas Emerson|b. 26 Jul 1584\nd. c 1666|p1406.htm|Robert Emerson|b. 25 Oct 1561\nd. Jan 1620|p1402.htm|Susan Crabb|b. c 1556\nd. Nov 1626|p1403.htm|||||||||||||
| Father* | Robert Emerson1 b. 25 Oct 1561, d. Jan 1620 |
| Mother* | Susan Crabb1 b. c 1556, d. Nov 1626 |
Thomas Emerson was christened 26 July 1584 at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.1 He was the son of Robert Emerson and Susan Crabb.1 He married Elizabeth Brewster 1 July 1611 at Hertfordshire.1 He died circa 1666 at Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.1
Thomas was collector for the poor in 1630 according to the record in the church warden's book at St. Michael's in England.
Tradition says he and his family came to America on the "Elizabeth Ann" in 1635. He was at Ipswich as early as 1638 when he was granted 80 acres. On 4 Jun 1650 he called himself a baker and sold the land to Joseph Jewett. (Ipswich deeds i:71). In 1638 Thomas Emerson of Ipswich, Massachusetts received a deed for 120 acres from Samuel Greenfield, weaver, and this was the "Turkey Shore Farm" which was in the family for generations. He was a commoner in 1641. In 1646 he was one of the "seven men" or selectmen who conducted the fiscal affairs of the settlement. He built at least a part of the Emerson house at Ipswich in 1650.
His will was dated 31 May 1653, with one codicil dated 4 Jan 1660, and another undated. It was proved 10 May 1666. The inventory was 251-03-00, taken 3 May 1666. The will mentions wife Elizabeth, sons Joseph, John, Nathaniel, James; daughter Elizabeth Fuller, her daughter Susana; wife Elizabeth. The last codicil requires son James to send a certificate that he is still alive, and that daughter Elizabeth now has two daughters, Susana and Elizabeth.
Thomas was collector for the poor in 1630 according to the record in the church warden's book at St. Michael's in England.
Tradition says he and his family came to America on the "Elizabeth Ann" in 1635. He was at Ipswich as early as 1638 when he was granted 80 acres. On 4 Jun 1650 he called himself a baker and sold the land to Joseph Jewett. (Ipswich deeds i:71). In 1638 Thomas Emerson of Ipswich, Massachusetts received a deed for 120 acres from Samuel Greenfield, weaver, and this was the "Turkey Shore Farm" which was in the family for generations. He was a commoner in 1641. In 1646 he was one of the "seven men" or selectmen who conducted the fiscal affairs of the settlement. He built at least a part of the Emerson house at Ipswich in 1650.
His will was dated 31 May 1653, with one codicil dated 4 Jan 1660, and another undated. It was proved 10 May 1666. The inventory was 251-03-00, taken 3 May 1666. The will mentions wife Elizabeth, sons Joseph, John, Nathaniel, James; daughter Elizabeth Fuller, her daughter Susana; wife Elizabeth. The last codicil requires son James to send a certificate that he is still alive, and that daughter Elizabeth now has two daughters, Susana and Elizabeth.
Family | Elizabeth Brewster |
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Citations
- [S762] Joan S. Guilford, The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford, Volume I, (Orange, California: Sheridan Psychological Services, 1990), 269-283. Hereafter cited as Guilford.