Thomas King Elder
b. 24 February 1604, d. 24 September 1691
| Charts | Ancestors of William Jerome Pierce |
Thomas King Elder was baptized 24 February 1604 at Cold Norton, Essex, England.1,2 He married Sarah Tinker, daughter of Robert Tinker and Mary Merwin, before 1639 at Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.1,2 He married Jane Young 31 March 1653 at Scituate.1,2 He married Anne (---) after 1654 at Scituate.2 He died 24 September 1691 at Scituate.1,2
Thomas King, age 31, sailed from London on the Blessing in Jun 1635 with his wife Susan, age 32. They arrived in August, and settled in Scituate where Thomas King was admitted to the church, 25 Feb 1636/7. He built his house a few rods south of William Vassell's house on top of the hill at Belle House Neck. He was listed as able to bear arms in 1643. On 8 Jul 1643, Abraham Pearse, for L70 paid by John Winslow, sold to Thomas King 40 acres of upland and meadow on the south side of the North River in Scituate.
He was selected to succeed Elder William Hatch as church elder when the latter died in 1651. Thomas later married as his third wife, Hatch's widow, Jane Young. King was admitted a freeman 1 Jun 1658 and was elected a selectman on 6 Jun 1666, 2 Jul 1667, and 2 Jan 1668/9.
He paid a first rate of 7d and a second rate of 3s 3d on 5 Jan 1666. 30 Oct 1667 he was named magistrate at Scituate, and was a Deputy to the Plymouth Court, 3 Jun 1668. 31 Oct 1668 12 men were ordered to meet at his house at Scituate to make a division of marsh meadow on the west end of the "Great Neake."
His name appeared on a list of freemen of Scituate, 3 Jun 1675. He was one of a committee to consider uniting churches at North River on 1 Nov 1679, and he was part owner of the 40 ton barque "Adventure," 28 Sep 1680. He also owned land on the north side of Rotten Marsh where his son Thomas had a house in 1666.
His will was dated 1691 and left to wife Anne and daughter Sarah Bisby, land at Gravelly Beach; L10 each to grandsons John and Thomas Rogers; and to son Thomas, also named executor, all property not otherwise disposed of in Old and New England. He also provided that his negro servant be set free and gave him a bed and L5 in money.3
Thomas King, age 31, sailed from London on the Blessing in Jun 1635 with his wife Susan, age 32. They arrived in August, and settled in Scituate where Thomas King was admitted to the church, 25 Feb 1636/7. He built his house a few rods south of William Vassell's house on top of the hill at Belle House Neck. He was listed as able to bear arms in 1643. On 8 Jul 1643, Abraham Pearse, for L70 paid by John Winslow, sold to Thomas King 40 acres of upland and meadow on the south side of the North River in Scituate.
He was selected to succeed Elder William Hatch as church elder when the latter died in 1651. Thomas later married as his third wife, Hatch's widow, Jane Young. King was admitted a freeman 1 Jun 1658 and was elected a selectman on 6 Jun 1666, 2 Jul 1667, and 2 Jan 1668/9.
He paid a first rate of 7d and a second rate of 3s 3d on 5 Jan 1666. 30 Oct 1667 he was named magistrate at Scituate, and was a Deputy to the Plymouth Court, 3 Jun 1668. 31 Oct 1668 12 men were ordered to meet at his house at Scituate to make a division of marsh meadow on the west end of the "Great Neake."
His name appeared on a list of freemen of Scituate, 3 Jun 1675. He was one of a committee to consider uniting churches at North River on 1 Nov 1679, and he was part owner of the 40 ton barque "Adventure," 28 Sep 1680. He also owned land on the north side of Rotten Marsh where his son Thomas had a house in 1666.
His will was dated 1691 and left to wife Anne and daughter Sarah Bisby, land at Gravelly Beach; L10 each to grandsons John and Thomas Rogers; and to son Thomas, also named executor, all property not otherwise disposed of in Old and New England. He also provided that his negro servant be set free and gave him a bed and L5 in money.3
Family 1 | Sarah Tinker b. 26 Jul 1619, d. 6 Jun 1652 |
| Marriage* | He married Sarah Tinker, daughter of Robert Tinker and Mary Merwin, before 1639 at Scituate.1,2 |
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Family 2 | Jane Young d. 8 Oct 1653 |
| Marriage* | He married Jane Young 31 March 1653 at Scituate.1,2 |
Family 3 | Anne (---) |
| Marriage* | He married Anne (---) after 1654 at Scituate.2 |
Citations
- [S711] Douglas Richardson, "The English Ancestry of the Merwin and Tinker Families. Part Two: John Tinker of Boston and Lancaster, Massachusetts and Windsor and New London, Connecticut," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 149 (Oct 1995): 401-432. Hereafter cited as "Merwin and Tinker Origins (2)."
- [S472] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants To New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), Thomas King. Hereafter cited as Anderson, Great Migration, Vol IV.
- [S132] Frederick Chester Warner, The Ancestry of Samuel, Freda, and John Warner, (Boston: F. C. Warner, 1949), microform copy: FHL Film/Fiche #27753 Item 3. Hereafter cited as Warner Ancestry.
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