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1. THOMAS-

b.c.1580

m. 24 Sept. 1602 Stoke Gabriel, Devon ANN CHURCHWOOD

Issue-

I. Elmore- bpt. 23 Dec. 1602 II. John- bpt. 25 Dec. 1610 2III. THOMAS- bpt. 13 Jan. 1610/1 Stoke Gabriel, Devon; m. ANN ______, d. 1679 IV. Joan- bpt. 29 Apr. 1621 V. Clement- bpt. 28 Aug. 1625

Ref:

Parish Registers for Stoke Gabriel, Devon

2I. THOMAS (THOMAS 1)

bpt .13 Jan. 1610/1 Stoke Gabriel, Devonm. ANN ______ (2. before 1683 Diggory Jeffreys, living in 1712) Ann was perhaps connected with the Gunnison or Lynn family of Kittery. d. 1679adm. 20 Mar. 1678/9

Thomas arrived in 1630 with the other employes of John Mason's Laconia Co. and lived at David Thompson's house at Little Harbor before going to Newichawannock House in 1633 where he and the others suffered from insufficient clothing and food. Thomas received 23 Apr. 1634 £6 of Ambrose Gibbons for service of one year rendered to Capt. John Mason probably at Portsmouth, NH where he had "3 weeks diet" of John Pickering at a cost of 12/ while working at Sander's Point.(1)

About the year 1641 Thomas had a gift of land from Thomas Gorges containing approximately 147 acres on the east side of Spruce Creek which was called "Crockett's Neck".(2) Thomas lived at Warehouse Point and had land extending to the north shore of Kittery Point. He sold a house and a few acres near Warehouse Point to Abraham Corbett. Thomas then sold to Robert Mendum 21 Sept. 1647 a house and 4 acres which he had bought from William Wormwood.(3) Thomas also bought 8 acres of land on Spruce Creek from Joseph Miles 16 Nov. 1647 and then sold it to Rice Thomas in Dec. 1647.

Thomas was the ferryman at Brave Boat Harbor 27 June 1648 and was to charge 3d for a freeman and 4d for a foreigner. In 1659 he was allowed to keep a ferry "from Hugh Gunnisons to Capt. Pendletons for which he is to have six pence a p'son for his ferriage and to have the use yr of for his life tyme provided he fitt conviently for itt for the doing we'of the Town of Kittery is to take effectual care upon penalty of the losse of five pounds for y'r neglect." In 1666 this ferry was entrusted to Abraham Corbett.(4)

"Grants given by the Inhabitants of the Towne of York. 10:January 1652 at a Town Meeting. I: Granted unto Thomas Crockett a parcell of ground to Plant in which Lieth betwixt the bounds of Mr. Edward Godfrey & Mr. Francis Raine, which is granted & given to him by the Town wch quantity of Land Contains the Proportion of forty acres which is given and confirmed to him."(5)

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Map of York- South Side and Raynes' Neck- from Banks' History of York

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Thomas took the oath of allegiance to Massachusetts at York 23 Nov. 1652.(6)

Oath of Allegiance- 23 Nov. 1652

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He was evidently not satisfied with the Massachusetts government as he did not sign the petition to Cromwell which referred to the complaints presented to the Protector by "some gentlemen of worth" (ie. Godfrey) for restitution of their right of jurisdiction and asked that they be not heeded, intimating that they are instigated by "professed Royalists whose breathings that way... have been so farre stifled."(7)

Map of York- showing the homes of the people who signed the submission to Massachusetts in 1652

As one of the workmen Thomas was involved in a land dispute his deposition being taken 22 Apr. 1654.(8)

On 25 June 1655 Sylvester Stover and his wife were presented by the Grand Jury "for Complayneing of one another on a Lords Day in the morneing In saiing that his wife did abuse him & Badd him goe to Thomas Crocketts to his bastard & Carry some bread & Cheeze, & the sayd wife of Stover said that her husband did 'commonly call her hoore'. Witnesse Peter Weare."(9)

In 1656 Thomas bought from John Billing Jr. and his mother Mrs. Rice Thomas a house and land on the point near the harbor's mouth where Maj. Shapleigh's storehouse stood.(10)

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Thomas was the Constable in 1657 and in 1667 he had built a house upon Crockett's Neck and was living there. He and Anne sold houses and land to Abraham Corbett, distiller of Portsmouth 29 May 1667. He signed the petition that Thomas Wells be permitted to preach among them 10 Nov. 1673.(11)

On 13 June 1683 Anne along with her sons Elisha and Ephraim joined together in the sale of some land and on 21 May 1688 in consideration of money which had been given to her deceased husband and her daughter Mary Barton she deeded land to her son Ephraim.(12)

Issue-

3I. ANN- m. WILLIAM (1) ROBERTS of Arundel II. Ephraim-b.c.1641; m. Ann ______; Ephraim was a tailor. III. Elihu- m. Mary Winnock; living in 1698 IV. Joseph- b. 1651; m. Hannah ______ V. Joshua- b. 1657; m. Sarah Trickey VI. Hugh- m. Margaret ______ VII. Mary- m. ______ Barton VIII. Sarah- m. John Parrott

Ref:

(1) "Old Kittery and Her Families"- Stackpole, pp.21,53,329-30(2) Ibid- pp.53,330(3) Ibid- pp.49,53-4(4) Ibid- p.225(5) York Deeds- Vol.I, p.36(6) MA Archives- Vol.3, p.193(7) Ibid- p.242(8) Ibid- Vol.38b, p.152(9) "History of York, Maine"- Banks, Vol.II, p.21(10) "Old Kittery and Her Families"- Stackpole, p.52(11) MA Archives- Vol.10, p.113(12) "Pioneers of Maine & New Hampshire"- Pope, pp.48-9

"Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England"- Savage, Vol.I, p.475 "Pioneers on Maine Rivers"- Spencer"Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire"- p.172"Handbook History of the Town of York"- Moody

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