Evan (Sgt.) THOMAS

First came to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1633 (or 1653), as master of the ship "William and Francis." He was from Wales and came to Boston again in 1640 with his wife Jane____ and four children. He was "taken into consideration as a resident" of Boston on October 26, 1640, and was admitted an inhabitant on January 25, 1641. He was admitted to the First Church on April 4, 1641, and became a freeman on June 2, 1642. He became a member of the "Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company" in 1653. He was a vintner (wine merchant), had a good property, and died August 25, 1661. His wife Jane died January 12, 1658. Two of his children were born in Boston - Jane, March 16, 1641, and Dorcas, December 5, 1642, but Dorcas died later the same month. Evan Thomas married a second time, Alice (maiden name unknown) and she survived him. Another version: Evan was born about 1615 based on him being about 25 when arriving in New England by 1641. On September 1, 1640, "Evan Thomas, having a wife & four children is allotted twenty bushels of corn at harvest....." On October 26, 1640, Evan Thomas was under consideration to be a townsman at Boston. On April 4, 1641, "Evan Thomas a Welshman" was admitted to Boston Church.[1] Evan Thomas of Wales emigrated to New England by January 1641. He was a vintner in Boston.[2] His first wife was Jane. She died before 14 October 1659, when he declared his intention to marry Alice Kirtland, widow of Philip Kirtland. Sergeant Evan Thomas died at Boston, Massachusetts, on 25 August 1661.[3] Sources ↑ Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20.(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) Reference volume 17 (2008), page 29, cites Boston Church Records page 33; Massachusetts Bay Colony Records 1:300; Boston Town Records 1:56 ↑ Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822] (Thwing Collection). Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1800 and The Crooked and Narrow Streets of Boston, 1630-1822. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Reference page 17291. $Subscription ↑ Boston Records, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 18, page 330. Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005, pages 198-201. Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700, Vol. 3, page 1503: THOMAS, Evan (-1661) & 1/wf Jane ____ (-12 Jan 16S8/9); ca 1630/2?; Boston {Thomas (,1) 15; Thomas (,3) 19-20; Sanborn V.C. 15; Kirtland 5; Reg. 11:38}. THOMAS, Evan (-1661) & Alice (____) [KIRTLAND] (-1697), w Philip; aft 14 Oct 1659, bef 8 Nov 1659; Lynn {Briggs-DeGroff 393; Lynn Hist. 155; Essex Ant. 11:85, 13:42; Thomas (,1) 15; Kirtland 15; Sanborn V.C. 15; EIHC 1:94; Cox (1899) 45; Reg. 11:38-9; TAG. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Evan Thomas and Alice Thomas, 14 Oct 1659, New England U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Evan Thomas, Arrival 1640, Boston, Massachusetts; Primary Immigrant Evan Thomas COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 Sargent Evan Thomas; Death 25 Aug 1661; Boston, Massachusetts Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691 Evan Thomas; Death year 1661; Massachusetts; Probate Date June 1661; Essex, Massachusetts.

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