Thomas King

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Thomas King Immigrant Ancestor see FAMILY TREE
Born: 03/May/1597 Tarrant, Hinton, Dorset, England    
     
Died: 1656 Sudbury, Middlesex, MA    

WIFE

Anne Collins

CHILDREN

1. Anna King

2. Peter King

3. Mary King

4. Sarah King

5. Elizabeth King

6. Martha King

 Thomas King immigrated to New England from Ipswich "in the Elizabeth of Ipswich, Master, William Andrews, the last of April 1634", at the age of 15 with the family of John Barnard. He went first to Watertown and some three years later moved to the new settlement at Sudbury. He was one of the thirteen petitioners in 1656 for the Whipsuppenicke Plantation, which was incorporated as "Marlborow" on May 31, 1660, when he was chosen one of the seven members of the first board of selectmen of which Edmund Rice was the chairman.

Nothing is known of his first wife Anne, save that she died at Sudbury, 1642. He was married, second, at Sudbury on Dec. 26, 1655, to Bridget, widow of Robert Davis. She died at Marlborough on March 11, 1685. There is no record of the death of Thomas King in Sudbury or Marlborough but his will signed at Marlborough Jan 12, 1675 and proved April 20,16176, show the approximate time of his death. As he added a codicil on the 15th day of the first mo. 1676. The inventory taken Jan 24, 1676 totaled 295.10.00lbs, with houses and lands in Marlborough at 200lbs and lands in Sudbury at 60lbs. In it he mentions "Ann Carly, Mary Rice and Sarah Jocelin, my 3 daughters.

"Middlesex Probate, Docket 13334", Vol. 5, pgs 23-26
 

 

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