Martha Thayer1

b. 21 April 1771
Family
Father*Ebenezer Thayer1 b. 16 Jul 1734, d. 6 Sep 1792
Mother*Martha Cotton1 b. 30 Nov 1739, d. c 1809
Birth*21 April 1771Martha Thayer was born on 21 April 1771 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.1 

Citations

  1. [S1039] Hampton, NH: Vital Records to 1900, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 218. Hereinafter cited as Hampton Vital Records to 1900.

Mary Thayer1

b. 16 December 1721
Family
Father*Cornelius Thayer2 b. 14 Nov 1684, d. 1745
Mother*Lydia Turell2 b. 8 Jul 1683
Birth*16 December 1721Mary Thayer was born on 16 December 1721 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
(Residual Legatee) Probate Dispute2 March 1780 On 2 March 1780, Nathaniel Thayer, Cornelius Thayer, Samuel Bass, William Andrews, Deborah (Thayer) Whitworth, Hannah (Thayer) Abbott, Christian (Bass) Armstrong, Mary Thayer, Sarah (Thayer) White and Rebecca (Bass) Thomas Fowle, all of Boston and residual legatees resulting from the will of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell, submitted a document to the court addressing their concerns regarding the inequities between the value of silver and gold compared with the value of Continental currency, which had gone through several changes and devaluations during and after the Revolutionary War. In 1780, paper money in the new United States, called Continentals, was worth only about 1/40th of its face value. The document stated their understanding that Simon Tufts Esq. of Medford, as Executor to the last will and testament of Ebenezer Turell, late of Medford, Clerk, was entitled by the will to a legacy of £20, and was by virtue of his Executorship in possession of a sum of silver and gold coin, which according to a law of Massachusetts for regulating the value of silver and god coin, amounted to £503, 15s, 6p. Their petition went on to state that a dispute had arisen between the Executor Simon and several of the legatees regarding whether their legacies ought to be paid in silver and gold or in the present currency of the state. The petition's subscribers recommended that the Executor pay them 2/3 of their legacies in silver and gold, after deducting 1/2 of his own legacy, and that the Executor's other half be paid to himself in paper money. The petition went on to recommend that the £150 allowed the Executor for all his services in settling the estate be paid in paper money. The petition's subscribers, all residual legatees as the children, or their heirs, of Lydia (Turell) Thayer and Christian (Turell) Bass, both of whom were deceased sisters of the late Reverend Turell, agreed to be obligated to the court for the sum of £100,000 in lawful money of the state as protection for the Executor. Their document stated that in the case any debts owed to the estate were recovered which would increase the assets owed to the Executor, they would refund their prorated parts of those debts on the condition that their obligation of £100,000 to the court be voided and of no effect. Their petition concluded with the statement that should they fail to keep their agreement, their obligation would remain in full force and effect.3 
(Residual Legatee) Massachusetts Money The pound was the currency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its colonial predecessors until 1793. Like the British pound sterling of that era, the Massachusetts pound was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence, but the Massachusetts and British pounds were not equivalent in value. British and other foreign coins were widely circulated in Massachusetts, supplemented by locally-produced coins between about 1652 and 1682 and by local paper money from 1690.

The paper money issued in colonial Massachusetts was denominated in pounds, shillings, and pence. Initially, six shillings were equal to one Spanish dollar. After years of high inflation, in 1749 Massachusetts withdrew its paper money from circulation and returned to money in the form of coin.

After the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, the Continental Congress began issuing paper money known as Continental currency, or Continentals. Continental currency was denominated in dollars from 1/6 of a dollar to $80, including many odd denominations in between. During the Revolution, Congress issued $241,552,780 in Continental currency.

Continental currency depreciated badly during the war, giving rise to the famous phrase "not worth a continental". Several factors contributed to the declining value. Monetary policy was not coordinated between Congress and the states which, like Massachusetts, continued to issue too many bills of credit not backed by tangible assets. Congress and the states lacked the will or the means to retire the bills from circulation through taxation or the sale of bonds. Another problem was that the British successfully waged economic warfare by counterfeiting Continentals on a large scale.

By the end of 1778, Continentals retained from 1/5 to 1/7 of their face value. By 1780, the bills were worth 1/40th of face value. Congress attempted to reform the currency by removing the old bills from circulation and issuing new ones, without success. By May 1781, Continentals had become so worthless that they ceased to circulate as money. Benjamin Franklin noted that the depreciation of the currency had, in effect, acted as a tax to pay for the war. In the 1790s, after the ratification of the United States Constitution, Continentals could be exchanged for treasury bonds at 1% of face value. The Massachusetts state currency depreciated greatly and was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 1793.

The painful experience of the runaway inflation and collapse of the Continental dollar prompted the delegates to the Constitutional Convention to include the gold and silver clause into the United States Constitution so that the individual states could not issue bills of credit, or "make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts." This restriction of bills of credit was extended to the Federal Government, as the power to "emit bills" from the Articles of Confederation was abolished, leaving Congress with the power "to borrow money on credit."4,5 
(Residual Legatee) Probate Dispute9 March 1780During the course of the Turell probate, Simon Tufts Esq., Executor, submitted itemized reports to the court accounting for his payments to beneficiaries and the expenses he incurred on estate business. On 9 March 1780, the Executor listed cash paid in the amount of £329, 3s, 8p to the residuary legatees.3 

Citations

  1. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, page 153. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, 1700-1800.
  2. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 300. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.
  3. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  4. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_pound. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  5. [S225] Wikipedia Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_American_currency

Nathaniel Thayer

b. 11 April 1639, d. 28 March 1728
Family
Father*Richard Thayer b. 5 Apr 1601
Mother*Dorothy Mortimore
Baptism*11 April 1639Nathaniel Tayer was baptized on 11 April 1639 at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. His Godparents were Thomas Dymrie and Edward Dymrie as Godfathers and Aldgail(sic) Perlene as Godmother.1 
(Son) Immigrationcirca 1641Shortly after the death of his mother, Nathaniel Thayer immigrated with his father and seven siblings in circa 1641 to America with his eight children. The family settled in Braintree, Massachusetts following Richard's older brother, Thomas Thayer, who had immigrated in 1637 with his family and also settled in Braintree.2,3 
Marriage*circa 1669He married Deborah Townsend circa 1669.3 
Death*28 March 1728He died on 28 March 1728 in Boston at age 88.4 

Family

 Deborah Townsend
Child 1.Cornelius Thayer+3,5 b. 14 Nov 1684, d. 1745

Citations

  1. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) Family Entries in the Parish Registry of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 60, (July 1906): page 286. Hereinafter cited as "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR."
  2. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR", page 284 footnote.
  3. [S452] The Thayer Families Association Website, online at www.thayerfamilies.com, Richard Thayer, First 5 Generations. Hereinafter cited as Thayer Families Association Website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nathaniel Thayer, Memorial# 65470799, created by Marc Thayer III. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S1034] Boston MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699, online at www.americanancestors.org, City Document No. 130, page 164. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1630-1699.

Nathaniel Thayer1

b. 17 July 1710, d. 15 December 1786
Family
Father*Cornelius Thayer1 b. 14 Nov 1684, d. 1745
Mother*Lydia Turell1 b. 8 Jul 1683
Birth*17 July 1710Nathaniel Thayer was born on 17 July 1710 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*8 May 1733He married Ruth Eliot, daughter of Andrew Eliot and Ruth Symonds, on 8 May 1733 at First Church, Boston. They were married by the Reverend Thomas Foxwood.2,3 
(Husband) Death1746Nathaniel became a widower when Ruth (Eliot) Thayer died in 1746.4 
(Residual Legatee) Probate Dispute2 March 1780 On 2 March 1780, Nathaniel Thayer, Cornelius Thayer, Samuel Bass, William Andrews, Deborah (Thayer) Whitworth, Hannah (Thayer) Abbott, Christian (Bass) Armstrong, Mary Thayer, Sarah (Thayer) White and Rebecca (Bass) Thomas Fowle, all of Boston and residual legatees resulting from the will of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell, submitted a document to the court addressing their concerns regarding the inequities between the value of silver and gold compared with the value of Continental currency, which had gone through several changes and devaluations during and after the Revolutionary War. In 1780, paper money in the new United States, called Continentals, was worth only about 1/40th of its face value. The document stated their understanding that Simon Tufts Esq. of Medford, as Executor to the last will and testament of Ebenezer Turell, late of Medford, Clerk, was entitled by the will to a legacy of £20, and was by virtue of his Executorship in possession of a sum of silver and gold coin, which according to a law of Massachusetts for regulating the value of silver and god coin, amounted to £503, 15s, 6p. Their petition went on to state that a dispute had arisen between the Executor Simon and several of the legatees regarding whether their legacies ought to be paid in silver and gold or in the present currency of the state. The petition's subscribers recommended that the Executor pay them 2/3 of their legacies in silver and gold, after deducting 1/2 of his own legacy, and that the Executor's other half be paid to himself in paper money. The petition went on to recommend that the £150 allowed the Executor for all his services in settling the estate be paid in paper money. The petition's subscribers, all residual legatees as the children, or their heirs, of Lydia (Turell) Thayer and Christian (Turell) Bass, both of whom were deceased sisters of the late Reverend Turell, agreed to be obligated to the court for the sum of £100,000 in lawful money of the state as protection for the Executor. Their document stated that in the case any debts owed to the estate were recovered which would increase the assets owed to the Executor, they would refund their prorated parts of those debts on the condition that their obligation of £100,000 to the court be voided and of no effect. Their petition concluded with the statement that should they fail to keep their agreement, their obligation would remain in full force and effect.5 
(Residual Legatee) Massachusetts Money The pound was the currency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its colonial predecessors until 1793. Like the British pound sterling of that era, the Massachusetts pound was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence, but the Massachusetts and British pounds were not equivalent in value. British and other foreign coins were widely circulated in Massachusetts, supplemented by locally-produced coins between about 1652 and 1682 and by local paper money from 1690.

The paper money issued in colonial Massachusetts was denominated in pounds, shillings, and pence. Initially, six shillings were equal to one Spanish dollar. After years of high inflation, in 1749 Massachusetts withdrew its paper money from circulation and returned to money in the form of coin.

After the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, the Continental Congress began issuing paper money known as Continental currency, or Continentals. Continental currency was denominated in dollars from 1/6 of a dollar to $80, including many odd denominations in between. During the Revolution, Congress issued $241,552,780 in Continental currency.

Continental currency depreciated badly during the war, giving rise to the famous phrase "not worth a continental". Several factors contributed to the declining value. Monetary policy was not coordinated between Congress and the states which, like Massachusetts, continued to issue too many bills of credit not backed by tangible assets. Congress and the states lacked the will or the means to retire the bills from circulation through taxation or the sale of bonds. Another problem was that the British successfully waged economic warfare by counterfeiting Continentals on a large scale.

By the end of 1778, Continentals retained from 1/5 to 1/7 of their face value. By 1780, the bills were worth 1/40th of face value. Congress attempted to reform the currency by removing the old bills from circulation and issuing new ones, without success. By May 1781, Continentals had become so worthless that they ceased to circulate as money. Benjamin Franklin noted that the depreciation of the currency had, in effect, acted as a tax to pay for the war. In the 1790s, after the ratification of the United States Constitution, Continentals could be exchanged for treasury bonds at 1% of face value. The Massachusetts state currency depreciated greatly and was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 1793.

The painful experience of the runaway inflation and collapse of the Continental dollar prompted the delegates to the Constitutional Convention to include the gold and silver clause into the United States Constitution so that the individual states could not issue bills of credit, or "make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts." This restriction of bills of credit was extended to the Federal Government, as the power to "emit bills" from the Articles of Confederation was abolished, leaving Congress with the power "to borrow money on credit."6,7 
(Residual Legatee) Probate Dispute9 March 1780During the course of the Turell probate, Simon Tufts Esq., Executor, submitted itemized reports to the court accounting for his payments to beneficiaries and the expenses he incurred on estate business. On 9 March 1780, the Executor listed cash paid in the amount of £329, 3s, 8p to the residuary legatees.5 
Death*15 December 1786He died on 15 December 1786 in Boston at age 76.8 

Family

 Ruth Eliot b. 20 Sep 1711, d. 1746
Children 1.Ebenezer Thayer+9,4 b. 16 Jul 1734, d. 6 Sep 1792
 2.Nathaniel Thayer10 b. 2 May 1736
 3.Catharine Thayer11 b. 12 Jun 1737
 4.Nathaniel Thayer12 b. 4 Feb 1739
 5.Ruth Thayer13 b. 8 Aug 1742
 6.Lydia Thayer14 b. 1 Jan 1744
 7.Deborah Thayer15 b. 1 Dec 1745

Citations

  1. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, City Document No. 43, page 71. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, 1700-1800.
  2. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 396. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.
  3. [S746] Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, online at www.americanancestors.org, City Document No. 150, page 188. Hereinafter cited as Boston Marriages, 1700-1809.
  4. [S452] The Thayer Families Association Website, online at www.thayerfamilies.com, Richard Thayer, First 5 Generations. Hereinafter cited as Thayer Families Association Website.
  5. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  6. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_pound. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  7. [S225] Wikipedia Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_American_currency
  8. [S948] Boston Deaths, 1700-1799, online at www.americanancestors.org, citing the Massachusetts Centinel Semi Weekly of 16 Dec 1786. Hereinafter cited as Boston Deaths, 1700-1799.
  9. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  10. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 315.
  11. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 317.
  12. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 319.
  13. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 323.
  14. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 325.
  15. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 327.

Nathaniel Thayer1

b. 11 September 1808, d. 7 March 1883
Family
Father*Reverend Nathaniel Thayer1 b. 11 Jul 1769, d. 23 Jun 1840
Birth*11 September 1808Nathaniel Thayer was born on 11 September 1808 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.1 
Association*27 March 1869Nathaniel was a life member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, whose connection with the society dated from 27 March 1869.1 
Death*7 March 1883He died on 7 March 1883 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at age 74.1 

Citations

  1. [S1022] Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, "Necrology of the New-England Historic Genealogical Society (Nathaniel Thayer A.M.)", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 37, (October 1883): page 413. Hereinafter cited as "Nathaniel Thayer Necrology."

Nathaniel Thayer1

b. 2 May 1736
Family
Father*Nathaniel Thayer1 b. 17 Jul 1710, d. 15 Dec 1786
Mother*Ruth Eliot1 b. 20 Sep 1711, d. 1746
Baptism*2 May 1736Nathaniel Thayer was baptized on 2 May 1736 at First Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 315. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.

Nathaniel Thayer1

b. 4 February 1739
Family
Father*Nathaniel Thayer1 b. 17 Jul 1710, d. 15 Dec 1786
Mother*Ruth Eliot1 b. 20 Sep 1711, d. 1746
Baptism*4 February 1739Nathaniel Thayer was baptized on 4 February 1739 at First Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 319. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.

Reverend Nathaniel Thayer1

b. 11 July 1769, d. 23 June 1840
Family
Father*Ebenezer Thayer1,2 b. 16 Jul 1734, d. 6 Sep 1792
Mother*Martha Cotton1,2 b. 30 Nov 1739, d. c 1809
Birth*11 July 1769Reverend Nathaniel Thayer was born on 11 July 1769 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.1,2 
Education*1789Nathaniel graduated from Harvard College, Boston, in 17891 
Residence*26 August 1793 and was settled in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, by 26 August 1793.1 
Death*23 June 1840He died on 23 June 1840 in Lancaster at age 70.1 

Family
Child 1.Nathaniel Thayer1 b. 11 Sep 1808, d. 7 Mar 1883

Citations

  1. [S1022] Rev. Increase N. Tarbox, "Necrology of the New-England Historic Genealogical Society (Nathaniel Thayer A.M.)", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 37, (October 1883): page 413. Hereinafter cited as "Nathaniel Thayer Necrology."
  2. [S1039] Hampton, NH: Vital Records to 1900, online at www.americanancestors.org, Volume 1, page 216. Hereinafter cited as Hampton Vital Records to 1900.

Richard Thayer1

b. 5 April 1601
Family
Father*Richard Tayer1
Baptism*5 April 1601Richard Tayer was baptized [on D] at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. His Godparents were Richard Dimery and Nicholas Tayer as Godfathers and Elizabeth Grifling as Godmother.1 
Marriage*5 April 1624He married Dorothy Mortimore on 5 April 1624 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire.2 
Immigration*circa 1641After the death of his wife, Richard Thayer immigrated in circa 1641 to America with his eight children. The family settled in Braintree, Massachusetts following Richard's older brother, Thomas Thayer, who had immigrated in 1637 with his family and also settled in Braintree.3,4 

Family

 Dorothy Mortimore
Children 1.Jael Thayer+5 b. 2 Jun 1633, d. 10 Mar 1701
 2.Deborah Thayer5 b. 27 Mar 1634, d. 31 May 1662
 3.Nathaniel Thayer+ b. 11 Apr 1639, d. 28 Mar 1728

Citations

  1. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) Family Entries in the Parish Registry of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 60, (July 1906): page 284. Hereinafter cited as "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR."
  2. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR", page 287.
  3. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR", page 284 footnote.
  4. [S452] The Thayer Families Association Website, online at www.thayerfamilies.com, Richard Thayer, First 5 Generations. Hereinafter cited as Thayer Families Association Website.
  5. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR", page 286.

Ruth Thayer1

(Applicant) Religion29 March 1805Zilpah Bolton and Nathaniel Everett, along with eight others which included George Briggs Cox, Peter Vallett, John Woodward, Lydia Sweetser, Sally Lovis, Mary Marnson, Ruth Thayer and Venus Sylvester, applied for membership in the Second Baptist Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at a Friday evening meeting on 29 March 1805. The applicants spoke "with regard to works of grace upon their souls and after a candid and full examination, they were unanimously received into the fellowship as Candidates for baptism."2 
(Member) Religion31 March 1805Zilpah Bolton and Nathaniel Everett, along with several others including Thomas Ditson, John Hayden, George Briggs Cox, Simeon Blanchard, Francis Green, Peter Vallett, John Woodward, Mary Marnson, Ruth Thayer, Venus Sylvester, Kezia Booth, Lydia Leeds, Botsey Jones, Versan Adams, Zebudah Hayden, Martha Farrar, Betsey Mirth Horton, Catherine Thayer, Lydia Sweetser and Sally Lovis, were baptized and became members of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, on Sunday, 31 March 1805. In the baptismal records, the men and women were listed separately.3,4,5 

Citations

  1. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Reference Item# 26, Franklin Trask Library, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, pages 114 and 118.
  2. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Franklin Trask Library, page 114.
  3. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Franklin Trask Library, page 118.
  4. [S183] Boston, Massachusetts, Church Records, 1789-1811; FHL# 856700 Item# 5, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Second Baptist Church Records, 1789-1811.
  5. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.

Ruth Thayer1

b. 8 August 1742
Family
Father*Nathaniel Thayer1 b. 17 Jul 1710, d. 15 Dec 1786
Mother*Ruth Eliot1 b. 20 Sep 1711, d. 1746
Baptism*8 August 1742Ruth Thayer was baptized on 8 August 1742 at First Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 323. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.

Sarah Thayer1

Family
Marriage*6 May 1663She married Jonathan Hayward, son of William Hayward and Margery __?__, on 6 May 1663.1 

Family

 Jonathan Hayward b. c 1641, d. 21 Nov 1690
Children 1.Deacon Jonathan Hayward+1 b. 1668, d. 1757
 2.Huldah Hayward+1 b. 1672

Citations

  1. [S869] Marcus Taft Jones, Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history: descendants of William and Margery Hayward of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1648; earlier of Weymouth. Microfilm of typescript at the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, Rhode Island. Hayward genealogy 1648-1690: pages 1-13; FHL Film# 22344, Item 2, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history.

Sarah Thayer1

Family
Marriage*1726She married John Hayward, son of William Hayward and Esther Harbor, in 1726.1 

Family

 John Hayward b. 1700, d. 1735

Citations

  1. [S869] Marcus Taft Jones, Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history: descendants of William and Margery Hayward of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1648; earlier of Weymouth. Microfilm of typescript at the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, Rhode Island. Hayward genealogy 1648-1690: pages 133-150; FHL Film# 22344, Item 2, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history.

Sarah Thayer1

b. 1732
Family
Father*Cornelius Thayer2 b. 14 Nov 1684, d. 1745
Mother*Lydia Turell2 b. 8 Jul 1683
Birth*1732Sarah Thayer was born in 1732.1 
Marriage*She married Captain John White.1 
(Residual Legatee) Probate Dispute2 March 1780 On 2 March 1780, Nathaniel Thayer, Cornelius Thayer, Samuel Bass, William Andrews, Deborah (Thayer) Whitworth, Hannah (Thayer) Abbott, Christian (Bass) Armstrong, Mary Thayer, Sarah (Thayer) White and Rebecca (Bass) Thomas Fowle, all of Boston and residual legatees resulting from the will of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell, submitted a document to the court addressing their concerns regarding the inequities between the value of silver and gold compared with the value of Continental currency, which had gone through several changes and devaluations during and after the Revolutionary War. In 1780, paper money in the new United States, called Continentals, was worth only about 1/40th of its face value. The document stated their understanding that Simon Tufts Esq. of Medford, as Executor to the last will and testament of Ebenezer Turell, late of Medford, Clerk, was entitled by the will to a legacy of £20, and was by virtue of his Executorship in possession of a sum of silver and gold coin, which according to a law of Massachusetts for regulating the value of silver and god coin, amounted to £503, 15s, 6p. Their petition went on to state that a dispute had arisen between the Executor Simon and several of the legatees regarding whether their legacies ought to be paid in silver and gold or in the present currency of the state. The petition's subscribers recommended that the Executor pay them 2/3 of their legacies in silver and gold, after deducting 1/2 of his own legacy, and that the Executor's other half be paid to himself in paper money. The petition went on to recommend that the £150 allowed the Executor for all his services in settling the estate be paid in paper money. The petition's subscribers, all residual legatees as the children, or their heirs, of Lydia (Turell) Thayer and Christian (Turell) Bass, both of whom were deceased sisters of the late Reverend Turell, agreed to be obligated to the court for the sum of £100,000 in lawful money of the state as protection for the Executor. Their document stated that in the case any debts owed to the estate were recovered which would increase the assets owed to the Executor, they would refund their prorated parts of those debts on the condition that their obligation of £100,000 to the court be voided and of no effect. Their petition concluded with the statement that should they fail to keep their agreement, their obligation would remain in full force and effect.3 
(Residual Legatee) Massachusetts Money The pound was the currency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its colonial predecessors until 1793. Like the British pound sterling of that era, the Massachusetts pound was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence, but the Massachusetts and British pounds were not equivalent in value. British and other foreign coins were widely circulated in Massachusetts, supplemented by locally-produced coins between about 1652 and 1682 and by local paper money from 1690.

The paper money issued in colonial Massachusetts was denominated in pounds, shillings, and pence. Initially, six shillings were equal to one Spanish dollar. After years of high inflation, in 1749 Massachusetts withdrew its paper money from circulation and returned to money in the form of coin.

After the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, the Continental Congress began issuing paper money known as Continental currency, or Continentals. Continental currency was denominated in dollars from 1/6 of a dollar to $80, including many odd denominations in between. During the Revolution, Congress issued $241,552,780 in Continental currency.

Continental currency depreciated badly during the war, giving rise to the famous phrase "not worth a continental". Several factors contributed to the declining value. Monetary policy was not coordinated between Congress and the states which, like Massachusetts, continued to issue too many bills of credit not backed by tangible assets. Congress and the states lacked the will or the means to retire the bills from circulation through taxation or the sale of bonds. Another problem was that the British successfully waged economic warfare by counterfeiting Continentals on a large scale.

By the end of 1778, Continentals retained from 1/5 to 1/7 of their face value. By 1780, the bills were worth 1/40th of face value. Congress attempted to reform the currency by removing the old bills from circulation and issuing new ones, without success. By May 1781, Continentals had become so worthless that they ceased to circulate as money. Benjamin Franklin noted that the depreciation of the currency had, in effect, acted as a tax to pay for the war. In the 1790s, after the ratification of the United States Constitution, Continentals could be exchanged for treasury bonds at 1% of face value. The Massachusetts state currency depreciated greatly and was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 1793.

The painful experience of the runaway inflation and collapse of the Continental dollar prompted the delegates to the Constitutional Convention to include the gold and silver clause into the United States Constitution so that the individual states could not issue bills of credit, or "make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts." This restriction of bills of credit was extended to the Federal Government, as the power to "emit bills" from the Articles of Confederation was abolished, leaving Congress with the power "to borrow money on credit."4,5 
(Residual Legatee) Probate Dispute9 March 1780During the course of the Turell probate, Simon Tufts Esq., Executor, submitted itemized reports to the court accounting for his payments to beneficiaries and the expenses he incurred on estate business. On 9 March 1780, the Executor listed cash paid in the amount of £329, 3s, 8p to the residuary legatees.3 

Family

 Captain John White

Citations

  1. [S1067] Patricia Thayer Muno, Descendants of Richard Thayer, Immigrant to America 1641, through the 19th Century, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Beaverton, Oregon: Desktop Publishing, 1992), Descendants of Richard Thayer, page 131. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Richard Thayer.
  2. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 300. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.
  3. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  4. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_pound. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  5. [S225] Wikipedia Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_American_currency

Sarah Thayer1

b. 3 May 1725
Family
Birth*3 May 1725Sarah Thayer was born on 3 May 1725 in Mendon, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Marriage*19 April 1750She married Benoni Wight, son of Nathaniel Wight and Ruth Hawes, on 19 April 1750 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Benoni Wight b. 1 Sep 1721, d. 10 Sep 1775

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S1132] Various authors, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations : Volume 20 : Henry Samson in 3 parts. Note: Part 1. Henry Samson by Robert M. Sherman, Ruth W. Sherman & Robert S. Wakefield; Part 2. Revised by Ann T. Reeves, Henry Samson, fifth generation descendants of Henry's son James Samson and daughters Elizabeth Samson Sprout, Hannah Samson Holmes, daughter Samson Hanmore and Dorcas Samson Bonney; Part 3. Fifth generation descendants of Henry sons Stephen and Caleb. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975--), Person No. 32, Elizabeth Samson, Part 1, pages 30-31. Hereinafter cited as Henry Samson of the Mayflower (Five).

Turell Thayer1

b. 20 March 1726
Family
Father*Cornelius Thayer1 b. 14 Nov 1684, d. 1745
Mother*Lydia Turell1 b. 8 Jul 1683
Baptism*20 March 1726Turell Thayer was baptized on 20 March 1726 at First Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, First Church, page 300. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.

Frederick Carl Thede1

b. 8 May 1827, d. 19 September 1888
Family
Birth*8 May 1827Frederick Carl Thede was born on 8 May 1827 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.1 
Marriage*He married Dorathy Manto.2,1 
Death*19 September 1888He died on 19 September 1888 in Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario Province, Canada, at age 611 
Burial* and was buried in Section I of Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin.1 

Family

 Dorathy Manto b. 1829, d. 15 Jul 1910
Child 1.Louisa Thede+1,3 b. 15 May 1863, d. May 1903

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Frederick Carl Thede, Memorial# 194243884. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dorathy (Manto) Thede, Memorial# 194243885.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Louisa (Thede) Bolander, Memorial# 194468156.

Louisa Thede1,2

b. 15 May 1863, d. May 1903
Family
Father*Frederick Carl Thede3,2 b. 8 May 1827, d. 19 Sep 1888
Mother*Dorathy Manto4,2 b. 1829, d. 15 Jul 1910
Birth*15 May 1863Louisa Thede was born on 15 May 1863 in Ontario Province, Canada.2 
Marriage*4 March 1885She married, as his first wife, Harry Henry Bolander, son of Reverend Conrad Bolander and Eva Elisabeth Schroehn, on 4 March 1885.1,2,5 
Death*May 1903She died in May 1903 in Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario Province, Canada, at about age 40.2 
Burial*She was buried in Section K, Row 5 of Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin.2 

Family

 Harry Henry Bolander b. 19 Nov 1860, d. 31 Aug 1937
Child 1.Leslie Emerson Bolander1,2,6 b. 28 Jun 1893, d. 28 Mar 1960

Citations

  1. [S2122] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Ruth Blanche Hinds, age 20, born in Elsmore, Ontario, daughter of Beatty Hinds and Catharine Brandt, married Leslie Emerson Bolander, age 25, born in Port Elgin, Ontario , son of Harry Bolander and Louise Thede, on 5 November 1919 in Canada, Bruce, Ontario, referencing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, Reel# 483. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Louisa (Thede) Bolander, Memorial# 194468156. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frederick Carl Thede, Memorial# 194243884.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dorathy (Manto) Thede, Memorial# 194243885.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Harry Henry Bolander, Memorial# 194467825.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Leslie Emerson Bolander, Memorial# 194467826.

Abiah Thomas1

Family
Father*Job Thomas1 b. c 1745, d. Jun 1798
Mother*Rebecca Bates1 b. c 1746, d. 30 Jun 1819
Birth*Abiah Thomas was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S2084] A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume II, online at www.ancestry.com, Oliver M. Thomas, pages 492-494. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume II.

Abigail Thomas1

Family
Father*Isaac Thomas1
Mother*Abigail Cushing1 b. 31 Jan 1703/4

Citations

  1. [S842] Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 18, Family of Richard Warren. Third Edition, in 3 Parts. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004), Part One, pages 98-99. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower 18: Family of Richard Warren.

Abigail Thomas1

Family
Father*Isaac Thomas1
Mother*Abigail Cushing1 b. 31 Jan 1703/4

Citations

  1. [S842] Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 18, Family of Richard Warren. Third Edition, in 3 Parts. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004), Part One, pages 98-99. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower 18: Family of Richard Warren.

Abigail Thomas1

Family
Father*Isaac Thomas1
Mother*Abigail Cushing1 b. 31 Jan 1703/4

Citations

  1. [S842] Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 18, Family of Richard Warren. Third Edition, in 3 Parts. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004), Part One, pages 98-99. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower 18: Family of Richard Warren.

Adah Thomas1

Family
Father*Job Thomas2 b. c 1745, d. Jun 1798
Mother*Rebecca Bates2 b. c 1746, d. 30 Jun 1819
Birth*Adah Thomas was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.2 

Citations

  1. [S2084] A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume II, online at www.ancestry.com, Oliver M. Thomas, pages 492-494, her name is difficult to read and we are not sure "Adah" is correct. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume II.
  2. [S2084] A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume II, online at www.ancestry.com, Oliver M. Thomas, pages 492-494.

Alice Thomas1

Family
Father*Eber Thomas1 b. 1771, d. 16 Oct 1807
Mother*Zillah Thomas1 b. c 1775, d. 4 Aug 1844
Birth*Alice Thomas was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*She married Jesse Davis.1 
Relocation*After their marriage Alice and Jesse moved to Virginia.1 

Family

 Jesse Davis

Citations

  1. [S2037] Edward Mathews, The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Landsdale, Pennsylvania: Arthur K. Thomas, 1884), Chapter XI. The children of Mannesseh Thomas, page 48, Eber Thomas. Hereinafter cited as The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a.

Alice Thomas1

Family
Father*Manasseh Thomas1 b. 1721, d. 7 Feb 1802
Mother*Elizabeth Evans1 d. 1 Feb 1780
Birth*Alice Thomas was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Death*She died.1 

Citations

  1. [S2037] Edward Mathews, The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Landsdale, Pennsylvania: Arthur K. Thomas, 1884), Chapter XI. The children of Mannesseh Thomas, page 49, Alice Thomas. Hereinafter cited as The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a.

Alice E. Thomas1

b. 1858, d. 1942
Family
Birth*1858Alice E. Thomas was born about 1858 in Ohio.2 
Marriage*18 December 1879She married John C. Botts on 18 December 1879 in Iowa.1,3,4,2 
Census US 1910*29 April 1910Alice and John C. Botts were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 29 April 1910 in Kirkwood, Rock County, Nebraska. John was 61 years of age and employed as a general farmer, and Alice was 51 years of age. They rented their home, had been married for 30 years, the first marriage for each, and Alice had given birth to seven children, six of whom were living. Two of their children were enumerated with them in 1910. Fred was 20 years old, had no occupation, and had not attended school within the census year; and Nettie was 13 years old, had no occupation, and had attended school within the census year. Everyone in the Botts household was able to read and write.5 
(Wife) Death3 December 1927Alice became a widow when John C. Botts died on 3 December 1927 at age 79.3,4 
Death*1942She died in 1942 at about age 842 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Stuart Cemetery, Stuart, Holt County, Nebraska.2,4 

Family

 John C. Botts b. 7 Sep 1848, d. 3 Dec 1927
Child 1.Nettie Botts1 b. 15 Apr 1897

Citations

  1. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Nettie Alice Howell, born on 15 April 1897 at Exira, Iowa, daughter of John C Botts and Alice E Thomas, agency notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as NETTIE ALICE HOWELL; Mar 1950: Name listed as NETTIE ALICE VENTLING. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice E. (Thomas) Botts, Memorial# 113630874. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Stuart Advocate, (Stuart, Nebraska), Thursday, December 8, 1927, page 1, titled, "Obituary - Botts", reporting that John Calvin Botts was born in Hocking County, Ohio, on September 7th, 1848, and passed away in his home in Stuart, Nebraska December 3, 1927, at the advanced age of 79 years, 2 months and 26 days; married Alice Thomas on December 18, 1879 and moved to Stuart, Nebraska in 1885; Seven children, six survive, Mrs. O.O. Hendrickson of Stuart, Mrs. Stella Risor of Osceola, Clyde Botts of Omaha, Mrs. F.M. Penquite of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Fred Botts of Omaha, Mrs. Mark Timmons of Omaha, Gilbert, a son aged five years died on February 28, 1902; interment in Stuart Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John C. Botts, Memorial# 113630802.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John C. and Alice Botts, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kirkwood, Rock, Nebraska; Roll: T624_854; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0201; FHL microfilm: 1374867. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Amos Thomas1

b. 1752
Family
Father*Thomas Thomas1 b. 1711, d. Jan 1780
Mother*Mary Williams1 b. 1720, d. May 1793
Birth*1752Amos Thomas was born in 1752 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*20 September 1769He married Ruth Bates, daughter of Thomas Bates and Sarah __?__, on 20 September 1769 in Pennsylvania.2,1 

Family

 Ruth Bates

Citations

  1. [S2084] A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume II, online at www.ancestry.com, Oliver M. Thomas, pages 492-494. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume II.
  2. [S1609] Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Amos Thomas and Ruth "Bate" on 20 September 1769 citing Pennsylvania statewide marriage licenses. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821.

Amy Thomas1

b. 1777, d. 16 March 1861
Family
Father*Manasseh Thomas1 b. 1721, d. 7 Feb 1802
Mother*Elizabeth Evans1 d. 1 Feb 1780
Birth*1777Amy Thomas was born about 1777 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Marriage*15 November 1792She married Elisha Lunn on 15 November 1792 in St. Michaels' and Zion Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1,3 
(Wife) Death12 June 1843Amy became a widow when Elisha Lunn died on 12 June 1843.4 
Census US 1850*6 September 1850Amy (Thomas) Lunn was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 6 September 1850 in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was 73 years of age with real estate valued at $3,000, and three of her daughters resided with her in 1850. Eury was recorded as 45 years of age; Priscilla, which we suspect was Zillah was recorded as 40 years of age; and Charlotte was recorded as 30 years old. Elwood Kramer also lived in the Lunn household in 1850. He was 11 years old and attending school.2 
Census US 1860*5 August 1860Amy (Thomas) Lunn was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 5 August 1860 in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was 82 years of age with real estate valued at $4,500 and a personal estate valued at $1,000. Two of her daughters resided with her in 1860. Eury was recorded as 53 years of age with real estate valued at $800 and Priscilla was recorded as 45 years of age.5 
Death*16 March 1861She died on 16 March 18616 
Burial* and was buried in Hilltown Baptist Church Cemetery Upper, Perkasie, Bucks County.6 

Family

 Elisha Lunn d. 12 Jun 1843
Children 1.Abner Lunn1
 2.Eury Lunn1 b. 16 Sep 1797, d. 27 Mar 1879
 3.Thomas Lunn1
 4.Zillah Lunn1 b. 18 Nov 1803, d. 14 Feb 1880
 5.Joseph Lunn1 b. 1808, d. 26 Dec 1834
 6.Charlotte Lunn1
 7.Melinda Lunn1 b. 7 Nov 1812, d. 11 Mar 1886
 8.Jane Lunn+1 b. 1815, d. 5 May 1868
 9.Elizabeth Lunn+1

Citations

  1. [S2037] Edward Mathews, The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Landsdale, Pennsylvania: Arthur K. Thomas, 1884), Chapter XI. The children of Mannesseh Thomas, pages 48-49, Amy Lunn. Hereinafter cited as The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Amy Lunn, (her surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Lann"), Hilltown, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 758; Page: 277a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1609] Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Elisha "Lann" and Amy Thomas on 15 November 1792 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elisha Lunn, Memorial# 14490343. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Amy Lunn, (her surname transcribed as "Lann" by Ancestry), Hilltown, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Page: 398; Family History Library Film: 805084. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Amy Lunn, Memorial# 14490344.

Ann Thomas1

b. 1788, d. 30 March 1866
Family
Father*Job Thomas1,2 b. c 1745, d. Jun 1798
Mother*Rebecca Bates1,2 b. c 1746, d. 30 Jun 1819
Birth*1788Ann Thomas was born in 1788 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Name VariationShe was called Nancy.2 
Marriage*She married Issachar Thomas, son of Elias Bates Thomas and Elizabeth Howell. They were second cousins.1,3,2 
(Wife) Death24 January 1860Ann became a widow when Issachar Thomas died on 24 January 1860 in the 80th year of his age.3 
Death*30 March 1866She died on 30 March 1866 at about age 782 
Burial* and was buried in Hilltown Baptist Churchyard, Chalfont, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.2 

Family

 Issachar Thomas b. 1780, d. 24 Jan 1860
Child 1.Levi Thomas1 b. 23 Sep 1809, d. 21 Sep 1886

Citations

  1. [S2084] A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume II, online at www.ancestry.com, Oliver M. Thomas, pages 492-494. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Volume II.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ann Thomas, Memorial# 44023604. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Essachar Thomas, Memorial# 44023576.

Ann Thomas1

Family
Father*Eber Thomas1 b. 1771, d. 16 Oct 1807
Mother*Zillah Thomas1 b. c 1775, d. 4 Aug 1844
Birth*Ann Thomas was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*14 January 1817She married Ashbel Mathias on 14 January 1817.1 
Children*Ann and Ashbel had two daughters, Elinor and Mary.1 
(Wife) Death26 February 1826Ann became a widow when Ashbel Mathias died on 26 February 1826 at age 38.1 

Family

 Ashbel Mathias b. 1788, d. 26 Feb 1826

Citations

  1. [S2037] Edward Mathews, The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Landsdale, Pennsylvania: Arthur K. Thomas, 1884), Chapter XI. The children of Mannesseh Thomas, page 48, Eber Thomas. Hereinafter cited as The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a.