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Thomas Bancroft 1622 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1622

Birth Location: Swarkston, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 14 Dec 1684

Death Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: John Bancroft

Mother: Jane Bonython

Spouse(s): Alice Bacon, Elizabeth Metcalf, Margaret Wright, Hannah Gardner

Children(s): Thomas Bancroft, John Bancroft, Elizabeth Bancroft, Raham Bancroft, Ebenezer Bancroft, Sarah Bancroft, Mary Bancroft, Margaret Bancroft, Anna Bancroft, Thomas Bancroft, Ruth Bancroft, Rebecca Bancroft, Nathaniel Bancroft

Thomas Bancroft III was born in 1622 in Swarkston, Derbyshire, England, the child of John Bancroft and Jane Bonython. Thomas Bancroft III married Alice Bacon, Elizabeth Ellway Metcalf, Margaret Wright, Hannah Gardner, and had children including Thomas (Deacon) Bancroft, John Bancroft, Elizabeth Bancroft, Raham Bancroft, Ebenezer Bancroft, Sarah Bancroft, Mary Bancroft, Margaret Bancroft, Anna Bancroft, Thomas Bancroft, Ruth Bancroft, Rebecca Bancroft, Nathaniel Bancroft. Thomas Bancroft III passed away in 1684 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Thomas Bancroft III was born in 1622 in Swarkston, Derbyshire, England, the child of John Bancroft and Jane Bonython.
  • Thomas Bancroft III married Alice Bacon, Elizabeth Ellway Metcalf, Margaret Wright, Hannah Gardner, and had children including Thomas (Deacon) Bancroft, John Bancroft, Elizabeth Bancroft, Raham Bancroft, Ebenezer Bancroft, Sarah Bancroft, Mary Bancroft, Margaret Bancroft, Anna Bancroft, Thomas Bancroft, Ruth Bancroft, Rebecca Bancroft, Nathaniel Bancroft.
  • Thomas Bancroft III passed away in 1684 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bancroft
1592 – 1637
Birth Location: Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
JB
Jane Bonython
1601 – 1644
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Alice Bacon
1629 – 1648
Birth Location: Winston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
AB
Elizabeth Metcalf
1626 – 1711
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
EM
Margaret Wright
1634 – 1699
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
MW
Hannah Gardner
1650 – 1711
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
HG

Children(s)

Thomas Bancroft
1649 – 1718
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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John Bancroft
1650 – 1731
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
JB
Elizabeth Bancroft
1653 – 1732
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
EB
Raham Bancroft
1662 – 1683
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
RB
Ebenezer Bancroft
1667 – 1717
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
EB
Sarah Bancroft
1670 – 1697
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
SB
Mary Bancroft
1670 – 1742
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
MB
Margaret Bancroft
1656 – 1703
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
MB
Anna Bancroft
1658 –
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
AB
Thomas Bancroft
1659 – 1753
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
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Ruth Bancroft
1670 – 1714
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden County, CT
RB
Rebecca Bancroft
1680 – 1725
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
RB
Nathaniel Bancroft
1683 – 1752
Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
NB

Thomas Bancroft's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Bancroft
1622 – 1684
Birth Place: Swarkston, Derbyshire, England
Parents
John Bancroft
1592 – 1637
Walton-on-Trent, South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
Jane Bonython
1601 – 1644
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Bancroft
1569 – 1626
Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Rebecca Errington
1574 – 1639
(probably Osgathorpe, Leicestershire) , England = 9 miles from Swarkestone, Derbyshire
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bancroft
1547 – 1580
Alice Wright
1549 – 1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bancroft's Descendants

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Thomas Bancroft (10 Feb 1622 – 14 Dec 1684) m. Alice Bacon (1629 – 29 Mar 1648) m. Elizabeth (Ellway) Metcalf (20 Sep 1626 – 11 May 1711) m. Margaret Wright (1634 – 17 Dec 1699) m. Hannah Gardner (03 Dec 1650 – 12 Dec 1711)
  1. 1. Thomas ((Deacon)) Bancroft (14 Jul 1649 – 12 Jun 1718) m. Sarah Poole (11 Jul 1656 – 20 May 1723)
    1. 1. Thomas Bancroft (08 Sep 1673 – 09 Nov 1731)
    2. 2. Sarah Bancroft (28 Dec 1676 – 13 Feb 1724) m. Abraham Bryant (14 Feb 1671 – 03 Jul 1714)
      1. 1. Mary Bryant (13 Mar 1696 – 15 Mar 1760)
      2. 2. Sarah Bryant (12 May 1698 – 06 Jun 1723)
      3. 3. Abraham Bryant (07 Jun 1700 – 09 Feb 1746)
      4. 4. Abigail Bryant (13 Feb 1701 – 1800)
      5. 5. Mehitable Bryant (11 Jun 1704 – 12 Apr 1723)
      6. 6. Jonathan Bryant (11 Oct 1708 – )
      7. 7. Samuel Bryant (17 Oct 1710 – 10 Nov 1710)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Bancroft
    4. 4. Samuel Bancroft
    5. 5. Samuel Bancroft
    6. 6. Judith Bancroft
    7. 7. Rahum Bancroft
    8. 8. Jonathan Bancroft
    9. 9. Mehitabel Bancroft
    10. 10. Jonathan Bancroft
  2. 2. John Bancroft (03 Nov 1650 – 08 Nov 1731)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Bancroft (07 Dec 1653 – 31 Dec 1732)
  4. 4. Raham Bancroft (27 Jun 1662 – 19 May 1683)
  5. 5. Ebenezer Bancroft (26 Apr 1667 – 06 Jun 1717)
  6. 6. Sarah Bancroft (16 May 1670 – 23 Feb 1697)
  7. 7. Mary Bancroft (16 May 1670 – 28 Dec 1742)
  8. 8. Margaret Bancroft (16 Aug 1656 – 03 Feb 1703)
  9. 9. Anna Bancroft (01 Jul 1658 – )
  10. 10. Thomas Bancroft (21 Nov 1659 – 1753)
  11. 11. Ruth Bancroft (9 August 1670 – 1714)
  12. 12. Rebecca Bancroft (23 Feb 1680 – 31 Dec 1725) m. Samuel Gillett (16 Feb 1678 – 1739)
    1. 1. Samuel Gillett (13 Sep 1702 – )
    2. 2. John Gillett (16 Jan 1705 – )
    3. 3. Nathaniel Gillett (10 May 1707 – 09 Jun 1794)
    4. 4. Hannah Gillett (19 Jun 1709 – 02 Nov 1746)
    5. 5. Thomas Gillett (16 Apr 1711 – 10 Apr 1791)
    6. 6. Gardner Gillett (1715 – )
    7. 7. Rebecca Gillett (1718 – )
  13. 13. Nathaniel Bancroft (24 Oct 1683 – 25 Dec 1752) m. Ruth Hale (19 Dec 1687 – 28 Jan 1769)
    1. 1. Thomas Bancroft (17 Dec 1709 – 26 Sep 1779) m. Jemima Cooley (05 Jan 1712 – 24 Oct 1777)
      1. 1. Eunice Bancroft (20 Sep 1739 – 1777)
      2. 2. Jessie Bancroft (1740 – 1757)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Bancroft (07 May 1745 – 1813)
      4. 4. Stephen Bancroft (30 Jul 1753 – 06 Mar 1831) m. Sarah Strong (06 Mar 1752 – 21 Jan 1834)
        1. 1. Jesse Bancroft (1774 – 10 Apr 1850)
        2. 2. Obediah Bancroft (May 1775 – 30 Sep 1850)
        3. 3. Mercy (Malinda) Bancroft (1776 – 17 Sep 1777)
        4. 4. Thomas Bancroft (28 Jan 1778 – 18 Nov 1857)
        5. 5. Stephen Bancroft (1780 – 02 Jul 1865) m. Mercy (Marie) Bronson (31 Jan 1778 – 09 Dec 1825) m. Permelia Miller (02 May 1780 – 12 Aug 1863)
        6. 6. Sally Bancroft (1780 – 28 Aug 1828)
        7. 7. Joseph Bancroft (13 Apr 1781 – 24 Mar 1853)
        8. 8. Elihu Bancroft (5 Apr 1782 – 29 Oct 1855)
        9. 9. Oliver (Phelps) Bancroft (1787 – 18 Nov 1857)
        10. 10. Benevolence Bancroft (1789 – 1860)
        11. 11. Sarah Bancroft (1791 – 12 Sept 1849) m. Solomon Davis (Unknown – Unknown)
        12. 12. Jemima Bancroft (1793 – 12 Sep 1849)
        13. 13. Roxena Bancroft (25 Aug 1795 – 11 Aug 1847)
    2. 2. Lt. (Samuel) Bancroft (08 Jul 1711 – 06 Jul 1788)
    3. 3. Nathaniel Bancroft (Apr 1712 – 26 Aug 1764)
    4. 4. Anna Bancroft (17 Oct 1719 – 17 Oct 1779)

Thomas Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1622
10 Feb 1622
Birth of Thomas Bancroft III in Swarkston, Derbyshire, England
Swarkston, Derbyshire, England
1684
14 Dec 1684
Age 62
Death of Thomas Bancroft III in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1622
    Event Place: Swarkston, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 81576
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9549.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1684
    Event Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
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