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Thomas Bliss 1550–1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1550

Birth Location: Okehampton, Belstone, Devonshire, or Daventry, Hertford, England

Death Date: 1635

Death Location: Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Oliphant

Spouse(s): Margaret Lawrence

Children(s): Thomas Bliss

In 1550, Thomas Bliss entered the world in Okehampton, Belstone, Devonshire, or Daventry, Hertford, England, born to William Blisse Sr And Elizabeth Leslie Oliphant. Thomas Bliss married Margaret Lawrence, and had children including Thomas Bliss. Thomas Bliss passed away in 1635 in Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Thomas Bliss entered the world in Okehampton, Belstone, Devonshire, or Daventry, Hertford, England, born to William Blisse Sr And Elizabeth Leslie Oliphant.
  • Thomas Bliss married Margaret Lawrence, and had children including Thomas Bliss.
  • Thomas Bliss passed away in 1635 in Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Bliss's Ancestors

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Thomas Bliss
1550–1635
Birth Place: Okehampton, Belstone, Devonshire, or Daventry, Hertford, England
Parents
William Blisse Sr
1530–1574
Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth (Leslie) Oliphant
1532–1596
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander (Oliphant Baron, Lord of Kellie Castle OR Baron Laurence) Oliphant
1513–1579
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Uxor (Ragsise) Ignota
1520–1579
Affoltern, Zurich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Homo Ignotus
1490–1560
Agnes Somerville
1498–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bliss's Descendants

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Thomas Bliss (Feb 1550–1635) m. Margaret Lawrence (1557–6 Apr 1621)
  1. 1. Thomas Bliss 1589–1650 m. Margaret (Lawrence) Hulins 1595–1684 m. Dorothy Wheatley 1591–1646
    1. 1. SARAH BLISS 1635–1705 m. JOHN SCOTT 1635–1690 m. Samuel Terry 1632–1731 m. John Scott 1635–1690
      1. 1. Elizabeth Scott 1683–1743 m. John Worthington 1679–1743
        1. 1. Rev (William) Worthington 1720–1804
        2. 2. Jonathan Worthington 1715– m. Mary Purchase 1717–1794
        3. 3. Amy Worthington 1725–1743
        4. 4. Nicholas Worthington 1717–1720
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Worthington) (Gaylord) 1710–1759
        6. 6. Margaret Worthington 1712–1777 m. Jonathan Purchase 1710–1777
      2. 2. William Scott 1676–1773
      3. 3. Ebenezer Scott 1673–1759
      4. 4. Hannah Scott 1668–1711
      5. 5. Mary Scott 1678–1741
      6. 6. Sarah Scott 1663–1751
      7. 7. Margaret Scott 1670–1693
      8. 8. William SCOTT 1665–1661
      9. 9. John Scott 1665–1661
      10. 10. Walter Scott 1690–1746
      11. 11. William Scott 1665–1773
      12. 12. John Scott 1658–1724
      13. 13. Walter Scott 1667–1743
      14. 14. William Scott 1660–1661
      15. 15. John SCOTT 1665–1751
    2. 2. Lawrence Bliss 1628–1676 m. Lydia ((Stratton) Wright) Bliss-Norton-Lamb-Colton 1635–1699 m. Lydia Wright 1635–1699
      1. 1. Sarah Bliss 1667–1742
    3. 3. Nathaniel Bliss 1622–1654 m. CATHERINE CHAPIN 1627–1712
      1. 1. Margaret BLISS 1649–1745 m. Nathaniel (Foote) III 1647–1703
        1. 1. Nathaniel (Foote) IV 1682–1774
        2. 2. Sarah Foote 1672–1756 m. Thomas Olcott –1732
        3. 3. Eunice Foote 1694–1771
        4. 4. Ephraim Foote 1685–1765
      2. 2. SAMUEL BLISS 1647–1749
      3. 3. Mary Bliss 1651–1722
      4. 4. Nathaniel (Bliss) jr 1653–1736
    4. 4. Thomas Bliss 1618–1688
    5. 5. Mary Bliss 1617–1712
    6. 6. Samuel Bliss 1624–1720
    7. 7. John Bliss 1640–1702
    8. 8. Elizabeth Bliss 1637–1683
    9. 9. Hester Bliss 1637–1683
    10. 10. Hannah Bliss 1633–1661
    11. 11. Elizabeth Bliss 1614–1675
    12. 12. Anne (Bliss) (Chapman) 1617–1685
    13. 13. Thomas Bliss 1624–1628

Thomas Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1550
Feb 1550
Birth of Thomas Bliss in Okehampton, Belstone, Devonshire, or Daventry, Hertford, England
Okehampton, Belstone, Devonshire, or Daventry, Hertford, England
1635
1635
Age 85
Death of Thomas Bliss in Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1550
    Event Place: Okehampton, Belstone, Devonshire, or Daventry, Hertford, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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