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Thomas Bliss 1588–1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1588

Birth Location: Preston Parva, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 7 Oct 1647

Death Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Bliss

Mother: Mrs Bliss

Spouse(s): Dorothy Wheatley

Children(s): Elizabeth Bliss, Jonathan Bliss, Martha Bliss, Mary Bliss, Thomas Bliss, John Bliss, Jane Bliss, Samuel Bliss, Nathaniel Bliss, Martha Bliss

Thomas Bliss was born in 1588 in Preston Parva, Northamptonshire, England, the child of John Thomas Bliss And Mrs John Bliss. In 1600, Thomas Bliss resided in Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. In 1642, Thomas Bliss resided in Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA. Thomas Bliss married Dorothy Wheatley, and had children including Elizabeth Bliss, Jane Bliss, John Bliss, Jonathan Bliss, Martha Bliss, Mary Bliss, Nathaniel Bliss, Samuel Bliss, Thomas Bliss. Thomas Bliss passed away in 1647 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Bliss was born in 1588 in Preston Parva, Northamptonshire, England, the child of John Thomas Bliss And Mrs John Bliss.
  • In 1600, Thomas Bliss resided in Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1642, Thomas Bliss resided in Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA.
  • Thomas Bliss married Dorothy Wheatley, and had children including Elizabeth Bliss, Jane Bliss, John Bliss, Jonathan Bliss, Martha Bliss, Mary Bliss, Nathaniel Bliss, Samuel Bliss, Thomas Bliss.
  • Thomas Bliss passed away in 1647 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bliss
1562–1617
Birth Location: Daventry, Northampton, England
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Mrs Bliss
1560–1621
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Wheatley
1591–1646
Birth Location: Maiden Newton, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bliss
1615–1675
Birth Location: Daventry, Belstone Parish, Devonshire, Eng.
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Jonathan Bliss
1626–1687
Birth Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
JB
Martha Bliss
1622–1676
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MB
Mary Bliss
1616–1712
Birth Location: Daventry, Daventry District, England
MB
Thomas Bliss
1624–1628
Birth Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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John Bliss
1620–1621
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
JB
Jane Bliss
1617–1621
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
JB
Samuel Bliss
1624–1719
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Bliss
1622–1654
Birth Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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Martha Bliss
1615–1617
Birth Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
MB

Thomas Bliss's Ancestors

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Thomas Bliss
1588–1647
Birth Place: Preston Parva, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John Thomas Bliss
1562–1617
Daventry, Northampton, England
Mrs (John) Bliss
1560–1621
England
Grandparents
William Bliss
1530–1574
Daventry, Northampton, England
Elizabeth Oliphant
1535–1596
Daventry, Northamptonshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Blysse
1490–1581
Joyce Daventry
1504–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1460–1556
Anne Downes
1472–1566

Thomas Bliss's Descendants

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Thomas Bliss (1588–7 Oct 1647) m. Dorothy Wheatley (22 AUG 1591–26 Apr 1646)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bliss 1615–1675 m. Thomas Wilmarth 1620–1690
    1. 1. John Willmarth 1643–1719 m. Ruth (Bowen) Kendrick 1649–1707 m. Esther (Hunting) Peck 1658–1756
      1. 1. Sarah ((Sari Kendrick)) Willmarth 1682–1728 m. John (Martin) Jr 1682–1759
        1. 1. John Martin 1715–1788 m. Agnes Lang 1715–1739
        2. 2. Timothy (Wilmarth) Martin 1716–1755
        3. 3. Amos Martin 1710–1771 m. Esther Chaffee 1722–1763 m. Hannah (Anna) Daggett 1728–1756
        4. 4. John (Wilmarth) Martin 1712–1725
        5. 5. Robert (Wilmarth) Martin 1718–1771
        6. 6. Ann (Wilmarth) Martin 1713–
        7. 7. Gideon Martin 1718–1758
        8. 8. Robert Martin 1713–1771
        9. 9. Barbara Martin 1714–
        10. 10. Daniel Martin 1710–1780 m. Mary Cotton 1715–
        11. 11. Hezekiah Martin 1713–
      2. 2. Dorothy Wilmarth 1680–1772
      3. 3. Timothy Wilmarth 1692–1715
      4. 4. Noah Wilmarth 1691–1691
      5. 5. Ruth (Kendrick) Willmarth 1673–1706
      6. 6. Mercy (Kendrick) Wilmarth 1689–1755
      7. 7. Nathaniel Wilmarth 1677–1747
      8. 8. Mehittable Wilmarth 1675–1702
      9. 9. John (Willmarth) Deacon 1685–1774 m. Hannah (Hunt) (Tyler) 1692–1781
        1. 1. John Willmarth 1714–1808
        2. 2. Timothy Wilmarth 1717–
        3. 3. Rebecca Wilmarth 1719–
        4. 4. Thaddeus Wilmarth 1721–
        5. 5. Joseph Wilmarth 1723–
        6. 6. Ephraim Wilmarth 1726–1766
        7. 7. Hannah Wilmarth 1728–1755
        8. 8. Sarah Wilmarth 1730–
        9. 9. Priscilla Wilmarth 1733–
        10. 10. Abel Wilmarth 1737–
        11. 11. Timothy Willmarth 1717–1781
        12. 12. Rebeckah Willmarth 1718–1782
        13. 13. Thaddeus Willmarth 1721–1788
        14. 14. Ephraim Willmarth 1726–1766
        15. 15. Sarah Willmarth 1730–1790
        16. 16. Joseph Willmarth 1723–1744
        17. 17. Hannah Willmarth 1728–1755
        18. 18. Priscilla Willmarth 1733–1754
        19. 19. Abel Willmarth 1737–1760
        20. 20. Mary Willmarth 1730–1780
        21. 21. Mary Willmarth –1736
      10. 10. Rebecca Wilmarth 1679–1683
      11. 11. Esther Willmarth 1681–1741
      12. 12. Elizabeth (Peck) Wilmarth 1688–1747
      13. 13. Jonathan (Peck) Wilmarth 1690–1756
      14. 14. Thomas Willmarth 1697–1726
      15. 15. Stephen Wilmarth 1695–1765
      16. 16. Daniel (Peck) Wilmarth 1685–1769
      17. 17. Margaret Wilmarth 1692–1718
      18. 18. Esther (Peck) Willmarth 1709–1741
      19. 19. Nathaniel (Peck) Wilmarth 1700–1764 m. Mary (Ballard) Stacy 1701–1756 m. Rebekah Brown 1725–1777 m. Mary Luscomb 1709–1735
        1. 1. Ichabod Wilmarth 1731–1731
        2. 2. Mary (Stacy) Wilmarth 1725–1813
        3. 3. Elkanah (Stacy) Willmarth 1729–1828
        4. 4. Nathan (Stacy) Wilmarth 1723–1813
        5. 5. Esther (Stacy) Wilmarth 1724–1806
        6. 6. Mary Wilmarth 1733–1812
        7. 7. Bebe (Follett) Wilmarth 1765–1796
        8. 8. John (Stacy) Wilmarth 1733–1820 m. Phebe (Ann) Briggs 1740–1829
        9. 9. MERCY (Follett) WILLMARTH 1760–1799
      20. 20. Daniel Wilmarth 1685–1768
      21. 21. Elizabeth (Peck) Wilmarth 1688–1747
      22. 22. Jonathan (Peck) Wilmarth 1690–1756
      23. 23. Thomas Willmarth 1697–1726
      24. 24. Stephen Wilmarth 1695–1765
      25. 25. Daniel (Peck) Wilmarth 1685–1769
      26. 26. Margaret Wilmarth 1692–1718
      27. 27. Esther (Peck) Willmarth 1709–1741
    2. 2. Jonathan (Wilmarth) Sgt 1658–1756 m. Esther (Peck) ❤️ 1658–1756
      1. 1. Rebecca (Peck) Wilmarth 1683–1736 m. Jasiel Perry 1682–1752
        1. 1. David (Perry) Sr. 1719–1806 m. Margaret (Willmarth) Dryer 1722–1806
      2. 2. Nathan (Wilmarth) ❤️ 1700–1764
      3. 3. Thomas Wilmarth 1697–1726
      4. 4. Jonathan Wilmarth 1690–1756
      5. 5. Stephen Wilmarth 1695–1765
      6. 6. Margaret Wilmarth 1692–1780
      7. 7. Elizabeth Wilmarth 1688–1747
      8. 8. Daniel Wilmarth 1685–
      9. 9. Rebecca Wilmarth 1679–1683
      10. 10. Esther Willmarth 1681–1741
      11. 11. Jonathan Wilmarth 1700–1756
      12. 12. Nathan WILMARTH –1756
    3. 3. Daniel Wilmarth 1648–1676
    4. 4. Nathaniel Wilmarth 1661–1676
    5. 5. Timothy Wilmarth 1660–1676
    6. 6. Thomas (Willmarth) Wilmot 1650–1690
    7. 7. Elizabeth Willmarth 1647–1690
    8. 8. Thomas Wilmarth 1675–1759
    9. 9. Esther Willmarth 1681–1741
    10. 10. Elice Wilmarth 1676–
    11. 11. Anne Wilmarth 1669–
    12. 12. Marie (Elizabeth) Wilmarth 1651–1701
  2. 2. Jonathan Bliss 1626–1687
  3. 3. Martha Bliss 1622–1676
  4. 4. Mary Bliss 1616–1712
  5. 5. Thomas Bliss 1624–1628
  6. 6. John Bliss 1620–1621
  7. 7. Jane Bliss 1617–1621
  8. 8. Samuel Bliss 1624–1719
  9. 9. Nathaniel Bliss 1622–1654
  10. 10. Martha Bliss 1615–1617

Thomas Bliss's Timeline

4 Records

1588
1588
Birth of Thomas Bliss in Preston Parva, Northamptonshire, England
Preston Parva, Northamptonshire, England
1600
1600-1883
Age 12
Thomas Bliss resided here in Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1642
1642
Age 54
Thomas Bliss resided here in Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1647
7 Oct 1647
Age 59
Death of Thomas Bliss in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Preston Parva, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24043.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1883
    Event Place: Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History of Bristol County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Freeman 18 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1647
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral
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