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Thomas Dexter 1594 – 1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1594

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Death Date: 29 Dec 1676

Death Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Thomas Dexter

Mother: Mary Topley

Spouse(s): Mary Harper

Children(s): Frances Dexter, Thomas Dexter, Elizabeth Dexter

The story of Thomas Dexter began in 1594 in Bristol, Somerset, England. Thomas Dexter married Mary Harper, and had children including Frances Dexter, Thomas Dexter, Elizabeth Oliver Dexter. Thomas Dexter passed away in 1676 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Dexter began in 1594 in Bristol, Somerset, England.
  • Thomas Dexter married Mary Harper, and had children including Frances Dexter, Thomas Dexter, Elizabeth Oliver Dexter.
  • Thomas Dexter passed away in 1676 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Dexter
1568 – 1676
Birth Location: In Leicestershire, England
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Mary Topley
1572 – 1629
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Harper
1598 – 1639
Birth Location: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
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Children(s)

Frances Dexter
1621 –
Birth Location: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
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Thomas Dexter
1623 – 1686
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Dexter
1624 – 1691
Birth Location: Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
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Thomas Dexter's Ancestors

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Thomas Dexter
1594 – 1676
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Dexter
1568 – 1676
In Leicestershire, England
Mary Topley
1572 – 1629
Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard Topley
1540 – 1591
Kent, England
Anne Topley
1540 –
Harrietsham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Topley
1492 – 1561
Agnes Godfrey
1500 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Topley
1455 – 1514
Margery Witts
1478 – 1515

Thomas Dexter's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Dexter (24 Jan 1594 – 29 Dec 1676) m. Mary Harper (25 Dec 1598 – 1639)
  1. 1. Frances Dexter (5 Aug 1621 – ) m. Richard Woody (1615 – )
    1. 1. Martha Woody (24 January 1651 – 21 Apr 1718) m. Richard Patteshall (1636 – 1689)
      1. 1. Francis Patteshall (25 January 1674 – 14 September 1749) m. Thomas Hitchbourn (1675 – 6 November 1731)
        1. 1. Deborah Hitchbourn (25 January 1704 – 23 May 1777) m. Apollos (Paul) Rivoire (20 November 1702 – 22 July 1754)
        2. 2. Thomas Hitchbourn (30 June 1708 – 16 June 1777)
        3. 3. Nathanll Hitchbourn (28 Oct 1709 – )
        4. 4. Richard Hitchbourn (10 Mar 1710-1711 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Dexter (1623 – 30 December 1686) m. Elizabeth Vincent ( – 1695)
    1. 1. Mary Dexter (11 Aug 1649 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Dexter (21 Sep 1651 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Dexter (1653 – 1679)
    4. 4. Abigail Dexter (12 Jun 1663 – 12 Sep 1715)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Oliver) Dexter (12 April 1624 – 6 May 1691) m. George (William) Carr (15 August 1613 – 4 April 1682)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Carr (21 Apr 1642 – Dec 1665) m. John Woodmancy
      1. 1. John Woodmancy (Dec 1665 – )
    2. 2. George (William) Carr (15 Apr 1644 – 1682) m. Ann Cotton (22 June 1661 – 30 November 1702)
      1. 1. Richard Carr (1677 – )
      2. 2. Dorothy Carr (1679 – 7 Oct 1741)
      3. 3. Anna Bedell (16 Jun 1681 – 1724)
    3. 3. Richard Carr (15 Mar 1645 – 25 Apr 1649)
    4. 4. William Carr (1647 – 21 May 1715) m. Elizabeth Pike
    5. 5. James Carr (28 Apr 1650 – 5 Aug 1726)
    6. 6. Mary Carr (29 Feb 1651 – 28 October 1688) m. James Bailey
      1. 1. Mary Bailey (Jul 1673 – Aug 1673)
      2. 2. John Bailey (1675 – )
      3. 3. James Bailey (1678 – )
    7. 7. Sarah Carr (17 Dec 1654 – 1680) m. Thomas Baker (22 Jan 1638 – 28 Jun 1710)
      1. 1. Benjamin Baker (1676 – 13 Dec 1726)
      2. 2. Jacob Baker (25 Sep 1678 – )
      3. 3. Thomas Baker (3 Jan 1679 – 20 Feb 1743) m. Mary Wood (1671 – )
        1. 1. Ann Baker (15 Oct 1715 – 12 Nov 1743) m. Daniel Austin (1702 – 1737) m. Stephen (Sylvester) Sweet (1710 – 1790)
      4. 4. George Baker (30 Dec 1681 – 1749)
      5. 5. James Baker (1682 – 10 Jul 1737)
      6. 6. Comfort Baker (abt. 1684 – 6 Nov 1749)
      7. 7. Mary Baker (1686 – 11 Jul 1751)
      8. 8. Sarah Baker (25 Feb 1686 – )
      9. 9. Elizabeth Baker (5 Jun 1688 – )
      10. 10. Samuel Baker (9 Sep 1689 – )
      11. 11. Joseph Baker (20 Jan 1690 – )
      12. 12. Benjamin Baker (7 May 1694 – )
      13. 13. Nathaniel Baker (16 Feb 1696 – )
    8. 8. John Carr (14 Nov 1656 – 25 Dec 1689)
    9. 9. Richard Carr (2 Apr 1659 – 11 Sep 1727)
    10. 10. Ann Carr (15 Jun 1661 – 8 June 1699) m. Thomas Putnam (1652 – )
      1. 1. Ann Putnam (18 Oct 1679 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Putnam (Feb 1681 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Putnam (29 May 1683 – )
      4. 4. Ebenezer Putnam (Jul 1685 – )
      5. 5. Deliverance Putnam (Sep 1687 – )
      6. 6. Sarah Putnam (Oct 1689 – Dec 1689)
      7. 7. Timothy Putnam (1691 – )

Thomas Dexter's Timeline

2 Records

1594
24 Jan 1594
Birth of Thomas Dexter in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1676
29 Dec 1676
Age 82
Death of Thomas Dexter in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1594
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 10096.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1676
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Genealogy of the Dexter family in America : descendants of Thomas Dexter : together with the record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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