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Thomas Emerson 1561 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1561

Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 6 Jan 1620

Death Location: Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Emerson

Mother: Joanne Brasse

Spouse(s): Susanna Crabbe, Susanna Taft

Children(s): **Thomas 1635

Thomas Emerson was born in 1561 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Emerson and Joanne Brasse. Thomas Emerson married Susanna 7th Great-Grandmother of President William Howard Taft Crabbe, Susanna Crabbe*, 7th Great-Grandmother of President William Howard Taft, and had children including **Thomas Emerson Sr. "Mayflower" on Ship Elizabeth Ann in 1635. Thomas Emerson passed away in 1620 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Emerson was born in 1561 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Emerson and Joanne Brasse.
  • Thomas Emerson married Susanna 7th Great-Grandmother of President William Howard Taft Crabbe, Susanna Crabbe*, 7th Great-Grandmother of President William Howard Taft, and had children including **Thomas Emerson Sr. "Mayflower" on Ship Elizabeth Ann in 1635.
  • Thomas Emerson passed away in 1620 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Thomas Emerson's Ancestors

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Thomas Emerson
1561 – 1620
Birth Place: Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Emerson
1540 – 1595
Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Joanne Brasse
1542 – 1561
Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Emerson's Descendants

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Thomas Emerson (25 Oct 1561 – 6 Jan 1620) m. Susanna (7th Great-Grandmother of President William Howard Taft) Crabbe (24 Nov 1556 – 20 Nov 1626) m. Susanna (Crabbe*, 7th Great-Grandmother of President William Howard) Taft (24 Nov 1556 – 17 Nov 1626)
  1. 1. **Thomas (Emerson Sr. "Mayflower" on Ship Elizabeth Ann in) 1635 (26 July 1584 – 1 May 1666) m. Elizabeth (Wentworth) Brewster (26 July 1584 – 10 Aug 1638) m. Elizabeth Bruester (26 Jul 1584 – 10 Aug 1638) m. Elizabeth Brewster (24 JUL 1594 – 10 AUG 1638) m. Elizabeth (Wentworth, Mayflower,) Brewster (26 Jul 1584 – 8 Aug 1638) m. Elizabeth (Brewster,) Emerson (1584 – Abt. 1666) m. Margaret Froe (1591 – 1656) m. Margaret (Froe,) Emerson (1591 – 1656)
    1. 1. Nathaniel Emerson (18 Jul 1630 – 29 Dec 1712) m. Lydia Thurlow (1640 – 13 August 1716)
      1. 1. Joanna (Mary "Hannah") Emerson (1663 – 04 Jul 1751) m. John Wolcott (1660 – )
        1. 1. James (Wolcott) (Woolcott) (1695 – 1752) m. Lence (ABT 1700 – )

Thomas Emerson's Timeline

4 Records

1561
25 Oct 1561
Birth of Thomas Emerson in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
1575
24 NOV 1575 Robert Emerson-Susanna Crabbe
Age 14
Thomas Emerson was married in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1611
1 JUL 1611 Robert Emerson-Susanna Crabbe
Age 50
Thomas Emerson was married in Stratford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Stratford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
1620
6 Jan 1620
Age 59
Death of Thomas Emerson in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1561
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1575 Robert Emerson-Susanna Crabbe
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1611 Robert Emerson-Susanna Crabbe
    Event Place: Stratford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1620
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

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