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Thomas Emerson 1584–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1584

Birth Location: Sedgefield, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 May 1666

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Ortus Emersone

Mother: Susanna Crabbe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brewster

Children(s): Joseph Emerson, Elizabeth Perrin, John Emerson, Thomas Emerson

The story of Thomas Emerson began in 1584 in Sedgefield, County Durham, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Emerson married Elizabeth Brewster, and had children including Elizabeth Fuller Perrin, John Emerson, Joseph Emerson, Thomas Emerson. Thomas Emerson passed away in 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Emerson began in 1584 in Sedgefield, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.
  • Thomas Emerson married Elizabeth Brewster, and had children including Elizabeth Fuller Perrin, John Emerson, Joseph Emerson, Thomas Emerson.
  • Thomas Emerson passed away in 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Emerson's Ancestors

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Thomas Emerson
1584–1666
Birth Place: Sedgefield, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Ortus Robert Emersone
1561–1620
Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Susanna Crabbe
1556–1626
Grandparents
Jane Wollesdon*
1542–1579
Canterbury, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Walsall
1515–1589
Isabella Dixon
1480–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Emerson's Descendants

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Thomas Emerson (26 July 1584–1 May 1666) m. Elizabeth Brewster (26 July 1584–1666)
  1. 1. Joseph Emerson 1620–1680 m. Elizabeth Buckley 1623–1653 m. Elizabeth Bulkeley 1638–1693
    1. 1. Ebenezer EMERSON 1677–1751 m. Mary Boutwell 1685–1737
      1. 1. Thomas (Abel) EMERSON 1724–1810 m. Elizabeth Bruce 1726–1793
        1. 1. Abel Emberson 1750–1820 m. Molly Currier 1754–1828
        2. 2. Elizabeth Emerson 1753–1828
        3. 3. William Emerson 1760–1848
        4. 4. Susanna Williams 1764–1803
        5. 5. Jonathan Emerson 1768–1841
        6. 6. Benjamin Emerson 1755–1818
        7. 7. Lydia Emerson 1761–1832
        8. 8. Thomas Emerson 1755–1826
      2. 2. James Emerson 1720–1808
      3. 3. Ebenezer Emerson 1717–1801
      4. 4. Joseph Emerson 1721–1803
    2. 2. Edward Emerson 1670–1743
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Fuller) Perrin 1623–1666
  3. 3. John Emerson 1625–1700
  4. 4. Thomas Emerson –1679

Thomas Emerson's Timeline

4 Records

1584
26 July 1584
Birth of Thomas Emerson in Sedgefield, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Sedgefield, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1584
26 Jul 1584
Thomas Emerson was baptized in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1666
1 May 1666
Age 82
Death of Thomas Emerson in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1666
Sep 1666
Age 82
Thomas Emerson - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, British America
Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1584
    Event Place: Sedgefield, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [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
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1584
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1666
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [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
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Sep 1666
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691

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