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Thomas Fryer 1578–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Suffolk Co., ENGLAND

Death Date: 9 SEP 1685

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, USA

Father: Richard Fryer

Mother: Hannah Stenning

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Merritt

Children(s): Margaret Fryer

The story of Thomas Fryer began in 1578 in Suffolk Co., ENGLAND. Thomas Fryer married Elizabeth Merritt, and had children including Margaret Fryer. Thomas Fryer passed away in 1685 in Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Fryer began in 1578 in Suffolk Co., ENGLAND.
  • Thomas Fryer married Elizabeth Merritt, and had children including Margaret Fryer.
  • Thomas Fryer passed away in 1685 in Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Fryer's Ancestors

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Thomas Fryer
1578–1685
Birth Place: Suffolk Co., ENGLAND
Parents
Richard Fryer
1542–1606
Hannah Stenning
1545–
Grandparents
John Fryer
1510–1571
Wickham in, Welford, Berkshire, ENGLAND
Alys Daynes
1519–1563
Bacton Church, Bacton, Suffolk, ENGLAND
John Stenning
1510–
Great-Grandparents
John Fryer
1498–
Mary Gould
1460–
Thomas Daynes
1501–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Fryer's Descendants

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Thomas Fryer (1578–9 SEP 1685) m. Elizabeth Merritt (1572–9 SEP 1675)
  1. 1. Margaret Fryer 1594–1674 m. Thomas Gardner 1592–1674
    1. 1. Seeth Gardner 1636–1707 m. John Grafton 1639–1715
      1. 1. Mary Grafton 1660–1705 m. Joseph Hardy 1655–1687
        1. 1. Mary Hardy 1680–1742 m. Ebenezer Lambert 1674–1729
        2. 2. Joseph Hardy 1681–1745 m. Sarah Pickering 1686–1745
        3. 3. Martha Hardy 1683–1689
        4. 4. Seeth Hardy 1686–1712
      2. 2. Seeth Grafton 1665–
      3. 3. Jehoadan Grafton 1669–1707
      4. 4. Abigail Grafton 1667– m. John Walker 1663–1693 m. Joseph Andrews 1657–1732
      5. 5. Margaret Grafton 1671–1744 m. John (S.) Swinerton 1683–1752
      6. 6. Nathaniel Grafton 1672–1715
      7. 7. John Grafton 1676–
    2. 2. George Gardner 1616–1679 m. Elizabeth Freestone 1619–1665 m. Elizabeth Stone 1615–1681 m. Elizabeth Allen 1604–1681 m. Hannah Shattuck 1626–1701
    3. 3. Peter Gardner 1617–1698 m. Rebecca Crooke 1628–1675
    4. 4. Richard Gardner 1622–1688 m. Sarah Shattuck 1632–1724
    5. 5. Joseph Gardner 1626–1675 m. Anne Downing 1633–1713
    6. 6. John Gardner 1624–1706 m. Priscilla Grafton 1626–1717
    7. 7. Samuel Gardner 1629–1689 m. Mary White 1631–1675 m. Elizabeth Payne 1628–
    8. 8. Sarah Gardner 1627–1686 m. Benjamin Balch 1629–1715
    9. 9. Miriam Gardner 1632–1664 m. John Hill 1635–1680
    10. 10. Ruth Gardner 1635–1707
    11. 11. Susannah Gardner 1638–1639
    12. 12. Elizabeth Gardner 1640–
    13. 13. Thomas Gardner 1618–1689 m. Lucy Smith 1619–1687
      1. 1. Andrew Gardner 1641–1690 m. Sarah Mason 1651–1696
        1. 1. Lucy Gardner 1679–1753 m. Joseph Wilder 1683–1757
      2. 2. Caleb Gardner 1662–1681
      3. 3. Joshua Gardner 1659–1700
      4. 4. Joanna Gardner 1657–1724
      5. 5. Lucy Gardner 1655–
      6. 6. Peter Gardner 1650–1653
      7. 7. Mary Gardner 1648–1722
      8. 8. Abigail Gardner 1646–1649
      9. 9. Thomas Gardner 1645–1695

Thomas Fryer's Timeline

2 Records

1578
1578
Birth of Thomas Fryer in Suffolk Co., ENGLAND
Suffolk Co., ENGLAND
1685
9 SEP 1685
Age 107
Death of Thomas Fryer in Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, USA
Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Suffolk Co., ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 SEP 1685
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex Co., MA, USA

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