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Thomas Thayer 1596–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1596

Birth Location: Thornbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 2 Jan 1665

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Thayer

Mother: Ursula Dimery

Spouse(s): Margery Wheeler

Children(s): Shadrach Thayer

The story of Thomas Thayer began in 1596 in Thornbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England. Thomas Thayer married Margery Wheeler, and had children including Shadrach Thayer. Thomas Thayer passed away in 1665 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Thayer began in 1596 in Thornbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Thomas Thayer married Margery Wheeler, and had children including Shadrach Thayer.
  • Thomas Thayer passed away in 1665 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Thayer
1562–1625
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
RT
Ursula Dimery
1568–1628
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
UD

Spouses(s)

Margery Wheeler
1600–1673
Birth Location: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
MW

Children(s)

Shadrach Thayer
1629–1678
Birth Location: Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
ST

Thomas Thayer's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Thayer
1596–1665
Birth Place: Thornbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Richard Thayer
1562–1625
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Ursula (Alice) Dimery
1568–1628
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
John Thayer
1531–1584
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Dixon) Roberts
1534–1611
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
William Dimery
1530–1578
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Marian Gayner
1538–1578
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Johanes Thayer
1503–1561
Constance Holbrook
1507–1576
Thomas Roberts
1494–1582
Elizabeth Fremingham
1502–1587
Thomas Dimery
1502–1564
Alice Richmond
1519–1575
William Gayner
1500–1569
Elizabeth Gayner
1510–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thayer
1474–1561
Mary Roberts
1481–1546
Richard Holbrook
1474–1546
Edith Saunders
1478–1576
Walter Roberts
1460–1522
Alice Naylor
1462–1497
Thomas Dimery
1470–1515
Catherine Blunt
1492–1538
Margaret Choke
1495–1578
Ann Jenner
1470–1539
William Gayner
1470–1569

Thomas Thayer's Descendants

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Thomas Thayer (16 Aug 1596–2 Jan 1665) m. Margery Wheeler (25 Apr 1600–11 Feb 1673)
  1. 1. Shadrach Thayer 1629–1678 m. Deliverance (Elizabeth) Priest 1644–1723
    1. 1. Ephraim Thayer 1669–1757 m. Sarah Bass 1672–1751
      1. 1. Philip Thayer 1696–1758 m. Mary Wilson 1697–1770
        1. 1. Sarah (Thayer) Somerville 1705–1770 m. Seth Dorman 1682–1741

Thomas Thayer's Timeline

2 Records

1596
16 Aug 1596
Birth of Thomas Thayer in Thornbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England
1665
2 Jan 1665
Age 69
Death of Thomas Thayer in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Thornbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1665
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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