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Thomas Willett 1605–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1605

Birth Location: Barley, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Aug 1674

Death Location: Ancient Little Neck Cemetry, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Rev Willett

Mother: Jacobeda Goad

Spouse(s): MARY BROWNE, Mary Brown, Mary Brown, Joanna Boyse

Children(s): Mary Willett, Nathaniel Willett

Thomas Willett was born in 1605 in Barley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Rev Andrew Willett And Jacobeda Goad. Thomas Willett married Joanna Boyse, Mary Brown, Mary Browne, Sara Cornell, and had children including Mary Willett, Nathaniel Willett. Thomas Willett passed away in 1674 in Ancient Little Neck Cemetry, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Willett was born in 1605 in Barley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Rev Andrew Willett And Jacobeda Goad.
  • Thomas Willett married Joanna Boyse, Mary Brown, Mary Browne, Sara Cornell, and had children including Mary Willett, Nathaniel Willett.
  • Thomas Willett passed away in 1674 in Ancient Little Neck Cemetry, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Willett
1562–1621
Birth Location: Ely, Hertfordshire, , England
RW
Jacobeda Goad
1572–1637
Birth Location: England
JG

Spouses(s)

MARY BROWNE
1616–1669
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
MB
Mary Brown
1605–1669
Birth Location: EN
MB
Mary Brown
1637–1669
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
MB
Joanna Boyse
1616–1681
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, (Present UK)
JB

Children(s)

Mary Willett
1637–1682
Birth Location: Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, MA
MW
Nathaniel Willett
1628–1698
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
NW

Thomas Willett's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Willett
1605–1674
Birth Place: Barley, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Rev Andrew Willett
1562–1621
Ely, Hertfordshire, , England
Jacobeda Goad
1572–1637
England
Grandparents
Thomas Willet
1510–1598
Barley, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Willet
1512–1589
England
Roger (Goad, Rev., Provost of Kings College,) Cambridge
1538–1610
Horton, Buckinghamshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Willett's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Willett (29 Aug 1605–29 Aug 1674) m. MARY BROWNE (24 Mar 1616–24 Jan 1669) m. Mary Brown (1605–24 Jan 1669) m. Mary Brown (10 Nov 1637–08 Jan 1669) m. Joanna Boyse (1616–08 Nov 1681)
  1. 1. Mary Willett 1637–1682 m. Samuel ((Rev) Hooker,) Reverend 1633–1697 m. Rev (Thomas) Buckingham 1646–1709
    1. 1. Joseph Hooker 1672–1735
    2. 2. Hezekiah Hooker 1675–1686
    3. 3. Thomas (Hooker, M.D.) M.D. 1659–1720
    4. 4. William (Hooker) Sr 1695–1782 m. Susanna Fenn 1669–1699
      1. 1. William Hooker 1699–1756
      2. 2. Susanna Hooker 1690–1709
    5. 5. Henry Hooker 1683–1754
    6. 6. Doctor (DANIEL) HOOKER 1679–1742
    7. 7. Sarah Hooker 1681–1746 m. Stephen Buckingham 1675–1746
    8. 8. Mary Hooker 1673–1740 m. James Pierpont 1659–1714
      1. 1. Sarah (Hooker) Pierpont 1710–1758
    9. 9. Samuel (Hooker, II) II 1661–1758 m. Mehitabel Hamlin 1664–1749
      1. 1. Mehitable Hooker 1706–1763
      2. 2. Thomas Hooker 1692–1756
      3. 3. Samuel (Hooker) III 1688–1787
      4. 4. Giles Hooker 1690–1787
      5. 5. Richard Hooker 1700–1701
      6. 6. Roger Hooker 1698–1703
      7. 7. Esther Hooker 1702–1779
      8. 8. William Hooker 1695–1782
    10. 10. Roger Hooker 1663–1669
    11. 11. George Hooker 1747–
    12. 12. William Hooker 1663–1689 m. Susannah (Blackleach) Fenn 1669–1717
      1. 1. Godfrey Hooker 1686–1729
      2. 2. Margaret (Hooker) Lewis 1696–1742
      3. 3. William Kerr 1684–1756
      4. 4. Susannah Hooker 1690–1709 m. Nathan Selleck 1686–1772
      5. 5. Walter (Hooker) Jr 1689–1756
      6. 6. Stephen Hooker 1699–1767
      7. 7. Elizabeth Blackleach 1693–1698
      8. 8. Jane Hooker 1699–1774
      9. 9. Ann Hooker 1691–1742
      10. 10. John Blackleach 1695–1710
      11. 11. Bridgett Hooker 1670–1735 m. Thomas Mann 1666–1735
        1. 1. Bridgett Mann 1694–1761
        2. 2. Sarah Mann 1687–1750
        3. 3. Martha Mann 1709–1761
        4. 4. John Mann 1739–1743
        5. 5. John Mann 1715–1785 m. Margaret Peters 1724–
        6. 6. Thomas (Mann) III 1718–1792 m. Elizabeth Denton 1725–1792
        7. 7. Mary Williams 1709–1764 m. Richard (Williams) Sr\I 1705–1760
      12. 12. John Hooker 1695–1710
      13. 13. Elizabeth Hooker 1664–1774
    13. 13. James Hooker 1666–1743 m. Mary Leete 1671–1752
    14. 14. John Hooker 1665–1745 m. Abigail Stanley 1669–1746
      1. 1. Abigail Hooker 1691–1692
      2. 2. Ruth Hooker 1708–1777 m. Asahel (Strong) Jr 1702–1751
      3. 3. John Hooker 1695–1766
      4. 4. Hezekiah Hooker 1688–1756
      5. 5. Mary Hooker 1700–1780 m. Samuel Hart 1692–1751
      6. 6. Abigail Hooker 1698–1761
      7. 7. John Hooker 1693–1693
      8. 8. Sarah Hooker 1702–1737 m. Matthew Hart 1690–1736
      9. 9. Joseph Hooker 1705–1764 m. Sarah Lewis 1712–1797
      10. 10. Roger Hooker 1710–1775 m. Mercy Hart 1719–1745 m. Anne Kellogg 1720–1797
        1. 1. Thomas (Hart) Hooker 1743–1776
    15. 15. Nathaniel (Willett) Hooker 1671–1711 m. Mary Austin 1673–1753
      1. 1. Mary Hooker 1699–1765
      2. 2. Alice Howard 1701–1757
      3. 3. Sarah Edwards 1704–1775
      4. 4. Abigail Lord 1707–1792
      5. 5. Nathaniel Hooker 1710–1763
  2. 2. Nathaniel Willett 1628–1698 m. Sarah Adams 1641–1661

Thomas Willett's Timeline

7 Records

1605
29 August 1605
Birth of Thomas Willett in Barley, Leicestershire, England
Barley, Leicestershire, England
1605
29 Aug 1605
Birth of Thomas Willett in Barley, Hertfordshire, England
Barley, Hertfordshire, England
1605
29 Aug 1605
Thomas Willett was baptized in Barley, Hertfordshire, England
Barley, Hertfordshire, England
1643
1643
Age 38
Thomas Willett resided here
None
1668
1668
Age 63
Thomas Willett resided here
None
1674
29 Aug 1674
Age 69
Death of Thomas Willett in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1675
04 Aug 1675
Age 70
Death of Thomas Willett in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1605
    Event Place: Barley, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 447.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TR1
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3621.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3620.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [6] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [8] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [9] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 21
    [10] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1605
    Event Place: Barley, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24000.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 447.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TR1
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [5] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1605
    Event Place: Barley, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Barley, Hertfordshire, England; Date Range: 1559 - 1648; Film Number: 991364
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler, D D , LL D and related papers : with a genealogy of the anc
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: 73

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1643
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1668
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1675
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [4] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Autobiography of William Seymour Tyler, D D , LL D and related papers : with a genealogy of the anc
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [7] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [8] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 21
    [9] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1674
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [4] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ancient Little Neck Cemetry, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index
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