Thomas Thayer

1596 - 1665  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Thomas Thayer
  	Soon after he came to New England, his last name began to be spelt "Thayer", instead of "Tayer". [1]
  Christening	16 Aug 1596	Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Agency: Saint Mary's Parish
  His name was listed as "Thomas Tayer".
  Immigration	say 1635 (~ 38 years)  [3]
  Thomas and Margery came to New England.
  Land/House	24 Feb 1639/40 (~ 43 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 4, 5, 6]
  He was living in Boston at the time of the land grant.
  Occupation	say 1642 (~ 45 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6, 7]
  He was a shoemaker.
  Will	24 Jun 1664 (~ 67 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 5, 7]
  He mentions his wife, Margery, and his three sons: Thomas, Ferdinando, and Shadrach.
  Death	2 Jun 1665	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Probate/Proved	13 Sep 1665 (~ 69 years)	Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 6, 7]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Joane Tawier,   c. 6 Jan 1592/93, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 5 Feb 1592/93, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. John Tayer,   c. 17 Apr 1593, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 15 Mar 1606/07, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age ~ 13 years)   3. Mary Tayer,   c. 1 Mar 1595/96, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England + 4. Thomas Thayer,   c. 16 Aug 1596, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 2 Jun 1665, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 68 years) ▻ Margery Wheeler,  m. 13 Apr 1618   5. Wilfrey Tayer,   c. 1 Jan 1599/1600, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 12 Jun 1622, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age ~ 22 years) + 6. Richard Thayer,   c. 5 Apr 1601, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 27 Aug 1695, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 94 years) ▻ Dorothy Mortimer,  m. 5 Apr 1624 ;   Jane,  m. After 5 Jul 1646   7. Catherine Tayer,   c. 24 Feb 1603/04, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   8. William Tayer,   c. 5 May 1605, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   9. Margaret Tayre,   c. 10 Jun 1606, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   10. Agnes Taire,   c. 15 Mar 1607/08, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   11. John Taire,   c. 29 Apr 1610, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 12 Oct 1610, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   12. John Tayer,   c. 26 Dec 1611, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 20 Feb 1627/28, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age ~ 16 years)
  Half siblings	4 half sisters (family of Richardus Tawier and Ann Gibb)
  1. Catherine Tawier,   c. 24 Jun 1586, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 11 Sep 1586, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Alice Tawier,   c. 23 Oct 1587, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   3. Margaret Tawier,   c. 23 Dec 1589, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 18 Jun 1603, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age ~ 13 years)   4. Ann Tawier,   c. 10 Nov 1590, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 10 Nov 1590, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Johanes Tawier   bur. 11 Feb 1600/01, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   (Great Grandfather)  Dimery  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I564	Roy Line
  Last Modified	5 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Richardus Tawier,   c. 2 Aug 1562, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
  Mother	Dimery
  Family ID	F568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margery Wheeler,   b. Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 11 Feb 1672/73, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	13 Apr 1618	Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 8 months - She : ??.
  Children	5 sons, 7 daughters and 1 person of an unknown gender
  1. Ursula Tayer,   c. 18 Nov 1619, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 13 Dec 1619, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Welfrey Tayer,   c. 20 May 1621, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 10 Jul 1621, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Thomas Thayer,   c. 15 Sep 1622, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 9 Aug 1692, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 69 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Ferdinando Thayer,   c. 18 Apr 1625, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 28 Mar 1713, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 87 years) ▻ Huldah Hayward  m. 14 Jan 1652/53     5. Ursula Tayer,   c. 8 Oct 1626, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 2 May 1627, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. baby girl Thayer,   c. 3 Dec 1627, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. 3 Dec 1627, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Shadrach Thayer,   c. 9 May 1629, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 19 Oct 1678, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 49 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Mary Thayer,   c. 24 Jun 1630, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. young, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. baby Thayer,   c. Dec 1632, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England bur. Dec 1632, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (Age ~ 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Elizabeth Thayer,   c. 12 Apr 1635, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. probably young, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Jonathan Thayer,   c. 27 Dec 1637, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. young, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. Sarah Thayer,   b. Abt 1639, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   13. Hannah Thayer,   b. Abt 1642, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1672 (Age 31 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Thomas Thayer(1596 – 1665) 2Richardus Tawier(1562 – ) 4Johanes Tawier( – 1584) 8Johanes Tawier( – 11 Feb 1600/01) 9Constans( – 19 Mar 1561/62) 5Mary 10 11 3Dimery 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 16 Aug 1596 - Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage - 13 Apr 1618 - Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Land/House - 24 Feb 1639/40 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation - say 1642 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 24 Jun 1664 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 2 Jun 1665 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 13 Sep 1665 - Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S282] Faxon, Walter and Edward Henry Whorf. "Thayer (Thayer) Family Entries in the Parish Register of Thornbury, Gloucestersire, England" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume LXX, July 1906). [S698] Thayer, Bezaleel. Memorial of the Thayer Name, From the Massachusetts Colony of Weymouth and Braintree, Embracing Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of Richard & Thomas Thayer and Their Descendants, From 1636 to 1874, (Oswego, New York: R. J. Oliphant, 1847). [S283] Ojeda, Tomás Thayer. Thayer Family of Thornbury, (Moneda, Chile: Imprenta Moderna, 1907). [S1015] Ojeda, Luis Thayer. Genealogy of the Descendants of William Turpin Thayer of Bellingham , (Valparaiso, Chile: Imprenta Roma, 1933). [S1016] Ojeda, Luis Thayer. Some Notes and Corrections Referring to Thayer Genealogy According to the Researches of Walter E. Thayer, Esq, (Valparaiso, Chile: Imprenta Y Encuadernacién Roma, 1937). [S71] Johnson, Hugh Albert. Norris, Hackett, Prescott and Allied Families Our Ancestors and Their Descendants, (Annandale, Virginia: Charles Baptie Studios, 1975). [S285] Trask, William B. "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XIII, 1859). [S286] Woods, Henry Ernest. "Abstracts of Wills Relating to the Tayer (Thayer) Family of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume LX, July 1906).