Thomas Baxter III (1710 - 1781)

Born 19 Dec 1710 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Zilpha (Nickerson) Baxter — married after 8 Nov 1740 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1781 at age 70 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth

Thomas Baxter, was born in 1710. He was the son of Thomas Baxter and Hannah Crowell.

Marriage

Thomas Baxter of Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, and Zilpha Nickerson of Chatham, declared their marriage intentions on 8 Nov 1740. .^[1]Thomas and Zilpha had a total of six children during their marriage.

Children

1. Benjamin, b. Sept. 20, 1741; m. Elizabeth Ryder, Harwich, 1765; d.1812.

2. Reuben, b. May 2, 1745; m. Elizabeth Crowell, Oct. 31, 1765; d. 1813.

3. Stephen, b. July 1, 1748; injured head while on board a whaler, and later went

insane as a result of this trama event.

4. Ruth (Baxter) Swain; b. June 5. 1751; m. Reuben Swain, Nantucket, 1768.

5. Thomas; b. Sept. 3, 1755; m. Prudence Baker, Dec. 6, 1790; d. 1824.

6. Zilpha; b. Oct. 1, 1758.

Siblings

1. Cornelius Baxter, 1712–1796.

2. Leah (Baxter) Berry, 1715–1748.

3. Malachi Baxter, 1718–1755.

Half siblings

4. Timothy Baxter, 1705–1777.

5. Elizabeth (Baxter) Whaples, 1708–1780.

Note from Father's profile

Thomas Baxter Jr married Mary Lattimer in 1705. They had 2 children, Timothy and Elizabeth. In 1729 Mary filed for divorce stating that her husband abandoned her and her children and was involved with other women. There are court records that support this. There are other sources that state the Thomas Baxter Jr. lived with Hannah Crowell. Between 1710 and 1718 they had four more children, Thomas, Cornelius, Leah and Malachai. Also, Thomas's father, in his will in 1713, specifically bequeaths a gift to "his 2 grandchildren living in Connecticut" and mentions Timothy by name. All this is supported by Genealogist Elizabeth Pearson WHite who commented on this in her book about John Howland and the MAyflower, Vol. 1.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Record Type-Intention; spouse-Zilpha Nickerson; Town Info Yarmouth; Volume Name Yarmouth - V1; Page 179; (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13934/179/251759551)

• Massachusetts vital and town records, 1620-1988
• White, Elizabeth Pearson. John Howland of the Mayflower (Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1990) Vol. 1, Page 266.