Thomas Blodgett
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Thomas Blodgett (abt. 1604 - bef. 1642)

Thomas Blodgett
Born about in Stowmarket, Suffolk, Englandmap
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Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married about 1626 (to 8 Jul 1642) in Stowmarket, Suffolk, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Father of , , , , and
Died before before about age 38 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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The Puritan Great Migration.
Thomas Blodgett migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 1, p. 324)
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Disputed Origins

Although Anderson in his Great Migration series does not directly identify Robert Blodgett and Mary Whitlock as the parents of Thomas, nor list his 1604 baptism record in Stowmarket, Anderson does give Thomas' "origin" as Stowmarket, and Daniel's and Samuel's births in Stowmarket, citing Thompson & Thompson's Blodget-Blodgett Descendants of Thomas of Cambridge as evidence. Thompson & Thompson give Daniel's & Samuel's births as above, and also give Thomas' baptism as the son of Robert, based upon 1937 research by Vincent B. Redstone, cited and quoted below. See also this G2G thread, and see the profile of Robert for further discussion of his marriage to Mary.

Note that Anderson names no maiden name for his wife Susannah.

Biography

Thomas Blodgett was born about 1604, baptized Nov 1604 in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.

"Here again I was extremely fortunate, for I have found two entries which seem almost for certain to refer to your emigrant. At Stowmarket in 1631 Daniel Bloggett son of Thomas was baptised. The age is exactly right for the son of the emigrant, for I perceive from the published list of emigrants that Daniel was stated to be 4 years of age at the time of emigration. The other entry is that of a baptism of Thomas Bloggett in Nov., 1604, which would make him 30 years of age in April 1635. These two entries in conjunction make the identity with the emigrant seem highly possible. Unfortunately the entries for 1632-33 do not exist, and therefore from my notes I cannot find an entry of the birth of the son Samuel. This would to my mind entirely establish the case."[1]
"I am happy to inform you that I have now found the entry which entirely verifies the identity of your Thomas Blodget with that of the Thomas Blodget of Stowmarket, born in 1604. I have ascertained that there is a copy of part of the Stowmarket register at the Public Library at Ipswich, and from this I enclose the entries 1597 to 1647 for Blodgett. The important point is that these entries give the baptism of a Samuel Bloggett, son of Thomas in 1633. This is the right date for your Samuel the emigrant, and I do not think that there can be any doubt whatsoever now as to the identity with the emigrant family, of this family at Stowmarket."[2]

Based on the births or ages of his known children, Thomas and wife Susanna _____ had married by 1627.[3] He was a glover at England. In 1635, the family migrated to New England aboard the Increase from London, Robert Lea, Master.

On 18 April 1635, "Tho[mas] Blogget," glover, aged 30, "uxor Suzan Bloggett," aged 37, and two children "Daniell Blogget," aged 4, and "Samuell Blogget," aged 1", were enrolled as passengers for New England on the Increase[4][5]

They settled at Cambridge[6] where Thomas was admitted to the church sometime prior to 3 March 1635/6, the date on which "Thomas Bloyett," was made a freeman.[7]

Thomas died at Cambridge before 10 December 1642 (date of inventory); leaving will dated 10 August 1641,[8] by which he bequeathed:

  • to "my present wife Susan Blogget my whole estate after my decease as well within doors as without," she to pay
  • to "my eldest son Daniel" £15 at age 21 or one month after her decease,
  • to "my second son Samuel" £15 at age 21 or two months after her decease, and
  • to "my daughter Susan" £15 at her decease;

Thomas further stated "It is also my will that in case my children should be put to service or come into the hands of a ffather in lawe & in case the said master or ffather in lawe should not deale by them as is meete, in such case I say it is my will that the deacons & our brother ffessington & our brother Edward winchship, they or either of them should have power to see unto it & reforme it by one meanes or other as they shall see meete."[9][10]

The children of Thomas and Susanna (______) Blodgett:

  1. JOHN, born say 1627; buried Stowmarket, Suffolk, 4 May 1632[11]
  2. NATHANIEL, bp. Stowmarket 28 February 1628/9[12]; bur. there 8 May 1630[13]
  3. DANIEL, bp. Stowmarket 14 May 1631[14] (aged four in 1635[15]; m. (1) Chelmsford 15 September 1653 Mary Butterfield; m. (2) Chelmsford 10 March 1669[/70] Sarah Underwood.[16]
  4. SAMUEL, bp. Stowmarket 12 July 1633[17] (aged 1" on 8 April 1635[18]); m. Woburn 13 December 1655 Ruth Eggleton.[19]
  5. SUSANNA, d/o Thomas and Susan b. Cambridge [blank] June 1637[20]; m. Woburn 28 November 1655 Jonathan Thomson (her stepbrother),[21] son of JAMES THOMSON.[22]
  6. THOMAS Bloggett dyed 7 (6) 1639., Cambridge 7 August 1639.[23] Note: There is no indication that this death is for a son of Thomas. If there wasn't a will dated in 1641, It could be assumed to belong to the father.

Shortly after Thomas' death, widow "Susan Bloget" was attributed five Cambridge parcels "on the Common one dwelling house and outhouse with about half an acre of ground" "in the New West Field two acres"; "in the West End two acres"; "on the south side of Charles River two acres and half of marsh"; and "in the Fresh Pond Meadow two acres & half"[24]

Susanna remarried at Woburn, Massachusetts, 15 February 1643/4 to James Thomson.[25]

Still later (1645), as "Susan Blogett," she was granted an additional just over three acres to the west side of Menotomy River.[26]

Suannah (_____) (Blodgett) Thomson died at Woburn on 10 February 1660/1.[27]

In the Great Migration article about Thomas Blodgett, the authors referred to two works in the bibliographic notes. These materials are

  • Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A memorial volume containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, 2 vols, 1:91-92. [This materials may be accessible to some in the U.S. via a local library with access to Heritage Quest.]
  • Bradley DeForest Thompson and Franklin Condit Thompson, Blodget--Blodgett descendants of Thomas of Cambridge, 6 vols. (1955). [These material may be accessible via the Family History Library Catalog.] Anderson wrote, "the first volume of which contains the information on the English origin of the immigrant."

Sources

  1. ↑ Letter from V.B. Redstone to R.M. Blodget Sr. (annotated "The truth finally comes to light"), 22 Jan 1937: Blodget Codex, 1-129. NOTE: In the 1930s, descendant Rush Maxwell Blodget (Sr.) of California engaged the services of genealogist Vincent B. Redstone of Suffolk (and others) in researching the origins of Great Migration immigrant Thomas Blodgett. Redstone's research and correspondence are indexed in R.M. Blodget's personal Codex and held by several modern Blodgett researchers
  2. ↑ Letter from V.B. Redstone to R.M. Blodget Sr., 26 Jan 1937: Blodget Codex, 1-145.
  3. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014). Link by subscription.
  4. ↑ Citing "Hotten 61" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  5. ↑ Hotten, John Camden (editor). The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. (London: John Camden Hotten, 1874.) p. 61
  6. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  7. ↑ Citing "MBCR 1371" ("twelfth in a sequence of fourteen Cambridge men") in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  8. ↑ Citing "SPR 1:21" and "SPR 2:15" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014). Notes the will was proved on 8 March 1643/3.
  9. ↑ Citing "SPR 1:21" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  10. ↑ Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts. Probate Records, Vol 1-4, 1628-1667 Clerks copy. Accessed at Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Accessed at Ancestry ($) link Family Search inventory at Family search
  11. ↑ Citing "Blodgett Gen 1:2" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  12. ↑ Citing "Blodgett Gen 1:2" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  13. ↑ Citing "Blodgett Gen 1:2" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  14. ↑ Citing "Blodgett Gen 1:2" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  15. ↑ Citing "Hotten 61" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  16. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  17. ↑ Citing "Blodgett Gen 1:2" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  18. ↑ Citing "Hotten 61" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  19. ↑ Citing "Dawes-Gates 1:285-86" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  20. ↑ Citing "NEHGR 3:248" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  21. ↑ History of Woburn MA by Samuel Sewell
  22. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  23. ↑ Citing "NEHGR 3:248" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  24. ↑ Citing "CaBOP 101-2" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  25. ↑ Citing "GMB 3:1809-11" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  26. ↑ Citing "CaBOP 130" in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).
  27. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).

See also:

  • Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B (1999), 324-326; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014). Link by subscription.
  • Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A memorial volume containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, 2 vols, 1:91-92. [This materials may be accessible to some in the U.S. via a local library with access to Heritage Quest.]
  • Bradley DeForest Thompson and Franklin Condit Thompson, Blodget--Blodgett descendants of Thomas of Cambridge, 6 vols. (1955). [These material may be accessible via the Family History Library Catalog.]
  • Partial repository of images from the Rush Maxwell Blodget Codex collection on Google+, accessed 14 Sep 2014.
  • Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls




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Charles Clark
The date 7-8-1642 as a "died before" date appeared in Ferris's Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines (1943) stating this was when the will was proved. Normally a decedent's will is offered for probate before the inventory is taken. Ferris also noted that a different date of 7-24-1643 appeared in the margin of the will, citing 2 NEHGR 185-6.
posted by Charles Clark
Cochoit-2 Joe Cochoit
I also see that in the transcription of the will in NEHGR vol. 2 (1848): pp 185-186 that it states the witness to the will were deposed 8 (5) 1642 before Increase Nowell Sec. I am not sure why Anderson would not used this as the "dead by" date unless it was felt this was actually meant to be 1643 because of the notation in the margin.
posted by Joe Cochoit
B-404 Anne B
Dawes Gates' date appears to be just plain wrong. There is no date July 8 1642 involved.

Will Written 10 6th mo (August) 1641

Inventory taken 10 Dec _____

Will and inventory presented in court 8 1st month (March) 1642/3 - so the inventory was taken Dec 1642 unless it was Dec 1641 (which doesn't seem right)

The dates in the Margin 24 & 25 (5) [ie July] 1643 are probably the dates the items were recorded in the clerk's copy.

1892 copy Will: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YP-P282?cat=120561

1892 copy Inventory : https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YP-P2TC?i=361&cat=120561

These both say exactly what Anderson uses in his sketch, and he seems to have had access to the originals clerks's copy.

Re: the NEHGR transcription that say 8 (5) 1642 and Dawes-Gates' July 8 1642. I wonder if this was a misread of first for fifth. except that fifth month (July) would only be listed as 1642 or 1643, not 1642/3 as in the inventory.

posted by Anne B
edited by Anne B
Charles Clark
A copy of Thomas's will appeared in 2 NEHGR 185-85. Perhaps that should be included among the sources if it is more accessible than , e.g., Essex probate records.
posted by Charles Clark
Blodgett-1989 Matt Blodgett
Thomas was great times 10 grandfather.
posted by Matt Blodgett
Stills-18 Michael Stills
What is the source for exact death date of 8 Jul 1642?
posted by Michael Stills
B-404 Anne B
I don't think that date exists and should be changed to before 10 December 1642
posted by Anne B
Christiansen-1487 Alan Christiansen
Steele & Related Lines Book 2 (2000) p45 notes a child of Thomas Blodgett: Robert b.1629, died at Stowmarket, Suffolk, Eng. 1632. "New World Immigrants" Vol 1 p.42 by Tepper, Michael (929.42 T - Library, Bentonville, AR)
posted by Alan Christiansen
B-404 Anne B
The list that is on the profile comes from the Anderson's Great Migration series, which quotes the "Blodget-Blodgett descendants of Thomas of Cambridge;" vol 1 p 2. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/203539-blodget-blodgett-descendants-of-thomas-of-cambridge-vol-1?viewer=1&offset=0#page=10&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=

I've just looked for these baptisms at family search, ancestry and free reg and not found them. Robert seems to have the same birth as Nathaniel, so I doubt there are two of them.

I don't see Robert in "New World Immigrants" Vol 1 p.42 by Tepper, Michael (929.42 T - Library, Bentonville, AR) Steele & Related Lines Book 2 isn't on line (of course)

posted by Anne B
GeneJ X
The New England immigrant, Thomas Blodgett only might have been the same person by that name baptized at Stowmarket to Robert Blodgett.

A baptismal record is found to exist, but researchers continue to seek historical records to otherwise confirm that association.

posted by GeneJ X
Hammond-2140 Cheryl Hammond
I'm in the process of adding documentation linking Thomas to the baptism record and father Robert Blodgett, and I'll also be cleaning up and trying to document Robert.
posted by Cheryl Hammond
Anonymous Maxwell
Samuel aged 1 1/2 on the ship over, Daniel died before then.
posted by Anonymous Maxwell
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Merge him away.
posted by Jillaine Smith
GeneJ X
I do not find the child "Robert" reported in either the Blodgett genealogy (1955) or the Great Migration report.

Did I miss something?

posted by GeneJ X
GeneJ X
The first child listed as "Samuel" seems confused with Nathaniel. Please see the death/burial date entered.
posted by GeneJ X
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Please read "disputed origins" sections before making any changes to this profile. Thank you.
posted by Jillaine Smith

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