Thomas Drew (abt. 1706 - 1770)

Born about 1706 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Harris) Drew — married 16 Aug 1739 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1770 at about age 64 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

Thomas Drew was born about 1706 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, the child of John Drew.

Thomas, who was thought to be a shipwright, married Abigail Harris on August 16, 1739, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. They had a number of children during their marriage.

"The Plymouth Directory" recounts an incident were Thomas Drew Assists a deserting British soldier just before the war for independence and later recounts a story of him building a vessel in a nearby pond. This is probably this Thomas Drew, thought it could have been his son Thomas.

He died on June 14, 1770, in Halifax, Massachusetts, at the age of 64, and was buried there.

Married Abigail Harris, daughter of Samuel Harris and Abigail Harden/Harding.

Thomas and Abigail (Harris) Drew had the following (8) children:

1. Thomas, b. before 16 Aug. 1739; m. Lucy Tomson
2. Sarah, baptized 16 Feb. 1745/6; died before 1784
3. Jemimia, baptized 27 April 1746; m. Peleg Barrows
4. Ezra, baptized 9 July 1749; m. Elizabeth Holmes, m. Sarah, m. Bettie, m. Rebecca
5. Abigail, baptized 14 July 1751; m. Samuel Lucas
6. Mary, baptized 1 July 1753
7. John, baptized 24 Feb. 1759
8. Isaac, living in 1784

Probate

Thomas Drew of Halifax, cordwainer died intestate and on 17 November 1770, Thomas Drew of Plimton was granted the administration of his estate.^[1]

His inventory was taken on 20 November 1770 in Halifax.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-J3XG : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 572 of 641; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-8HCD : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 50 of 827; State Archives, Boston.

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. [1]

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). (Marriage)

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5P-SYD : 10 February 2018), Thomas Drew, 01 May 1681; citing PLYMOUTH, PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0001250 V. 1, 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0016969 V. 12, 0161967 V. 7, 0161969 V. 13, 0161969 V. 14, 0161970 V. 15, 0161970 V. 16, 0161971 V. 18, 0161971 V. 19, 0161971 V. 20, 0161971 V. 21, 0161972 V. 22, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 24, 0161974 V. 31. Name: Thomas Drew; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 01 May 1681; Birthplace: PLYMOUTH, PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS; Father's Name: John Drew; Mother's Name: Hannah

• Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.

• Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc. Marriage date: 16 AUG 1739, Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; Text: Online publication

• The Plymouth Directory

• Birth Record listing May 1 1681

• Esther Littleford Woodsworth-Barnes, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16, Part 1, The Descendants of John Alden, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002. "The Silver Book" Page 569