Thomas Fitz Randolph (1659 - aft. 1745)

Born 16 Aug 1659 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Manning) Fitz Randolph — married 23 Nov 1686 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey

Descendants

Died after 25 Oct 1745 after age 86 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey

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Biography

Thomas Fitz Randolph was born in 1659 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, the son of Edward Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Blossom. ^[1] On August 16, 1659, Thomas was baptized. ^[2]

November 23, 1686 -- Thomas and Elizabeth Manning married ^[3] at Piscataway, Middlesex county, New Jersey. They had six children:^[4]

1. David^[5]
2. Jonathan^[6]
3. Dinah^[7]
4. Thomas^[8]
5. Bathsheba^[9]
6. Luranah^[10]

July 24, 1745 -- date of Thomas Fitz Randolph's will.

October 25, 1745 -- date Thomas Fitz Randolph's will was proved. ^[11]

Birth

Date: 16 Aug 1659 Place: Barnstable, Barnstable county, Massachusetts

Death

Date: abt Sep 1745 Place: Piscataway, Middlesex county, New Jersey

Will

Dated 24 Jul 1745, Will of Thomas Fitz Randolph, weaver, of Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Children: David, Jonathan, Dinah Dunham, Luranna Whitehead. Executors: Jonathan Dunn and Azariah Dunham. Witnesses: David Dunham, Daniel Dunham, Ruth Dunham. Proved 25 Oct 1745. (Lib. D, p. 343.)^[12]

Note

Thomas Fitz Randolph was a weaver. When his brother John and others had a dispute with the Baptist Church, they split and formed the Seventh Day Baptist Church. Thomas went along with this movement and was a solid member of the new church. The Seventh Day Baptist Church is still active in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, as well as several other states.

Surname note

This surname had many different spellings, including Fitzrandle, Fittsrendolfe, or Fittsrandolfe^[13], with FitzRandolph or Fitz Randolph emerging as the most common. Fitz Randolph is being recommended as the standard, recognizing though that in later years, Fitz sometimes became used as a middle name for sons and optional for daughters. In this Fitz Randolph family, Fitz appears to have been used by all family members as part of their surname: the Oris H.F. Randolph genealogy^[14] assumes this to be the case when listing the children in both the family in which Thomas is a child and the one in which he is the father. The current consensus is therefore to use the surname Fitz Randolph. (Need to confirm how Fitz Randolph was used in legal documents and when births were recorded documents.) Please don't hesitate to contact the profile manager if you think this decision should be reviewed!

Said to be buried in the Old Piscatawaytown Graveyard, but no legible stone marks his burial place in the family plot. So a metal marker was placed beside his wife's gravestone in memory of him.

Sources

1. ↑ The New Salem Church, A History of Seventh Day Baptists in West Virginia, by Corliss Fitz Randolph. The American Sabbath Tract Society, Plainfield, New Jersey: 1905.
2. ↑ Family of Longstreet, page 50.
3. ↑ "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1N-4WM : 10 February 2018), Thomas Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Manning, 23 Nov 1686; citing 974.941 D2M PT 1,2
4. ↑ History of the First Baptist Church of Piscataway, by George Drake. Stelton, New Jersey: 1889. p. 115.
5. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5F2-RSJ : 11 February 2018), Thomas Fitz Randolph in entry for David Fitz Randolph, 01 Jan 1690; citing PISCATAWAY,MIDDLESEX,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.941 D2M PT 1, 2.
6. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FL-9SL : 11 February 2018), Thomas Fitz Randolph in entry for Jonathan Fitz Randolph, 12 Jan 1692; citing PISCATAWAY,MIDDLESEX,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.941 D2M PT 1, 2.
7. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FL-H6R : 11 February 2018), Thomas Fitz Randolph in entry for Dinah Fitz Randolph, 10 Jul 1700; citing PISCATAWAY,MIDDLESEX,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.941 D2M PT 1, 2.
8. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5F2-GXM : 11 February 2018), Thomas Fitz Randolph in entry for Thomas Fitz Randolph, 20 Jul 1687; citing PISCATAWAY,MIDDLESEX,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.941 D2M PT 1, 2.
9. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5F2-G6W : 11 February 2018), Thomas Fitz Randolph in entry for Bathsheba Fitz Randolph, 24 Sep 1695; citing PISCATAWAY,MIDDLESEX,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.941 D2M PT 1, 2.
10. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FL-HX6 : 11 February 2018), Thomas Fitz Randolph in entry for Luranah Fitz Randolph, 19 Feb 1703; citing PISCATAWAY,MIDDLESEX,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.941 D2M PT 1, 2.
11. ↑ Daniel Fitz Randolph: His Ancestry and Descendents [sic], An American Branch of the Fitz Randolph Family, by Oris H. Fitz Randolph, 1959. pp. 2-5.
12. ↑ New Jersey Abstracts of Wills, Volume XXX, 1730-1750. New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company.
13. ↑ Savage reference
14. ↑ Oris H. F. Randolph. (1976). Edward Fitz Randolph Branch Lines, Allied Families and English and Norman Ancestry: A Family Genealogy 860-1976. Printed by Edwards Brothers Inc., Ann Arbor, MI.

• Thos Fittsrandle, Birth 16 Aug 1659, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Father Edward Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, 2001

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-7FRL?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-443%3A353350201%2C353482701%2C353482702 : 20 May 2014), Plymouth > Plymouth Colony > Births, marriages, deaths 1636-1686 > image 188 of 211; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.

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See also:

• Thomas Fitz Randolph [1654 - 1745]. Find A Grave. Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Record added October 5, 2006 by Guiding Light. Memorial # 16012967. Accessed by Michael Boynton on January 6, 2015 at 11:57 PM. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16012967
• Genealogy of the Family of Longstreet Completed. Edward Mayes. Circa 1935. Privately published. Clark T. Thornton, editor. Reprinted 2009. Page 50 .
• Oris H. Fitz Randolph. Daniel Fitz Randolph: His Ancestry and Descendents {sic}, An American Branch of the Fitz Randolph Family. 1959. Pages 2 - 5.
• The New Salem Church, A History of Seventh Day Baptists in West Virginia, by Corliss Fitz Randolph. The American Sabbath Tract Society, Plainfield, New Jersey: 1905.
• New Jersey Abstracts of Wills, Volume XXX, 1730-1750. New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company.
• George Drake. History of the First Baptist Church of Piscataway. Stelton, New Jersey. 1889. Page 115. [1]
• S08633. Www.familysearch.org-file# 1875120
• S207. Wilma Fleming Haynes.

Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Fitz Randolph-61 created through the import of CORDELL 20110806_2011-08-21.ged on Aug 22, 2011 by David Cordell. This person was created through the import of Watkins.ged on 04 April 2011. WikiTree profile Randolph-406 created through the import of RYER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann. WikiTree profile Fitzrandolph-48 created through the import of MarilynCardwellGedcomJuly2011.ged on Jul 10, 2011 by Marilyn Cardwell.

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• "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5F2-G6W : 12 December 2014), Thomas Fitz Randolph in entry for Bathsheba Fitz Randolph, 24 Sep 1695; citing PISCATAWAY,MIDDLESEX,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 974.941 D2M PT 1, 2.