Thomas Mansfield (1723 - abt. 1761)

Born 25 Jul 1723 in Marblehead, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Whittredge) Mansfield — married 25 Apr 1754 in Beverly, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England

Descendants

Died about 1761 at about age 37 in Martinique [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Mansfield, the son of Isaac Mansfield and Anna Ashley, was born on 25 Jul 1723, in Marblehead, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.^[1] He was baptized on 25 Jun 1727, at the Second Congregational Church in Marblehead.^[2]

Thomas, a resident of Salem in Essex County, married Rebecca Whittredge of Beverly on 25 Apr 1754, in Beverly, also in Essex County.^[3] After their marriage, Thomas and Rebecca lived in Beverly, where they had three children, of whom one died in infancy and a second when about three or four years old:

1. Thomas Mansfield (b. 17 May 1756;^[4] bp. 23 May 1756, First Parish Church;^[5] d. 1760)^[6]
2. Sarah Mansfield (bp. 19 Nov 1758, First Parish Church;^[7] d. 1758)^[8]
3. Mercy Mansfield (b. 23 May 1761)^[9]

Thomas Mansfield died in 1761, possibly at or near Martinique ("Martineco").^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Mansfeild, Thomas, s. Isaac and Annah, b. July 25, 1723:" Vital Records of Marblehead, Massachusetts, Volume I: Births, p. 333; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).
2. ↑ "Mansfield, Thomas, s. Isaac and Anna, bp. June 25, 1727," citing records of the Second Congregational Church: Vital Records of Marblehead, Massachusetts, Volume I: Births, p. 333; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).
3. ↑ "Mansfield, Thomas, of Salem, and Rebecca Whitridge, Apr. 25, 1754;" intention also recorded:" Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, p. 204; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).
4. ↑ "Mansfield, Thomas, s. Thomas and Rebecah, b. May 17, 1746 [sic]:" Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, Volume I, Births, p. 221; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).
5. ↑ "Mansfield, Thomas, s. Thomas and Rebekah, bp. May 23, 1756," citing records of the First Parish Church: Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, Volume I: Births, p. 221; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).
6. ↑ "Mansfield, -------, ch. Tho[mas], -------, 1760," citing record of deaths made by Col. Robert Hale, formerly [as of 1907] in the possession of James Hill, town clerk: Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, p. 503; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).
7. ↑ "Mansfield, Sarah, d. Thomas and Rebecca, bp. Nov. 19, 1758," citing First Parish Church records: Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, Volume I: Births, p. 221; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).
8. ↑ "Mansfield, -------, inf. ch. Tho[mas], -------, 1758," citing record of deaths made by Col. Robert Hale, formerly [as of 1907] in the possession of James Hill, town clerk: Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, p. 503; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).
9. ↑ "Mansfield, Mercy, d. Tho[ma]s and Rebecca, b. May 23, 1761:" Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, Volume I: Births, p. 221; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).
10. ↑ "Mansfield, Thomas (at Martineco?), -------, 1761," citing record of deaths made by Col. Robert Hale, formerly [as of 1907] in the possession of James Hill, town clerk: Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, p. 503; also available online at ma-vitalrecords.org (accessed 6 Aug 2017).

• Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Volume I: Births, Published by The Topsfield Historical Society, Salem, Massachusetts: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1906.
• Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths, Published by the Topsfield Historical Society, Salem, Massachusetts: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1907.
• Vital Records of Marblehead, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, Volume I: Births, published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1903.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Mansfield-198 created through the import of The Sammons Family Tree.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by Steve Sammons.