Thomas Shinn Sr (1666 - 1695)

Born 1666 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Shawthorne) Shinn — married 5 Mar 1688 in Burlington Monthly Meeting, Province of New Jersey

Husband of Mary (Stockton) Ridgway — married 1692 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1695 at about age 29 in Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Ann Nunnally [send private message]

His will provides for his unborn child, who turned out to be Samuel. However Thomas' death date and Samuel's birth date don't line up with this story. Both are for the year 1695 with Thomas having died on November 9 and Samuel born on April 15 -- 7 months BEFORE Thomas. Carol Lillevang

Biography

Thomas was a freeholder and one of the earliest slave owners in New Jersey.

Quaker Records show a "Release to Remarry" item in monthly meeting minutes on January 6, 1692 [of which meeting?]. Mary's marriage request to Thomas Shinn is an confirmation that Thomas had previously been married. We know his first wife to have been Sarah Shawthorn Shinn. ^[1]

He married Mary Stockton on 6 January 1691 in Springfield Township in Burlington, New Jersey. (Uncertain.)

Together they had:

• Thomas Shinn
• Samuel Shinn

Research Notes

On page 612, Liber B. New Jersey Deeds, in office of the Secretary of State at Trenton, we ascertain that on Dec. 28th, 1697, Mary Shinn, widow of Thomas Shinn, had consented to marry Silas Crispin of Pennsylvania, and before doing so arranged for the property which had descended to her from her husband to be held in trust and managed for the use and benefit of her sons, Thomas and Samuel Shinn. The trustees, as recited in the deed, were Richard Stockton, Jr., brother of said Mary, and John Shinn, Jr., brother-in-law of said Mary, and the property consisted of all the lands and a negro boy, "Jabby," [could also be Toby or Tabby] given her by her late husband by will dated November 4, 1694.

Sources

1. ↑ Jerry Stockton - jerrystockton8@msn.com

• New Jersey Historical Society. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; Calendar of New Jersey Wills. Vol. I. Paterson, N. J.: Press Print. and Pub., 1901. 418.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Shinn-268 created through the import of pshinn geneology 2011-6-7.ged on Jun 11, 2011 by Paul Shinn.
• WikiTree profile Shinn-240 created through the import of pshinn geneology 2011-6-7.ged on Jun 11, 2011 by Paul Shinn.
• WikiTree profile Shinn-384 created through the import of FTWOct12.GED on Oct 7, 2012 by Joe Turner.
• Family Tree Maker data of [[Branham-239}Robert Jason "Bob" Branham]]. Thursday, 01 Oct 2015 and information received from other relatives.