Alexander Thayer (1743)

Born 25 Jan 1743 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

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Biography

Alexander Thayer was the son of William Thayer and Abigail Summer.^[1]

Alexander's father, William Thayer, was born at Mendon, Massachusetts in 1708. He was the son of Thomas Thayer and Mary Poole, grandson of Ferdinando Thayer and Huldah Hayward. In 1729 William married Abigail Sumner at Mendon.^[2] Wilkinson calls him "William Thayer, son of Captain Thomas Thayer, of Mendon, Mass." Alexander is mentioned in his father's will.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wilkinson, Israel. Memoirs of the Wilkinson family in America : comprising genealogical and biographical sketches of Lawrance Wilkinson of Providence, R.I., Edward Wilkinson of New Milford, Conn., John Wilkinson of Attleborough, Mass., Daniel Wilkinson of Columbia Co., N.Y. ... and their descendants from 1645-1868. Davis & Penniman. Jacksonville, Ill. 1869. pp. 144-5
2. ↑ Thayer Families Association. Thomas Thayer, First 4 Generations Membership required, 2018

Acknowledgements

• Sara V Mosher, April, 2019