Thomas Trowbridge (1659 - abt. 1750)

Born 2 Oct 1659 in New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Beardsley) Trowbridge — married 26 May 1684 in New Haven County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about Jul 1750 at about age 90 in West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

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Thomas Trowbridge was married to a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Dea. Thomas Trowbridge (William100, Thomas1), born October 2, 1659, in New Haven, Conn. ; died about July, 1750,* in West Haven,f Conn. ; married May 26, 1684, in New Haven ?4 Abigail Beardsley, daughter of Samuel and Abigail ( ) Beardsley, born August 10, 1664, in Stratford, Conn. ; died , 17 — ,§ in West Haven. Thomas Trowbridge settled in the parish of West Haven in his native town. His home was on the north side of what is now Main street, a little east of Camp bell avenue, near the Green, but he also owned considerable farm land towards the Sound. He was engaged in farming and is described as "husbandman" in the public records of that time. He was elected a selectman of New Haven in 1715 and 1716. He was among the first members of the West Haven Congrega tional church, organized in 1719, and became one of its first two deacons, an office which he held until his death. In 1733 his name heads the church fund with a donation of £130, the largest amount subscribed by any one person. CHILDREN BORN IN WEST HAVEN,t CONN. : i. Abigail, b. Apr. 8. 1695; m., 1st, . 1715, Daniel Mallory of West Haven ; m., 2d, , 1701, Nathaniel Beecher of West Haven. ii. Lydia, b. Dec. 10, 1697: m. Jan. 4, 1721-2, James Parker of West Haven. 106. iii. William, b. Apr. 14. 1700. 107. iv. Ebenezeb, b. July 25, 1702. v. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 23, 1705 ; m. Mar. 17, 1725-6, Isaac Beecher of West Haven. The Trowbridge Genealogy, History of the Trowbridge Family in America pg. 126

Sources

• The Trowbridge Genealogy, History of the Trowbridge Family in America, Francis Bacon Trowbridge
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974), 8:1855. Thomas (Trowbridge), b 2 Oct 165[9] (New Haven Vital Records), d c. July 1750; Dea.