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Thomasin (Ward) Buffum (abt. 1606 - 1688)

Thomasin "Tamasin, Thamasin" Buffum formerly Ward aka Thompson
Born about in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Englandmap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 29 Nov 1632 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, Englandmap
Wife of — married 11 Aug 1634 in St Lawrence and St Mary, South Walsham, Norfolk, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 82 in Salem, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Profile last modified | Created 24 Feb 2015
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Thomasin (Ward) Buffum migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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[NOTE: Conflict on children's births: Son Joshua and daughter Mary are said to have been born in Norfolk, England vs. Salem, Massachusetts VR has Joshua's baptism at Salem ( but not Mary) indicating the source is a Bible record. W. G. Davis indicates these 2 children were baptized in England. Family search notes children John and Mary, children of Robert and Thomasin born in Norfolk. from England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 ]

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Biography

Thomasine Ward, born c1606, was the daughter of George and Dionus (Burrow) Ward of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. [1] [2] [3]

She married first at St. Nicholas church in Great Yarmouth, John Thompson on November 29, 1632. They had one daughter, Margaret. [1] [3]

Her husband John was buried at Great Yarmouth on February 26, 1633/4. [3]

She married second, on August 11, 1634, widower Robert Buffum, at South Walsham, Norfolk, [4] as his second wife. [3] Robert was presumably the son of James and Margery (Raylton) Bougham. [1] [2] [3]

Soon after the birth of their daughter Mary, they came to New England as on October 29, 1638, Robert Buffum appeared at the Salem town meeting asking for a land grant. [1] [2] [5]

Tamosin corresponded with relatives in Devonshire, England and they sent her yearly presents until she became a Quaker, after which communications with the family ceased. [6] [7]

In 1666, her brother Jeffrey Ward of Great Yarmouth, bequeathed L100 to 'my sister Thomasine Buffum, now or late the wife of Robert Buffum of New England.' [1] [2]

She and her children became strong Quakers, and suffered for their faith. [1] Children Margaret (Thompson) Smith, sons Joshua and Caleb, and daughter Deborah (Buffum) Wilson, were all active participants in the Friend's meetings, although it appears that Robert was not a strong follower. [6]

  • 1658: Tamosin and her son Joshua, and wife Damaris begin to appear in court records, regarding their absence at public meetings, and their presence at Quaker meetings. [6] In some cases Tamosin was fined, and other occasions, not. [8] [9]

Robert was a farmer and to some extent a trader and he and his wife early joined the Society of Friends. [5] He dealt in garden seeds, which his wife continued after his death. [7]

Robert died on August 6, 1669. [1] [10]

She died at Salem on May 23, 1688. [10] [3]

Children

by John Thompson

  1. Margaret Thompson [1], baptized at Great Yarmouth on June 30, 1633; brought to Salem, by her mother and stepfather and there married, about 1657, John Smith. [11] [5] She died January 1, 1678, John Smith who died in 1680. They had Mary, George Exercise and Tamosin. [7]

by Robert Buffum

  1. Joshua Buffum, baptized in ?England on February 28, 1635/6 [1] ; born February 22, 1635; died October 19, 1705; married Damaris Pope, daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Pope. [5] [7] [10]
  2. Mary baptized in ?England on February 2, 1637/8 [1]; married Jeremiah Neale, as his second wife, on September 22, 1673. [10] [12]
  3. Deborah [5] born ___; died 1675; married February 6, 1659, Robert Wilson. [7] [10] [1]She died by 1692. [13]
  4. Lydia born February 19, 1644 [14]; [5] died 1718; married first John Hill on August 26, 1664. He died in 1680 and she married second, George Locker. [7] [10]
  5. Sarah born ___; [5] married William Beane. [7]
  6. Caleb born July 29, 1650; died in 1731; married Hannah Pope, daughter of Joseph and Gertrude Pope on March 26, 1672. [5] [7] [10]

They appear to have had a son or sons named Robert who both died young. [10]


Research notes

Salem Births

Buffum, Caleb, s. Robert and Tamson, July 29, 1650. PR281 (p. 134)
Buffum, Joshua, s. Robert and Tamson, Feb. 22, 1635. PR281 (p. 135)
Buffum, Buffum, Robert (?), 30: 11m: 1643. PR42 (p. 136)
Buffum, Robert, 10: 12m: 1666. PR42 (p. 136)

Salem Marriages

Buffam, Deborah, and Robert Wilson 12: 6m: 1658. CTR (p. 158)
Buffum, Caleb, and Hanna Pope, Mar. 26, 1672. CTR (p. 160)
Buffum, Joshua, and Damaris Pope. CTR (p. 161)
Buffum, Lidea, and John Hill, wheelwright, 26: 6m: 1664. CTR (p. 161)
Bufum, Mary, and Jeremiah Neale, 2d. m., 22: 7m: 1673. CTR (p. 162)

Salem Deaths

Buffum, Robert, 19: 6m: 1645. PR42 (p. 123)
Buffum, Robert, 18: 5m: 1668. PR42 (p. 123)
Buffum, Robert, father Robert, 6: 3m: 1669. PR42 (p. 123)
Buffum, Thamoson, mother Robert, 23: 3m: 168–. PR42 [1688. a. 82 y. PR477] (p. 124)
Buffum, Caleb, "old," abt. 24: 11m: 1730-1. PR5 (p. 122)
Buffum, Joshua, sr., 19: 8m: 1705, a. abt. 70 y. CR7 (p. 123) [10]

Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Davis, Walter Goodwin. The Four Blessing Sisters in: The American Genealogist, Volume 33, New Haven, Connecticut, 1956 p. 199- 201 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Brandon, John C. and Janet Ireland Delorey. Terms of Endearment: The Puzzling Will of Rebecca Bacon in: The American Genealogist,Volume 73, New Haven, Connecticut, 1998 p. 23-4: 29--30 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Davis, Walter Goodwin. The ancestry of Sarah Johnson, 1775-1824, wife of Joseph Neal of Litchfield, Maine, Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine,1960, p. 38: 57-8
  4. St Lawrence & St Mary, South Walsham, Norfolk, Image 37 by subscription at: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61045/4033324_00778?pid=3920796
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records and Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Old Families, J.H. Beers & Company, Rhode Island, 1908 p. 570
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Holden, Barbara. The Salem Quakers in: The Essex Genealogist, Vol. 22, 2000 p. 215-6 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Austin, John Osborne. One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 2009 p. 43-4
  8. The Essex Antiquarian, Volume 13, Salem, Massachusetts, 1909, p. 92 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006.)
  9. The Essex Antiquarian, Volume 1, Salem, Massachusetts, 1897, p. 137 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006.)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, 1916
  11. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis (1885-1966), Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996 p. 405
  12. Dearborn, David C. Lydia Hill Wife of William Curtis, of Salem, Mass. in: The American Genealogist, Vol. 59, New Haven, Connecticut, 1983 p. 71 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
  13. Davis, Walter Goodwin. The ancestry of Sarah Stone, wife of James Patten of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine, The Southworth Press, Portland, Maine,1930. p. 63-6
  14. Salem Quarterly Court Records and Files in: The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 5, 1901 p. 173 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006.)

See also:

  • Perley, Sidney. The History of Salem, Massachusetts Volume 2, 1638-1712, Salem, Massachusetts, 1926 p. 40 : 273
  • Great Yarmouth : St Nicholas : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818f652e93790ec8b80ef35 : viewed 4 Feb 2021) baptism Thomazin Waard 16 Jan 1604/5

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Ward-11394 and Ward-32859 appear to represent the same person because: This will clear up a lot of missing pieces in the tree. Please merge them so we can continue our project.

Thank you.

posted on Ward-32859 (merged) by Marcie Tatman
PGM - Does she need PPP, as her parents are George and Dionys (Burrow) Ward - not Tobias Ward
posted by Chris Hoyt
Ward-18533 and Ward-11394 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. I found this profile abandoned so I added what I knew. I didn't realize it was a duplicate.
posted by Stu Ward
Ward-18533 and Ward-11394 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. I found this profile abandoned so I added what I knew. I didn't realize it was a duplicate.
posted by Stu Ward
This profile should not have replaced Caleb Buffum's mother, although a merge request should have been made. If you read his original mother's profile, she is correctly sourced and her parents George and Dionus (Burrow) Ward are noted. (not Tobias). The parent on this profile would need removal prior to merging.
posted by Chris Hoyt
I placed this person as a child. She may be a grandchild. Possibly daughter of George. There may be 2 Thomasine Wards. Could be spelled Tamoson.
posted by Stu Ward
This source affirms her LNAB being Ward: Essex Genealogist Vol 22, pgs 215-6
posted by S (Hill) Willson

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