Thomas
Wiggins
I
Born in Battersea, Surrey, England
Son of James Wiggins
and Anne Hollis
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Unknown
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 76
in Surrey, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2014
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Biography
When Thomas was about 20 years old (August 3rd, 1635), he sailed from England on the "George" for the colony of Virginia. He appears in J.C. Hotten's "List of Persons of Quality Who Came from Great Britain to the American Colonies between 1600 and 1700" - article in Centennial Edition of Monroe Journal.
'Birthdate: circa 1620
Birthplace: Battersea, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Death: Died 1691 in Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA
Immediate Family: Husband of Joanna. Father of Thomas Wiggins; Josias Wiggins; Gersham Wiggins; Benjamin Wiggins; Elizabeth Wiggins; and Sarah Wiggins.
Note
There is a Thomas Adams ,age 21,on the ship called "Primrose",July 27,1635.[1]
Sources
- http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Wiggins/6000000020838078813
- http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Wiggins/6000000001803074091
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Larry Wiggins
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test - Jimmy Wiggins :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 12 markers, haplogroup R-M173, FTDNA kit #46697
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""MARGARET HARRISON of Battersea Surrey, widow, 10 December 1641, proved 4 March 1641, Kinswoman Johan Wiggins, wife of Thomas Wiggins the elder. To her children, that is to say Mary Samuel Sarah Francis Martha and Edmund at one and twenty or day of marriage. To Anne Husband at one and ..."
I think this sight relate more to the profile intended here than does the information about Saugus/Jamaica Thomas (Wiggins-1478).
All evidence for Thomas who fathered the children listed and who died in Jamaica Queens suggests he probably arrived in Massachusetts in the 1640s to work on developing the iron works.
No evidence for:
It looks like the path of least resistance would be to remove Sarah from this family and put her into https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wiggins-1478 's family, as otherwise this is a Virginia family.