Thomas Winslow (abt. 1680 - bef. 1745)

Husband of Elizabeth (Cleare) Winslow — married 4 Oct 1704 in Perquimans, Carolina

Descendants

Died before Jan 1745 before about age 65 in Perquimans, North Carolina

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Biography

Thomas was a Friend (Quaker)

Caution: It may sometimes be seen that Thomas is the son of Great Migration participants Joseph Winslow and Sarah Lawrence however this is now known to be incorrect.

The first reference to Thomas Winslow in extant North Carolina Quaker records is his marriage 2nd of 9th month 1704 Thomas, son of Timothy, Perquimans, m Elizabeth Clare [ed. b 21 Feb 1686].^[1][2] This clearly identifies the father of Thomas as a Timothy Winslow. It should be noted that the discussion of his parentage found in Ellen Goode Winslow's history cited elsewhere in this profile pre-dated the discovery of the marriage record. Ellen Winslow posits that the Winslow family were not Quaker until the marriage of Thomas to Elizabeth Clare, daughter of the man to whom he had been apprenticed. Thus we find no Quaker records of the Winslow family prior to this date. There are also no Winslow marriages found in the Perquimans Register of Deeds book where non-Quaker marriages of the period were recorded.^[3]

At this time there is no record of Thomas' birth which is estimated to be about 1680 in a presently unknown location.

Thomas Winslow appears in Winslow's History of Perquimans County (North Carolina) as follows:^[4]

• 1702 October - In Court at Capt James Coles' he "proved on Write for his freedom An Assigned it to Timothy Clar"
• 1742 - "List of Taxables taken by Thomas Weeks, J.P." includes Thomas Winslow
• 1744 - "a list of house-soldiers taken by John Perry" includes Thomas Winslow

On 6 Feb 1743, Thomas Winslow was chosen overseer of Perquimans Monthly Meeting, North Carolina. As there are references in Winslow to a Thomas Jr it is uncertain if this the father or the son.^[5]

There is presently no record of Thomas' death though his wills' date and the date of probate place it between 9 Jan 1744 and 3rd Monday Jan 1745.

Will

Thomas will, 9 Jan 1744, is extant listing children (see below), etc., naming Thomas and Job as executors. Needs to be transcribed.^[6] The probate date of the will is recorded as Third Monday Jan 1745.

Children^[6][7]

• Joseph - b 31 Jul 1705
• (torn)ey (a daughter) - b 27 Jun 1707 (it appears she did not survive to adulthood as she is not found in her father's will)
• Thomas - b 30 Nov 1709
• Timothy - b 5 Jun 1712
• (torn) (a son) - b 12 Mar 1714 (it appears he did not survive to adulthood as he is not found in his father's will)
• John - b 9 Feb 1718
• Elizabeth - b 6 Jun 1721
• Joab [sic] - b 14 Apr 1724
• Miriam - b 31 Jul 1728

Land Records

On 10 January 1724/25, Thomas Winslow and his wife Elizabeth sold land to Thomas White of Perquimasis that Elizabeth had inherited from her father, Timothy Clare.^[8]

Research Notes

As to the identification of his mother, the signature on Thomas' marriage record immediately below that of his father Timothy Winslow is a Sarah Winslow. The origins of Timothy and Sarah Winslow are presently uncertain. They do not appear in any extant Quaker records for Perquimans nor do they appear in the limited records for Chuckatuck to the north which have survived.

The following information was found but absent the documentation to support it (T Stanton 4 Feb '24):

Timothy Winslow was born about 1655. He died about 1706 in North Carolina. Timothy married[1] Sarah [-?-]about 1680. Sarah was born about 1664.

Timothy was a tenant farmer on the land of Isaac Wilson. He was illiterate and did not purchase land or make a will. He contributed money to build the first Quaker MH in Perquimans County, North Carolina [note: this seems improbable since the meetings prior to 1706 were held in homes, not meeting houses including Phelps, Nicholson, Toms and Clare per Hinshaw Vol 1 intro to Perquimans MM]. Timothy also paid a corn tax during the Tuscarora War.^{[citation needed]}
           Timothy and Sarah signed with their marks as witnesses to both the marriage of Thomas and John Winslow.   Timothy and Sarah had the following children:
+          2 M        i.  Thomas WINSLOW was born on 1 Aug 1682. He died on 26 Nov 1745.
+          3 M      ii.  John WINSLOW was born about 1685. He died on 25 Jan 1753.

The discussions below are now moot for the most part as the father of Thomas Winslow is definitively identified as Timothy Winslow in his marriage record. These paragraphs have been left here to prevent their reintroduction as possibilities: they are not.

I must disclose the information that this Thomas Winslow is not recorded in the Mayflower Families, Book Vol. 15 (Chilton/More) p. 18.

However I have a first cousin, once removed, who matches with Bethany Oesting, GedMatch # T961388 with a mrca 7.4 generations. I lowered the mismatching-bunching limit down to 85 snps only, and that is not bad. That is real close to a credible match. Bethany is a Winslow descendant, and you can go down two generations to Thomas Winslow of 1745 and see her name and kit number.

I do not match good with Bethany, and my cousin is female. It seems to me the females match up better than males for some reason. I claim Winslow descent via Mary (Winslow) Gray, and that includes my cousin.

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Thomas Winslow was a Quaker and one of 24 prestigious elders in the North Carolina meeting house who was an abolitionist and cousins to Richard Mendenhall and Levi Coffin and part of the Underground Railroad. Levi Coffin descended from the Coffins at Nantucket. The Winslows, Bartletts, Reynolds, Coffins are all cousins of the first pilgrims. I'm trying to connect a few pieces to the puzzle. I'm convinced they descended from John and Mary Chilton-Winslow but don't have proof. Do you have proof that Thomas Winslow is descended from Joseph Winslow? It makes sense since Joseph's wife's fathers name was Thomas. Also because Joseph was a Mariner and traded along the east coast and was a Foreman of a jury in Perquimans, North Carolina.

See source below.

Sources

1. ↑ Hinshaw, Wm Wade, et al, Encylopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I Supplement p 6
2. ↑ North Carolina, Perquimans, Perquimans/Piney Woods Monthly Meeting, Minutes and Records, 1680-1762, Hege Library, Guilford College, North Carolina. image of original marriage record
3. ↑ Winslow, Ellen Goode, History of Perquimans County, Edwards & Broughton Co, Raliegh, 1931, p 439
4. ↑ Winslow, Ellen Goode, History of Perquimans County, Edwards & Broughton Co, Raliegh, 1931, pp 13, 23, 24
5. ↑ Hinshaw, Wm Wade, et al, Encylopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, I:87
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: North Carolina. image 1744 Will of Thomas Winslow
7. ↑ Hinshaw, Wm Wade, et al, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, I:90c, Perquimans Meeting Minutes. It is presumed the dates here are 'old style.'
8. ↑ "Deeds, Vol. B 1716-1729" Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G983-NXYR), Deed #183, Image 250-251.