Thomas Jadwyn (bef. 1555 - 1627)

Born before 1555 in London, England [uncertain]

Husband of Lucy (Skillicorne) Jadwyn — married 21 Jan 1583 (to 1593) in London England

Husband of Elizabeth Saunders — married 28 May 1594 in London, England

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1627 after age 72 in London, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Jadwyn was an early or significant Bermudan.

Thomas Jadwyn is a Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society

Thomas Jadwyn^[1] was the son of William Jadwyn of Barwick.^[2][3] He married Lucy Skillicorne in London on January 21, 1583.^[4] They had several children together before Lucy died. Thomas remarried on May 28, 1594 to widow Elizabeth Rodway.^[5]

Death and Estate

Thomas Jadwyn's will describes him as a member of The Cutlers Company of London. It mentions daughter Hannah Dunscombe and other members of her family. It also names "Elizabeth my loving wife," son Robert to whom he bequeathed land in Bermuda and Virginia.^[6]

Thomas was born about 1560. He passed away in 1627.

GENERATION 2

2. Thomas JADWYN, died ca 1627. At the time of his death, Thomas Jadwin was Church Warden, Church of St. Michael Paternoster in London. Thomas Jadwyn was a middle-class cutler (knife-maker) and investor who lived in London during the early part of the 17th century. He died before the Commonwealth Period occurred. His will (HJ 19) is an interesting document: he forgives his apprentice, Daniel Colwell, the last year of his term; leaves the poor of his parish 40 shillings; leaves his lands in the New World to his son and son-in-law, with the instruction that his son-in-law and daughter and their issue may remain on the lands for 100 years as long as they pay a small yearly fee and all the taxes. To his second wife, Elizabeth, he leaves the picturesquely named properties "Saracen's Head," "Unicorn," "and "Crown," which are all located in the Parish of St. George in Southwark, Surrey - presumably these are public houses, and she is to have the income of these through her lifetime, at the end of which they pass into the succession of his children. Though Elizabeth is executrix, he leaves oversight of his will to "the master and wardens of the said mystery and commonalty of Cutlers of London" (HJ 20). Thomas Jadwyn was an early investor in lands in Virginia, known in several documents as a "Virginia Adventurer." The investments paid off: by the time he died, he had acquired a great deal of land in the New World. Thomas Jadwyn made several trips to Virginia, especially around 1620 (HJ18). In his will, which was probated 5 Mar 1627, he left all his lands in VA to Robert, who then moved there with his wife Sisley to live as a planter on the lands. Thomas took 2 shares in the Bermuda Company, and they were assigned to him in Pembroke Parish. In his will, Thomas left his lands in the Sommer Islands (now Bermuda) to his daughter Hannah and her husband Thomas Dunscombe. They also emigrated from England to Bermuda to live on the lands.

Thomas JADWYN married Lucy SKILLICORNE (the daughter of Sir John SKILLICORNE and Elizabeth HEDGES). They had the following children:

+ 3 i Robert JADWIN.

Thomas JADWYN married Elizabeth WRIGHT 28 May 1594 at London, England (Parish Register of St. Aldemary, qtd in HJ 17); died ca 1637 at St. Mary Newington, Surrey, England (Genealogical Gleanings of Engl, H.F. Waters, 1901, HJ 21). They had the following children:

+ 4 i Hannah JADWYN. 5 ii Susannah JADWYN.

Sources

1. ↑ Jadwin, Thomas - A4211; born 1555, died 1627 (Stockholder Virginia Company). accessed 24 September 2021
2. ↑ Waters, Henry F. "Genealogical Gleanings in England." New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 46. Boston, MA: Jul 1892. Page 312.
3. ↑ Crozier, William Armstrong. Virginia Heraldica: Being a Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor. New York, NY: The Genealogical Association. 1908. Page 107.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKGP-R5X : 13 March 2020), Thomas Jadwyn, 1583.
5. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5V1-CW5 : 12 March 2020), Thomas Jadwin, 1594.
6. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 153 Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. By Subscription $ Ancestry Record 5111 #814806

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #139498300
• The Worshipful Company of Cutlers: https://www.cutlerslondon.co.uk/
• http://dunscombe.info/p9.htm#i399