Thomas Lincoln (bef. 1603 - abt. 1675)

Born before 7 Nov 1603 in Hardingham, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Died about 2 Sep 1675 after about age 71 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Thomas Lincoln migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 2, p. 1187) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Thomas was baptized in Hardingham, Norfolk, England, 7 November 1603, "Thomas filius Edwardi Lyncolne et Birgittae uxoris eius Batpiz: --- septimo die Novembris [1603]."^[1] He was the son of Edward and Bridget (Gilman) Lincoln ^[2][3] (Please see Research Notes regarding discrepancy in published baptism information)

Thomas, styled the "weaver," was a brother of Daniel Lincoln the "husbandman," who died here unmarried, 5 Apr. 1644; and Samuel Lincoln, Sr., who was a younger brother. ^[4]

Thomas the "weaver" came to New England in 1633 with his "cousin" Nicholas Jacob, and resided for about two years at Watertown and Charlestown.^[4] Nicholas was probably his uncle by marriage, to his mother's sister, as he would be a contemporary born about the same time. (Thomas b. 1601 and Jacob b. 1604)

He had a grant of land in Hingham at Weary-all (Otis) Hill in 1635; and July 3, 1636, a house-lot of five acres on the south side of Town (South) Street.^[4]

Thomas was twice married.

The christian name of his first wife was Susanna. She died March, 1641.^[5][4]

The christain name of his second wife was Mary.^[6] She survived him, and died in Hingham 21 Dec. 1683, being then, as the record says, "an aged woman." ^[4][7]

He died in Hingham 2 Sept. 1675, leaving no children.^[4][8]

Last Will & Testament

Undated, but probated 26 Oct 1675, ^[9]

His will, which is without date, was witnessed by Edmund Pitts and Josiah Loring. It was presented at Boston, 26 Oct. 1675. In that instrument he bequeaths "all my moveables, and land, orchards, gardens, and meadows to Mary Lincoln, my beloved wife. After her decease, Daniel Lincoln, my nephew, and son of my brother Samuel, shall have the house-lot I now dwell upon which was given me by the town of Hingham; also, one half of my salt-meadow at Abraham's well, and one half of my planting lot at Weary-all Hill. To Samuel Lincoln, my nephew, the eldest son of my brother Samuel, the house-lot I formerly purchased of Jarvis Goold, deceased. Also to my brother Samuel a specified sum; and to my other nephews and nieces who are the children of my brother Samuel, viz.: Mary Lincoln, Mordecai Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, Martha Lincoln, and Sarah Lincoln," sums varying from £5 to £12, each. As no mention is made of Samuel's youngest daughter Rebecca, it is more than prob. that the will was made before her birth.^[4]

On 19 July 1680, widow Mary Liincoln joined with her husband' other heirs to sell her part of the thirty acre lot "lately granted to Thomas Lyncolne late of said Hingham weaver now eceased and to Samuel Lyncoln Senr of the said Hingham and brother to the said Thomas Lyncoln".^[10]

Research Notes

• Update to Baptism: The Great Migration Begins gives the date of Thomas Lincoln's baptism as 27 November 1601 in Hingham, citing TAG 11:193, which in turn cites Banks, "The Emigrant Ancestor and Ancestress of Abraham Lincoln as its source. Banks actually gives the baptism as 27 November 1601 but in Hardingham, not Hingham. Reviewing the original parish registers reveals the date to be 7 November 1603 in Hardingham. (See discussion in Comments section below)

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas Lyncolne 7 November 1603 baptism, "England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997," Record Office, Norwich.; images, FamilySearch, FHL Digital Collection, DGS 004033226, image 18 of 1975 (or England, Norfolk, Parish ...Record Office), 1510-1997, Hardingham, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 13 of 133). "15 [1603] Thomas filius Edwardi Lyncolne et Birgittae uxoris eius Batpiz: --- septimo die Novembris" ("15" being an entry number).
2. ↑ Clarence Almon Torrey, "The Lincoln-Gilman Ancestry," The American Genealogist, 11 (1935):193-94; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
3. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1995), p 1187-88 (Thomas Lincoln). at 1188; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.-
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.21
5. ↑ Citing "NEHGR 121:13," Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1995), p 1187-88 (Thomas Lincoln). at 1188; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
6. ↑ Citing "NEHGR, 121:197," Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1995), p 1187-88 (Thomas Lincoln). at 1188; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
7. ↑ Citing "NEHGR, 121:213," Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1995), p 1187-88 (Thomas Lincoln). at 1188; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors
8. ↑ Citing "NEHGR, 121:197," Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1995), p 1187-88 (Thomas Lincoln). at 1188; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
9. ↑ Citing "SPR 6:97-99," Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1995), p 1187-88 (Thomas Lincoln). at 1187; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
10. ↑ Citing "SLR 13:324-35," Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (Boston, Mass.: NEHGS, 1995), p 1187-88 (Thomas Lincoln). at 1188; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.

• Robert C. Anderson, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635 Vol. IV I-L (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Great Migration Study Project, Boston, 2005). Pages 1187-8. Featured Name: "Thomas Lincoln." AmericanAncestors (by subscription). Key to source abbreviations used above

See also:

• Lincoln, Waldo. History of the Lincoln Family: An Account of the Descendants of Samuel Lincoln of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1637-1920 (Commonwealth Press, Worcester, Mass., 1923) Page 3: "Will of Thomas Lincoln of Hingham"
• Page 4 Clemens, William Montgomery. The Lincoln Family Magazine (New York, Jan. 1916) Vol. 1, No. 1
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 March 2021), memorial page for Thomas Lincoln (27 Nov 1601–2 Sep 1675), Find A Grave: Memorial #35607202; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703) Unknown.