Thomas Newhall Sr. (abt. 1594 - 1674)

Born about 1594 in Olney Parish, Buckinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Woodland) Newhall — married 13 Jun 1618 in Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died 25 May 1674 at about age 80 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Thomas Newhall Sr. migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 239) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Emigrated to Lynn, Massachusetts from Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England soon after his youngest child was baptized in England in July 1637.^[1] Newhall family history reports he arrived around 1630 and that his son Thomas was the first male child born at Lynn. This has been shown to be myth as it doesn't fit any of the known facts.^[2] Whether Thomas and family arrived at the same time as his brother Anthony^[3] is not known but Anthony was in Salem before Thomas. Both brothers participated in the land division in Lynn in 1638. His sister Elizabeth Farrington and her family arrived in 1635 aboard the Hopewell. He may have been born in 1583 per a merged-in profile.

For many years his wife's maiden name was thought to be either Wood or Woodard. The question was settled in The American Genealogist in 1998 proving her maiden name as Woodland and providing marriage data. They married on June 13, 1618 at Sherington. These same records document the baptisms of their seven children establishing an emigration date of not earlier than the summer of 1637 when his youngest child, Mary was baptized in England and by 1638 when Thomas and his brother Anthony participated in the land division at Lynn of that year.^{[1] [4]}

Children

All children were born and baptized at Sherington, Buckinghamshire. Exact birth dates are unknown but it is safe to assume baptism was within a week or so of birth.^[1]

1. Francis bp. October 24, 1619 d. unknown
2. Rebecca bp. March 30, 1622, buried August 8, 1628 at Sherington.
3. Susanna bp. April 11, 1624, d. February 7, 1682 at Lynn, Massachusetts; m. about 1647 to Richard Haven^[5]
4. Thomas bp. April 26, 1629, d. April 2, 1687 at Lynn, Massachusetts; m. December 29, 1652 to Elizabeth daughter of Nicholas and Emma (Knight) Potter.^[6]
5. John bp. January 15, 1631/2, d. after February 7, 1712/3 & before 1718; m. 1/ on February 3, 1657/8 to Elizabeth Leighton d. October 22, 1677; m. 2/ July 17, 1679 to Sarah daughter of Stephen and Jane (Sandusky) Flanders.^[7]
6. Infant bp. June 16, 1634 died soon after.
7. Mary bp. July 14, 1637, d. June 2, 1727; m. by 1652 as the second wife to Thomas son of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Leids) Brown.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Smith,: "Olney Cluster Corrections," TAG 73:119
2. ↑ Smith, "When Did Thomas Newhall Really Migrate?" TAG 74:50
3. ↑ Ullman, "Elizabeth Newhall, wife of Edmund Farrington " TAG 66:9
4. ↑ Waters, Newhall Family of Lynn, Massachusetts, pg. 2
5. ↑ Torrey, New England Marriages pg. 354
6. ↑ Torrey, New England Marriages, pg. 533
7. ↑ Torrey, New England Marriages pg. 532, 533
8. ↑ Torrey, New England Marriages, pg.109

• Smith, Dean Crawford. 1998. "Some Olney Cluster Corrections", The American Genealogist 73 :119ff

• Ullmann, Helen S. 1991. "Elizabeth New(h)all, Wife of Edmund¹ Farrington of Lynn, Massachusetts" The American Genealogist 66:9.

• Waters, Henry F. 1882. Newhall Family of Lynn, Massachusetts. Printed for Essex Institute, Salem.

• Torrey, Clarence A., 2004, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.

• Smith, Dean Crawford. 1999. "When did Thomas Newhall¹ of Lynn, Massachusetts REALLY Immigrate to America?" The American Genealogist 74:50

• Find A Grave: Memorial #46793010

Acknowledgements

This profile was created through the efforts of many people, including but not limited to Daniel Thompson, Mike Waltonand others.