Thomas Folland

Born [date unknown] in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1687 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

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Thomas Folland migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 111) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

The origins of Thomas Falland/Folland are not known at this time; all indications point to him hailing from England. What we know is that he migrated to New England in 1639, settling in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony.^[1][2]

A Few Known Facts:

• He was propounded as freeman on March 3, 1639/40.^[3]
• Anthony Gilpin complained of him in a court action on June 17, 1641, saying he had trespassed. He was charged with the suit and assessed xxix s (39), xj d, obj.^[4]
• He was listed among those able to bear arms in Yarmouth, New Plymouth in 1643.^[5]

Noting Thomas's will, it seems we can conclude that he was a weaver, and perhaps that is how he made his living.^[6]

Thomas Folland died at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Plymouth Colony in 1687 with no will on file (testate). Later, his son Thomas Folland died without producing children, so the male line of this family came to an end.^[7]

The Will of Thomas Folland, Sr., of Yarmouth. To son Thomas, all housing, lands, looms and weaving tackling; to daughter Mary, wife of John Whilding, 5s; to daughter Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Hall, "one Rugg that was of my owne making"; to daughter Deborah Folland "the other Rugg of my owne making"; all debts to be paid out of the estate and in particular all disbursements on his account by Samuel and Elizabeth Hall to be repaid them; remainder of estate to be equally divided between daughters Elizabeth and Deborah. Mr. Edmund Haws and John Miller of Yarmouth, executors. Will signed by a mark; dated 1 Oct., 1686; proved 31 May 1687. Witnesses, Jasper Taylor, Nathaniel Tomlin, Recorded 4 June 1687, by Joseph Lothrop, Deputy Register. [p. 6] Inventory taken 30 May, 1687, by Jasper Taylor and Jonathan White. Amt. L19, 5s. 6d. Debts, L10, 19s.^[6][8]

Children

(Listed in order of their father's will)^[6]

1. Thomas Folland Jr. had no children. He was named in his father's will, dated Oct 1, 1686 and proved May 31, 1687. In Thomas Jr's. will, dated Nov. 23, 1721 and proved Jan. 18, 1721/2, he bequeathes "To my cousin Thomas Whelden of Yarmouth... To my cousin Elizabeth Whelden... To my cousin Jonathan Whelden of Yarmouth."^[7]
2. Mary Folland b. about 1627, m. John Whelden about 1653, d. between May 20, 1711 (sister Elizabeth's will) and Nov. 23, 1721 (brother Thomas's will);^[9]Mary was named in her father's will dated Oct. 1, 1686 and proved May 31, 1687. "...To my daughter Mary, wife of John Whilding, 5s."^[7]
3. Elizabeth made a will on May 20, 1711 and died just before July 10, 1714. She was named her sister Mary (Folland) Whelden and brother Thomas Folland. She was named in her father's will dated Oct. 1, 1686 and proved May 31, 1687. "...To my daughter Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Hall..." Elizabeth's first husband was Samuel Hall who d. 1696. Elizabeth m. (2nd) on Apr 27, 1699 to Jeremiah Jones^[10] who d. at Yarmouth Nov. 4, 1705. Elizabeth's will dated May 20, 1711 as "Elizabeth Jones, widder woman." of Yarmouth, bequeathed to her "brother Thomas Folland, her cousin Elizabeth Whelden, the daughter of my sister Mary, and cousin Mary Wheelden, the daughter of Thomas Wheelden."^[7]It is clear she had no children from either marriage.^[10]
4. Deborah named in her father's will; seems at that time to be unmarried as she is listed with surname "Folland."^[6]

Research Notes

• In the entire Will which is printed in "The Mayflower Descent", an additional daughter is listed, namely "Deborah Folland". She is not listed in the parcial Will printed at the bottom of page 6 in The American Geneologist article "John and Mary (Folland) Whelden of Yarmouth, Mass." by McLean^[6][7]nor in any other source thus far discovered (2/15/2022).
• A marriage record in Cuckfield, Sussex in 1621 (bottom right). A Thomas Folland and Mary Woord were married April 15, 1621. It is indexed as Folland. See here: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XC7S-JDF. This information cannot be used on this profile at this time, since we don't know where the migrating Thomas Folland was from in England.

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson. "The Great Migration Directory, Immigrants to New England 1620-1640. A Concise Compendium" New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston, Massachusetts. (2015) p. 111 (spell:Falland)
2. ↑ Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. "Yarmouth, Massachusetts."
3. ↑ Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff. "Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England: Printed by Order of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" AMS Press, New York (1855-1861). Vol. 1, p. 140.see at archive.org
4. ↑ Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff. "Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England: Printed by Order of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" Judicial Acts. Press of William White, Boston. [1857), Vol. 7, p. 21.see at google books.com
5. ↑ Nathaniel B. Shurtleff. "List of those Able to Bear Arms in the Colony of New Plymouth in 1643." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) (July 1850), Vol. 4, p. 258.subscription
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Mayflower Descendant: A Journal of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) "Abstracts of the Barnstable County, Mass., Probate Records." Vol. 3, p. 176.subscription
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) MaClean W. McLean. "John and Mary (Folland) Whelden of Yarmouth, Mass" Vol. 48 (1972) pp 4-7.subscription
8. ↑ "Probate records v. 1-3 1686-1747," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YB-N912 : 8 April 2023), Barnstable, Massachusetts, 1685-1695 vol 1 > image 11; Page 5-6.
9. ↑ Porter, Jan & Stramara, F., The Origin of Gabriel¹ Whelden of Yarmouth and Malden, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2009) Vol. 163, WN 652, Page 261. one click
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Vol. 31 (1955), p. 124,125.subscription