Nathan Thomas (1688 - 1741)

Born 21 Nov 1688 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Plymouth

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Baker) Thomas — married 4 Mar 1713 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Abiah (Snow) Thomas — married 2 Jan 1717 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Povince of Massachusetts Bay, New England

Husband of Sarah (Foster) Bourn — married 17 Jun 1719 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 3 Nov 1741 at age 52 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Faylene Bailey [send private message]

Biography

Nathan, son of Samuel and Mercy (Ford) Thomas, was born on 21 November 1688 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[1]

Nathan Thomas first married Alice Baker, daughter of Kenelm and Sarah (Bradford) Baker, on 4 March 1713 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[2] She died there on June 14, 1715 at the age of 25 years. She is buried at Old Winslow Burying Ground. There was no issue.

Nathan Thomas married second Abiah Snow, daughter of Josiah and Rebecca (Barker) Snow, on 2 January 1717 in Marshfield, Massachusetts.^[3] Abiah died there on February 1, 1717/18. She is buried at Old Winslow Burying Ground. There was no issue.

Nathan's third marriage was to Sarah (Foster) Bartlett, widow of William Bartlett and daughter of John and Hannah (Stetson) Foster. They married on 17 June 1719 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[4]

Nathan died at Marshfield on November 3, 1741 at the age of 53 years.^[5] He is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, with a death date of 3 November 1741.^[6]

Probate

Nathan died intestate and on 6 May 1742, his widow Sarah was granted the administration of his estate.^[7]

His inventory was taken on 7 May 1742 in Marshfield.^[8]

In 1743, his widow Sarah presented to the probate court, his debts and estate charges.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007717894; FHL microfilm: 496621
   FamilySearch Record: FZ8R-F6X (accessed 23 December 2023)
   Nathan Thomas born on 21 Nov 1688, son of Samuel Thomas & Marcy, in Marshfield, Plymouth, Plymouth.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850"
   Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0496621 item 2
   Ancestry Record 7853 #718361 (accessed 23 December 2023)
   Nathan Thomas marriage to Alice Baker on 4 Mar 1713 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #10868045 (accessed 23 December 2023)
   Nathan Thomas marriage to Abiah Snow on 2 Jan 1716 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007009308; Image number: 294
   FamilySearch Record: QPZN-JPHM (accessed 23 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-7FK3
   Nathan Thomas marriage to Sarah Bartlett on 17 Jun 1719 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
5. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Marshfield - V1; Page 411. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/14517/411/265084208
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #49754170 (accessed 23 December 2023)
   Memorial page for Nathan Thomas (21 Nov 1688-3 Nov 1741), citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-NVRC : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1738-1742 vol 8 > image 243 of 288; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-NVRJ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1738-1742 vol 8 > image 253 of 288; State Archives, Boston.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-JVFM : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1742-1745 and 1844-1856 vol 9-9M > image 85 of 583; State Archives, Boston.

• Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, (East Greenwich: Rhode Island Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1970), p. 16 (birth); p. 36 (1st & 2nd marriages); p. 411 (cemetery)

• "Marriages in Marshfield, Mass.", The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1852), 6:350 (1st & 2nd marriages)

• Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, USA, database on-line, 2011), (3rd marriage)

• Robert S. Wakefield, FASG, comp., Judith H. Swan, ed., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Richard Warren, Volume 18, Part 1 of 3, (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004), p. 146 (2nd marriage)

• Susan E. Roser, comp., Mayflower Births and Deaths, two volumes, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992), 2:396

• Find A Grave, Memorial #49754170

• Richards, Lysander Salmon. History of Marshfield (Memorial Press, Plymouth, Mass., 1905) Vol. 2, Page 90

• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QV77-2FN : accessed 27 September 2021), entry for Nathan Thomas, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.