Thomas Darling (abt. 1663 - 1716)

Born about 1663 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Husband of Joanna (Liscomb) Darling — married about 1697 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1716 at about age 53 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Thomas Darling is the son of Katherine and George Darling. He was born about 1663, probably in Lynn. His birth date is based on a deposition he gave on 9 July 1703 in which he stated he was "age 40 or thereabouts"^[1]

Thomas Darling married Joanna Liscomb, the daughter of William & Susanna (Unknown) Liscomb, by 1691.^[2]

Thomas & Joanna were the parents of:

1. Mary, born March 16, 1690-1.^[3]
2. Margaret, born June 4, 1695.^[4]
3. Elizabeth, baptized May 19, 1700.^[5]
4. John, baptized March 8, 1702.^[6]
5. Thomas, born September 7, 1704.^[7][8]

Thomas Darling died in Middleborough, Massachusetts, on April 20, 1716.

His Will was written on April 14, 1716. In it are named: "my wife Joanna whom I make and appoint my sole Executive ... My youngest son, Thomas ... all other my goods ... be Equally Divided between My children, John Darling, Thomas Darling, and Margaret Darling." His moveable inventory heading records his death as 20 April 1716 and was taken on 20 August 1716 in Middleborough. ^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ "George Darling of Lynn and Marblehead and some of his descendants, 1650 to 1920" by Lou Ella Johnson Martin, William Albert Martin. Published 2001. Chapter 8: Thomas Darling.
2. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org ($). New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Volume 1. Page 420. Citing: "DARLING, Thomas & 1/wf Joanna; by 1691; Salem/Middleborough? {Salem 3:242; Darling 16, 19; Essex Ant. 7:46}."
3. ↑ Salem Records: Births. Page 233. Citing: "DARLAND, Mary, d. Thomas and Joana, Mar. 16, 1690-91. C.T. R.
4. ↑ Salem Records: Births. Page 233. Citing: "DARLAND, Margaret, d. Thomas and Joana, June 4, 1695."
5. ↑ Salem Records: Births. Page 233. Citing: "DARLIN, Elizabeth, d. Thomas, bp. May 19, 1700. C.R. 1."
6. ↑ Salem Records: Births. Page 234. Citing: "DARLING, John, s. Thomas, Mar. 8, 1702. C.R. 1."
7. ↑ Weston: Page 650. Citing: "Joanna Darling, w. Thomas sr., chi. Thomas b. 1704."
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCS-T4X : 3 November 2017), Thomas Darling, 07 Sep 1704; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 945,015.
   Transcript of Image: "Thomas Darling the son of Thomas Darling was born September 7 1704."
9. ↑ Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org ($). New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Plymouth Cases 6000-7999. Page 6065. Citing: "Will of Thomas Darling 1716."
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-ZX2S : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 228 of 710; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1916-1925).

• Weston, Thomas. History of the Town of Middleboro, Massachusetts (Houghton, Mifflin and Co., Cambridge, 1906).

• MA Town & Vital Records