Thomas E Early (abt. 1682 - bef. 1716)

Born about 1682 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Johnson) Early — married 26 Oct 1704 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before Jul 1716 before about age 34 in At Sea

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Biography

Thomas Early was a Virginia colonist.

Thomas was born in 1662. Thomas Early ...little is known of Thomas. He married Elizabeth Johnson b: Abt. 1686 in Christ Church, Middlesex, VA m: October 1704 in Middlesex, VA d: 08 July 1716 in Christ Church, Middlesex, VA. He is believed to have drown at sea. His children, Jeremiah^[1] and Judith, were raised by Thomas Buford, neighbor in Lancaster, Middlesex VA

Research Notes

In her book, The Family of Early, Ruth Hairston writes in 1920 that . . .

The fact that the name of John Early is found among the records of the counties along the eastern shore as early as 1661 induces the belief that this Early came directly to Virginia from the mother country. The parish records prove that forty years later, Thomas Early and family were living in the same locality as that in which John, the emigrant, settled. Little has been discovered concerning either John or Thomas, due in a measure to the destruction of'old records, the lapse of time, and the uncertainty as to where search should be made. The parish register of Christ Church, Middlesex county, gives the names of Thomas Early and his wife, Elizabeth; the birth of their son, Jeremiah, in 1705; the death and burial of Elizabeth Early in 1716; the marriage of Jeremiah Early and Elizabeth Buford in 1728; the birth, and baptism, of their son, John, in 1729.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRQ-PF3 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Early in entry for Jeremiah Early, ; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.

• The Family of Early: Which Settled Upon the Eastern Shore of Virginia and ... By Ruth Hairston Early
• Unverified Vital Information from FamilySearch
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• https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Lynn Robinson Ancestry account: jmrobin tree, available on request.
• Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538: Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD294 b_1— 4 Oct 1734 Baptism Place Witney, St Mary, Oxfordshire, England. Thomas Early, son of John Early.
• Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812.
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Source number: 2741.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KHW.
• Christ Church Parish, Virginia Marriages, 1653-1812: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. iParish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia from 1653 to 1812/i. Richmond, VA, USA: Christ Church, 1897. Thomas Early and Elizabeth Johnson-26 Oct 1704.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94209573/thomas-early: accessed April 7, 2024), memorial page for Thomas Early (unknown–1716), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94209573; Buried or Lost at Sea; Maintained by BeNotForgot (contributor 46974545).