Thomas Garth (abt. 1664 - 1731)

Born about 1664 in Gainford, Durham, England

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Died 7 Jan 1731 at about age 67 in London, England

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Thomas, baptized 29 September 1664 at Gainford, Durham, England, was the son of William and Mary Garth.^[1][2]

It was probably when he was serving in the British Army in Barbados that he met and married Elizabeth Colleton, daughter of Thomas Colleton. They had children John, ^[3] James, and Mary (m. George Evelyn and Charles Boone), as well as two sons, both named Thomas, who died as children. ^[2] They made their home in London, although he owned estates in Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire.

Thomas Garth wrote his Will on 15 June 1728. He left his wife Elizabeth an annuity and their house in London for life. His estates were left to his son John, with default heirs being his son James, nephew Bowes Garth (son of his brother William Garth), cousins John and Thomas Garth (sons of his deceased cousin Thomas Garth), nephews John and Samuel Cowling, and the younger children of his niece Bufoy [Beaufoy] Boyle. He also mentions his three granddaughters Anne, Elizabeth, and Mary Evelyn.^[4]

He died 7 January 1730/1 and was buried 11 January in Westminster Abbey, London.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N58G-ZLN : 18 September 2020), Thomas Garth, 1664.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Chester, Joseph Lemuel. Marriage, Baptisms and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church or Abbey of St. Peter, Westminster (1876), pp. 280, 330, 370 https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001652720
3. ↑ History of Parliament online 1715-1754: GARTH, John (1701-64), of Brownston (or Garth) House, Devizes http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/garth-john-1701-64
4. ↑ Description: Will of Thomas Garth of Saint George the Martyr, Middlesex Date: 01 February 1731 Held by: The National Archives, Kew https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D634901