Thomas Geere (bef. 1586 - abt. 1650)

Born before 18 Dec 1586 in Rottingdean, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Friend) Geere — married 26 Jul 1620 in Ovingdean, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died about 1650 after about age 63 in Falmer, Sussex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1586. He was the son of Thomas Geere and Barbara Board.^[1] He passed away in 1649/50.^[2]

Thomas married Mary Geer (born Friend) in 1620, at age 33 at Ovingdean, Sussex, England.^[3] Mary was born in 1599, in Ovingdean, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They had 3 sons: Thomas Geer,^[4] Deenes Geere^[5] and 1 other child.

Thomas's brother Diones died at Lynn, Mass and his 2 daughters returned to live with their uncle Thomas. Thomas and niece Betsy (Elizabeth) were alleged to have helped King Charles II to escape to France. Both Rottingdean and Ovingdean were so very close to Brighthelmstone (now Brighton). King Charles stayed the night at the George Inn Brighthelmstone. Later a Mr Geer of Ovingdean is known to have received a gift from the king obviously for some help in his escape. Family tale is that Betsy had a child 9 months later but this part has to be fiction. I understand that Thomas was related (maybe only knew) Nicholas Tattershall the captain of the ship that took the king to France.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5K7-62V : 20 September 2020), Thoma Geere, 1586.
2. ↑ "England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1640-1660", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZYTQ-3N6Z : 16 September 2020), Thomas Geere, 1649.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXW1-CPD : 13 March 2020), Thomas Geere, 1620.
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7ZX-BD3 : 21 March 2020), Thomas Gerre in entry for Thomas Gerre, 1621.
5. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6XH-33J : 21 March 2020), Thomas Geere in entry for Deenes Geere, 1624.

See also:

• "The Royal Escape through Sussex - Hove in the Past by Judy Middleton 1982 (2022) and

The Post magazine.co.uk/ Brighton History - The Royal Escape - Nicholas Tattershall