Thomas Hayward (abt. 1610 - 1686)

Born about 1610 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Unknown (Unknown) Howard — married about 1634 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1686 at about age 76 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Note: This is not the profile for Thomas Hayward from Aylesford, Kent who emigrated on the Hercules with his wife Susanna and his five children. That Thomas Hayward was the Thomas Hayward who settled in Duxbury and Bridgewater.

Biography

This is the profile for "old" Thomas Hayward who died in Ipswich, Massachusetts on April 15, 1686.

Not the Hercules Immigrant

The list of persons enrolled at Sandwich to emigrate to New England in 1635 aboard the Hercules included a Thomas Hayward of Aylesford, Kent, his wife Susanna and five children. The versions of this list that were published before 1921, including the one in William Boys' 1792 History of Sandwich in Kent^[1] and in Hotten's 1874 Original Lists of Persons of Quality,^[2] did not include the names of the children. On the basis of the list in History of Sandwich in Kent, Jarvis Cutler Howard, in his 1884 Howard Genealogy, asserted that it was "highly probable" that Thomas Howard or Hayward of Ipswich was the Thomas Hayward who emigrated aboard the Hercules.^[3] In 1921, however, a complete version of the list of persons enrolled for passage on the Hercules was published in the NEHGR, which included the names of children and apprentices and listed Thomas and Susanna Hayward's children as Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Susan and Martha.^[4] Since this list of children's names matches the names of the children of Thomas Hayward of Cambridge, Duxbury and Bridgewater, it has now been established that he, and not Thomas Hayward of Ipswich, was the Thomas Hayward who immigrated on the Hercules.^[5]

Mistaken Facts Based on Hercules Error

Unfortunately, most of what was thought to have been known about Thomas Hayward of Ipswich was based on the mistaken belief that he was the Thomas Hayward who was on the Hercules passenger list. Since the information from that list has been found not to relate to Thomas Hayward of Ipswich, there is no evidence as to his origin, his wife's name, his occupation, where he emigrated from, or the number of children (if any) he emigrated with.

Only Known Records

Set forth below are the only records that have been found that is known to relate to this profile's Thomas Hayward/Haward/Howard.

• At a Quarterly Court at Salem in November 1678, Thomas Hayward was included in the list of persons in Ipswich who took the oath of allegiance in 1678.^[6]
• Ipswich town records contain a record that "old" Thomas Hayward died on April 15, 1686.^[7][8][9]

According to Hammatt, an account of Robert Lord in 1678 indicates that Thomas may have been a hatter and was charged for "recording a marriage and birth" and for "recording three births."^[9] Hammatt's description of the account as relating to Thomas has not been confirmed, as others have been unable to find the record of the account. However, the fact that William Hayward was a hatmaker and the fact that, in 1678, Thomas would have been well beyond the age of recording births, suggest that the record that Hammatt was referring to may have actually related to William Hayward.

There are no references to Thomas Hayward/Haward/Howard in Ipswich town records, based on a search of Ancient Records of the Town of Ipswich, for Ipswich town records up through 1650,^[10] and a manual review of the transcription of Ipswich town records on ancestry.com, for Ipswich town records from 1650 through 1686.^[11]

There are no reference to Thomas Hayward/Haward/Howard in any of the five volumes Shurtleff's Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts in New England, which go up through 1686.^[12]

A search in December 2019 for records of Thomas Hayward/Haward/Howard in the Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-1681 and Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881 databases found no matching records.

The only reference in the Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County that probably relates to Thomas Hayward/Haward/Howard of Ipswich is the 1678 record referenced above. (Note that there are a number of records, however, that appear to relate to Thomas Howard/Howard of Lynn/Salem, who was a much younger man.)

Parentage

Thomas' parentage is unknown. Some genealogies make Thomas to be the son of John Howard of Norfolk County, England, and his wife Elizabeth, who was baptized April 4th, 1614 in Brockdish, Norfolk County, ^[13] This proposition seems highly speculative absent additional evidence. A search on familysearch.org in December 2019 for Thomas Hayward/Haward/Howard born in England in 1600-1620 returned 90 baptismal records.

Date and Place of Birth

Based on the fact that Thomas' presumed son William was probably born sometime in 1634-1640, it is likely that Thomas was born sometime in 1605-1615, with about 1610 being a reasonable midpoint estimate. Based on this estimated date of birth, he was probably born somewhere in England.

Wife; Marriage

No evidence has been found for the name of Thomas' wife. The claim that her name was Susanna was based on the mistaken belief that Thomas was the Thomas Hayward included on the list of Hercules passengers. Assuming that Thomas the father of William Hayward/Howard of Ipswich, then, based on William's estimated date of birth (sometime in 1634-1640), Thomas was probably married sometime in 1630-1639, with about 1634 being a reasonable midpoint estimate. Since there is no evidence placing Thomas in New England prior to 1678, he was most likely married in England.

Children

In his Howard Genealogy, Jarvis Cutler Howard listed the following as "very likely" Thomas' children:

1. John, lived in Rowley, d. 1694 in Rowley^[7]
2. William, b. 1635 in Ipswich, Massachusetts^[7]
3. Hannah, d. in Ipswich (mentioned as William's sister in his will)^[7]

Ramon Meyers Tingley, in his 1935 Some Ancestral Lines, listed the following 6 children for Thomas:

1. Lydia, b. 1625 in England, d. June 11, 1640 in Ipswich, Massachusetts^[14]
2. Thomas, b. 1627 in England, d. September 4, 1648 in Ipswich, Massachusetts^[14]
3. Susanna, b. 1629 in England, d. May 16, 1646 in Ipswich, Massachusetts^[14]
4. John, b. 1630 in England, d. September 1694 in Rowley^[14]
5. Ann, b. 1632 in England, m. May 3, 1650 Henry Kinnie^[14]
6. William, b. 1635 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, m. 1667 Tabitha Kinsman, d. July 25, 1709 in Ipswich, Massachusetts^[14]

Tingley, however, cited no sources, except citing the Kinnie Genealogy for Ann's marriage, and assumed that Thomas was the Thomas who immigrated aboard the Hercules.^[14] None of the births, marriages or deaths Tingley listed are included in Vital Records of Ipswich, except for William Howard's death in 1709.^[15]

Based on the meager evidence, the cases for Thomas' parentage of William and Hannah appear the strongest, but still not particularly strong. The evidence that suggests that Thomas was William's father is (1) the fact that when Thomas died in 1686 he was referred to as "old Thomas Hayward" indicates that Thomas was probably the correct age to have been William's father, (2) the fact that both Thomas and William lived in Ipswich and Thomas was the only Hayward/Haward/Howard known to have been living in Ispwich who could have been William's father, and (3) the absence of evidence that makes Thomas's paternity of William unlikely. The probability that Thomas was William's father would be much higher if Hammatt's statement that an account of Robert Lord in 1678 indicates that Thomas was a hatter could be relied upon.^[9] However, since Hammatt states that the 1678 record relates to recording births, the record referrred to by Hammatt may well relate to this profile's William Hayward rather than Thomas Hayward. If William was in fact Thomas' son, since William's will directs his sons to take care of his sister Hannah Howard,^[16] Hannah was probably also Thomas' child.

The case for Thomas' parentage of John Howard/Haward of Rowley is weaker and appears based purely on the proximity of Rowley to Ipswich. Therefore Thomas' parentage of John appears to be merely possible.

No evidence in favor of Thomas' parentage of the other children mentioned by Tingley has been found.

Immigration; Place of Origin

A cenotaph erected in memory of Thomas "Howard" in the Old Burial Ground in Ipswich states that Thomas immigrated in 1634.^[17] However, no reliable evidence supporting that date of immigration has been found, and the statement was no doubt based on the mistaken belief that Thomas was the Thomas Hayward who emigrated aboard the Hercules in March 1634/5.

Since there is no evidence placing Thomas' presumed son William in New England prior to about 1665, no evidence placing his presumed daughter Hannah in New England until 1677 and no evidence placing Thomas himself in New England until 1678, perhaps the most likely scenario for Thomas' immigration to New England is that, first, his son William emigrated to New England in or shortly before 1665, then, after William became established in Ipswich, his elderly father, Thomas, and spinster sister, Hannah, joined him in about 1675.

No evidence has been found that establishes where Thomas (or William or Hannah) were living prior to their emigration to New England, although they were very probably living somewhere in England.

Death

"Old" Thomas Hayward died in Ipswich, Massachusetts on April 15, 1686.^[7][8][9]

Research Notes

1. LINKED: son, John Howard, Born about 1635 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
2. LINKED William Howard aka Hayward, Hayword, Howerd, Born c. 1635 in England, what did they do go back to England then come back again? and they are both born same year, busy lady...
3. LINKED Hannah Howard, Born c.1640 -Ipswich, Essex Co., Mass. D/o Thomas Hayward and "Susanna" (Unknown-203966) Howard

ANSWER: to Hannah/ William, there is another site that agrees, "1638-1725" and William Howard 1635-1709 source: Vital Records of Norwich 1659 - 1848 Part I - Pages 1-29

this site Genealogie online has this: WIFE: (1) 1632 Susanna Towne, 1611-1686

ALSO, they have "A child of John Howard and Elizabeth Locke" which is disputed on the f-a-g...............

They also have: "He is married to Susanna Towne.in the year 1632 at England, he was 31 years old.Source 5

TO LINK FREEMAN HOWARD, it has to be a son..............

AND obviously Susanna Towne was not his first wife as they married in 1632 and 8 of these kids were born before that........

Thomas was born "1601" so he would be 23 years when John HAYWARD was born so he is NOT his.................

Children:

1. Mary Howard
2. George Howard Hayward 1604-1671 THIS SON CANNOT be a son born 1604, the father was born 1601????????? not possible.
3. John Hayward 1624-1698 because the name is Hayward, different family I will save this one til last.
4. Lydia Howard 1625-1640
5. Thomas Howard 1627-1648 he would be 7 years old when the made the trek to the New World............
6. Elizabeth Hayward 1627-1705
7. Elisha Howard 1628-????
8. Susanna Howard 1629-1646
9. Joseph Howard 1630-????
10. Martha Howard 1631-1693
11. Ann HOWARD 1632-1680
12. William Howard 1635-1709
13. Hannah Howard 1638-1725  :source: Vital Records of Norwich 1659 - 1848 Part I - Pages 1-29

Source: London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives, St Dunstan in the West, Composite register: baptisms 1599/1600 - 1622, marriages 1559/60 - 1622, burials 1558 - 1614, P69/DUN2/A/002/MS010343 / Ancestry.com

Asked permission to use the children list

Here is a possible for THOMAS-Thomas Howard, Birth-unknown, D:17 Dec 1675

Burial: Founders Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Memorial ID: 126577133 Married Mary Wellman 1866, Thomas w/b 39 years old.

AND he had 2 sons, Thomas, born March 1673 & Benjamin, born June 1675

"Thomas Howard, born 1 Jan 1601 in Kent, England, died 15 Apr 1686 (aged 85) in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts"

Burial: Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts

Marriage

Spouse: Susanna ___________

Date: prior to 1634

Place: Kent, England probably

Source: History of Portage County, Ohio:

Immigration

from England in 1634 made their home in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts

Apparently he did not get his name placed in the town records.......Town Records 1633-1649 NO Howard family listed.

Family here in America

History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its page 596,

"in Hartford, Connecticut, Freeman Howard, & Eunice Risley,

"descendant of Thomas & Susannah Howard "

"Thomas/Susanna came to America and settle in

Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1634."

Freeman and Eunice had the following children

1. Freeman Jr. B:1811 Hartford, Connecticut
2. Chester R. Howard, B:Feb 3 1812- Hartford, Connecticut Married Harriet Benjamin
3. Eliza Howard-Eggleston born 1814
4. Celeste Howard-Benjamin B: 1816 Married Orrin Benjamin
5. Julius Field" (he is aka: Freeman) B:1823 Connecticut

Disputed family

"He is NOT a son of this John Howard and he is NOT a brother to Matthew Howard. John had a son Thomas but he was born in Norfolk, not Kent, and he was born in 1614, not 1 Jan. 1601. " Details at: Disputed family Left by Fredric Z. Saunders on 11 Apr 2018

The LINKED FAMILY on f-a-g is in ?????????????????? all of it........

Parents: John Howard, 1578–1642 ^{[citation needed]}

Siblings

1. Matthew Howard, 1609 – unknown ^{[citation needed]}

Children

1. William Howard, 1634–1709 ^{[citation needed]}

^{[11] [6] [14] [9] [17] [13] [15] [8] [10] [12] [5] [4] [16] [7] [3] [2] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Boys, William. Collections for an History of Sandwich in Kent, with Notices of the Other Cinque Ports and Members, and of Richborough. 1792. p. 751. Link to page at archive.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Hotten, James Camden. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. 1874. p. xix. Link to page at archive.org.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Howard, Jarvis Cutler. Howard Genealogy. A Genealogical Record Embracing All the Known Descendants in this County of Thomas and Susanna Howard, Who Have Borne the Family Name or Have Married into the Family. 1884. p. 5. Link to page at archive.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Putnam, Eben Putnam. "Two Early Passenger Lists, 1635-1637." New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol 75 (1921). p 219. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume III G-H. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston 2003. pp. 288-294. Link to profile at ancestry.com.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts. Volume VII I1678-1680. The Essex Institute, 1919. p. 157. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5} Howard, Jarvis Cutler. Howard Genealogy. A Genealogical Record Embracing All the Known Descendants in this County of Thomas and Susanna Howard, Who Have Borne the Family Name or Have Married into the Family. 1884. p. 9. Link to page at archive.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. The Essex Institute, 1910. p. 581. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Hammatt, Abraham. The Hammat Papers. No. 1-3. The Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Mass. 1633-1700. 1854. p. 129. Link to page at archive.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} The Ancient Records of the Town of Ipswich. Vol I. 1634 to 1650. 1899. Link to book at archive.org.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Ipswich Town Records, Vols 1 and 2, pp. 1:161-2:212 of transcribed copy
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. (ed.). Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. 1853-1854. Link to volumes at hathitrust.org.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Brockdish Parish Register, reviewed by Fredric Z. Saunders (fzsaund@ ix.netcom.com) Midvale UT, 21 Dec 2002. This theory on Matthew Howard's ancestry was proposed by James E. Moss in Providence, Ye Lost Towne at Severn in Maryland Source for James E. Moss in Providence, Ye Lost Towne at Severn in Maryland, (Washington, D.C.: by author, 1976) Accessed Jul 2021 via Wayback Machine
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7} Tingley, Raymon Meyers. Some Ancestral Lines, Being a Record of Some of the Ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and His Wife Martha Pamela Meyers. The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1935. p. 139. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. The Essex Institute, 1910. p. 592. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} Howard, Jarvis Cutler. Howard Genealogy. A Genealogical Record Embracing All the Known Descendants in this County of Thomas and Susanna Howard, Who Have Borne the Family Name or Have Married into the Family. 1884. pp. 13-14. Link to pages at archive.org.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #80703369

See also:

• Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Vol 2. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. p. 733. Link to page at americanancestors.org.