Thomas Lamb (abt. 1599 - 1646)

Born about 1599 in Barnardiston, Suffolk, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Lamb — married about 1623 in England

Husband of Dorothy (Harbottle) Hawley — married 16 Jul 1640 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1646 at about age 47 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Thomas Lamb migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 2, p. 1153) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Thomas born about 1599 possibly in Barnardiston, Suffolk, England.^[1] (Anderson does not give a possible year of birth.)

Thomas came to New England in 1630 on the Winthrop Fleet with wife Elizabeth and sons Thomas jr., John and Samuel.^[2]

He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. where he joined the church. He was a yeoman, possibly a slater.^[1]

Another son Samuel was born in Dorchester, MA in 1630.^[1]

His first wife Elizabeth and child were buried on Nov. 28 1639.^[1][3]

On July 16, 1640 he married Dorothy Harbottie in Roxbury,^[4]

Thomas Lambe was buried 28 March 1646 in the "Eliot Burying Ground" in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, having died, presumably a few days earlier, "of a calenture, by a great cold."^[5] The Roxbury records show two entries, the Church record cited above and another death record that says "Lambe, Thomas, Householder, Apr. 3, 1646", which is after the burial, strangley enough.^[6][7]

He died without a will. An inventory of his estate was taken "this last of the month 1646." Various probate records over the course of the next 50 years identify five of his children.^[1]

Children

By his first wife,^[1] the three first baptisms in Barnardiston match the ages and names of Thomas Lamb's first three children, but Anderson says this association is inconclusive.

1. Thomas Lambe, poss bp in Barnardiston 25 Jun 1624; living in Charlestown in 1652-54; apparently did not marry. Receipted to his stepfather Thomas Hawley for his share of his father's estate on 12 April 1652. Party to a petition granted by the General Court on 31 May 1652 related to a sale of land from his father's estate.
2. Susan, bp 1 Oct 1626, but she is not mentioned in her intestate father's probate records.
3. John Lambe, poss bp in Barnardiston 20 Apr 1828; living in Springfield in 1652; wheelwright; m1 by 1653 Joanna ____; m2 in Springfield 26 Jan 1687/8 Lydia (Wright) (Bliss) Norton. to a petition granted by the General Court on 31 May 1652 related to a sale of land from his father's estate. Receipted to his stepfather Thomas Hawley for his share of his father's estate on 27 May 1652.
4. Abel Lambe; probably servant to William French and buried Cambridge 16 Oct 1649
5. Samuel, b Roxbury abt October 1630^[8] and baptized at Dorchester (and called third son); no further record.
6. Decline ("first daughter") b Roxbury Apr 1637;^[9]m in Charlestown 7 Dec 1663 Stephen Smith. She is not mentioned in her intestate father's probate records.
7. Benjamin, born and died in Roxbury Oct/Nov 1639;^[10] his mother died from this delivery

Children by his second wife:^[11]

1. Caleb, b 9 Apr 1641 Roxbury; m Roxbury 30 Jun 1669 Mary Wise; not mentioned in any of his intestate father's probate records.
2. Joshua, b 27 Nov 1642 Roxbury; m by 1675 Mary Alcock. Receipted to his mother Dorothy Hawley for his share of his father's estate on 6 October 1686. Letters of administration granted 3 March 1697-8 to Joshua also name their son, Joshua, identified as a grandson of Thomas Lamb of Roxbury..
3. Mary Lamb, bp 29 Sep 1644; married 1)Thomas Swan and 2) (by 2 Jul 1697) James Bailey Letters of administration granted 3 March 1697-8 to Joshua also name their son, Joshua, identified as a grandson of Thomas Lamb of Roxbury..
4. Abiel (posthumous), b 15 Aug 1646; m by 28 Feb 1674/5 Elizabeth (Clark) Buckminster. Receipted to his stepfather Thomas Hawley for his L. 24 share of his father's estate on 23 july 1677.

On 2 February 1651/2, Thomas Lamb's widow Dorothy married Thomas Hawley.^[1]

Research Notes

Disputed Origins: Anderson in the Great Migration does not name any parents for him; others have claimed (without source) that he was the son of Thomas Lamb and Elizabeth Aylett. Following wikitree policy, we detach him from these parents until the relationship is confirmed through sound sources.

Origins (clue): Massachusetts Colonial records indicated Thomas Lamb of Roxbury's origin as "perhaps from Stow Langtoft, Co. Suffolk" ^{[citation needed]}

Date of Death: Neither of the records cited for his death cite the source for the death date given. I have marked the death date as uncertain. A better source would be helpful. - FR Since it is unlikely that any better source than those two records will be found, it seems best to use the earlier date, 28 March 1646, as his death date and mark it certain. - Halsey Bullen, 8-18-2018

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Anderson, Robert Charles, Great Migration Begins..., Boston, MA: NEHGS (1995), pp 1153-1155. AmericanAncestors.org link
2. ↑ "Winthrop Passenger List 1630" referenced, compiled from Massachusetts Colonial records, p.366, and Roxbury Church records, (https://genealogytrails.com/mass/winthrop_passengers.html) accessed 12 Dec 2023.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH58-J6P : Wed Oct 25 19:50:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Elizabeth Lambe and Thomas, 28 Nov 1639.
4. ↑ Image 54 Original data:Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2495/images/40400_274764-00059?usePUB=true&_phsrc=IzZ2240&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=66338403
5. ↑ Anderson, citing Roxbury Church Records, p 173
6. ↑ Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849'', p. 571: "Lambe"
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH58-VLW : Thu Oct 26 05:18:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Lambe, 3 Apr 1646.
8. ↑ Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Vol. 1, p. 209: "Lambe"
9. ↑ Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Vol. 1, p. 208: "Lambe"
10. ↑ Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Vol. 1, p. 208: "Lambe"
11. ↑ Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, Vol. 1, p. 208-209: "Lambe"

See also:

• Boston Record Commissioners. Boston Records Commissioners Reports (Rockwell and Churchill, Boston, 1875) Vol. 6. Page 173: Roxbury Church Records. "1646 Month 1 day 28. Bro. Lambe dyed of a Calenture, by a great could."
• Stradling, Harriet Jane Lamb. Lamb--Merrill family : lest our children forget (1960) FamilySearch Identifier: 83238