Thomas Lincoln (abt. 1617 - 1692)

Born about 1617 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Husband of Margaret (Langer) Lincoln — married about 1642 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 16 Aug 1692 at about age 75 in Hingham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Thomas Lincoln migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 208) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Thomas Lincoln was born in Norfolk, England.

Thomas was born probably in or near Wymondham, Norfolk, England about 1616 (assuming he was 25 at the birth of his first child).

Thomas was "the husbandman" came to America with his brother, Stephen, who had the same occupation, in the ship Diligent arriving 10 August 1638. ^[1][2]

His name frequently occurs upon the early records of the town, and in every instance he is distinguished from the other Thomases by his occupation.^[1]

His conveyances and titles to property acquired either by grant or purchase, also afford evidence of his vocation in life. ^[1]

Marriage

His wife was Margaret, daughter of Richard Langer.^[1][2][3]

Children of Thomas and Margaret:^[1]

1. Caleb, Oct. 8, 1643, died young.
2. Joshua Lincoln (twin), baptized May 3, 1645; died April 21, 1694. He married Deborah Hobart, daughter of Capt. Joshua and Ellen (Ibrook) Hobart, on April 20, 1666. They had ten children.
3. Caleb Lincoln (twin), baptized May 3, 1645; died December 9, 1715. He married first, Rachel Bate, daughter of James and Ruth (Lyford) Bate, on May 8, 1684, and second, Hannah Jackson, September 2, 1698. Caleb and Rachel had six children.
4. Susanna Lincoln, baptized August 16, 1646; married Joseph Barstow of Scituate on May 16, 1666.
5. Mary Lincoln, born February 10, 1647/48; baptized April 23, 1648; married Francis Barker of Duxbury on January 5, 1674/75.
6. Sarah Lincoln, baptized September 29,1650; married Thomas Marsh on May 6,1675.
7. Thomas Lincoln, born December 22, 1652; died September 28, 1698 at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married Sarah Lewis, daughter of James and Sarah (Lane) Lewis of Barnstable, Massachusetts, on January 6, 1684. They had five children. Thomas was a carpenter, but was also known by his father's title of "Husbandman".
8. Daniel Lincoln, baptized May 14, 1654; died February 14, 1669/70.
9. Elizabeth Lincoln, born December 2, 1656; died December 28, 1741. Married Daniel Lincoln, son of Samuel and Martha (Lyford) Lincoln (direct ancestors of Abraham Lincoln), on January 23, 1677/78. They had six children.
10. Ephraim Lincoln, born November 1, 1659; died three months later, on January 28, 1659/60.
11. Ruth Lincoln, born November 19, 1662; died April 10, 1751. Married Samuel Gill, son of Thomas and Hannah (Otis) Gill, on January 13, 1684/85. They had one daughter named Mary according to George Lincoln, but James Savage records there was a son also.

"Farmer."^[1]

Selectman 1662, 1669, and 1672.^[1][2]

He resided on Fort Hill Street in Hingham "on the upland by the highway side going to Weymouth mill."^[1]

Death

Thomas died August 16, 1692 at Hingham.^[1]

Thomas' will, dated 24 May 1681, names wife and eight children.^[1] It included bequests to his wife, Margaret; to daughters, Susanna Barstow, Mary Barker, Sarah Marsh, Elizabeth Lincoln, and Ruth Gill; and to sons, Joshua, Caleb, and Thomas.^[4]

Research Notes

Daniel Cushing's Record: 1638. "Thomas Lincoln and Jeremiah Moore, came from Windham, and settled in New Hingham. 2"^[5]

Discrepancies in Great Migration Directory Entry: The entry for Thomas Lincoln, husbandman does not give an origin, nor does it list the Cushing Record. It also suggests that Thomas arrived in 1636, 2 years before Stephen. One would expect that his entry would be similar to Stephen's: origin in Wymondham, arrival by 1638, and would include a reference to the Cushing record, which includes Thomas Lincoln in those arriving in 1638 on the Diligent, although Thomas isn't grouped with Stephen and his family. Stephen's will names his niece Susanna, so the relationship seems valid. Until there is a full Great Migration sketch, we may not fully understand the Directory entry.

Possible additional records: The Great Migration Directory includes four Thomas Linolns and notes: "Two early records for the name Thomas Lincoln in Hingham cannot be confidently allocated to any one of these four men [WP 4:297; MBCR 1:374]."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol III, p.15-16
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed. Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Vol. 4. New York, Lewis historical publishing company. 1908. pg 1933
3. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. $
4. ↑ Suffolk County Probate Records. [1]
5. ↑ Daniel Cushing's Record, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston) Vol. 15 (1861) p 27 Internet Archive.

See also:

• Website of The Descendants of Thomas Lincoln, the husbandman [2]
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2021), memorial page for Thomas Lincoln (22 Dec 1622–16 Aug 1692), Find A Grave: Memorial #82245077 ; Maintained by Robert Kuhmann (contributor 46567652) Unknown. Note: the birthdate is incorrect and this memorial is unsourced.
• Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston,1995. Page 1215.
• Elizabeth Frye Barker. Barker Genealogy. Frye Publishing: New York, 1927. Page 166.
• Passenger List of the Diligent 1638, Ipswich, Suffolk England to Boston Harbor
• New England Historical and Genealogical Register, James Atkins Noyes. {Volume ?}