Thomas Loring (1668 - 1717)

Born 15 Mar 1668 in Hull, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Cushing) Richmond — married 19 Apr 1699 (to 5 Dec 1717) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 1717 at age 49 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Thomas, son of Thomas and Hannah (Jacob) Loring, was born at Hull, MA on March 15, 1667/68. He married Deborah Cushing, daughter of John and Sarah (Hawke) Cushing, at Boston, MA on April 19, 1699. They were married by Samuel Sewall, Esq. Deborah was born at Scituate, MA on September 7, 1674.

Thomas bought land in Duxbury, MA in 1702 and removed the family there by ca. 1704. He held the position of selectman in 1714 and then treasurer which he held until his death in 1717.

Thomas and Deborah had six children, the first two probably born in Hull, the rest in Duxbury. Thomas died intestate there on December 5, 1717. He is buried at Old Cemetery in South Duxbury, now known as Myles Standish Burying Ground.

Probate

On 11 October 1718, his widow Deborah was granted the letter of administration for his estate.^[1]

Thomas Loring was a slaveholder. His inventory was taken on 14 February 1717/18 in Duxbury and it listed "three negroes" appraised at £100.^[2]

In 1722, his real estate was appraised and divided.^[3]

In 1724, his estate was distributed to his widow, Deborah, and his children, Thomas, Joshua, Nathaniel, Benjamin, Hannah, and Deborah.^[4]

Deborah married second Col. Sylvester Richmond at Duxbury on February 18, 1727/28. She died at Little Compton, RI on October 18, 1770 at the age of 96.

Name

Thomas Loring

Birth

28 JUN 1680 Axminster, Devon, England

Death

1719 Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-FJ3T : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 79 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-FJG3 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 111-112 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-FHWK : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 58-59 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-NC9B : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1730-1733 and 1839-1845 vol 6-6U > image 32-33 of 589; State Archives, Boston.

• Charles Henry Pope, Loring Genealogy, (Cambridge: Murray and Emery Company, 1917), pp. 13, 21

• History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol III, p.27

• Lemuel Cushing, MA, BCL, The Genealogy of the Cushing Family, (Montreal: Lovell Printing and Publishing Company, 1877), p. 17

• Justin Winsor, History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts, (Boston: Crosby & Nichols, 1849), pp. 16, 38-41, 71, 79, 82, 115, 185-186, 276-280

• Ethel Farrington Smith, Seventeenth Century Hull, Massachusetts, and Her People, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989), pp. 133-140

• Marriages Registered in Boston, City Clerk's Office, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 73, #2178

• Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths, Report of the Record Commissioners, City of Boston, Massachusetts, Doc. 130-1883, Ninth Volume, p. 251

• Vital Records of Duxbury Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), p. 393 (death)

• Find A Grave: Memorial #54384899

See also:

• Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Image

Thomas Loring

Death Date: 5 Dec 1717

Death Place: Duxbury, Massachusetts

• BillionGraves Index [1]

Thomas Loring

Burial Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Cemetery: Myles Standish Burial Ground

Latitude: 42.025 Longitude: -70.68806

Death Date: 05 Dec 1717

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• Dwight, Melatiah Everett. The Kirbys of New England (Trow Print, New York, 1898) Page 74