Thomas Main II (1721 - 1771)

Born 12 Feb 1721 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Pendleton) Main — married 3 Feb 1742 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1771 at age 50 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

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Biography

Thomas Main was born Feb 13 1720/21 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. ^[1] Thomas was the first child of Annah (Brown) Main (1700-1766) & Thomas Main I (1700-1771) ^{[2][3][4] [5]} .

Thomas married Mary Pendleton on Feb 3, 1742, in Stonington, Connecticut. ^[3][4][5][6]

Thomas and Mary had children, including the following: ^[7][3]

1. Mary Main (1743-1808), b Apr 19 1743 ^{[8] [9][10]}
2. Prudence (Main) Benjamin (1744-1773); married Ezra Benjamin
3. Sarah Main (1745-), b Aug 19 1745 [married name probably was Foster]
4. Thomas Main III (1747-abt.1820), m Lucy Tyler in Griswold, Connecticut
5. Benajah Main (1749-1820), b Sep 5 1749; married 1) Dolly Woodward ^[11]; 2) widow Mary (Randall) Miner
6. Abigail Main (abt.1752-abt.1842); married Winlock Eccleston
7. Lucy Main (abt.1753-abt.1820)
8. William M. Maine (1758-1855) [uncertain if this was a child of this family]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-HZ8 : 3 December 2014), Thomas Maine, 13 Feb 1720; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQW-74N2 : 21 September 2019), Thomas Maine, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272239.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Beers: Page 339 III Deacon Thomas and IV Thomas Main (2)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Brown: Vol 1 Page 113 #804 Thomas
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} BrownCH: Page 50 # 275 Thomas
6. ↑ * Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, 1599-1910. by Everett Hall Pendleton. 1911. Pg 119 https://archive.org/details/brianpendletonhi01pend/page/119
7. ↑ BrownCH: Page 52 # 275 Thomas
8. ↑ dau Mary "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77G-Q9X : 3 December 2014), Mary Main, 09 Apr 1743; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
9. ↑ dau Mary "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQC-XXPC : 21 September 2019), Mary Main, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272239.
10. ↑ Brown, Cyrus H. 1909 Genealogical record of Nathaniel Babcock, Simeon Main, Issac Miner, Ezekiel Main. The Everett Press, Inc. Boston; no. 275: https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalreco00brow5#page/52/mode/1up
11. ↑ son Benajah BrownCH: Page 245 #312d Benajah

• Beers, J. H. Genealogical and biographical record of New London County, Connecticut (J.H. Beers & Co., 1905)

• Brown, Cyrus Henry. Genealogical record of Nathaniel Babcock, Simeon Main, Issac Miner, Ezekiel Main (The Everett Press, Boston, 1909); no. 275: https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalreco00brow5#page/50/mode/1up

• Brown, Cyrus. Brown Genealogy of Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, and Eleazer Brown (The Everett Press Co., Boston, 1907-1915)

• Cutter, Richard William. 1912. Genealogical and Family History of Central New York. Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York [This is a very unreliable source.]

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Greg Rose for starting this profile.