Samuel Thayer (1713 - abt. 1779)

Born 1713 in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Province

Ancestors

Husband of Keziah (Partridge) Thayer — married 24 Dec 1739 in Bellingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Sarah (Myrick) Thayer — married 30 Aug 1759 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 1779 at about age 66 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Samuel Thayer was born in 1713 in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Province. His parents were Isaac Thayer and Mary Unknown.

Marriage

He married Keziah Partridge on December 24, 1739 in Bellingham.^[1]

Family

Keziah & Samuel Thayer had 9 children, born in Mendon, Massachusetts:

1. Timothy Thayer, born 02 June 1740^[2]Timothy Thayer,
2. Phebe Thayer^[3]
3. Keziah Thayer^[3]
4. Nathan Thayer^[3]
5. Malatia Thayer^[3]
6. Levi Thayer^[3]
7. Abigail^[3]
8. Esther Thayer^[3]
9. Daniel Thayer^[3]

He married Sarah Myrick Robinson, widow of Ichabod Robinson on August 30, 1759.^[4] Together they had 3 children:

1. Joel Thayer
2. Simeon Thayer
3. Samuel Thayer

His death date is unconfirmed. Online trees list 1779 or 24 Dec 1769 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Research notes

• Memorial of Thayer Name number 3053. Corrections: married Sarah Merrick not Sarah Robinson. She was first married to Ichabod Robinson.[1]
• Alternate date of death: 24 Dec 1769
• May have settled in Milford.
• All of the children, except Timothy, from first marriage are from the Memorial of Thayer name and should be confirmed through other sources

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-K277 : 29 November 2018), Samuel Thayar and Keziah Partridge, 24 Dec 1739; citing Marriage, Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MN87 : 3 November 2017), Timothy Thayer, 02 Jun 1740; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 855,377.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Thayer, Bezaleel. Memorial of the Thayer Name (R.J. Oliphant, Oswego, 1874). Page 442.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC6H-PMD : 9 February 2018), Samuel Thayer and Sarah Robinson, 30 Aug 1759; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0874025 IT 1.

• Muno, Patricia. (2009) "Thomas Thayer-First Four Generations" on Thayer Families Association website.
• Ballou, Adin. History of the Town of Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, From Its First Settlement to 1881 (Rand, Avery, & Co., Boston, 1882).Pages 1060, 1062.
• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 4; Serial: 6924; Volume: 14
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, vol 245
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 026 : 1898

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