Thomas Thunder

Husband of Joane (Elphicke) Thunder — married 1593 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1637 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England

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Biography

Thomas' date of birth is unknown, however it is believed he married Joane Elphicke in 1593 in Chiddingly, and had 10 children:

• 1593-1660: Richard Thunder, married Joan Elphick
• 1595-1663: Thomas W Thunder
• 1596-1639: *Susanna Thunder [1st DOB], married Brackpoole
• 1597-?: Agnes Thunder
• 1600-1639: *Susanna Thunder [2nd DOB], married Brackpoole
• 1601-1655: William W Thunder
• 1603-?: Mary Thunder, married Robert Relfe
• 1606-?: Ann Thunder, married William Porter
• 1608-?: Edward Thunder, married Frances Porter
• 1610-?: Rebecca Thunder
• 1610-?: Sarah Thunder

In 1637, there is a will listed for Thomas Thunder, yeoman of Chiddingly believed to be his.^[1]

In 1639 Thomas' wife Joane is still alive and listed in her brother Richard's will as "my sister Thunder" where Thomas' son Richard and his three daughters, as well as his grandchildren Joan and John Brackpoole, are also mentioned. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Thunder, Thomas, Chiddingly, yeoman : 14 Nov. 1637, 26 Sept. 1638 pg173 The Index Library: Calendar of Wills and Administrations Preserved in the Archdeaconry Court of Lewes and Deanery Battle, Sussex by William Hamilton Hall, 1901
2. ↑ All listed in his brother-in-law's will ELPHICK Richard, of Chiddingly yeo. d. 1 Feb. 1639 (Coventry 70) — my sister Thunder — Margaret, Joan & Agnes daughters of Rich. Thunder my sister's son — To Joan Brackpoole 10 d. of Susanna B. dec. and John. B. her br. — my kinsman John Norris — Sarah N. his sister — my cosin Snsan Hoadley, their mother; ¥m. & Tho. H. her sons — John Bowley alias Jorden my sister's son and his 3 d. — fm. & John Reynolds sons of Wm. H. of Ripe — James Cruttenden son of John 0. of Bnrwash deceased — Marie C. his sister — Agnes C. their mother — Richard Day my sister's son — Richard, Marie, Edward, & Robert children of said Richard Day — my cosin Tho. Relfe of Bnrwash — Richard Relfe his son — John, Thomas, & Joan Diker children of my cosin John Dicker of Buxted — my cosin Marie ux. John Simmons — Agnes S. their d. — Phoebe ux. Stephen Neate of Ten- terden — 3 ch. of John Goodman of Bnrwash — ch. of Tho. Goodman of Cranbro ok— other names viz., Porter, Bowly, Alborne — 3 sons of John Day of Hartfield — cosin Wickersham — 5 d. of my cosin Tho. Elphick of Chiddingly — Samuel Eason my brother, John Elphick' s widow's son — Sharpe, Miller, Rowtrell— To Rich. Elphick son of Tho. Elphick aforesaid of Chiddingly his lands in Cranbrook — Francis Day s. of Rich. Day of Uckfield— Tho. Day his br. (Long will). Pr. 6 May 1640. Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county by Sussex Archaeological Society. Publication date 1878