Thomas Utter (abt. 1675 - 1726)

Born about 1675 in Stonington, New London County, Colony of Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1726 at about age 51 in Stonington, New London County, Colony of Connecticut

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Biography

Thomas was born circ. 1674/5. He lived at first in Westerly. He married, maybe second, Marcy Cottrell before 3 Aug 1719. She was the daughter of Gershom Cottrell and Bethia Wilcox. Thomas and Mercy had six children recorded in Stonington, Conn. and the first one also in Westerly, R.I.. Thomas passed away in 1726. ^[1]

Children;

John, b. Westerly, 29 Jan 1703; m. Elizabeth Pooler b. 1717, d. after 1768.

Thomas, b. 1705, d. 1773, m. Mary Capwell

Desire, b. 1707,

Benjamin, b. 1709, m.? Mabel Russell

Thankful, b. 1717, m. 1741,Thomas Weeks

William, b. 1719

SOURCES

Book: The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island Comprising Three Generation of Settlers Who Came Before 1690, by John Osborne Austin, Printed 1969, p. 211, "Utter", Nicholas Utter, Sr. I and his 2nd wife Elizabeth (widow). . .List children mentioned in his Will proved on the 17 August 1722 in Stonington, Connecticut:

• 1. Son, Jabaz Utter (1660-1727), m. Mary _ _ _?
• 2. Son, Thomas Utter (1676-1726), m. Mercy/Marcy Cottrell, whose mother was Bethia Wilcox
• 3. Son, Nicholas Utter, Jr. II, (1679-1729), possibly Deborah Greenman
• 4. Daughter, Millicent Utter, 1675-1729), m. John Yeomans
• 5. Daughter, Sarah Utter, (1683-1714), m. John B. Fariman/Forman
• 6. Son, William Utter (1681-1761), m. Anne Stone
• 7. Daughter-in-law (Step-Daughter) Eleanor Randall (1672-1737) wife of Matthew Randall
• 8 Beloved Friend: John Richmond
• 9. Wife: Elizabeth
• See uploaded page

Book: Brown genealogy of many of the descendants of Thomas, John, and Eleazer Brown: sons of Thomas and Mary (Newhall) Brown, of Lynn, Mass., 1628-1907, Volume 2 by Cyrus Henry Brown, published: January 1, 1915, Higginson Book Co., p. 353-377, page 355 - Extracts from Land Evidence, Westerly Town Records [book 3, p.92] - See uploaded page - Book Website: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5WE2AAAAMAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA355

Book The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation, Vol. 6, printed 1920, Biographical, George Benjamin Utter, p. 143, 2nd Paragraph (1) Nicholas Utter was a Native of England, and came to this Country prior to 1687. 3rd Paragraph (2) Thomas Utter, Oldest son of Nicholas Aprox. birth date 1670 - See uploaded page - Website: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Utter-29

Book: Nicholas Utter of Westerly, Rhode Island, and a few of his descendants" by Waterman, Katherine Minerva,. Westerly, R.I.: Utter Co., 1941 Chapter 1 "Of Swedish Origin?", pp. 13-15 and Chapter 2 "Nicholas Utter Appears" pp. 16-19, The Will of Nicholas Utter, Sr., p. 163-165; Chapter IV "Thomas, the Second Son" pp.24-25 - See uploaded pages of Nicholas's Will.

Volume II Brown Genealogy, Part 1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1915, pg. 353.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 December 2023), memorial page for Thomas Utter (1674–14 Nov 1726), Find A Grave: Memorial #165897415; maintained by Jay29 (contributor 46870182), Burial Details Unknown.

• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HC-226 : 17 December 2019), Thomas Utter in entry for John Utter, 1703.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74C-RPP : 7 January 2020), Thomas Utter in entry for Thomas Utter, 1705.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WM-PJV : 7 January 2020), Thomas Utter in entry for Desire Utter, 1707.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74C-R5M : 7 January 2020), Thomas Utter in entry for Benjamin Utter, 1709.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WM-5FF : 7 January 2020), Thankfull Utter, 1717.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74C-RPV : 7 January 2020), Thomas Utter in entry for William Utter, 1719.
• Family Tree: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC5J-QTW

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Gayle Schell for creating WikiTree profile Utter-80 through the import of SCHELL NICHOLS ancestors of Gayle 8-2013.ged on Aug 8, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Gayle and others.