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Thomas Crosby

Male Abt 1634 - 1702  (~ 68 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas Crosby was born about 1633-1634 in England; was christened on 26 Feb 1633/34 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England; died on 13 Jun 1702 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Simon Crosby and Anne (Brigham) Crosby brought [Thomas Crosby] to New England, arriving in "The Susan & Ellen" which put into Boston in the month of July, 1635. They settled in Cambridge...

    (Research):Boston was founded on September 17, 1630, by Puritan colonists from England. The Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony are sometimes confused with the Pilgrims, who founded Plymouth Colony ten years earlier in what is today Bristol County, Plymouth County, and Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The two groups, which differed in religious practice, are historically distinct. The separate colonies were not united until the formation of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691.
    On 10 May 1643 Suffolk County was created as one of four original counties in Massachusetts; It included territory in the northeast corner of present Rhode Island. (Mass. Recs., 2:38)

    Thomas married Sarah (wife of Thomas Crosby) [?] before 1663 in Eastham, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Thomas Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1663 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
    2. 3. Simon Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jul 1665 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
    3. 4. Sarah Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1666/67 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; died on 20 Mar 1705/06 in Probably Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts.
    4. 5. Joseph Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1667/68 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
    5. 6. John Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Dec 1670 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
    6. 7. Twin of John Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Dec 1670 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; died on 11 Feb 1670/71 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony.
    7. 8. William Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Mar 1672/73 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
    8. 9. Ebenezer Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1675 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
    9. 10. Mercy Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1678 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
    10. 11. Anne Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1678 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
    11. 12. Increase Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1678 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.
    12. 13. Eleazer Crosby  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Mar 1680 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 7 Apr 1663 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

  2. 3.  Simon Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 5 Jul 1665 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

  3. 4.  Sarah Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 24 Mar 1666/67 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; died on 20 Mar 1705/06 in Probably Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Eastham In November of 1620 a hunting expedition from the Mayflower landed in the area on Cape Cod that became known as Eastham. This led to the "First Encounter": the Pilgrims and the local Nauset Native American tribe. However, the area, then known as Nauset, would not be settled by Europeans until 1644. By that time the settlers had become disenchanted with Plymouth with William Bradford writing of "the straightness and barrenness of the land" and commenting on the desire of many colonists to find a better location. A committee of seven freemen, led by Thomas Prence, was sent to evaluate Nauset and it was determined it was too small and remote to accommodate the entire population of Plymouth. Nonetheless, those seven men and their families, 49 hardy souls in all, remained and formed the new settlement with a strip by the harbor at the east side reserved for the Nausets to grow corn. Nauset continued as a settlement until 1646, when the General Court of Plymouth incorporated it as a town. The name of the town was changed to Eastham in 1661.

    Sarah married Silas Sears about 1692 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Silas (son of Silas Sears and Anna Bursell) was born about 1661 in Yarmouth, New Plymouth Colony; died about 1732 in Probably Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. James Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Mar 1704 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; was christened on 17 Sep 1704 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1791 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut.

  4. 5.  Joseph Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 27 Jan 1667/68 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

  5. 6.  John Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 4 Dec 1670 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

  6. 7.  Twin of John Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 4 Dec 1670 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; died on 11 Feb 1670/71 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony.

    Notes:

    New Plymouth Colony existed until 1685 when Plymouth, Barnstable, and Bristol counties were formed from it.


  7. 8.  William Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born about Mar 1672/73 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

  8. 9.  Ebenezer Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 28 Mar 1675 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

  9. 10.  Mercy Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 14 Apr 1678 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

  10. 11.  Anne Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 14 Apr 1678 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

  11. 12.  Increase Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 14 Apr 1678 in Eastham, New Plymouth Colony; and died.

  12. 13.  Eleazer Crosby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 31 Mar 1680 in Hardwich, New Plymouth Colony; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 14.  James Sears Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sarah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 30 Mar 1704 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; was christened on 17 Sep 1704 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1791 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    Oscar Weed, who lives in the old Sears homestead at Mill Plains Connecticut has a deed dated July 10, 1739, from Robert Hebard, Jr and Ruth, his wife, of the town and county of Windham Ct to James Sears, late of Yarmouth, county Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, of a tract of land in Windham, near the Shautucket river, containing 52 acres, the consideration being

    James married Desire Tobey on 28 May 1730 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts. Desire (daughter of Thomas Tobey and Rebeckah Knowles) was born about 1707 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died on 28 Jul 1781 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Thomas Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1745 in Probably Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died on 26 Apr 1804 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; was buried about 1804 in Old Southeast Church Cemetery, Dutchess Co, NY.
    2. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Thomas SearsThomas Sears Descendancy chart to this point (14.James3, 4.Sarah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 30 Apr 1745 in Probably Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, Massachusetts; died on 26 Apr 1804 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; was buried about 1804 in Old Southeast Church Cemetery, Dutchess Co, NY.

    Notes:

    The following are extractions from various sources, especially from letters received by Hubert Andrew Arnold (HAA) when he hired professional genealogists in the early 1960s to investigate the Seases and Sherwoods of South East, New York
    Thomas Sears, Capt Higgins' company, Dutchess Co NY militia - NARA Roll 2145
    Thomas Sears was a captain in the Revolutionary Army, and after the peace settled in South East, Putnam [then Dutchess] County, N.Y. on land which he bought of the government, and on which his descendants still live. He was a prominent church member and trustee during many years. - Nelson Sears Journal, 1895

    B Book of Wills, page 444, will dated 24 Apr 1804 To wife Deborah, one thid of the increase and profit of real estate and 1/4 from the personal estate, horse, saddle, bridle and all the furniture To son Archibald Sears $250 over and above and to have also an equal share with the rest of my sons; Thomas Baldwin Sears, Samuel Sears, and Isaac; to two grandsons, issue of son Eli, deceased, named Thomas and David, $40 each...his sons to have a double share, daughters (not named) a single share. Sons Thomas and Archibald executors to receive a reasonable compensation for their trouble in settling the estate. - Margaret H. Talbot (MHT) to HAA May 3, 1961 (no son James mentioned)
    A letter from Clifford M. Buck to HAA dated April 27, 1960: "Looking over B 444 carefully I find James is there inserted above the line after the name of Thomas Baldwin Sears and before Isaac Sears very similar to the way Baldwin is inserted in third line from bottom...".Why, then, did MHT not find the inserted names when she examined page 444 of the B Book of Wills in May of 1961 about one year later?
    In a letter Luedemann to Wasilik (who hired Luedemann in the early 1990s to study the Searses and Sherwoods as did HAA in the 1960s) dated 18 Jun 1991, Luedemann has examined the same book of wills page 444 (as did MHT) and found the following: "I Thomas Sears of Southeast, County of Dutchess...24 April 1804...dear wife Deborah Sears, son Archibald Sears, son Thomas Baldwin Sears, son James Sears, son Isaac Sears..." (what happened to Samuel Sears?)

    Thomas married Deborah Baldwin on 9 Sep 1767. Deborah (daughter of Thomas Baldwin and Deborah Paddock) was born on 23 Nov 1749 in Mansfield, Windham Co, Connecticut; died on 13 Sep 1828 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Eli Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Oct 1768 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died.
    2. 18. Thomas Baldwin Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Feb 1773 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died.
    3. 19. Elizabeth Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Sep 1775 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 23 Sep 1790 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York.
    4. 20. James Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1778 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 28 Feb 1857 in Tyre, Seneca Co, New York.
    5. 21. Archibald Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1780 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 27 Oct 1864 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; was buried in Old Southeast Church Cemetery, Dutchess Co, NY.
    6. 22. Sophia C. Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1784 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 12 Apr 1869.
    7. 23. Isaac Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1786 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died.
    8. 24. Deborah Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1789 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died.
    9. 25. Sally B. Sears  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jun 1792 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; and died.

  2. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (14.James3, 4.Sarah2, 1.Thomas1)

    Notes:

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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