Thomas RICHARDS was born about 1590 in Dorechester, England?. He died about 1650/51.⁽²⁶⁷⁰⁾ BY GEORGE ERNEST BOWMAN
THE wills of Thomas Richards of Weymouth, Mass., and his widow, Welthian Richards of Boston, will interest many descendants of Plymouth .Colony families, since their daughter Mary Richards was the first wife of Thomas2 Hinckley † (Samuel1), afterwards governor of Plymouth Colony, and bore him eight children, all but one of whom married. The daughter Alice Richards became the wife of William2 Bradford ‡ (Gov. William1) and bore him ten children, all of whom married.
The will of Thomas Richards was made at Hull, Mass., at the house of Thomas Loring, on 27 December, 1650, and the inventory of his goods at Weymouth was taken 18 January, 1650/1; he must, therefore, have died between these two dates;' None of the papers relating to his estate were recorded, and the following abstracts, with the literal copy of the petition of the heirs, were made from the original documents, now in the Suffolk County Probate Files in Boston.

[THE WILL OF THOMAS RICHARDS]
The will of Thomas Richards of Weymouth was made at the house of Thomas Loring, in Hull, Mass., 17 December, 1650, and was proved 28 January, 1652/1. Bequests were made to his wife; to son John, who is away from home; to son James; to son Samuel; to sons Joseph and Benjamin, both under twenty-one years of age; daughters mary and An and Alce and Hannah; shall have halfe so much as my sonnes; all alike" but Mary is to have £10 more than the others; "to Brother Thos Loringe." Son John, Thomas Loring and Nicholas Baker are to see that the will is carried out.
On 18 and 25 January, 1650/1, the goods at Weymouth, Mass., and Boston were inventoried.
On 28 January, 1650/1, the inventories were sworn to by Mrs. Richards. An account rendered by her mentions debts due to "mr ffermace of Plimouth," to Thomas Hinckley, to Ephraim Hunt and to Captain Standish of Duxbury.
On the same day the following petition of the heirs was presented to the court.
"To the Honoured Court at Boston: 28: (11) 1650
Wheras our deare father Mr Thomas Richards late of Waymouth: dyed and left a will but appoynted no executors of the same: We whose names are underwritten doe humbly desire this Honor Court that our deare Mother mrs Welthian Richards: late wife of our deare father deceased: may have power granted by this Court to improve the estate that our father left untill our Brother John Richards shall returne hether he being now in England: or in case of his not returninge untill the Court shall thinke good to dispose otherwise And that our dear Mother may returne an Inventory into this Court of the whole estate of our said father deceased and also be bound to give an account of the said estate upon all demands: That so the estate may be ordred for our good & the payment of our fathers debt: Thus not doubting of your fatherly care for the fatherlesse we humbly take leave
James Richards
Joseph Richards:
Beniamin Richards
mr Thomas Hinckley desires
ye same by his letter
mr wilm Bradford also
desires ye same by his letter
Epharim Hunt
hannah Richards
It is also the desire of us whose names are underwritten: whome m, Richard hath chosen Overseers of his last will
Thomas Loringe Nico Baker"
The Wills of Thomas and Welthian Richards 91
On 3 December, 1651, John Richards acknowledged himself satisfied with his mother's management of the estate.
Thomas Richards would appear to be of Dorchester, Eng, and came to New England in the 1630's, settling in Dorchester with Welthian and several children. According to a bio in NEHGR 23:29, he was a much respected merchant and bore the title of "Mr." He died between 1650 and 1651, the dates between which his will was executed and proven. He was the father of eleven children.

Transcribed from the Original Records,
BY GEORGE ERNEST BOWMAN
William, BRADFORD (Gov. William1), who is usually called "Major" William Bradford, married, first, Alice Richards of Weymouth, Mass., the daughter of Thomas and Welthian Richards, but the date of the marriage is not known. The date of Gov. Bradford's marriage settlement on his son William, however, indicates that the ceremony was performed not far from 23 April, 1650; and it is certain that the marriage took place before 28 January, 1650/T, since William, Bradford joined in a petition of the heirs of Thomas Richards on that date.
This marriage settlement, although made on 23 April, 1650, was not recorded until 29 October, 1671, more than fourteen years after Governor Bradford's death, over a year and a half after his widow's death, and about six weeks before the death of Alice (Richards) Bradford. It is recorded in the Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds, Volume III, page 204.

He was married to Welthian LORING? p. about 1610 in England.⁽²⁶⁷¹⁾ While it's considered slightly bad form to use Torrey as a single source, rather than as a "source for sources," this remains a placekeeper until original records can be discovered. Children were: Anne RICHARDS.

CHRISTOPHER RICHMOND was born about 1683. UA Record #:910-474

Source: Automated Archives, Inc. CD #100

He was married to FEBE WILLIAMS.

Maria RICHMOND

She was married to Timothy Packard BRUCE on 3 Mar 1836.⁽³⁶²⁾

MARY RICHMOND was born EST 1651. UA Record #:440-365

Source: Automated Archives, Inc. CD #100

She was married to RICHARD GODFREY on 1 Jan 1679.

Eleazer RICKARD

He was married to Sarah UNKNOWN. ⁽²⁶⁷²⁾ Children were: Judith RICKARD.

John RICKARD was born on 24 Nov 1657 in Plymouth, MA. ⁽²⁶⁷³⁾ He died on 25 Apr 1712 in Plymouth, MA. ⁽²⁶⁷⁴⁾

He was married to Mary COOKE about 1678 in Plymouth, MA.⁽²⁶⁷⁵⁾ John Doty's will provides evidence for this marriage.

Judith RICKARD was born on 1 Feb 1701 in Plymouth, MA. ⁽²⁶⁷⁶⁾ Parents: Eleazer RICKARD and Sarah UNKNOWN.

She was married to Edward WASHBURN on 20 Apr 1732 in Plympton, MA.⁽²⁶⁷⁷⁾

Mehitabel RICKARD was born on 1 Apr 1707 in Plympton, MA. ⁽²⁶⁷⁸⁾ She died before 20 May 1741 in prob Bridgewater, Ma. ⁽²⁶⁷⁹⁾

She was married to Arthur HARRIS on 12 Nov 1730 in Bridgewater, MA.⁽²⁶⁸⁰⁾

Damaris ROBINSON has reference number JKWF-DC. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

She was married to Jacob PERKINS after Feb 1685 in Salisbury, Essex, MA. ^(2681)(2682)

Hannah ROBINSON was born on 8 Mar 1670 in Taunton, MA ?. ⁽²⁶⁸³⁾ She died on 2 Dec 1757 in Taunton, Bristol, MA. ⁽²⁶⁸⁴⁾

She was married to John 4 WILLIAMS (Son of Nath.,no Dans this line yet in Taunton, MA ?. ⁽²⁶⁸⁵⁾ In addition to the children here, there was John w. died unmarried before sept 1736. M5G, Vol 2, p. 206 Children were: Nathaniel WILLIAMS (Son of John), Experience WILLIAMS , Silas WILLIAMS, John(5) WILLIAMS, Timothy WILLIAMS, Simeon WILLIAMS.

INCREASE ROBINSON was born about 1672. UA Record #:910-472

Source: Automated Archives, Inc. CD #100

He was married to MEHITABEL WILLIAMS on 11 Feb 1694.

(H)Anna 3 ROGERS was born b 1640 and 1650.⁽²⁶⁸⁶⁾

She was married to Samuel WILLIAMS between Oct 1691 and Aug 1697 in Taunton, Freetown, Mass.. ^(2687)(2688) Anna was a 3rd generation descendant of Thomas Rogers, of the Mayflower. See Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Chilton, More, Rogers. She was married prior, and married again after his death. There were no children attributed to this marriage.

Bethia ROGERS was born in Mar 1654 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁶⁸⁹⁾ Parents: John ROGERS (?) and Elizabeth UNKNOWN.

Betsey ROGERS was born in Marshfield, MA?.⁽²⁶⁹⁰⁾

She was married to Asa LAPHAM in 1760 in Marshfield, MA.⁽²⁶⁹¹⁾ Children were: Rebecca LAPHAM.

Ebenezer ROGERS was born on 4 Jun 1716 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁶⁹²⁾ He died on 10 Jun 1716 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁶⁹³⁾ Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

Eleazer ROGERS Mayflower Descendant was born on 3 Nov 1673 in Eastham, Ma. ⁽²⁶⁹⁴⁾ He was living on 10 Dec 1739 in Plymouth, MA. ⁽²⁶⁹⁵⁾ Acknowledged a deed. Parents: Thomas3 ROGERS and Elizabeth SNOW.

He was married to Ruhamah Ammi WILLIS about 1697 in Plymouth, MA. ^(585)(2696) A Rogers Mayflower Descendant, Rosser, MB&D P. 234, 244. Lines goes Joseph, Thomas, Eleazer. Children were: Elizabeth ROGERS .

Elizabeth ROGERS⁽¹⁷²⁹⁾ was born in 1698 in Plymouth, MA.⁽²⁶⁹⁷⁾ Mayflower Through Five Generations, Stephen Hopkins. Her parents acknowledge a deed in Plymouth 1739.

The author asks: "Did she m. 1722 Thomas Mayo?" She was born on 15 Nov 1698 in Plymouth Colony, MA. She died after 1750. ⁽¹⁷⁴⁴⁾ MFIP, Rogers, does not know who she married, and wonders if it is a Mayo. Interestingly, Samuel Kimball who marries an Elizabeth Rogers in 1705 and his wife named their child the most unusual name of Ammiruhamah, the reverse maiden name of Ruhamah Ammi Willis Rogers.) wife of Eleazer. While is is improbable that these Elizabeth's would have been one and the same -- this Elizabeth would have been 36 and he 20 had they married when Samuel was designated to have married his Elizabeth, the name still strikes as unusual.
There are very few Ruhamah's to be found in early records. Is there an intervening or adjacent marriage clue? Parents: Eleazer ROGERS Mayflower Descendant and Ruhamah Ammi WILLIS.

Elizabeth ROGERS Admitted to full communion Admitted in 1710 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁶⁹⁸⁾ This is a placekeeper. The Samuel is prob this Samuel's Father, and what Elizabeth is unsure. She was baptized in 1714 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁶⁹⁹⁾ She was born on 4 Oct 1714 in Wenham, MA. ^(2700)(2701) See baptismal record This is probably the daughter of William Rogers, a long time resident of Wenham. See other notes on this family.

The immediate tie that seems to bind is that Elizabeth is a known dau. of William Rogers; Elizabeth Rogers marries Samuel Kimball; Elizabeth and Samuel name one of their children William; Elizabeth Kimball is chosen as schoolteacher, perhaps following in her father's footsteps.

History of Wenham, p. 113: "In 1746 Mrs. Elizabeth Kimball was "approved" of and approbated to keep school in our town, to teach children and yuth to read and write, she having behaved in sober conversation." This appears to have been the first instance in which a female teacher was employed by the town. Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

She was married to Samuel(5) KIMBALL on 4 Nov 1736 in Wenham, Essex Co., MA. ^(2702)(2703) Children were: Ammiruhamah (6) KIMBALL, Elizabeth(6) KIMBALL, William KIMBALL.

Elizabeth (3) ROGERS was born before 1652.^{(2704) (2705)} She died after 7 Mar 1703 in Taunton, MA ?.⁽²⁷⁰⁶⁾ She died on 11 May 1724 in Taunton, Freetown, Mass.?.⁽²⁷⁰⁷⁾ This record gives specific death date, but no reference for same. Rosser: P. 206, Rogers: "Elizabeth Rogers 3, b. pre 1653*; d. after 5
Oct. 1709 (agreement) <Plymouth C. Deeds 22:53>

Footnote 1a: "Bowman adds in pencil, "?d. 11 May 1724" with no source
of explanation. It is found later in the files with no question mark." Parents: John 2 ROGERS and Ann CHURCHMAN .

She was married to Nathaniel WILLIAMS on 17 Nov 1668.^{(2708) (2709)(2710)} Children were: John 4 WILLIAMS (Son of Nath.,no Dans this line yet , Elizabeth4 WILLIAMS, Nathaniel Jr. WILLIAMS.

Hannah ROGERS

She was married to Samuel LAPHAM unknown. Children were: David4 LAPHAM.

Hannah3 ROGERS was born. Parents: Joseph ROGERS and Hannah UNKNOWN.

Hannah4 ROGERS was born on 16 Nov 1668 in Duxbury, MA. ⁽²⁷¹¹⁾ She died between Jun 1747 and Nov 1754 in Hingham, MA ?. ⁽²⁷¹²⁾

She was married to Samuel (3) BRADFORD.⁽²⁷¹³⁾ Children were: Hannah (Sam3) BRADFORD Mayflower Descendant .

John ROGERS (?) was born about 1634.⁽²⁷¹⁴⁾ Temporary assumption that he was at least 19 or 20 years of age to be listed as a settler, rather than son. He was living in 1695 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷¹⁵⁾ This John Rogers is an enigma. He is found in Wenham as early as 1653, were he is listed in Wenham's history as one of the earliest settlers. There are no other Rogers listed amongst these early settlers. While Wenham births list several of his children, no mention of a wife, by first name or otherwise is made. Nor is there a recorded marriage for John. We know that he had his last recorded (Wenham VR) child there in 1657, who was called Sarah. The one male child, Nathaniel listed in the vital records has no corresponding marriage record. Naming conventions in the VR for the Rogers, however, suggest strongly that the Wenham Rogers were closely related.

There seems as well to be a correlation in the family naming conventions to Rev. Nathaniel Rogers of Ipswich, son of John, and ascribed to be a lineal descendant of the Smithfield martyr. His children were named John, Nathaniel, Samuel, Timothy, Ezekiel. His eldest son John was a succeeding minister in Ipswich, marrying Elizabeth, daughter of Gen. Daniel Denison. Their children were Elizabeth, Margaret, John, Daniel, Nathaniel and Patience. However, so far, there is no direct evidence of a link. The Wenham Rogers name their children Nathaniel, William, John, Margaret & Elizabeth with some frequency.

What is known:
The first settlement of Wenham seems to have been about 1635, when it was parceled out of Salem, and was first known as Salem Village, as well as Enon. It was accorded township May 10, 1643 with the order that "Enon shalbee called Wennam." Thus, John Rogers arriving in 1653 settled some 10 years after its official designation as a town. Beyond the birth of several children, there is nothing known about him. He simply does not appear in any records thus discovered, other than through his assumed progeny. The only male child attributed to John is Nathaniel who has a son William. There is, however, another William of about the same age bearing children in Wenham, so the William Rogers we are seeking might be a son of Nathaniel, a brother to Nathaniel, or a close relative. We simply don't know at this point.

He was married to Elizabeth UNKNOWN about 1654 in Unknown. Children are by now being born in Wenham. Children were: Bethia ROGERS, Nathaniel ROGERS, Sarah ROGERS.

John ROGERS was born on 23 Sep 1700 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷¹⁶⁾ Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

John 2 ROGERS was born about 1614 in England or Holland. ^(2717)(2718) He died bet 26 Aug. 1691- 20 Sept 1692 in Duxbury, MA.^{(2719) (2720)} Rosser's Mayflower "Children of Thomas Rogers 1." Parents: Thomas 1 ROGERS and Elsgen UNKNOWN.

Children were: Elizabeth (3) ROGERS.

Joseph ROGERS died in Jan 1677/78 in Eastham, Ma. ⁽²⁷²¹⁾ He was born c1610 in England or Holland. ⁽²⁷²²⁾ Parents: Thomas 1 ROGERS and Elsgen UNKNOWN.

He was married to Hannah UNKNOWN Unknown.⁽²⁷²³⁾ Children were: Thomas3 ROGERS, Hannah3 ROGERS.

Margaret ROGERS was born on 29 Nov 1702 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷²⁴⁾ Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

She was married to Benjamin TROW on 23 Feb 1729/30 in Wenham, MA.^{(2725) (2726)} She was admitted to the Church in Norton, 1754, according to Paige Children were: Israel TROW, Mary TROW.

Mary ROGERS was born on 25 Sep 1708 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷²⁷⁾ She died on 22 Jul 1712 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷²⁸⁾ Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

Mary ROGERS was born on 16 Oct 1720 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷²⁹⁾ Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

Nathaniel ROGERS was born on 25 Mar 1655 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷³⁰⁾ Parents: John ROGERS (?) and Elizabeth UNKNOWN.

He was married to Unknown UNKNOWN about 1675 in Wenham, MA. Placekeeper. Two of his sons die respectively in 1752, 1753. Children were: Nathaniel ROGERS, William ROGERS.

Nathaniel ROGERS died on 1 Sep 1752 in Wenham, MA.⁽²⁷³¹⁾ Parents: Nathaniel ROGERS and Unknown UNKNOWN.

Nathaniel ROGERS was born on 28 Oct 1723 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷³²⁾ Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

Nathaniel ROGERS was born on 9 May 1706 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷³³⁾ He died on 30 May 1706 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷³⁴⁾ Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

Sameul ROGERS was born on 21 Feb 1711/12 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷³⁵⁾ Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

Sarah ROGERS was born in Jul 1657 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷³⁶⁾ Parents: John ROGERS (?) and Elizabeth UNKNOWN.

Thomas 1 ROGERS died about 1620/21 in Plymouth, MA. ⁽²⁷³⁷⁾ Rosser's Footnote from Bradford: "The rest of Thomas Rogers <children> came over, and are married and have many children." Rosser: "MF5G states Thomas left behind in Leiden, Holland, wife Elizabeth and children John, Elizabeth and Margaret. Thomas and son Joseph were Mayflower passengers, with son John arriving c.1630. See
Plymouth Colony by Eugene Stratton:288 for speculation that daughter Elizabeth married Samuel Eddy."

Children were: John 2 ROGERS, Joseph ROGERS.

Thomas3 ROGERS was born on 29 Mar 1638 in Duxbury, MA (prob). ⁽²⁷³⁸⁾ He died in 1678 in Eastham Ma (prob). ⁽²⁷³⁹⁾ Parents: Joseph ROGERS and Hannah UNKNOWN.

He was married to Elizabeth SNOW on 13 Dec 1665 in Eastham, Ma.⁽²⁷⁴⁰⁾ Children were: Eleazer ROGERS Mayflower Descendant .

William ROGERS was born on 6 Mar 1698/99 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷⁴¹⁾ He died on 10 Feb 1779 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. ⁽²⁷⁴²⁾ Parents: William ROGERS and Elizabeth PERKINS.

He was married to Deborah DORMAN on 28 Mar 1729 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA.⁽²⁷⁴³⁾

William ROGERS died on 9 Jan 1753 in Wenham, MA.⁽²⁷⁴⁴⁾ Parents: Nathaniel ROGERS and Unknown UNKNOWN.

William ROGERS was born on 18 Dec 1672 in Reading, MA. ^(2745)(986) He Admitted to full communion Admitted to full communion on 31 Jan 1705 in Wenham, MA. ⁽²⁷⁴⁶⁾ Both he and a Samuel Kimball are among owners of the covenant prior to 1701. A son, Nathanial Rogers is born to William in 1706. Mary is born in 1708. A Samuel is born in March of 1712. Ebenezer is born in 1716.

On the same page as Samuel above, a dau. Margaret is born to a Nicholas Williams. He died on 28 May 1740 in Wenham, MA.⁽²⁷⁴⁷⁾ Gould, Savage:
. JOHN, Charlestown, had w. Mary in 1636, wh. d. 28 Sept. 1642, and d. Mary, bapt. 29 Jan. 1637; Sarah, 15 Dec. 1637; Eliz. 17 Feb. 1640; Abigail, 26 Sept. 1642; by ano. w. Hannah, wh. d. 15 May 1647, had Hannah, 26 Oct. 1644; and John, 21 Jan. 1647, d. soon. By the same rec. he is favor. with ano. John, 5 Aug. 1648, prob. by ano. w. Joanna, both f. and s. liv. 1678. He may have been one of the early sett. at Reading.

ZACCHEUS, Lynn 1640, had, says Lewis, s. Daniel, b. a. 1650, wh. went, I suppose, with other of his neighb. to Reading.

WILLIAM, Charlestown 1678, may have rem. to Reading. History of Essex County, Massachusetts,

William Rogers, as well as a John and Daniel Gould are among early settlers of Reading and South Reading (NEHGR 2:47)

D. Hamilton Hurd, II, Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co. 1888. (Wenham excerpt) p. 1241: In 1706 William Rogers was appointed schoolmaster, succeeding Captain Thomas Fiske who, it is thought, kept the school at his home. Mr. Rogers was reappointed in 1710 and in 1718-19 Rogers and Daniel Dodge were chosen to keep school. In 1746, an Elizabeth Kimball was "approved of and approbated to keep school in our town, to teach children and youth to read and write, she having behaved in sober conversation."

IBID: p. 110: " Capt. Fisk was succeeded as teacher by William Rogers, who was also subsequently attained to the dignity of captain, was actively employed in town affairs, and appears to have enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens"

"In 1713, an agreement was made with Wm. Rogers, "to keep school in our town, to teach the youth to read and write, and to sweep the meeting house, and ring the beel for the year, and we do allow him 55s for his allowance."

p. 111: "The name of Nathaniel Rogers occurs as teacher, first in 1726. In 1733 he was made a kind of educator-general for the town."

p. 51: A William Rogers shares in the division of land at Wenham, in 1704-5 "Who drew the sixth lot in the swamp," a party of eight including William, John Perkins, Richard Dodge, Tobias Trow. etc.

The only other Rogers mention in this small history is John Rogers, an early settler of Wenham, and there in 1653. Possibly a close relative? The Wenham birth records show no William for this John, rather a Nathaniel. However, both a William son of Nathaniel, and a Captain William are among the deceased of Wenham in the vital records.

Parents: William ROGERS and Abigail GOULD.

He was married to Elizabeth PERKINS on 15 Apr 1698 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA.⁽²⁷⁴⁸⁾ Children were: William ROGERS, John ROGERS, Margaret ROGERS, Nathaniel ROGERS, Mary ROGERS, Sameul ROGERS, Elizabeth ROGERS, Ebenezer ROGERS, Mary ROGERS, Nathaniel ROGERS.

William ROGERS was born in 1630 in England.⁽²⁷⁴⁹⁾ He died about 1687/88 in Reading, MA. ⁽²⁷⁵⁰⁾

He was married to Abigail GOULD on 1 Apr 1669 in Charlestown, MA.⁽²⁷⁵¹⁾ Children were: William ROGERS.

Ruth ROPER

She was married to John HAYNES on 19 Jun 1683 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA.⁽²⁷⁵²⁾ Children were: John HAYNES, Ruth HAYNES, Doritey HAYNES, Deborah HAYNES, Rachell HAYNES, Josiah HAYNES.

William D. ROSBROOK

He was married to Lydia DODGE on 10 Nov 1772.

Hugh ROSSITER NEHGR 4:32: The Gilbert Family: Note Jane as dau. of Hugh Rossiter, who married Thomas Gilbert. Hugh Rossiter is noted in a later query as being one of the earliest settlers of Taunton, leaving, however to settle Dorchester and later of Connecticut. Torrey's marriages prior to 1700 indicate that Jane Rossiter is the widow of Hugh, who then marries Thomas Gilbert.

Children were: Jane ROSSITER.

Jane ROSSITER died about 9 Jun 1691 in Taunton, Freetown, Mass.?. ⁽²⁷⁵³⁾ She was born. In the Rhode Island chronicle of Gilberts settling there, is mentioned the Rossitor name. Apparently the Gilbert origins are thought to be be highly interconnected, but somewhat difficult to trace. Note that Jane Rossiter may be the widow, rather than dau. of Hugh Rossiter. Parents: Hugh ROSSITER and Jane.

She was married to Thomas GILBERT in Taunton, Freetown, Mass.. ⁽²⁷⁵⁴⁾ Savage Ref: "THOMAS, Taunton, s. of John the first, b. in Eng. m. (it is said the first ceremony in the town of this sort), Jane, d. of Hugh Rossiter wh. d. 9 June 1691; had Thomas, b. a. 1643; and Jane, wh. m. Samuel Williams; perhaps more; was freem. 1643 and rep 1651, but went home in 1653, came here no more, and d. 1676. Note: Samuel married Mary, not Jane

This would mean he stayed for about 10 years, ample enough time to have many children, though only those given by Savage are currently listed.


MD 13:2; Plymouth County Vital Records, Marriages in the Court Orders, p. 226

Thomas Gilbert & Jane Rossiter of Taunton marryed the xxiiith of March 1639.

Children were: Thomas GILBERT, Mary GILBERT.

Joanna ROWELL has reference number 4F6B-HL. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

Lydia RUSSELL.

She was married to Daniel HAYNES on 25 Apr 1728 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA.⁽²⁷⁵⁵⁾ Children were: Elizabeth HAYNES, Jonas HAYNES, Thomas HAYNES, Mary HAYNES, Charles HAYNES, Peter HAYNES, Tomus (Thomas?) HAYNES.

LOIS SACKETT was born in Mar 1749 in DOVER, DUTCHESS, NY. UA Record #:311-501

Source: Automated Archives, Inc. CD #100

She was married to NATHANIEL WILLIAMS on 25 Jan 1770 in LEBANON, NEW LONDON, CT. Children were: WILLIAM WILLIAMS.

Mary (           ) was born about 1556 in Yoxall, Staffords, Eng.

She was married to Thomas LATHROP on 2 Sep 1575. ^(2756)(2757) Birth date is from United Ancestry, no reference data supplied. Lo-Lathrop says: "born in Cherry Burton" and married three times. Children were: Rev John LATHROP.

Abigail SAMPSON was born in Woburn, Ma or Mendon, Ma. ⁽³⁵³⁾

She was married to George2 (of Woburn) BRUCE on 11 Jul 1727 in Mendon, Ma.⁽³⁵⁴⁾ A Mayflower Descendent, Rosser, Mayflower Increasings, John, James, Henry, Stephen, Abigail, dau. of Stephen.

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