Thomas Birchard

Notes:

Source: The Great Migration, Vol. 1,NEHGS, pages 293-298:

Origin: Terling, Essex, England
Migration: 1635 on the Truelove
First Residence: Roxbury
Removes: Hartford by 1639, Saybrood by 1648, Edgartown by 1653, Norwich by 1682.

Occupation: Laborer (Hotten 131). (Given his later prominence in New England, this occupational designation entered in London port book must be regarded with some skepticism; however, no other evidence of his occupation has been found.)

Church Membership: "Thomas Bircharde" was admitted in 1635 to the Roxbury Church as member #137 (RChR 81). " (blank) Birchard, the wife of Thomas Birchard, was admitted in late 1635 or early 1636 to the Roxbury Church as member #146.

Freeman: 17 May 1637 (as "Thom[as] Bircher," first in a sequence of three Roxbury men) [MBCR 1:373].

Education: Thomas Birchard and his second wife signed their deed of 6 June 1667.

Offices: Connecticut juror, sometime between 11 April and 1 August 1639 (CCCR 1:29]. Deputy for Saybrood to Connecticut General Court, 16 May 1650 (marked "absent"), 15 May 1651 [CCCR 1:207, 218, 220].

Edgartown committee to divide lands [Edgartown TR 1:131]. Town clerk (as "Thomas Burchard the elder"), 8 June 1653 [Edgartown TR 1:121]. Commissioner to end small causes, 1654,1655, 1656 [Edgartown TR 1:119, 120, 121].

Estate: In the Hartford land inventory in February 1639/40, "Thomas Birchwo[od]" held five parcels, along with a sixth parcel acquired at a later date. ... He also owned parcels in the Eight Mile Meadow in Saybrook and a large number of parcels on Matha's Vineyard.

Comments: On 19 September 1635, "Thomas Burchard," aged 40 years, "laboring man," "Mary Burchard," aged 38, "Elizabeth Burchard," aged 13, "Marie Burchard," aged 12, "Sara Burchard," aged 9," "Suzan Burchard," aged 8,"Jo[hn] Burchard," aged 7 and "Ann Burchard," aged 18 months, were enrolled at London for passage to New England on the Truelove (Hotten 1310.

Thomas married Mary Robinson on 23 Oct 1620 in Fairsted,Essex,Eng. Mary was born in in Fairsted,Essex,Eng; died on 24 Mar 1655 in Roxbury,,MA. [Group Sheet]

1. John Birchard was born on 01 Nov 1628 in (bp)Terling,Essex,Eng.

Thomas married Living [Group Sheet]

Thomas married Living [Group Sheet]