Thomas Birchard

1595 - 1684  (87 years)

• Name	Thomas Birchard
  Born	12 Oct 1595	(bp)Fairsted,Essex,Eng
  Gender	Male
  Died	Between 09 May 1683 and 16 Sep 1684	Norwich,,CT
  Person ID	I862	B03 Thomas Hore, b1649, Chilham, Kent, England
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Living
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Robinson,   b. Fairsted,Essex,Eng ,   d. 24 Mar 1655, Roxbury,,MA
  Married	23 Oct 1620	Fairsted,Essex,Eng
  Children	1. John Birchard,   b. 01 Nov 1628, (bp)Terling,Essex,Eng  [natural]
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Living
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.