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- died Aug.9,1692 "aged near seventy", or Aug.9,1693 "aged 69" at Braintree (duplicate records). He married - probably near 1643; Hannah (or Annah) -, born about 1625, died (as "Anna") Feb.7,1697/8 "aged about 73" at Braintree,daughter of -. He undoubtedly came over in 1639 with his father at the age of 17 years and married at Braintree but the identity of his wife has never been found. He is not found in the list of freemen of the colony but he or his wife was a member of the church and his children were baptized here as we learn from later records (See Sarah & Isaac) but the church records previous to 1672 are lost. There is no probate of his estate on record but his estate went chiefly to his son Ebenezer as the only deed by which he granted property (S.D. 38-119) dated Mar.16,1686/7 made over to Ebenezer 16 acres, a house and barn, two orchards, and he is to provide for us (his parents) for our natural lives, and to have the improvement of the west end of the house, also to have half of 30 acres "at the Clay Pit adjoining the farm of Thomas Faxon, and half of 40 acres at Aldridge Farm."
Children of Thomas & Hannah (or Annah) born at Braintree
Sarah probably about 1644, m. May 6,1663, Jonathan Hayward.
Hannah probably about 1645-6, m. 1st Oct.28,1664, Samuel Hayden, m. 2nd 1676-9, Jonathan Paddleford. Removed to Taunton in 1701.
+ Thomas probably about 1651-2
Isaac Sep.7,1654, died Jul.30,1658.
+ John Dec.25,1656
Experience Feb.15,1658, m. about 1685, John2 French. She died Sep.29,1719 a.61.
Isaac May 31,1661, died Aug.1,1690 of small pox, body thrown overboard at Cape Ann, while on the fleet to Canada in 1690 expedition. He was excommunicated from church Jun.3,1683 for stealing. ("the son of brother Thomas Thayer"), "not in full communion".
+ Ebenezer Sep.15,1665
Deborah died 1677 ("daughter of - Thayer & his wife")
Sarah & Hannah were positively not daughters of Thomas1 or Richard1 Thayer, and are undoubtedly children of Thomas2 Thayer. Both joined the church as married women and had children baptized the same day May 8,1692 and Sarah was called "a child of this church" showing she was baptized here as an infant.
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