Thomas Church (abt. 1674 - 1746)

Born about 1674 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Hayman) Church — married 21 Feb 1698 (to before 16 Apr 1712) in Bristol, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Edith (Woodman) Church — married 15 Apr 1712 (to 3 Jun 1718) in Little Compton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (Horsewell) Church — married 10 Oct 1719 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1746 at about age 72 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

Thomas Church, the son of Benjamin Church and Alice Southworth, was born about 1674 at Duxbury, and died at Little Compton March 12, 1746 in his 73rd year. He was married 3 times. He married Sarah Hayman at Bristol on February 21, 1698. They had 5 children: Sarah, Elizabeth,Thomas, Alice and Benjamin. On April 16, 1712 he married Edith Woodman. They had 4 children: Elizabeth, Hannah, Priscilla, and Thomas. On October 10, 1719 he married Sarah Horsewell. With her he had 8 more children: Thomas, Sarah, Thomas, Benjamin, Mary, Thomas, Benjamin, and Mercy.^[1]

Children

Thomas Church and Sarah Hayman had the following (5) children:

1. Sarah Church, b. 15 Jan. 1700/1; died 298 Aug. 1701
2. Elizabeth Church, b. 9 Sept 1702; died 27 Sept. 1702
3. Thomas Church, b. 20 Aug. 1704; died 21 Aug. 1718
4. Alice Church, b. 28 July 1706
5. Benjamin Church; baptized 20 March 1708/9; died young

Thomas Church and Edith Woodman had the following (4) children:

1. Elizabeth Church, b. 10 Jan. 1713
2. Hannah Church, b. 23 Sept 1714
3. Priscilla Church, b. 6 Jan 1717
4. Thomas Church, b. May 1718; died young

Thomas Church and Sarah Horsewell had the following (8) children:

1. Thomas Church, b. 31 May 1720; died 4 July 1720
2. Sarah Church, b. 15 May 1721
3. Thomas Church, b. 13 July 1722; died 5 Oct. 1722
4. Benjamin Church, b. 9 September 1723; died 27 Sept. 1723
5. Mary Church, b. 2 Jan. 1725
6. Thomas Church, b. 1 Sept. 1727
7. Benjamin Church, b. 10 Jan 1732; died 4 Aug. 1749
8. Mercy Church, b. 18 Sept 1734

Thomas Church. ^[2]

Born 1673^[3]

Died 12 Mar 1746. Little Compton, Rhode Island. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Robert S. Wakefield, “Richard Church and His Descendants for Four Generations”, 1998, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, pages 15-16.
2. ↑ Source: #S578491320
3. ↑ Source: #S578491320
4. ↑ Source: #S578491320

• Source: S578491320 Repository: #R553172643 Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Repository: R553172643 Ancestry.com
• Richard Warren Silver Book, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Published 2004, page 120