Thomas Kingman (1627 - 1705)

Born 1627 in England

Descendants

Died 1705 at about age 78 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Thomas Kingman immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

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Thomas Kingman was born in England, the son of Henry Kingman and his wife Joanna. Henry Kingman and his family were members of Reverand Hull's Company, arriving at Dorchester, MA on 7 June, 1635. The Kingman family lived at Weymouth.^[1]

Thomas married Rebecca Unknown near or after 1664.^[2] He was admitted a freeman 12 October, 1681, and was a large land owner in Weymouth. He was influential in the public affairs in Weymouth.^[1]

Children born at Weymouth:^[1]

• Rebecca, b. 2 July, 1663.
• Hannah, b 1 June 1666. m. near 1688, Gideon Tirrell of Weymouth.
• Thomas, b. 11 Feb, 1670.
• John, alive 3 May, 1705.
• Henry, alive 3 May, 1705.
• William, prob. unable to care for himself
• Lydia, m. 16 May, 1718, Joseph Drake of Weymouth.
• Sarah, m. near 1696, Capt. John Vinson of Weymouth.

Thomas made his will, which is undated. In it he gave his wife Rebecca Kingman the use of his homestead and three acres on "Kingman's neck," in Weymouth. To his eldest son Thomas Kingman, the "land where his stands purchased of the Widow Mary Rane" in Weymouth. To his son John Kingman, the "land with the buildings thereon in the upper Division in Weymouth purchased of Thomas Drake, Ephraim Burle and Zachariah Bicknell." To his son Henry Kingman, his homestead, provided he "maintain his brother William Kingman four years." Unto his three daughters, Hannah, Lydia and Sarah, "a pasture between Colonel Hunt's and Lieutenant Nash's land." To sons Thomas Kingman and Henry Kingman another lot on condition they "maintain his son William Kingman for five years after the four years are expired." To his grandchildren, five shillings apiece. His wife Rebecca to be executrix, his son Thomas to be executor. His friends Elder john Rodgers and Col. Ephraim Hunt overseers. Witnesses: Samuel King, John Vinson and Ephraim Hunt. Inventory taken 11 April 1705, administration granted 3 May, 1705.^[1]

Henry Kingman (aged 40) emigrated with his Wife Joane 39; Daughter Joane 11; Son Edward 16; Son John 2; Son Thomas 7; Daughter Anne 9, leaving England 20 Mar 1633/34 bound for Weymouth, New England ^[3]

Thomas was a beneficiary and executor his father's will in 1667.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} History of Weymouth Massachusetts, Vol III page 355.
2. ↑ Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB394/i/12108/181/0
3. ↑ John Camden Hotten, The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; ...Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700, New York, 1874

• Mayflower Families Title: Mayflower Families - original reference to website at mayflowerfamilies.com/cooke/fowndx.htm - this website is now (Nov 2020) defunct and not even available via the internet archive.
• History of Weymouth Massachusetts, Vol III

See also:

• Kingman ONS website page for Thomas Kingman

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Kingman-92 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X. See the
• WikiTree profile Kingman-130 created through the import of mike_walton_2011.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Mike Walton.
• Kingman-181 was created by Eric Wells through the import of Chamberlain Family Tree.ged on Aug 4, 2014.