Sarah (Tinker) King (bef. 1619 - 1652)

Born before 26 Jul 1619 in New Windsor, Berkshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1652 after age 32 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Sarah (Tinker) King migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 337) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Sarah Tinker, daughter and the youngest child of Robert Tinker and Mary Merwin, was baptized 26 Jul 1619 at New Windsor, Berkshire, England. ^[1]

A reference to an obligation dated 10 February 1631/2 of 40 pounds to "Sarah Tynker, one of the daughters of my said wife [Mary (Merwin) (Tinker) Collins] appears in the 1634 will of her step-father, Humphrey Collins.^[2][3]

Douglas Richardson states that: ^[4]

• Sarah Tinker and Thomas King were both listed on the 17 Jun 1635 passenger manifest of the Blessing bound for New England.

• Sarah Tinker later joined the Scituate church on 14 May 1637 before Thomas King joined the Scituate church on 25 Feb 1637/8.

• Sarah Tinker was probably the first wife of Thomas King of Scituate, and that their first child, Rhoda King; b. 11 Oct 1639 in Scituate, was named after Rhoda Tinker; an older sister of Sarah Tinker, who had an older brother named John who could be the namesake of son John King; b. 30 May 1652 in Scituate and died 2 months later (since the recorded brothers of Thomas King (bp. 24 Feb 1613/4) were named George King (bp. 04 Mar 1603/4), Christopher King (bp. 01 Sep 1611; bur. 02 Nov 1613) and Daniel King (bp. 08 Aug 1615); their father was George King of Cold Norton, Essex, England). ^[5]

Great Migration 1634-1635,Vol. IV I-L

Name Sarah Tinker

Marriage Bef. 1639

Death 06 Jun 1652 • Scituate, Massachusetts

History of Scituate, Massachusetts

"His [Thomas King's] wife Sarah died 1652, and he married Jane, the widow of Elder William Hatch, and was chosen to succeed Elder Hatch in the second Church."

A 1995 article in the NEHGS Register claims that Sarah, wife of Thomas King was the daughter of Robert Tinker, baptized 26 July 1619.

"She is believed to be the Sarah Tynker, age 15, who with Thomas King, 21, and others, appears on a list made 17 June 1635 of passengers to be transported to New England on the Blessing. Sarah Tinker joined the Scituate church on 14 May 1637, and Thomas King on 25 Feb 1637/8. Sarah, wife of Thomas King, d. 6 June 1652, one week after the birth of her sixth child, who did not long survive her.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas Richardson, "The English Ancestry of the Merwin and Tinker Families of New England, Part Two: John Tinker of Boston and Lancaster, Massachusetts and Windsor and New London, Connecticut," in NEHGR 149 (Oct 1995), pages 415-416; 412-413
2. ↑ Her step-father's Probate: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 101 Seager, on FHL film #92,130
3. ↑ Her step-father's Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 166
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #844694 (accessed 15 January 2024)
   Will of Humfridi Collins, granted probate on 15 Nov 1634. Died about 1634 in Clewar, Berkshire, England.
4. ↑ Douglas Richardson, "The English Ancestry of the Merwin and Tinker Families of New England, Part Two: John Tinker of Boston and Lancaster, Massachusetts and Windsor and New London, Connecticut," in NEHGR 149 (Oct 1995), pages 415-416; 412-413
5. ↑ Parish Register of Cold Norton, Essex, England (1539-1810)
6. ↑ "Ancestry of John Tinker," in NEHGR, 149:415, citing among others, Coldham's The Complete Book of Emigrants 1607-1660, p 149-150.

• Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration 1634-1635,Vol. IV I-L, Call Number R974; Repository Information: Danville library.

• Samuel Deane. History of Scituate, Massachusetts from its First Settlement to 1831. Publisher: James Loring, 132 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts; published 1831. This book is in the public domain and was available to view through Archive.org. See: https://archive.org/stream/historyscituate01deangoog/historyscituate01deangoog_djvu.txt.

• "Ancestry of John Tinker," in 'NEHGR, 149:415, citing among others, Coldham's 'The Complete Book of Emigrants 1607-1660, p 149-150.