Thomas Eames (abt. 1548 - 1618)

Born about 1548 in Fordington, Dorset, England

Husband of Millicent (Unknown) Eames — married 1577 (to 23 May 1614) in Fordington, Dorset, England

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1618 at about age 70 in Fordington, Dorset, England

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Biography

Thomas Eames was born in England.

There is no credible proof of his relationship with Thomas Eames and Joan Levell. They are being detached as parents until credible proof can be found.

Thomas Eames was probably born in Fordington, Dorset shire, England.

Thomas was buried June 25, 1618, in Fordington, Dorset shire, England. *He married Millicent (Eames) in probably, the parish church of St. George, Fordington, Dorset. England. (Millicent (Eames) is #5729.) Millicent was born circa 1552 in Dorset, England. Millicent died May 1614 in Fordingham, Dorset, England, at 61 years of age. *Thomas and Millicent probably married around the year 1576. .*Thomas & Millicent Eames raised a family of at least five children in Fordington between 1578 and 1595. ^[1]

Thomas is the only man of the Eames family mentioned in those early records of Fordington that have been examined. The Bishops Transcript of the Parish Records tantalizes the researcher with the note that in 1588 "Jone Emes widow an old woman was buried ye 17th day of June."

It's possible that other branches of the Eames family were in the town of Dorchester, which is nearly surrounded by the parish of Fordington, or that some Eames marriages took place there, but the early registers of Dorchester have not been preserved. The occupation of Thomas hasn't been discovered, nor his location within the large area of the parish.

Christening records in the Bishops Transcript all identify sons and daughters of Thomas Eames; no mention of a wife named Millicent was observed.

Thomas Eames and Millicent (Eames) had the following children:

1. Alice Eames was born in Fordington, Dorset shire, England circa 1578 (chr. date). She was christened 1578 in Fordington, Dorset shire, England.
2. John Eames (#4207) was born in Fordington, Dorset shire, England before January 12, 1586/7 (chr. date).
3. Mark Eames was born in Fordington, Dorset shire, England. Mark died in probably, Dorset shire, England.
4. Anthony Eames was born circa 1595.
5. Anne Eames was born in Fordington, Dorset shire, England. She married Thomas Rose June 14, 1619, in Fordington, Dorset shire, England. Thomas was born circa 1595 in Dorset, England.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Pilgrims from Fordington, The EAMES Family (Also spelled EMES in many records or AMES) An Account of the life of Captain Anthony Eames (1595 – 1686) Churchwarden of St Georges Church & Constable of Fordington Manor. update Aug 2015 to take account of Anthony, Margery and their son Mark being beneficiaries under the Will of Rogere Kete (d.1620)
2. ↑ RootsWeb

• Spear, Burton W., Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630 (Mary & John Clearinghouse, 1992) Vol. 17: West Country Ancestries, 1620-1643, Part 1. Possible son of John Eames, churchwarden of Fordington in 1552, who was possibly the husband of "Jone Emes, an olde woman," buried there 7 Jun 1587.
• Chamberlain, George. The Spragues of Malden, Massachusetts (Boston, Mass., 1923) Page 35
• Spear, Burton W., Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630 (Mary & John Clearinghouse, 1992) Vol. 17: West Country Ancestries, 1620-1643, Part 1. Possible son of John Eames, churchwarden of Fordington in 1552, who was possibly the husband of "Jone Emes, an olde woman," buried there 7 Jun 1587.