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From the Vital Records of Norwich
Thomas Hide, son of Samuel Hide and Jane Lee was born July 1672.[1][2]
"Thomas Hide was married with Mary Backus December 1697:"[1][2]
"Mrs Mary Hide the wife of mr Thom Hide Died March 27th. 1752"[1]
"mr Thomas Hide Died on the Ninth Day of April in ye year 1755."[1][2]Franklin during this time period was part of Norwich.
He is buried at the Plains Cemetery, Franklin, New London County, Connecticut, USA.[2][3]
His will is dated 6 April 1753 and proved on 30 April 1755 in Norwich. He mentions his sons, Thomas, Jacob, and Abner, and his three daughters, Mary Pember, Phebe French, and Jane Birchard. His inventory was completed on 1 May 1755.[4]
On 3 June 1755, the estate distribution was set out to Thomas (eldest son), Jacob, Abner, Mary Pember (eldest daughter), Phebe French, and the heirs of Jane Birchard, decd. (youngest daughter).[4]
Hyde Genealogy 1868 Page 8 Thomas is #7
Numerous Historical genealogies confused the lineage of Mary Backus. There were two Mary Backus'. One Mary was born to William Backus' son Stephen and one Mary was born to William Backus' son William and his wife Elizabeth Pratt. It is the last Mary that was the wife of Thomas Hyde.
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Categories: Plains Cemetery, Franklin, Connecticut
By merging the Thomas that I created with the proper wife, I feel the history of Thomas' wife will thus be accurate.
Sources
Numerous Family histories of Backus and Hyde: Mary Backus Hyde is the daughter of William Backus, Jr and Elizabeth Pratt. Reference: Backus, Reno Warburton. The Backus Families of Early New England, 1966, p. 11 - 12.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16352011/mary-hide https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15690244/thomas-hide familysearch.com entry https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-GWCT?from=lynx1&treeref=LCXD-FVK Numerous ancestry.com family trees New England Geneological