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Thomas Lamb migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 2, p. 1153) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm
Thomas born about 1599 possibly in Barnardiston, Suffolk, England.[1] (Anderson does not give a possible year of birth.)
According to an undated account of the early members of the church at Roxbury, Thomas came to New England in 1630 with wife Elizabeth and sons Thomas, Jr., and John.[2]
He settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts. where he joined the church. He was a yeoman, possibly a slater.[1]
Another son Samuel was born in Dorchester, MA in 1630.[1]
His first wife Elizabeth and child were buried on Nov. 28 1639.[1][3]
In Roxbury on July 16, 1640 he married Dorothy Harbitle (Roxbury Church record) or Harbittle (Roxbury town records)[4]
Thomas Lambe was buried 28 March 1646 in the "Eliot Burying Ground" in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, having died, presumably a few days earlier, "of a calenture, by a great cold."[5] The Roxbury records show two entries, the Church record cited above and another death record that says "Lambe, Thomas, Householder, Apr. 3, 1646", which is after the burial, strangley enough.[6][7]
He died without a will. An inventory of his estate was taken "this last of the month 1646." Various probate records over the course of the next 50 years identify five of his children.[1]
Children
By his first wife,[1] the three first baptisms in Barnardiston match the ages and names of Thomas Lamb's first three children, but Anderson says this association is inconclusive.
Thomas Lambe, poss bp in Barnardiston 25 Jun 1624; living in Charlestown in 1652-54; apparently did not marry. Receipted to his stepfather Thomas Hawley for his share of his father's estate on 12 April 1652. Party to a petition granted by the General Court on 31 May 1652 related to a sale of land from his father's estate.
Susan, bp 1 Oct 1626, but she is not mentioned in her intestate father's probate records.
John Lambe, poss bp in Barnardiston 20 Apr 1828; living in Springfield in 1652; wheelwright; m1 by 1653 Joanna ____; m2 in Springfield 26 Jan 1687/8 Lydia (Wright) (Bliss) Norton. to a petition granted by the General Court on 31 May 1652 related to a sale of land from his father's estate. Receipted to his stepfather Thomas Hawley for his share of his father's estate on 27 May 1652.
Abel Lambe; probably servant to William French and buried Cambridge 16 Oct 1649
Samuel, b Roxbury abt October 1630[8] and baptized at Dorchester (and called third son); no further record.
Decline ("first daughter") b Roxbury Apr 1637;[9]m in Charlestown 7 Dec 1663 Stephen Smith. She is not mentioned in her intestate father's probate records.
Benjamin, born and died in Roxbury Oct/Nov 1639;[10] his mother died from this delivery
Caleb, b 9 Apr 1641 Roxbury; m Roxbury 30 Jun 1669 Mary Wise; not mentioned in any of his intestate father's probate records.
Joshua, b 27 Nov 1642 Roxbury; m by 1675 Mary Alcock. Receipted to his mother Dorothy Hawley for his share of his father's estate on 6 October 1686. Letters of administration granted 3 March 1697-8 to Joshua also name their son, Joshua, identified as a grandson of Thomas Lamb of Roxbury..
Mary Lamb, bp 29 Sep 1644; married 1)Thomas Swan and 2) (by 2 Jul 1697) James Bailey Letters of administration granted 3 March 1697-8 to Joshua also name their son, Joshua, identified as a grandson of Thomas Lamb of Roxbury..
Abiel (posthumous), b 15 Aug 1646; m by 28 Feb 1674/5 Elizabeth (Clark) Buckminster. Receipted to his stepfather Thomas Hawley for his L. 24 share of his father's estate on 23 july 1677.
On 2 February 1651/2, Thomas Lamb's widow Dorothy married Thomas Hawley.[1]
Research Notes
Disputed Origins: Anderson in the Great Migration does not name any parents for him; others have claimed (without source) that he was the son of Thomas Lamb and Elizabeth Aylett. Following wikitree policy, we detach him from these parents until the relationship is confirmed through sound sources.
Origins (clue): Massachusetts Colonial records indicated Thomas Lamb of Roxbury's origin as "perhaps from Stow Langtoft, Co. Suffolk" [citation needed]
Date of Death: Neither of the records cited for his death cite the source for the death date given. I have marked the death date as uncertain. A better source would be helpful. - FR Since it is unlikely that any better source than those two records will be found, it seems best to use the earlier date, 28 March 1646, as his death date and mark it certain. - Halsey Bullen, 8-18-2018
↑ "First Church in Roxbury (Roxbury, Boston, Mass.). Records, 1630-1956," Harvard Library, digitized images [1]. The handwriting
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH58-J6P : Wed Oct 25 19:50:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Elizabeth Lambe and Thomas, 28 Nov 1639.
Boston Record Commissioners. Boston Records Commissioners Reports (Rockwell and Churchill, Boston, 1875) Vol. 6. Page 173: Roxbury Church Records. "1646 Month 1 day 28. Bro. Lambe dyed of a Calenture, by a great could."
Stradling, Harriet Jane Lamb. Lamb--Merrill family : lest our children forget (1960) FamilySearch Identifier: 83238
I removed a large block of text copied from Stradling, Harriet Jane Lamb "Lamb--Merrill family : lest our children forget" and replaced it with a link to the book on FamilySearch.
I have some questions about the recent addition to the bio of a son Samuel coming with the family from England. Anderson, in the Great Migration Begins sketch only lists one son Samuel b 1630 in Roxbury, baptized in Dorchester and noted as the third son.
The source, Genealogy Trails "Winthrop Passenger List " looks to be taken from CE Banks "The Winthrop Fleet of 1630" and notes "Eliot- Roxbury Church Records" as the source. Anderson would have definitely reviewed Banks. Without looking at the original record (page number is not provided) and finding a reason to agree with Banks, I would go with Anderson's interpretation - one son born in Roxbury, the same year they arrived (no son Samuel coming from England).
Banks does say that Samuel came with the family from England, but his research was poorly done. His source, the Roxbury church records, say that Thomas, Elizabeth, Thomas, Jr., and John immigrated in 1630, then gives information about the children born in Massachusetts: Samuel, Decline and Benjamin. Samuel was born "about the 8th month" of 1630 and was baptized in Dorchester (the extant church records for which start in 1636). The church records are digitized and available at a Harvard University website https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/12/archival_objects/224910
I'm going to change the sentence that says Samuel immigrated and improve the citation.
I rejected the proposed merge of Lamb-322 and Lamb-2004 because that record appears to be a duplicate of the Thomas Lamb previously disconnected as his purported father (see "Disputed Origins" in the bio section, this profile).
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To see the change see: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Lamb-322&diff=186646796&oldid=186640641
The source, Genealogy Trails "Winthrop Passenger List " looks to be taken from CE Banks "The Winthrop Fleet of 1630" and notes "Eliot- Roxbury Church Records" as the source. Anderson would have definitely reviewed Banks. Without looking at the original record (page number is not provided) and finding a reason to agree with Banks, I would go with Anderson's interpretation - one son born in Roxbury, the same year they arrived (no son Samuel coming from England).
edited by M Cole
I'm going to change the sentence that says Samuel immigrated and improve the citation.
Lambe-212 is unsourced with similar dates/places. Both show sons John. Please merge
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