Thomas Scotto (1615 - 1661)

Born 1615 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Descendants

Died 1661 at about age 46 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

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

Thomas Scottow came to New England in 1634 at about age 19 with his widowed mother, Thomasine Scottow, younger brother Joshua Scottow age about 17, and sister Rebecca, age about 8. He was the oldest of six children born to Thomas and Thomasine (_____) Scottow including the youngest, Rebecca, baptized in 1626 and thought to be the window of Robert Windsor who died 28 January 1697/98. His father, Thomas Scottow, Sr., had died sometime between the birth of Rebecca and the immigrants arrival in New England. His widowed mother, Thomasine married as her second husband, Richard Sanford of Boston^[1]

The family of Scotto was of some note in the early history of Boston. They are said to trace back to the year 1120, and the name was originally Scot-howe, which signified a portion of the hillside. In the early records it is variously written Scotto, Scottoe, Scottow and Scottoa. They came from Norwich, Norfolk county, England, and were cabinet-makers by trade. Thomasine was admitted to the First Church in 1634 and the sons in 1639.

In the "Book of Possessions" Thomas Scotto is put down as the owner of a house and garden in School street, four acres of land at Muddy River (Brookline). and a marsh at the same place. The property on School street descended to his great-great-grandson, Dr. Samuel Clark, and remained in the family until 1825, when Dr. Clark sold it to the city, and it now forms a part of City Hall Square.

Thomas Scotto was overseer of graves, gates and fences in 1644. and in Town Records, February, 1646, appears the following: "Thomas Scotto to see yt ye graves be digged five foot deep." He died in 1661.

His brother, Joshua, was one of the founders of the South Church, 1662. In 1687 he was, by commission from James II., chief justice of the court of common pleas for the province of Maine. He was the author of two tracts, "Old Men's Tears," printed in 1691, and "Planting of the Massachusetts Colony, 1694." His house was in Sudbury street, and he died January 20, 1698, aged eighty-three.

Thomas Scottow died probably in Boston, Massachusetts between 26 May and 18 December 1661.^[1]

Name

Thomas /Scottow or Scotto/^[1]

Birth

About 1615, baptized at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, 30 Apr 1615^[1]

Marriage

Married first: Joan _____ (possibly Sanford) in Boston by 6 Mar 1636/37^[1]

Eight children born of Joan in Boston^[1]

1. Child, living 19 Feb 1637; one of three living 30 Dec 1639
2. Child, one of three living 30 Dec 1639
3. Thomas Scottow b. 11th mo. 1639[/40?] bp. 8 Dec 1639; d. by Jun 1641
4. Thomas Scottow b. in Jun 1641; "& then buried"
5. Thomas Scottow b. in Mar 1642; "& then buried"
6. John Scottow, b. 2 May 1644; d. Boston, of Small Pox, bet. 20 Oct 1678 and 30 Nov 1678; m. by 1668, Rebecca _____, d. aft 30 Mar 1715. She prob. m (2) Watertown, 6 Nov 1691, Caleb Church, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Warren) Church.
7. Thomas Scottow, b. 3 Mar 1646[/7?]; d. 11 Nov 1657
8. Mehitable Scottow b. ca. 8 Feb 1648/9, bp. 11 Feb 1648/9 age 3 days; d. Brewster, Mass., 24 Apr 1712, aged abt. 62; m. bet. 23 Mar 1670 and 10 Jul 1672, Andrew Clark, son of Thomas Clark and his wife Sarah Ring,

Married second: Sarah Harwood in Boston by 1655^[1]

Four children born of Sarah in Boston

1. Joshua Scottow, b. 23 Dec 1655; d. Boston, 8 Jan 1659
2. Sarah Scottow, b 27 Sep 1657, bp. 4 Oct 1657; Living 3 Nov 1660
3. Thomisen/Thomasine Scottow, b. 14 Aug 1659; bp. 15 Aug 1659; d. 26 Aug 1659
4. Thomisen/Thomasine Scottow, b. 18 Aug 1660; bp. 19 Aug 1660; d. bef. 11 Aug 1665

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} WILLIAMS, Alicia Crane, Lead Genealogist, Early New England Families, 1641-1700. Vol. Thomas Scottow (m. 1637, 1655) (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013).

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• A Report of the Record Commissioners Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1630-1699. Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1883. View on archive.org
  • 1639. Thomas of Thomas & Joan Scotto born 11th month. (page 8)
  • 1641. Thomas of Thomas & Johan Scotto born 4th month & then buried. (page 11)
  • 1642. Thomas of Thomas & Joan Scotto born 1st month & then buried. (page 13)
  • 1642. Thomas of Thomas Scottoe, aged 1 day 10 day 2 mo ( page 14)
  • 1644. John of Thomas & Joan Scotto born 2nd--3rd month. (page 18)
  • 1644. John of Thomas Scottoe, aged about 4 days 5 day 3 mo.(page 19).
  • 1646. Thomas of Thomas & Joan Scotto born 3rd--1st month.(page 24)
  • 1647. Thomas of Thomas Scottoe aged about 5 days 7 day 1 mo. (page 26)
  • 1648. Mehetable of Thomas Scottoe aged about 4 days 11 day 12 mo. (page 29)
  • 1655. Josua of Tho: Scotto 9 day 10 mo. (page 54)

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Jane Hanson for creating WikiTree profile Scotto-4 through the import of Hanson Family Tree.ged on Aug 6, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jane and others.