Thomas James (son of John James and Alice James) was born 05 Oct 1595 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, and died 13 Feb 1683 in Needham - Market, England. He married Olive Ingoldsby on 20 Apr 1620 in Fishoft, Lincolnshire, England, daughter of Anthony Ingoldsby and Dorcas Bulkeley.
Notes for Thomas James: Massachusetts Bay First Settlers Rev. Thomas JAMES Born x 5 Oct 1595 Died wp 13 Feb 1683/84 English Origin Boston, Lincs Came to New England 1630 With the Winthrop fleet Resided in Salem Freeman of MBC Occupation minister, physician First Spouse Olive INGOLDSBY (c1597 - a1627) Children Thomas, John Second Spouse Elizabeth _____ (c1605 - a1682) Children John, Nathaniel http://www.winthropsociety.org/settlers/ijk-data.htm --------------------------------------------------------------Thomas James Born 1595 in ? Died between 05 February 1682/83 - 13 February 1683/84 in Needham Marke t, Suffolk, England Mother: ? Father: John James Married: Olive Ingoldsby in Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, England (20 April 162 0) Also: Elizabeth (before 1632) Children: Thomas John Notes: The following is from The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New Englan d, 1620-33 THOMAS JAMES ORIGIN: Lincolnshire MIGRATION: 1632 FIRST RESIDENCE: Charlestown REMOVES: Providence 1637, New Haven 1639, Virginia 1642, New Haven RETURN TRIPS: Returned to England permanently in 1649 OCCUPATION: Minister. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: "Thomas and Elizabeth James" were admitted to Boston ch urch as members #149 and #150, which would be just before 14 October 16 32 [BChR 15]; on 14 October 1632 "Thomas James and Elizabeth his wife" we re dismissed in order to participate in organizing the new church at Charl estown [BChR 16]; on 2 November 1632 Thomas and Elizabeth James were admit ted as founding members of the Charlestown church [ChChR 7]. "Mr. James" a nd "Mrs. James" were on 10 March 1646/6 assigned their seats in the New Ha ven meeting house [NHCR 1:302, 304]. FREEMAN: 6 November 1632 [MBCR 1:367]. New Haven, 11 June 1640 [NHCR 1: 9, 35]. EDUCATION: Matriculated at Cambridge, pensioner from Emmanuel, 1611, B. A. 1614-5, M.A. 1618 [Venn 2:46; Morison 384]. OFFICES: Appointed to a Charlestown committee to divide the commons, 16 35 [ChTR 15]. ESTATE: Surrendered five acres on Mystic Side, Charlestown, 1635 [ChTR 13 ]. He had a proportional share in the hayground of seven, which was increa sed to eight, 1635 [ChTR 19, 20], and had a share of six in 1637 [ChTR 32 ]. He held five acres Mystic Side, 1637 [ChTR 27]. On 10 June 1637 "portions of grass and meadow" were laid out to several me n, including "our neighbor James" [PrTR 1:4]. (This may be the same mead ow referred to on 8 October 1638 by Roger Williams [PrTR 3:90] and mention ed on 29 August 1640 as having been "laid out the last year" to five perso ns, including Thomas James [PrTR 1:108].) In a deed dated 23 November 16 63 John Whipple describes a boundary as "a home share of land formerly bel onging unto Thomas James (formerly an inhabitant of the aforesaid to wn of Providence) but now in the possession of John Throckmorton" [PrTR 3: 98]. On 8 October 1638 Thomas James became one of the original "13 proprie tors of Pautuxet" [PrTR 4:73, 14:274, 15:31, 236]. On 20 March 1639/40 "Thomas James of Providence sold to William Field of P rovidence his lands, rights and privileges in Providence" [Chapin 1:109, c iting Field Papers 3 at Rhode Island Historical Society]. On 9 February 16 45 William Field of Providence sold to William Carpenter land "lying betwe en the top of the hill and the fresh river called Pautuxett River at Poota tugock ... which I bought of Thomas James, John Throgmorton and Thomas Oln ey" [PrTR 14:64]. On 27 March 1665 William Field of Providence sold to "Za chary Roades of Pautuxet" two shares in "the neck of land called the lo ng neck lying below the falls at Pautuxet" and "a little island circumfere nced with part of Pautuxet
More About Thomas James and Olive Ingoldsby: Marriage: 20 Apr 1620, Fishoft, Lincolnshire, England.
Children of Thomas James and Olive Ingoldsby are:
+Thomas James, b. 1621, Lincolnshire, England, d. 06 Jun 1696, East Hampton, Long Island, NY..
Thomas James (b. 05 Oct 1595, d. 13 Feb 1683)
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