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Abt 1620 - 1675 (55 years)
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Name |
Thomas Sheriff |
Born |
Abt 1620 |
Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
29 May 1675 |
Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America [1, 2] |
Person ID |
I1371 |
TangledRoots |
Last Modified |
22 Oct 2021 |
Family |
Martha _____, b. 1630, Little Compton, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. Abt 1691, Rhode Island, British Colonial America (Age 61 years) |
Married |
1649 |
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, British Colonial America [1, 2] |
Children |
| 1. Thomas Sheriff, b. 2 Sep 1649, Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. John Sheriff, b. Abt 1650, Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. 14 Oct 1739 (Age 89 years) |
| 3. Caleb Shreve, b. Abt 1652, Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. Between 1740 and 1741, Burlington, New Jersey, British Colonial America (Age 88 years) |
| 4. Mary Sheriff, d. Aft 1706 |
| 5. Susannah Sheriff, b. Abt 1657, Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. Aft 1719 (Age > 63 years) |
| 6. Daniel Sheriff, b. Little Compton, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. 8 Jun 1737, Little Compton, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America |
| 7. Elizabeth Sheriff, b. Abt 1660, Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America , d. 5 Jun 1719 (Age 59 years) |
| 8. Sarah Sheriff, d. 24 Jun 1732 |
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Last Modified |
16 Jan 2022 |
Family ID |
F765 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
...The ancestry of Thomas Sheriff, of Rhode Island, may be tradition, but the early records of that province show conclusively that he had eight children and was a property-owner when he died. As late as 1737 the members of the family that remained in the vicinity retained the name "Sherrif," while Caleb, who had married and emigrated to New Jersey, adopted the form "Shreve."
...1675, Jun. 11. Inventorys, £218, 12s., viz.: house and land £15, a horse and mare £7, 2 cows, 3 calves, 5 ewes, 5 lambs, 8 shoats, a feather bed, 6 pillows, 2 bolsters, 6 blankets, ring, flock bed, 56 pounds pewter, warming pan, silver dram cup, looking glass, &c. (Source: L. P. Allen, The Genealogy and History of the Shreve Family from 1641 (Greenfield, Illinois: Privately Printed, 1901), pg. 17)
...Indenture was one of the most common ways for free-willers to pay for their passage. The practice in those days was to book passage and then allow the captain to "sell" off an indenture to another more prosperous passenger. According to the Plymouth Church Records (12:32), Thomas had apparently been indentured to John Barnes and then, "On the fourth of August 1638 John Barnes sold Robert Bartlett the remaining three years of Thomas Shreve's indenture." Robert Bartlet is mentioned in the 1627 Division of the Cattle as a member of the company of Francis Eaton.
...The indentures were of two lengths, a shorter of five years and a longer of seven years. If we assume a five-year indenture, its term would have begun in 1635-1636. If Thomas were contracted into a seven-year indenture, then it would have begun in 1633-1634. This points to an arrival date inside a three-year window between 1633 and 1636. The indenture also lends credence to a birth date earlier than 1620, as he would have been only 13-15 years of age booking passage on a ship and selling his indenture. Not impossible, but perhaps unlikely. With a birth date of 1610 he would have been 23-26 years of age.
...From the early records it appears Thomas lived initially in Plymouth and then purchased land in Little Compton, now Rhode Island, but originally a part of Massachusetts. The original part of the "Old Colony" of Plymouth covered a much larger territory. At that time, Little Compton was occupied by an Indian tribe called the "Saconets" (Hills 1977, p. 82)
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Sources |
- [S2042] Book: This Old Monmouth Of Ours, Thomas Sheriff.
p348 - Thomas Sheriff was born about 1620 and died at Portsmouth, R., May 29, 1675
His wife was Martha, she married secondly, Thomas Hazard, and third, Lewis Hues.
Children:
Mary married, 2-12-1685, Joseph Sheffield
- [S485] Book: The Genealogy and History of the Shreve Family from 1641, Shreve - Second Generation - page 18.
1719, Mar. 17. The will of his daughter Elizabeth Carter, widow (proved 1719, Jul. 13), mentions her brothers John and Daniel Sherrif, sisters Mary Sheffield, Sarah Moon, and Susanna Thomas, besides nephews and neices, &c.
(Second Generation) Children:
1. Thomas Sheriff; b. Sept. 2, 1649.
2. John Sherriff; b. Portsmouth, R.I.; m. Jane Havens, Aug., 1686; d. Oct. 14 1739.
3. Caleb Sheriff; b. (about 1652); m. Sarah Areson, of Long Island, about 1680; d. Burlington County, N. J., 1741
4. Mary Sheriff; m. Joseph Sheffield, Feb. 12, 1685; d. after 1706.
5. Susannah Sheriff; m. _____Thomas; d. after 1714.
6. Daniel Sheriff; be. Little Compton, R.I.; m. Jane_____, 1688; d. 1737.
7. Elizabeth Sheriff; m. Edward Carter (no issue); d. June 5, 1719.
8. Sarah Sheriff; m. John Moon; d. June 24, 1732.
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