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Thomas Trowbridge

Male Abt 1600 - Bef 1673  (~ 72 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas Trowbridge was born about Apr 1600 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand (son of John Trowbridge, Mayor of Taunton and Agnes Prowse); died before 7 Feb 1673 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand; was buried on 7 Feb 1673 in St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Buried: 7 Feb 1672, St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset, England

    Notes:

    One of DDB's six proven "gateway ancestors", one of DGH's four, one of LD's five, one of AW's three, and one of XYZ's two. He emigrated from Exeter to New England in 1636 or 1637 with his wife and children, settling first in Dorchester and then in New Haven. By April 1644, but possibly as early as February 1641, he was back in Exeter. It is not known that he ever returned to New England, but his children remained there and his American descendants are numerous.

    Thomas Trowbridge (~1600-1673) = Elizabeth Marshall (b. 1602)
    William Trowbridge (1633-1690) = Elizabeth Lamberton (1632-1716)
    Elizabeth Trowbridge (1662-1732) = Peter Mallory, Jr. (1653-1720)
    Caleb Mallory ()1681-1716) = Miriam Blakeslee (1688-1776)
    Miriam Mallory (1708-1776) = Jonathan Hitchcock (b. 1701)
    Lois Hitchcock (1741-1800) = Solomon Palmer (1740-1817)
    Tamar Palmer (1771-1850) = Amos Ranney (1777-1850)
    George Washington Ranney (1819->1900) = Fannie B. Coon (~1823-1894)
    Flora Amalia Ranney (1858-1945) = Benjamin Richards (1858-<1890)
    Edna Agnes Richards (~1880-1960) = John Alphonse McCarthy (~1872-1944)
    Eileen Marie McCarthy (1901-1977) = Frank Patrick Herbert, Sr. (1893-1968)
    Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr., author of Dune (1920-1986)

    Thomas married Elizabeth Marshall on 26 Mar 1627 in St. Mary Arches, Exeter, Devon, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John Marshall, Mayor of Exeter and Alice Beavis) was born before 24 Mar 1602; was christened on 24 Mar 1602 in St. Mary Arches, Exeter, Devon, England; died in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Thomas Trowbridge was born before 11 Dec 1631; was christened on 11 Dec 1631 in St. Mary Arches, Exeter, Devon, England; died on 22 Aug 1702 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried in City Burial Ground, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
    2. Deacon James Trowbridge was born in 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened between 1637 and 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 22 May 1717 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Trowbridge, Mayor of Taunton was born before 25 Mar 1570; was christened on 25 Mar 1570 in St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset, England (son of Thomas Trowbridge and Joan Lawrence alias Hutchins); died in Jul 1649 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand.

    Notes:

    Mayor and magistrate of Taunton, Somerset in 1629 and 1637. Warden of St. Mary Magdalen. Constable and portreve of the castle manor.

    John married Agnes Prowse on 31 Jul 1597 in St. Peter's, Tiverton, Devon, England. Agnes (daughter of John Prowse and Elizabeth Colwick) was born before 15 Apr 1576; was christened on 15 Apr 1576 in Tiverton, Devon, England; died before 6 Jun 1622; was buried on 6 Jun 1622 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Agnes Prowse was born before 15 Apr 1576; was christened on 15 Apr 1576 in Tiverton, Devon, England (daughter of John Prowse and Elizabeth Colwick); died before 6 Jun 1622; was buried on 6 Jun 1622 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand.

    Notes:

    Also called Annis.

    Children:
    1. 1. Thomas Trowbridge was born about Apr 1600 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand; died before 7 Feb 1673 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand; was buried on 7 Feb 1673 in St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Trowbridge was born in of Taunton, Somerset, England (son of John Trowbridge and Alice); died on 20 Feb 1620 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand.

    Notes:

    Referred to in the 25 Jul 1556 will of his mother's third husband, Peter Daberham, as "Thomas Strowbridge, my son in law, prentice in London."

    "Thomas Trowbridge Sr. was a leading citizen and charitable founder, a mercer, with a Tudor mansion, extant, in the high street, and had served as constable and portreve of the castle manor." [Ancestral Roots, citation details below.]

    Thomas married Joan Lawrence alias Hutchins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Joan Lawrence alias Hutchins
    Children:
    1. 2. John Trowbridge, Mayor of Taunton was born before 25 Mar 1570; was christened on 25 Mar 1570 in St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset, England; died in Jul 1649 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand.

  3. 6.  John Prowse was born about 1547 (son of John Prowse and Alice White); died on 11 Sep 1598 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: of Tiverton, Devon, England

    John married Elizabeth Colwick on 1 Jun 1567 in Tiverton, Devon, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Colwick and Richarda) was born in Tiverton, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Colwick was born in Tiverton, Devon, England (daughter of Robert Colwick and Richarda).
    Children:
    1. 3. Agnes Prowse was born before 15 Apr 1576; was christened on 15 Apr 1576 in Tiverton, Devon, England; died before 6 Jun 1622; was buried on 6 Jun 1622 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Trowbridge was born in of Taunton, Somerset, England (son of Thomas Trowbridge); died after 1545.

    Notes:

    Appears in Taunton records between 1525-45.

    John married Alice. Alice died after Jul 1556. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Alice died after Jul 1556.
    Children:
    1. 4. Thomas Trowbridge was born in of Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 20 Feb 1620 in Taunton, Somerset, Engand.

  3. 12.  John Prowse was born about 1502 (son of Robert Prowse); died on 3 Sep 1585 in Tiverton, Devon, England; was buried in St. Peter's, Tiverton, Devon, England.

    Notes:

    A clothier. He inherited copyhold land in the manor of Chevythorn, Tiverton from his father; at his death he had five manors in Devon and Cornwall and much other property.

    John married Alice White about 1536. Alice died on 13 Aug 1583 in Tiverton, Devon, England; was buried in St. Peter's, Tiverton, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Alice White died on 13 Aug 1583 in Tiverton, Devon, England; was buried in St. Peter's, Tiverton, Devon, England.

    Notes:

    Referred to in contemporary records as an heiress, she may have been a daughter of Christopher Whyte, who was taxed on £10 of goods in 1546.

    Children:
    1. 6. John Prowse was born about 1547; died on 11 Sep 1598 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

  5. 14.  Robert Colwick was born in of West Mere, Tiverton, Devon, England; died on 8 Aug 1564; was buried on 8 Aug 1564 in St. Peter's, Tiverton, Devon, England.

    Notes:

    Also called Colwyck, Colleck, Collocke. He was a merchant tailor and a clothier. He made his will, died, and was buried all on the same day.

    Robert married Richarda. Richarda died before 10 May 1571. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Richarda died before 10 May 1571.
    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Colwick was born in Tiverton, Devon, England.


 

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