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Notes for *Nathaniel THOMAS , Jr. , Esq. | ||||||||||
On 11 July, 1687, William Brewster and Isaac Cushman took the inventory. The total amount was 36 pounds, 7s., 6d. No real estate was included. "Benj Bartlett Junr" owed the estate 2 pounds. "Mr John Bradford made oath" to the inventory, 23 July, 1687, "before Nathaniel Thomas Esqr Judge of the Inferior Court of Comon Pleas" On 23 July, 1687, "Administration was Granted to Mr John Bradford ... upon the Estate of William Bradford late of Plymouth Deceased." [From unrecorded document] On 3 July, 1688, John Bradford, administrator, presented an account, which was not recorded and bears no endorsement to show that it was approved by the court. The persons mentioned are: Elkanah Cushman, Capt. Thomas, "Mr Wiswal", John Sturdivant, "Mr Avery of Boston", "Josias Crooker of Barnstable", "James Partridg of Duxborow", "William Shirtly", "James and Eprahim Cooke", John Murdo, "John Rogers Senior", thomas Cushman, Jonathan Alden. Source: Pilgrim notes and Queries - Abstracts of Plymouth County Probate Records and Files, pg. 4, Pub by Massachusetts Soc of Mayflower Descendants, 1915, Boston, MA -------------------------------------------------- This Nathaniel Thomas is found among a highly important and rarely seen group of fourteen 17th Century documents from Plymouth (Plimouth) Massachusetts that were up for sale online by the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers [ILAB], an organisation that encompasses national associations of antiquarian booksellers around the world. The price was $20,000. The summary about the collection states in part: "1685 [Plymouth] Estate Recpt. Edward Gray Manuscript Document Signed, one page, octavo, [Plymouth] October 30, 1684, being a receipt pertaining to the estate of Edward Gray. Signed by Dorothy Gray, as Administrator. Witness signatures of Nathaniel Thomas and Stephen Sloss. ... 1688/89 Plimouth - Quit Claim - Edward Gray to John Gray Autograph Document Signed, one page, folio, "Town of Plimouth", March 4, 1688/89, Quit Claim, Edward Gray to John Gray, pertaining to father Edward Gray's estate. Signed by Edward Gray with wax seal. Witnessed by Samuel Sprague and Ephraim Colle. Staining, else VG. Edward Gray (1629-1681) Arrived at Plymouth c. 1643. Merchant and one of the wealthiest colonists. Served as Deputy, 1676-79. In 1677 was a member of a committee respecting debts due the colony and to balance accounts between towns following King Philip's War. Married #1 Mary Winslow, niece of Governor Edward Winslow. Married #2 Dorothy Lettice. The headstones of Edward Gray and his wife, Mary, are the oldest still standing in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts. 1689 [Plymouth Co.] Deed, Samuel Little & Wife Sarah Manuscript Document Signed, one page, 15"x12", "Marshfield, in the County of Plimouth", January 15, 1689, being a deed of Samuel Little and his wife Sarah to John Gray. Signed by the Littles with seals. Witnessed by John Barkor and Rachal Newcom. Also signed by Nathaniel Thomas who adds a few lines. Fold splitting, else Good to VG. Nathaniel Thomas (1643-1718) Born in Plymouth, the son of Captain Nathaniel Thomas (1606-1675) Served in King Philip's War as captain of a company of Light Horse troops. For 23 years, Judge of the County Court; 16 years, Judge of the Probate Court; Register of Probate, 1686-1693; and 6 years a Judge of the Superior Court of Plymouth 1693 Plymouth. ... Will of Ephraim Morton Manuscript Document Signed, 2-1/2 pp. folio, Plymouth, November 2, 1693, being a will of Ephraim Morton who "being weak of body through sickness yet of disposing memory & understanding...ordain these presents to be my last Will & Testament..."Docketed "A true copy examined by Nathl Thomas Register."Light staining, else VG. Ephraim Morton (1623-1693) Born on the ship Anne en route to Plymouth. Probably adopted by his uncle Governor William Bradford. Representative of the Plymouth General Court, 1657-1685. In 1671 became a member of the Council of War, including the time of King Philip's War. Served as Sergeant/Lieut. in a Plymouth Military Co. Magistrate of the Colony, 1683. A Deacon of Plymouth Church, 1669-1693. ... 1693 Plymouth Estate Inv. of Lt Ephraim Morton Manuscript Document, one page, folio, "An Inventory of the Estate of Lieut. Ephraim Morton late of Plymouth deceased taken & apprized the first day of November 1693.."Fascinating list of materials belonging to Morton's estate. Verso is docketed "A true copy examined by Nathl Thomas Register."Staining, else VG. Ephraim Morton (1623-1693) Born on the ship Anne en route to Plymouth. Probably adopted by his uncle Governor William Bradford. Representative of the Plymouth General Court, 1657-1685. In 1671 became a member of the Council of War, including the time of King Philip's War. Served as Sergeant/Lieut. in a Plymouth Military Co. Magistrate of the Colony, 1683. A Deacon of Plymouth Church, 1669-1693. -------------------------------------------------- When word reached New England that King James II had been overthrown in England, a minor revolution took place in Boston. William Bradford and Nathaniel Thomas wrote on 20 April 1689 to Thomas Hinckley: We just now received the printed paper (herewith sent your honor), together with the certain advice (of those who were then present at Boston and in action), that on Thursday last Sir Edmund Andros was seized, and Randolph, Palmer, West, Graham, and divers others of that party. The country coming in that morning - six companies of colors over Charles Ferry, and four over Boston Neck, - the whole town of Boston rise in arms, and this declaration read in the Townhouse gallery. The Governor was sent to, to surrender; who at first denied, but, for fear of storm, after some treaty came out of his fort, with those who were with him, and surrendered themselves; and afterwards the Fort and Castle were surrendered without bloodshed. 'Tis said the Governor is kept prisoner in the Fort, in irons. The rest are in the common jail. ... When James II was overthrown Sir Edmond Andros evidently made a play for power in Plymouth. He was sent overseas to be tried under the new reign of William III. William evidently wasn't too upset by the apparent act of treason for which several had already been put to death in Plymouth. "From the time Andros took over until the court meeting of June 1689, there had been no Plymouth Colony government, and between 15 Oct 1686 and 4 Jun 1689 there are no colony court records. Still, life had to continue, and we see this in other records involving those by now second and third generation descendants of the early settlers. In the combined Plymouth County Court of General Sessions and Common Please of June 1688 before Judge Nathaniel Thomas and Justices of the Peace Peregrine White, John Cushing, and Ephraim Morton, Joseph Rogers of Duxbury was fined 5 pounds for refusing to be a constable." There were hearings for renewing bounds of lands held, and marriages were performed. Source: Plymouth Colony: Its History & People, 1620-1691 By Eugene Aubrey Stratton, pg. 130, 131 -------------------------------------------------- 717His epitaph reads: Honorable Nathaniel THOMAS, Esq., d. 22 Oct 1718, in the 75th year of his age | ||||||||||
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