Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Andrews was born on 21 August 1703, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Andrews, was 22 and his mother, Love Knight, was 20. He had at least 5 sons and 4 daughters with Olive Clapp. He died in 1780, at the age of 77.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Thomas? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Thomas Andrews, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Thomas Andrews, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Ancestry.com-Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut Page 13 - does not give birth date
Spouse and Children
Children (9)
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (9)
+4 More Children
Name Meaning
English: variant of Andrew , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Polish Andrzejewski , Slovenian Andrejčič, Serbian and Croatian Andrić (see Andric ), and Czech Ondráček (see Ondracek ).
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aindreis or Irish Mac Aindriú, see McAndrew .
History: This was a common name among the early settlers in New England. Robert Andrews emigrated in 1635 from Norwich, England, to Ipswich, MA. Even before 1635, one Thomas Andrews is recorded as being established in Hingham. A certain William Andrews was a member of John Davenport's company, which sailed from Boston in 1638 to found the New Haven colony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.