Brief Life History of Susan
When Susan Thomas was born in 1658, in St Keverne, Cornwall, England, her father, John Thomas, was 43 and her mother, Chessen Herde, was 39. She married George John on 30 November 1693, in St Keverne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Susan Thomas, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Susan in entry for Susan John, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Susan in entry for Elizabeth John, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1670– Male
1658– Female
Children (4)
1695– Female
1700–1700 Female
1701– Female
1702–1779 Female
Parents and Siblings
1615– Male
1620– Female
Siblings (6)
1657– Female
1658– Female
1660–1668 Male
1663– Female
1666– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1688 · Glorious Revolution
Age 30
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 62
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 94
Name Meaning
English, French, Walloon, Breton, German, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Greek, West Indian (mainly Haiti and Jamaica), and African (mainly Tanzania and Nigeria): from the personal name Thomas, of Biblical (New Testament) origin, from Aramaic t’ōm’a, a byname meaning ‘twin’. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, known for his scepticism about Christ's resurrection (John 20:24–29). The Th- spelling is organic, the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than th- is the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain, the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Wales and Cornwall. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed many cognates from other languages (e.g. Assyrian/Chaldean or Arabic Toma and Tuma , Albanian Toma and Thoma , and Slavic surnames listed in 3 below), and their patronymics and other derivatives (e.g. Polish Tomaszewski and Slovenian Tomažič; see Tomazic ). In France, this surname is most common in the Vosges and Brittany. The name Thomas is also found among Christians in southern India (compare Machan , Mammen , and Oommen ), but since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Native American (e.g. Navajo): adoption of the English personal name Thomas (see 1 above) as a surname.
Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Tomas , Tomasz, and Tomaś, Sorbian Tomaš (see also 4 below), Croatian Tomaš and Tomas , Slovenian Tomaš and Tomaž, Czech and Slovak Tomáš, all meaning ‘Thomas’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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