Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Thomas Jr. was born on 20 May 1699, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Edward Thomas, was 30 and his mother, Mary Nelson, was 27. He married Abigail Parlour on 11 July 1720, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 31 July 1757, in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 58, and was buried in Warrentown Cemetery, Middleborough Center, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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- THOMAS, Edward (B 1699) - Family Data Collection - Birth
- Edward Thomas, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Edward Thomas, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1699–1757 Male
1695–1756 Female
Children (7)
1721–1810 Male
1722–1777 Female
1725–1795 Female
1728–1782 Male
1730–1782 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1669–1726 Male
1673–1719 Female
Siblings (6)
1694–1768 Female
1699–1757 Male
1701– Female
1707–1796 Male
1709–1758 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (1)
1744
Age 45
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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