Brief Life History of Phebe
When Phebe Thomas was born on 23 May 1747, in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Recompence Thomas Sr., was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth, was 38. She had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Jacob St. John.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Phebe in entry for Huldah St. John, "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905"
- Phebe in entry for Jacob Sant John, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Phebe in entry for Phebe St John, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1745– Male
1747– Female
Children (6)
1768–1815 Male
1770– Female
1772– Male
1774– Male
1777– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1709–1793 Male
1710–1796 Female
Siblings (10)
1734–1797 Male
1736–1811 Female
1740– Female
1742–1809 Female
1744–1792 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 29
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 29
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 34
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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