Thomas Wilbur Jr

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Wilbur Jr was born on 27 September 1740, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Wilbour Snr, was 31 and his mother, Mary Bowen, was 27. He married Mary Gorton on 2 December 1764, in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 30 November 1796, at the age of 56.

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Thomas Wilbur Jr
1740–1796
Mary Gorton
1746–1831
Marriage: 2 December 1764
James Wilbur
1760–
Joseph Wilbur
1768–
Peleg Wilbur
1765–1831
Mary Polly Wilbur
1771–1842
Phebe Wilbur
1773–1856
Ruth Wilbor
1775–1862
Patience Wilbour
1777–1843
Chloe Wilbor
1780–1846
David Wilbur
1783–1836
Thomas Wilbur III
1785–1844

Sources (5)

  • Thomas Wilbor, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Thomas Wilbour, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
  • Thomas Wilbor, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Wilber .

History: Samuel Wilbur (c. 1585–1656), also known as Wilbore and Wildbore, is recorded in Boston, MA, before 1633 and purchased Boston Common in 1634. He and other religious exiles from MA purchased and settled Aquidneck Island (now RI) in 1637.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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