Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Thomas was born in 1639, in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Thomas, was 24 and her mother, Tabitha, was 22. She married Captain William WILMOT on 14 October 1658, in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 28 December 1711, in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 72, and was buried in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Sarah Thomas in entry for Wm Wilmott, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Sarah Willmot, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Sarah Thomas, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1632–1689 Male
1639–1711 Female
Children (11)
1661–1728 Male
1661–1739 Male
1662–1731 Female
1665–1732 Male
1667–1732 Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1616–1671 Male
1618–1690 Female
Siblings (7)
1639–1711 Female
1642–1712 Male
1645–1694 Male
1648–1733 Female
1651–1711 Male
+2 More Children
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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