Generation 1

DAVID THOMAS

Parents:

David was one of the 26 men who purchased land for Middleborough from the Indian sachem Wampatuck in Mar 1662. [Ref] He married Joanna Unknown. [Ref]

Children of David Thomas

1. David Thomas was born about 1650. He married first Abigail Unknown before 1669. [Ref, p. 82]
   He joined the First Church in Middleborough in 1710 at about age 60. [Ref, p. 82]
   some descendants of David Thomas
   
2. Joanna Thomas was born about 1657, probably in Salem or Marblehead. [Ref] She died on 11 Apr 1718, age 61. [Ref][Ref, p. 82] She married Capt. Joseph Vaughn on 7 May 1680 in Middleboro. [Ref] Joseph was the son of George Vaughan and Elizabeth Hincksman.
3. Jeremiah Thomas was born about 1659. He died on 2 Feb 1736, age 77. He married first Lydia Howland. He married second the widow Mary Durkee.
4. William Thomas (conjectured son)
   some descendants of William Thomas

Generation 2

JEREMIAH THOMAS (abt 1659 - 1736) of Middleboro

Parents: David Thomas and Joanna Unknown

Jeremiah Thomas was born about 1659. He died on 2 Feb 1736, age 77. [Ref] He married first Lydia Howland in 1684. [Ref] She died on 6 Jul 1717. [Ref] He married second the widow Mary Durkee from Taunton in 1720. [Ref] She died on 15 Nov 1749, age 85. [Ref]

Thomas joined the First Church of Christ in Middleboro on 4 May 1718 as member 81. [Ref] Mary joined on 14 Mar 1721 as member 98. [Ref]

Children of Jeremiah Thomas and Lydia Howland: The births are recorded

1. Nathaniel Thomas was born on 2 Jan 1686 in Middleborough. [Ref].
2. Sarah Thomas was born on 25 Dec 1687 [Ref, p. 51] in Middleborough. [Ref] She died on 3 Apr 1756, age 68. [Ref][Ref, p. 51] She married first Isaac Howland [Ref] before 1714. [Ref, p. 51] She married second Dea. Samuel Wood, Jr. [Ref] Samuel, the son of Samuel and Rebecca Wood, was born before 1684 and died before 1754. [Ref] Sarah joined the First Church of Christ in Middleboro on 20 Apr 1735 as member 242. [Ref] Samuel joined the First Church of Christ in Middleboro on 4 May 1718 as member 82. [Ref] He was appointed deacon in 1737. [Ref]
3. Jeremiah Thomas was born on 14 Feb 1688/9 in Middleborough. [Ref].
4. Elizabeth Thomas was born on 19 Nov 1690 in Middleborough. [Ref]. She died in Aug 1776, age 86. [Ref] She married John Thomson. [Ref] She joined the First Church of Christ in Middleboro on 14 Jun 1722 as member 105. [Ref] She was dismissed to Halifax in 1734. [Ref]
5. Mary Thomas was born on 5 Jun 1692 in Middleborough. [Ref].
6. Lydia Thomas was born on 26 Mar 1694 in Middleborough. [Ref].
7. Thankful Thomas was born on 30 Jun 1695 in Middleborough. She died on 17 Apr 1743, age 48. She married James Cobb.
8. Jedidiah Thomas was born on 19 Aug 1698.
9. Bethia Thomas was born on 27 Mar 1701 in Middleborough. [Ref].
10. Ebenezer Thomas was born on 1 Nov 1703 in Middleborough. [Ref].
11. Priscilla Thomas was born on 13 Oct 1705 in Middleborough. [Ref].

Generation 3

THANKFUL THOMAS (1695 - 1743)

Parents: Jeremiah Thomas and Lydia Howland

Thankful Thomas was born on 30 Jun 1695 in Middleborough. [Ref][Ref] She died on 17 Apr 1743, age 48. [Ref] She married James Cobb in 1718. [Ref] She joined the First Church of Christ in Middleboro on 1 Jul 1733 as member 219. [Ref]

Her gravestone says: [Ref]

IN MEMORY
OF MRS THANKFUL COB WIFE
OF MR JAMES COBB
WHO DECEASD
APRIL ye 17th
In ye 48th
YEAR OF HER
AGE

References

Cobb, Philip L., A History of the Cobb Family, Cleveland, unknown, 1907.

First Church in Middleborough, Mass.: Mr. Putnam's century and half discourses, an historical account, and a catalogue of members, Boston, C.C.P. Moody, printer, 1990.

Holman, Mary Lovering, "George Vaughan of Middleboro, Mass.," The American Genealogist 23, 1946, 24-31.

Lainhart, Ann Smith and Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, v. 23 (Family of John Howland), Plymouth, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006.

No author, First Church in Middleborough, Mass.: Mr. Putnam's century and half discourses, an historical account, and a catalogue of members, Boston, C.C.P. Moody, printer, 1990.

Orcutt, Cyrus, "Early Records of Middleborough," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 4, 265-266, 1850.