John THURSTON

1601 - 1685  (~ 84 years)

• Name	John THURSTON  [1]
  	May 10, 1637, John Thurston, aged 36, and his wife Margaret, aged 32, were passengers for New England in the Mary Anne of Yarmouth, England. They brought two sons with them, and were received into the church in Dedham, Mass., she June 28, 1640, and he March 28, 1641. He became a freeman May 10, 164, and it is recorded that he attended a meeting in Dedham in November, 1644, to provide some means of education for the youth. He had a grant of land in Dedham, Feb. 16, 1643. His estate was part in Medfield, set off from Dedham in 1651. His family settled in the adjoining towns of Wrentham and Medfield except Joseph who supposed to have gone to Jamaica, Long Is.and.l [1]
  Christening	13 Jan 1601	Wrentham, Suffolk county, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Nov 1685	Medfield, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I88465	Main Tree
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Margaret ?,   b. abt. 1605, England d. 9 May 1662 (Age 57 years)
  Children	+ 1. Thomas THURSTON,   c. 4 Aug 1633   d. 20 May 1704 (Age ~ 70 years)  [Birth] + 2. Joseph THURSTON,   c. 15 Jul 1640, Bedham, Massachusetts d. 1691 (Age ~ 50 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F36479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S9216] Brown Thurston, "Thurston Genealogies" 1635-1892.