Thomas GLEASON

Male 1671 - 1732  (61 years)


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  • Name Thomas GLEASON  [1
    • Thomas Gleason settled in Framingham near his father, his lot being No. 14, at the southeast corner of Main and Sutton streets; house No. 194. Years later a brick house was built on the same site. He removed to Oxford, Mass. about 1723. On Oct. 3, 1723 he deeded his home lot, house No. 194, to his son Thomas, who sold it to Jacob Cummings Nov. 21, 1726. he and his wife, with about thirty others, were signers of the Covenant, and were the founders of the church in Oxford, Jan. 18, 1720/1. He was one of the Selectmen of Oxford from 1723 to 1726; Constable 1721. On Sept. 6, 1709 he served on a committee in Framingham "to lay out such highways as are needful for the 17 families to go to meeting, and to mill, and to market." On tax list June 27, 1710, rated is 7d. Thomas and his two brothers, Isaac and John were signers of a petition dated June 11, 1711 to his Excellency Joseph Dudley relative to purchasing 4000 acres from the Indians of Natick.

      The site of Howarth's Mill was sold by Abraham Skinner, the original proprietor, to Thomas Gleason in March 1722. This included the house, lot and water privilege of Skinner, located at Augetteback Falls. Thomas, who was a man of means, settled here, built a grist mill and saw mill. His estate included "mills and streams, with homestead and buildings." [1]
    Birth 1671  Sherborn, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jan 1732  Oxford, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I103228  Main Tree
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2021 

    Father Thomas GLEASON,   b. 1637, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1705, Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Sarah ?   d. 8 Jul 1703, Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F43072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary MELLEN,   c. 5 Dec 1686, Watertown, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1727, Oxford, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1695  Framingham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Aaron GLEASON,   b. 26 Apr 1720, Farmingham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1796, Rowe, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F43069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2021 

    Family 2 Mercy HOVEY,   b. Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1767, Oxford, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1729  Oxford, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F43067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2021 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S3022] Pub. by John Barber White, Edited by Lillian May Wilson, Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas GLEASON of Watertown, Mass. 1607-1909.