Thomas GLEASON

1607 - 1686  (79 years)

• Name	Thomas GLEASON  [2]
  	The early records contain no entries of consequence regarding Thomas Gleason, and from the little that can be gathered from this source, it would seem that he was of a somewhat arbitrary disposition, which not infrequently got him into trouble with the town authorities on minor matters of conduct. In 1658 Thomas Gleason removed to Charlestown, and on Dec. 3, he leased from Capt. Scarlett, a portion of the Squa Sachem lands. In 1639 Squa Sachem had deeded to the town of Charlestown, her lands lying in what is now Medford, reserving to herself certain tracts on the west side of Mysticke Pond. By her will, she bequeathed all her property to certain prominent citizens, among whom were Gov. John Winthrop and Edward gibbons. The latter secured possession of the lands on the west side of Mysticke Pond, and this was the land subsequently leased to Thomas Gleason. Soon after this lease was made a question arose as to the rightful ownership of these lands, and in March 1662, the town of Charlestown instituted a suit against Thomas Gleason, for the purpose of obtaining possession. All of Thomas Gleason's resources were swallowed up in the litigation, and the case was unsettled when he died in the spring of 1686. [1]
  Birth	1607	Sulgrave, Northampton Co. England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1686	Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachuetts   [2]
  Person ID	I103238	Main Tree
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family	Susanna PAGE,   b. England d. 24 Jan 1691, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	England   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Thomas GLEASON,   b. 1637, England d. 25 Jul 1705, Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (Age 68 years) + 2. Corp. Joseph GLEASON,   b. 1642, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 20 Nov 1715, Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (Age 73 years)   3. John GLEASON,   b. 1647, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1689, Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (Age 42 years)  [Birth]   4. Philip GLEASON,   b. 1649 to 1651, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1690, Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (Age 41 years)  [Birth]   5. Nathaniel GLEASON,   b. 1651   d. 21 Apr 1676 (Age 25 years)  [Birth] + 6. Isaac GLEASON,   b. 1654, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 14 May 1698, Enfield, Connecticut (Age 44 years)   7. William GLEASON,   b. 1655, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts d. 14 Jan 1690/1, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachuetts (Age 36 years)  [Birth]   8. Mary GLEASON,   b. 31 Oct 1657, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts  [Birth]   9. Ann GLEASON,   b. 1659, Charlestown, Massachusetts d. poss. 1741, Arlington, Massachusetts (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F43074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2021

  
  

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• Sources

  [S4746] Ancestry.com: Massachusetts Town and Vital Collections, 1620-1988. [S3022] Pub. by John Barber White, Edited by Lillian May Wilson, Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas GLEASON of Watertown, Mass. 1607-1909.