Trowbridge, Thomas

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William Trowbridge was brought as a child, by his parents, from England, first to Dorchester in the MA Bay colony, and then to the plantation of New Haven (Conn.). When his father was called back to England, he and his brothers were left in the charge of his father's former servant, Henry Gibbons. William Trowbridge is usually described in the public records of that time as a "planter," and later on as a "husbandman." In 1664 he appears to have been master of the sloop "Cocke", making voyages out of New Haven.

Will of William's brother John which mentions William:
English Origins of American Colonists, p.66
Will of JOHN TROWBRIDGE of Exeter, co. Devon. There is oweinge vnto me from my uncle Mr. James Marshall of Exon, merchant, £49, and from my father Mr Thomas Trowbridge £10 which I lent him, and I have sent for Muclinx (sic) eight peeces of Sarges, cost twentie pounds And twentie fowre pounds Mr Jno: Manninge of New England, merchant, owes me, and twen-tie one pounds Mr William Davis of Muskeeta in Newfoundland owes, which I have ordered George Pardon, master of the Will-inge Minde, to receive of him this yeare there and carry it with him for St. Lukas and bring home returnes with him, All which summes amounts vnto £129, of which if it please God to take me hence £20 shalbe disbursed for my buriall, and of the other £109 I give vnto my honored father fortie pounds, to my brothers Thomas, William and James Trowbridge betweene them £50, to my aunt Mace £5, and to my cozen James Marshall £14. Dated at Taunton, 20 Oct., 1653. Witnesses to the identity of the handwriting: James Marshall, senior, Christo: Clarke, junior, Chr: Dore. 26 June, 1654, commission to Thomas Trowbridge, father and principal legetary named in the will of John Trowbridge, late of the city of Exeter, deceased, to administer. (P.C.C. Alchin, 492.)

Christened:
St. Petrock, Exeter, Devonshire, England

William married Lamberton, Elizabeth on 9 Mar 1657 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Lamberton, George and Lewen, Margaret) was born in 1630 in London, England; died in May 1716 in West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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THOMAS TROWBRIDGE, b. ca. 1600, and named in his father John's nuncupative will I July 1649 as "eldest son" (PCC pro. 25 Feb. 1649/50) when he moved from Taunton to Exeter, where he was fined for freeman £12. On 20 Dec. 1624, according to registers of St. May Arches he m. Elizabeth Marshall. In his own parish of St. Petrocks were b. to him: 6 Mar. 1627 Elizabeth; 5 Nov. 1629 John; 11 Dec. 1631 Thomas; Sep. 1633 William. The child Eliz. d.y. & John, the s. & h., remained in England, d. 1653: local will, naming John Maiming of New England, merchant, Wm. Davis of Muskeeta, Newfoundland, implied that he had sailed the sea with father (vide Trowbrdge Family). Sons Thomas (Jr.) and William emigrated with parents to Dorchester, Mass., where James Trowbridge was born; they moved to New Haven, where Elizabeth the mother died. Three children remained to have large families. Thomas Sr. returned to Exeter to remarry, by license, widow Frances Shattuck 10 Feb. 1640 in St. David's church. She, his cousin, was dau. of Dorothy, dau. of Thos. Trowbridge (Sr.) of Taunton. Thos. Jr. paid £4 subsidy at West Muncton, nr. Taunton. By 1643 they were back in New Haven, a family of 5, rated at £5OO. When Taunton, under colonel, later admiral Robert Blake, was besieged by the royalists, Thomas served as captain in Cromwell's army, 1645. Later, he supported a wounded soldier's pension claim at Taunton Court of Sessions. He gave his New England sons power of attorney for property there 14 Jan. 1664. He and they traded to the Azores from both sides of the Atlantic. He was buried at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Taunton, Somerset, 7 Feb. 1672. (Trowbridge Family (1872); The Gen, cit).

Thomas is the 4th cousin of his spouse, Elizabeth Marshall. Their common ancestors are John Prowse, lord of Chagford b. 1436, and his spouse, Joan Orchard.

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From: (The Gen., op. cit., p. 13; "THE TROWBRIDGE ANCESTRY IN ENGLAND by Donald Lines Jacobus, THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST, 18:3, pps. 129-137)

As a young man, THOMAS TROWBRIDGE settled in EXETER where he became a member of the powerful MERCHANTS AND ADVENTURER'S GUILD. His wife ELIZABETH'S father, JOHN MARSHALL, was Sheriff, Alderman and Mayor of EXETER and ELIZABETH'S grandfather, RICHARD BEVYS (BEAVIS), was Mayor of EXETER from 1600 - 1603 when he died in office. JOHN MARSHALL, in addition to his political offices, was a successful merchant. It was probably through his connections that THOMAS was able to gain entrance to this Guild.

When he immigrated to America, he was working as a merchant and was therefore not one of the Puritans in the settlement at Dorchester, MA. He sided with those who were dissatisfied with conditions at Dorchester and moved with them in 1639 to the NEW HAVEN Colony. He appeared to have spent very little time in NEW HAVEN, making several voyages to BARBADOS and ENGLAND in pursuit of his business. His wife, ELIZABETH, died in about 1643 or 44, possibly while he was away. He never returned to NEW HAVEN but returned to TAUNTON where he got caught up in the ENGLISH CIVIL WAR of 1645. He served as a CAPTAIN in the PARLIMENTARY TROOPS , serving under COLONEL BLAKE in the defence of TAUNTON. He later married his first cousin, widow Frances Shattuck, daughter of his aunt Dorothy Trowbridge.

During his many absences he left his family under the care of his steward, HENRY GIBBONS, who appeared to be an unfaithful servant who seized THOMAS' property and deserted the three boys. Town records show where the boys were declared wards of the Colony and SERGEANT THOMAS JEFFRIES took them into his home to rear and educate. THOMAS corresponded with his sons and when they became of age, he gave them power of attorney to regain his property from GIBBONS. The sons were successful in reclaiming their father's estate which he gave them on a share and share alike basis. GIBBONS died without any children in about 1680.

Buried:
St. Mary Magdalen Church, Taunton, Somersetshire, England

Thomas married Marshall, Elizabeth on 26 Mar 1627 in Exeter, Devon, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Marshall, John and Bevys, Alice) was born on 24 Mar 1602; died before 1639 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth, first wife of Thomas Trowbridge, and mother of his children, was bapt. at St. Mary Arches Church, Exeter, 24 Mar. 1562 of a family at the centre of commercial and civic power in the cathedral city. This was amply set forth in 1905 in an article by Emory McClintock, "Thomas Trowbridge and Elizabeth Marshall", NEHGR 59:291-97 (1905). Elizabeth's father, the Alderman John Marshall, Mayor in 1615, was d. by the dau.'s marriage. Her mother Alice was the second dau. of the name, bapt. at St. Kerrians Church, Exeter, 7 June 1572, and Marshall's bride 30 Aug. 1695 at St. Mary Arches. Alice, bur. there 13 Jan. 1630/1, left to her favourite dau. Mrs Elizabeth Trowbridge, £50 and a £10 piece of plate (PCC 23 St. John). Alice's father was Richard Beavis, who d. in office as Mayor of Exeter 26 Aug. 1603. He had m. (1) Elizabeth Price, from the Welsh "Ap Rhys", mother of Alice Marshall, and (2) Jane, dau. of Henry Huish of Sands.

Elizabeth is the 4th cousin of her spouse, Thomas Trowbridge.

Birth:
St. Mary's Arches, Exeter, Devonshire, England

George married Lewen, Margaret on 6 Jan 1628/29 in St Nicholas Acon, London, England. Margaret (daughter of Lewen, Henry and Sage, Tancke) was born in 1614 in London, England; died in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Trowbridge was sole son and h. at his father's death 1620, and served Taunton as Mayor & Magristrate 1629 & 1637, and also as warden of St. Mary Magdalen, constable & portreve of Taunton castle manor. He m. (2) 11 Mar. 1623/4 Alice Reed of Tiverton. (The Gen., cit, pp. 1-2, 13, 15, 25 ).

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Proof: (The Gen., op. cit., p. 13; "The Trowbridge Ancestry in England" by Donald Lines Jacobus, THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST, 18:3, pps. 129-137)

JOHN TROWBRIDGE was even more prominent than his father. He was a wool merchant and had a shop next to his father on FORE STREET. Monies collected in 1611 for the relief of plague victims at Minehead and Dunster were brought to his house, and in 1625 he supervised the repair of the TAUNTON HOUSE OF CORRECTION, and provided a field at WEST MONKTON for tents to quarantine travellers suspected of bringing the plague from LONDON to TAUNTON. He was regularily churchwarden of St. Mary Magdalen, twice mayor of TAUNTON (1629-30 and 1637-8), and traded with LONDON and BRISTOL.

ABSTRACTED DETAILS OF THE WILL OF JOHN TROWBRIDGE

The will of John Trowbridge of Taunton, woolendraper, published by word of mouth on 1 July 1649 in the presence of George Serle, esq., and Thomas Trowbridge, his son, and John Trowbridge, his grandchild. He left to his eldest son Thomas Trowbridge his messuage and tenement near Barthpoole Bridge in the parish of West Monckton, occupied by Henry Beale, to hold to Thomas for the remainder of his term therein after the deaths of the testator and Alice his wife. To his son Thomas his land in Stogursey, viz., certain tenements from which the testator received high rent. All his goods and chattels he left to his son Thomas whom he made sole executor. The will was proved on 25 Feb. 1649/50.

The will of John Trowbridge is found at the Public Record Office in London. The complete text can be found under ref. P.C.C. 32 Pembroke, Prob. 11/211.

John married Prowse, Agnes on 31 Jul 1597. Agnes (daughter of Prowse, John ll and Collack, Elizabeth) was born on 14 Apr 1575 in Taunton, Somerset, England; was christened on 15 Apr 1576 in Tiverton, Devon, England; died on 6 Jun 1622 in Taunton, Somerset, England; was buried on 6 Jun 1622 in Taunton, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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41. AGNES (or ANNIS) PROWSE, was bapt. Tiverton 15 April 1576, and m. to John Trowbridge, bapt. St. Mary Magdalen Church 25 Mar. 1570, son of Thomas (Sr.). The marriage was preceded by a settlement made by Thos. which granted to Agnes an annuity of £30 for life issuing from all his lands at Rowbarton, occupied by his mother-in-law, Alice Hutchings, for her life. On the same day, John was admitted to a life
interest in his father's properties at Obridge and Staplegrove and Pyrland, partly occupied by Thomas' wife Johane (nee Hutchings). Agnes' marriage took place at St. Peter's, Tiverton, 31 July 1597, 13 1/2 months before her father's death. Agnes herself was bur. Taunton 6 June 1622. The above Thomas Trowbridge Sr. was a leading citizen and charitable founder, a mercer, with a Tudor mansion, extant, in the high street, and had served as, constable and portreve of the castle manor.

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Married:
St. Peter's, Tiverton, England

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John Marshall was a prominant merchant and politician in Exeter. He was elected sheriff, Alderman and Mayor (1615).

John married Bevys, Alice on 30 Aug 1595. Alice (daughter of Bevys, Richard and Prouz, Elizabeth) was born on 7 Jun 1572 in Exeter, Devon, England; was christened on 7 Jun 1572; died on 7 Jan 1630/31 in Exeter, Devon, England; was buried on 13 Jan 1630/31. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Alice was the second daughter of the name, bapt. at St. Kerrian's Church, Exeter, JUne 7, 1572 and Marshall's bride August 30, 1695 at St. Mary Arches. Alice, buried there January 13, 1630/1, left to her favorite daughter, Elizabeth Trowbridge, L50 and a L10 piece of plate (PCC 23 St. John).

St.Kerrian's Church, Exeter, Devonshire, England

Buried:
St. Mary's Arches, Exeter, Devonshire, England

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Married:
St.Mary Arches, Exeter, Devonshire, England

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Birth:
All Hallows by the Tower Churchyard

Christopher married Denis, Marymargaret. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Sage, Tancke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]