Coleman, *Thomas

Birth Name Coleman, *Thomas 1a 1b
Also Known As Coleman, *Thomas 1c 1d 1e 1f
Gramps ID I1975
Gender male
Age at Death 61 years, 9 months

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E2493] 1613 Svesham, Worcestershire, England  
1g 1h
Residence [E2494] 1661 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA  
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Arrival [E2495] about 1634 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  
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Death [E2496] 1674-10-01 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States  
1k 1l
Birth [E2497] 1613 Worcestershire, England  
1m
Birth [E2498] 1598 England  
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Birth [E2499] 1598 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA  
1o
Birth [E2500] 1598 Evesham, Worcestershire, England  
1p
Death [E2501] 1674-10-01 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA  
1q 1r
Death [E2502] 1674-10-01 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA  
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Death [E2503] 1674-10-01 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA  
1t

Relation to the center person (Madden, Living) : tenth great granddaughter

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Coleman, *FNU [I2417]
Mother *UNK [I2418]
         Coleman, *Thomas [I1975] 1613 1674-10-01

Families

    Family of Coleman, *Thomas and Belcher, *Frances [F0564]
Married Wife Belcher, *Frances [I1976] ( * 1598 + 1678-03-01 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E22022] 1650 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA  
1u 1v
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Coleman, *Edward [I1960]16321691
Coleman, Deborah [I1211]1650
Coleman, Noah [I1212]16401676-07-20
Coleman, Esther [I1213]16371689
Coleman, John [I1214]16351711-01-21
Coleman, Sarah [I1215]16421734-08-23

Narrative

 

Thomas Coleman was born about 1598 in England -- ten years after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and nine years before the Jamestown Colony was founded in America. He died on 1 October 1674 in Hadley, Massachusetts. He married first in England. Although her name is not recorded, his first wife is believed to have died about 1642 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He married (2) Mrs. Frances (widow of Hugh, Sr.) Wells, who had three children by her first marriage. She died on 16 March 1678 in Hadley.

Thomas Coleman left hsi home in Evedham, Worchestershire, England with his wife and baby son, John, about 1635 -- fifteen years after the Pilgrims first landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1636. He was highly regarded in Wethersfield, and was frequently involved with civic responsibilities and litigation. According to accounts, "He ws his own man." His children and grandchildren married into the very best families in Wethersfield.

On 18 April 1659, as a result of a controversy within the Church of Wethersfield, Thomas signed a petition with 57 other men asking permission to move up the Connecticut River to start a new plantation. When permission was granted, he became one of the first settlers of Hadley.

Outspoken Thomas Coleman, being "his own man," naturally was a member of the Congregational Church in Colonial New England -- a Puritan group bent on remaking, rather than separating from the Church of England. It was this dominant element, which affirmed the essential importance and autonomy of the local congregation, which created the religious and political institutions by which the new Massachusetts Bay Colony was shaped. The first six generations of this line of the Coleman family in America were members of the Congregational Church.

Thomas Coleman was a large landowner and left a good estate, including a house in Evesham, England. His will is recorded in Volume 1, page 175, in the Probate Court of Northhampton, Massachusetts. The will of his widow, Frances, is also recorded in Volume 1, page 199.

Narrative

 

Thomas Coleman was born about 1598 in England -- ten years after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and nine years before the Jamestown Colony was founded in America. He died on 1 October 1674 in Hadley, Massachusetts. He married first in England. Although her name is not recorded, his first wife is believed to have died about 1642 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He married (2) Mrs. Frances (widow of Hugh, Sr.) Wells, who had three children by her first marriage. She died on 16 March 1678 in Hadley.

Thomas Coleman left hsi home in Evedham, Worchestershire, England with his wife and baby son, John, about 1635 -- fifteen years after the Pilgrims first landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1636. He was highly regarded in Wethersfield, and was frequently involved with civic responsibilities and litigation. According to accounts, "He ws his own man." His children and grandchildren married into the very best families in Wethersfield.

On 18 April 1659, as a result of a controversy within the Church of Wethersfield, Thomas signed a petition with 57 other men asking permission to move up the Connecticut River to start a new plantation. When permission was granted, he became one of the first settlers of Hadley.

Outspoken Thomas Coleman, being "his own man," naturally was a member of the Congregational Church in Colonial New England -- a Puritan group bent on remaking, rather than separating from the Church of England. It was this dominant element, which affirmed the essential importance and autonomy of the local congregation, which created the religious and political institutions by which the new Massachusetts Bay Colony was shaped. The first six generations of this line of the Coleman family in America were members of the Congregational Church.

Thomas Coleman was a large landowner and left a good estate, including a house in Evesham, England. His will is recorded in Volume 1, page 175, in the Probate Court of Northhampton, Massachusetts. The will of his widow, Frances, is also recorded in Volume 1, page 199.

Pedigree

  1. Coleman, *FNU [I2417]
    1. *UNK [I2418]
      1. Coleman, *Thomas
        1. Belcher, *Frances [I1976]
          1. Coleman, *Edward [I1960]
          2. Coleman, Deborah [I1211]
          3. Coleman, Noah [I1212]
          4. Coleman, Esther [I1213]
          5. Coleman, John [I1214]
          6. Coleman, Sarah [I1215]

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