Thomas Miner 
Thomas was born on April 23rd, 1608 in Chew-Magna, Somerset, England. Thomas' father was Clement Miner and his mother was Sarah Pope. His paternal grandparents are Thomas Miner and Joan; his maternal grandfather was John Pope and his maternal grandmother is Cicely Gladman. He was an only child. He died at the age of 82 on October 23rd, 1690 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. He was buried in Wequetequock Cemetary.General Notes
He embarked for the Colonies aboard the Lyon's Whelp, sailing from Gravesend, EN on 25 Apr 1629, and arrived at Salem, MA in the middle of July 1629.
Very shortly after his arrival in Salem (then called Pequot harbor),there was a serious outbreak of Typhus, and Thomas moved on to Watertown. His stay there was brief also; from Watertown, Thomas moved on to Charlestown where in 1632 he became a founder of the First Church, his name appearing 34th on the roll. Two years later was granted four acres of land at the line of Newtown (now Cambridge), and by 1637 owned a 10 acre plot.
On 4 March 1633/34, Thomas was made a freeman, and on 23 April 1632 he married Grace Palmer, daughter of Walter Palmer of Charlestown. Two years leter in 1636 the young couple moved once again settling in Hingham, MA, where they remained until 1645.
In 1645 Thomas joined John Winthrop Jr.'s colony of Massachusetts Puritains in the settlement of New London, Conn.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1465
- b.~ 1525 in England d.23 Feb 1585 in Chew-Magna, Somerset, England
- b.~ 1465
- b.1529 in Chew-Magna, Somerset, England
- b.27 Sep 1442 in Lincolnshire d.<27 Oct 1492 in Suffolk
- b.1531 in England
- b.22 Apr 1444 in Rouen, Normandie, France d.1502 in Wingfield, Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1550 in Chew-Magna, Somerset, England
- b.23 Feb 1585 in Chew-Magna, Somersetshire, England d.31 Mar 1640 in Chew-Magna, Somersetshire, England
- b.~ 1550
- b.23 Apr 1608 in Chew-Magna, Somerset, England d.23 Oct 1690 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
- b.~ 1555 in Chew-Magna, Somersetshire, England d. in Mass.
- b.1578 in Norton, Small, Reword, England d.~ 1640 in England
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‌Thomas and Grace were married in a religious ceremony on April 23rd, 1634 in Rehoboth, Plymouth, Mass. They had a son named Clement.
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Children
Clement Minor
Clement was born in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on November 8th, 1700 in New London, New London, Connecticut. He was buried in Old Burying Yard, New London, New London, Connecticut.
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