Thomas Axtell 
Thomas was born on August 8th, 1672 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. Thomas' father was Henry Axtell and his mother was Hannah Merriam. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Axtell and Mary Rice; his maternal grandparents were George Merriam and Susan Raven. He was an only child. He died at the age of 78 on December 18th, 1750 in Grafton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.General Notes
Thomas AXTELL was born on 16 Apr 1672 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. Died on 18 Dec 1750. b. in Marlboro, Massachusetts April 16, 1672, married Sarah Barker of Concord, November 2, 1697, and lived in
the east part of Marlboro until 1730 when he moved to Grafton, Wocester County, Massachusetts. He was a Selectman there in 1736-1737 and later a member of the School committee. He died December 18, 1750. His
wife died June 26, 1747. The Marlboro records show that he had a part in a controversy which shook the whole town. He, with about half of the people, opposed the settlement of a certain minister. Later when in Grafton he was a leader in church affairs, and afterwards carried on quite a controversy with the minister and others. A tendency to do their own thinking in religion and politics has always been a characteristic of the Axtells. A tradition is handed down of a saying of this Thomas. Two of his sons took opposite directions: one became a fervent supporter of the New Light doctrines (as they were called); the other was adverse to religion. The father is said to have remarked, "One of my sons is over much religious; the other is over much wicked." In Marlboro, Thomas lived in the eastern part of the town near
what is known as the Warren school house. In Grafton, he located first about a mile northeast of the Center, but in old age he sold his farm and went to live with his son Thomas on the place now owned by his descendants.
[a25820.ged]
From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
-
*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1541 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England d.1568 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England
- b.~ 1565
- b.~ 1565 in Bovington, England d.~21 May 1584 in Bovington, Hertfordshire. Engalnd
- b.1587 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England d.23 May 1638 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England
- b.26 Jan 1619 in Greater Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England d.06 Mar 1646 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1595 in England d.1638 in England
- b.~15 Oct 1641 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England d.19 Apr 1676 in Massachusetts killed in King Phillip's War
- b.~ 1522 in Newton, Llandyfeusant, Carmarthenshire, Wales d.1588 in Bures?, England
- b.~ 1555 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England d.Nov 1621 in England
- b.1524 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England d.> 1568 in England
- b.15 Oct 1594 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Suffolk, England d.03 May 1663 in Marlborugh, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- b.1510 in Effingham, Surrey, England d.11 Jan 1572 in Hampton Court, Herefordshire, England
- b.~ 1546 in Lambeth, Surrey, England d.22 Sep 1598
- b.~ 1515 in Coity, Glamorganshire, Wales d.01 May 1581 in Ryegate, , Surrey, England
- b.<23 Aug 1619 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England d.< 1659 in Massachusetts
- b.08 Jan 1539 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England d.09 Feb 1609 in Hartest, Suffolk, England
- b.13 Mar 1561 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England d.13 Aug 1616 in Stanstead, Suffolk County, England
- b.~ 1538 in Bradfield St. George, Suffolk County, England d.30 Jul 1588 in Bradfield St. George, Suffolk County, England
- b.18 Mar 1591 in Hertfordshire, Suffolk, England d.13 Jun 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1530 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England d.12 Feb 1591 in Leverington (Isle of Ely), Cambridgeshire, England
- b.11 Aug 1560 in Stanstead, Suffolk County, England d.13 Jun 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1536 in Glemsford, Suffolk, England d.14 Aug 1577 in Leverington (Isle of Ely), Cambridgeshire, England
- b.08 Aug 1672 in Marlboro, Massachusetts d.18 Dec 1750 in Grafton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1485 in Goudhurst, Kent, England d.>01 Feb 1548
- b.~ 1506 in Goudhurst, Kent, England
- b.11 May 1564 in Tudeley, Kent, England d.27 Nov 1635 in Hadlow, Kent, England
- b.1493 in Hadlowe, Kent, England
- b.1513
- b.1602 in Tudeley, Kent, England d.29 Dec 1675 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
- b.1559 in Goudhurst, Kent, England d.> 1635 in Hadlow, Kent, England
- b.14 Jul 1645 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d.1677 in Marlboro, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1610 in Tudeley, Kent, England d.08 Oct 1675 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
-
‌Thomas and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony on November 2nd, 1697 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. They had a son named Joseph.
-
Children
Joseph Axtell
Joseph was born on August 1st, 1705 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. He died about 1770 in Grafton, Wocester County, Massachusetts.
Page last modified