Thomas Shaylor

M, #17453, (say 1635 - circa 1692)
Last Edited18 Apr 2009
       Thomas Shaylor, of Haddam, CT, married, as her 2d husband, 1669, Marah/2 Spencer of Haddam, daughter of Ens. Gerard/1 Spencer and Hannah Hills, and widow of Thomas/1h Brooks, with whom he had 5 children.1,2 11 Apr 1670, Thomas Shaylor, present Husband of the Widow of sd. Brooks, was granted administration on the estate of Thomas Brooks.3 Thomas Shaylor was lost at sea circa 1692.4

Family

Marah/2 Spencer b. c 1642, d. b 22 Dec 1714
Children
  • Capt. Thomas Shaylor5 b. 2 Dec 1670, d. 4 Jun 1753
  • Abel Shaylor6 b. 14 Jun 1672, d. 1774
  • Timothy Shaylor7 b. circa 1675
  • Nathaniel Shaylor8 b. 16 Dec 1677
  • Anna Shaylor9 b. 16 Oct 1683

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S221] Torrey, New England Marriages, 103, Thomas Brooks.
  2. [S1049] Jacobus, "Four Spencer Brothers", Gerard [9.], Marah [iv.]: 1669.
  3. [S476] Manwaring, 1:168, Thomas Brooks.
  4. [S1049] Jacobus, "Four Spencer Brothers", Gerard [9.], Marah [iv.].
  5. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Thomas Shaylor/Shalor/Shailor/Shaler/Shaller b.
  6. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Abell Shaylor/Shalor/Shailor/Shaler/Shaller Jr. b.
  7. [S1316] N. Grier Parke, Lorenzo Ackley, 285.
  8. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Killingworth VR, Nathaniell Shaylor/Shalor/Shailor/Shaler/Shaller b.
  9. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Annah Shaylor/Shalor/Shailor/Shaler/Shaller Jr. b.

Susanna/2 Arnold

F, #17454, (circa 1675 - )
Susanna/2 Arnold|b. circa 1675|p1746.htm#i17454|Joseph/1 Arnold|b. say 1640\nd. 22 Oct 1691|p2665.htm#i26645|Elizabeth/2 Wakeman|b. say 1641||||||||Samuel/1 Wakeman|b. say 1610\nd. 1641||Elizabeth (–?–)|b. say 1614||
Father*Joseph/1 Arnold1 b. s 1640, d. 22 Oct 1691
Mother*Elizabeth/2 Wakeman2 b. s 1641
Appears on charts:Descendants of Thomas/1h Brooks
Descendants of Dea. Thomas/2h Brooks
Last Edited24 Mar 2007
       Susanna/2 Arnold was born circa 1675.3,1 Daughter Susannah, aged 16 years in Mar 1691/2, received £10 in the probate of her father Joseph Arnold's estate, 30 Mar 1693.1 She married, 16 Nov [Barbour; Mar, Torrey] 1695/6 at Haddam, CT, Dea. Thomas/2h Brooks Jr. of Haddam, son of Thomas/1h Brooks and Marah/2 Spencer.4,5,6
     His will, dated 24 Feb 1728/29, left to "Susannah, my wife, the use of my dwelling house, barn and shop, and all that part of land hereinafter given to my son Jabez for his portion, for and until he shall attain to the age of 21 years if he live so long, or till she shall be married again, which shall happen first. I also give her 1 weaving loom, together with half the tackling belonging to two looms, and if sd. Jabez arrive at the age aforesd, and she remain still my widow, I give her the use of one end of my dwelling house (which she shall choose), viz, two rooms, so long as she shall continue my widow. I give to my wife ye third part of all my moveable estate forever." Susanna and eldest son Thomas were named executors.7 Thomas Brooks died 6 Apr 1734.5,8

Family

Dea. Thomas/2h Brooks b. Jun 1664, d. 6 Apr 1734
Children

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S476] Manwaring, Hartford, 1:401, Joseph Arnold.
  2. [S536] Tucker, Haddam, CT, U.S. GenWeb pages, unsourced.
  3. [S221] Torrey, New England Marriages, 103, Thomas Brooks: Susannah ?Arnold, 1675–.
  4. [S221] Torrey, New England Marriages, 103, Thomas Brooks.
  5. [S476] Manwaring, 1:168, Thomas Brooks.
  6. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Thomas Brooks/Susannah ____ m.
  7. [S476] Manwaring, 3:143–44, Dea. Thomas Brooks.
  8. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Dea. Thomas Brooks d.
  9. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Thomas Brooks b.
  10. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Elizabeth Brooks b.
  11. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Abraham Brooks b.
  12. [S476] Manwaring, 3:143–44, will of Dea. Thomas Brooks, transcribed by Jane Devlin and Kathy Chiappetta.
  13. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Susanna Brooks b.
  14. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Thankfull Brooks b. (n.d.).
  15. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Sarah Brooks b.
  16. [S1461] Ricker Compilation, Haddam VR, Jacob Brooks b.

Susanna Hanford

F, #17455, (circa 1615 - )
Susanna Hanford|b. circa 1615|p1746.htm#i17455|Jeffrey Hanford|b. say 1585||Eglin Hatherly|b. say 1587||||||||Father Hatherly|b. say 1557|||||
Father*Jeffrey Hanford1 b. s 1585
Mother*Eglin Hatherly1 b. s 1587
Appears on charts:Descendants of William/1p Brooks
Last Edited21 Oct 2007
       Susanna Hanford was born circa 1615 in Devonshire, England, and probably came to New England with her uncle Timothy Hatherly.2 She married (1), before 1640, John Whiston, with whom she had 6 children.3,1 She married (2), as his 2d wife, by 1664, William/1p Brooks.4,5 12 Dec 1664, "Susanna Brooks, wife of William Brooks of Scituate" and her children received £12 and a heifer in the will of Timothy Hatherly of Scituate, who added, "I acquitt her of her first husband's debt to mee."5,6 In 1665 "father-in-law" William Brooks and uncle Edward Jenkins (husband of Susannah's sister Lettice Hanford) assisted Joseph Whiston (eldest son and heir of John Whiston) in settling some of the realty of his father's estate. Joseph died in 1666, and Edward Jenkins was appointed guardian of John Whiston, Joseph's younger brother.7
     Mentioned as wife Susanna in the will of her husband William Brooks, 6 Mar 1682/83.8

Family 1

John Whiston d. b 1664

Family 2

William/1p Brooks b. 1615

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S648] Anderson et al, The Great Migration Begins, Timothy Hatherly.
  2. [S431] Beran, email of 23 Nov 1999, source unreported.
  3. [S221] Torrey, New England Marriages, 103, William Brooks/Susanna Hanford Whiston m.: "w. John."
  4. [S431] Beran, citing Cornet Robert Stetson, 30–32: "calls her widow Susanna Dunham of Plymouth, niece of Mr. Timothy Hatherly, and mentions only one wife."
  5. [S520] Anderson et al, The Great Migration, 1634–1635, 1:412, William Brooks.
  6. [S106] NEHGR, "Abstracts of the Earliest Wills in the Probate Office, Plymouth," 6:187-188 (Apr 1852).
  7. [S431] Beran, citing Holman, Stevens-Miller Ancestry, 1:486.
  8. [S520] Anderson et al, The Great Migration, 1634–1635, 1:412-15, William Brooks.
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