Hon. Thomas Thayer

1694 - 1761  (67 years)

• Name	Thomas Thayer
  Birth	14 Jan 1694	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 8, 9]
  Death	10 Feb 1761	Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. Mary Thayer,   b. 19 Jan 1689, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ James Albee,  m. 3 Jan 1708 > 2. Hon. Thomas Thayer,   b. 14 Jan 1694, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Feb 1761, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years) ▻ Ruth Darlin,  m. 5 Jan 1715 ;   Hannah Pool,  m. 16 Jul 1729   3. Samuel Thayer,   b. 28 Mar 1696, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. Temperence Thayer,   b. 7 Jul 1698, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. David Thayer,   b. 8 Feb 1701, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Elizabeth Thayer,   b. 2 Mar 1703, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1745, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 41 years)   7. John Thayer,   b. 17 Sep 1706, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. William Thayer,   b. 22 Jan 1708, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   9. Margaret Thayer,   b. 12 Dec 1710, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   10. Jemima Thayer,   b. 13 Feb 1712, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Johanes Tawier   bur. 11 Feb 1600/01, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Adams,   b. 1663  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14930
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Captain Thomas Thayer,   b. 14 Feb 1664, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 May 1738, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Adams,   b. 1663
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Ruth Darlin,   b. 20 Sep 1695, Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 1728, Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1715	Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 4, 5, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years - She : 19 years and 4 months.
  Children	From 1717 to 1726  [8, 9]
  1. Priscilla Thayer (1717-____) 2. Elizabeth Thayer (1719-____) 3. Peter Thayer (1720-____) 4. Thomas Thayer (1722-____) 5. Elizabeth Thayer (1724-____) 6. Hannah Thayer (1726-____)
  Family ID	F8569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Hannah Pool,   b. 21 Oct 1687, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 2 Dec 1743, Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 56 years)  Other Partners: Peter Holbrook  m. 23 Mar 1713
  Marriage	16 Jul 1729	Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	Marriage Record of Hannah Holbrook and Thomas Thayer
  Age at Marriage	He : 35 years and 6 months - She : 41 years and 9 months.
  Children	From 1730 to 1736  [9]
  1. Olive Thayer (1730-____) 2. Stephen Thayer (1732-____) 3. Joseph Thayer (1734-____) 4. Hannah Thayer (1736-____)
  Family ID	F8570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Hon. Thomas Thayer(1694 – 1761) 2Captain Thomas Thayer(1664 – 1738) 4Ferdinando Thayer(1625 – 1713) 8Thomas Thayer(1596 – 1665) 16Richardus Tawier(1562 – ) 17Dimery 9Margery Wheeler( – 11 Feb 1672/73) 18Abel Wheeler( – 1614/15) 19Jane Shepherd( – 1629) 5Huldah Hayward( – 1690) 10William Hayward( – 1659) 20 21 11Margery( – 1676) 22 23 3Mary Adams(1663 – ) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jan 1694 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 5 Jan 1715 - Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 16 Jul 1729 - Mendon, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 10 Feb 1761 - Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1011] Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 , (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1920). [S74] Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, (New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1907). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 42927479 Thomas Thayer. [S95] Hanson, Robert Brand. The Vital Records of Dedham, Massachusetts volume 3: Marriages, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989). [S1664] Hill, Don Gleason. The Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Dedham Volume 1 1635-1845, (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1886). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Hannah Holbrook and Thomas Thayer. [S81] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume I, (Boston: Abner Morse, 1857). [S698] Thayer, Bezaleel. Memorial of the Thayer Name, From the Massachusetts Colony of Weymouth and Braintree, Embracing Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of Richard & Thomas Thayer and Their Descendants, From 1636 to 1874, (Oswego, New York: R. J. Oliphant, 1847). [S77] Thayer, Elisha. Family Memorial Genealogy of Fourteen Families of Early Settlers of New England , (Hingham, Massachusetts: J. Farmer, 1835).