Thomas Trowbridge

1598 - 1673  (~ 74 years)

• Name	Thomas Trowbridge
  Birth	Mar 1598 to Apr 1598	Taunton, Somersetshire, England   [1]
  History	Abt 1630 (31 years)  [2]
  He was the founder of a charity for poor widows, which, as of 1912, is still administered for their benefit.
  Immigration	Abt 1634 (35 years)  [2]
  Occupation	Abt 1635 (36 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was a merchant who was engaged in trade with the Barbados.
  Residence	12 Oct 1637 (39 years)	East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [2]
  The date was recorded as 12 (8) 1647.
  Residence	20 Sep 1639 (41 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  The date was recorded as 20 (7) 1639
  Moved To	say 1640 (41 years)	England   [2, 3]
  He left his houses, goods, lots, estates, and chattels in trust with his steward, Henry Gibbons, who kept possession in New Haven for many years. His three sons were left in the care of Sargent Thomas Jeffries who was also from Taunton, England. The sons later sued Henry for their lands from Henry Gibbons.
  Burial	7 Feb 1672/73	Taunton, Somersetshire, England   [1]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  + 1. Thomas Trowbridge,   b. Mar 1598 to Apr 1598, Taunton, Somersetshire, England bur. 7 Feb 1672/73, Taunton, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 74 years) ▻ Elizabeth Marshall,  m. 26 Mar 1627   2. Elizabeth Trowbridge,   c. 18 Feb 1598/99, Taunton, Somersetshire, England   3. John Trowbridge,   b. 31 May 1601, Taunton, Somersetshire, England d. Abt Dec 1630, Taunton, Somersetshire, England  (Age 29 years)   4. Prudence Trowbridge,   c. 3 Feb 1602/03, Taunton, Somersetshire, England   5. Agnes Trowbridge,   c. 10 Feb 1604/5, Taunton, Somersetshire, England d. 1637, Taunton, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 31 years)   6. William Trowbridge,   c. 22 Mar 1607/08, Taunton, Somersetshire, England bur. 27 Mar 1616, Taunton, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 8 years)   7. James Trowbridge,   c. 3 Dec 1609, Taunton, Somersetshire, England bur. 22 Oct 1638, Taunton, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 28 years)   8. Joan Trowbridge,   c. 21 May 1612, Taunton, Somersetshire, England bur. 14 Oct 1616, Taunton, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 4 years)   9. Tracy Trowbridge,   c. 7 May 1615, Taunton, Somersetshire, England
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Trowbridge   (Great Grandfather)  Richarda  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I586	Roy Line
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	John Trowbridge,   c. 25 Mar 1570, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton, Somersetshire, England
  Mother	Agnes Prowse,   c. 14 Apr 1567, Tiverton, Devonshire, England bur. 6 Jun 1622, Taunton, Somersetshire, England (Age ~ 55 years)
  Family ID	F591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Marshall,   c. 24 Mar 1602/03, Exeter, Devonshire, England d. Abt 1641, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age ~ 37 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1627	Exeter, Devonshire, England   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years - She : 24 years.
  Children	4 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Elizabeth Trowbridge,   c. 6 Mar 1628, Exeter, Devonshire, England bur. 10 May 1630, Exeter, Devonshire, England (Age ~ 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. John Trowbridge,   c. 5 Nov 1629, Exeter, Devonshire, England bur. 16 Feb 1653/54, Taunton, Somersetshire, England (Age ~ 24 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Thomas Trowbridge,   c. 11 Dec 1631, Exeter, Devonshire, England d. 22 Aug 1702, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age ~ 70 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Willaim Trowbridge,   c. 3 Sep 1633, Exeter, Devonshire, England d. Nov 1690, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age ~ 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   5. Deacon James Trowbridge,   b. 1636, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 May 1717, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years) ▻ Margaret Atherton  m. 3 Dec 1659;   Margaret Jackson  m. 30 Jan 1674
  Family ID	F590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Thomas Trowbridge(1598 – 7 Feb 1672/73) 2John Trowbridge(1570 – ) 4Thomas Trowbridge( – 20 Feb 1619/20) 8John Trowbridge 16 17 9Alice 18 19 5Joan Lawrence alias Hutchins 10John Lawrence alias Hutchins 20 21 11Alice 22 23 3Agnes Prowse(1567 – 1622) 6John Prowse 12John Prowse 24Robert Prowse 25 13Alice White 26 27 7Elizabeth Collack 14Robert Collack 28 29 15Richarda 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Mar 1598 to Apr 1598 - Taunton, Somersetshire, England Marriage - 26 Mar 1627 - Exeter, Devonshire, England Occupation - Abt 1635 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 12 Oct 1637 - East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Residence - 20 Sep 1639 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - say 1640 - England Burial - 7 Feb 1672/73 - Taunton, Somersetshire, England  = 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

  [S1378] Jacobus, Donald Lines. "The Trowbridge Ancestry in England" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume XVIII, January 1942). [S954] Greenwood, Frederick. Greenwood Genealogies, 1154-1914 , (New York: The Lyons Genealogical Company, 1914). [S451] Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925, (New York: Artemas Ward, 1925).