Person:Thomas Millett (2)

Thomas4 Millet (John3, William2, John1) was baptized on 24 Oct 1604 at Newbury, Berkshire, England.11 Thomas Millet's birth was also reported as in 1605 at Chertsey, Surrey, England, but this was later disproved.12 Thomas, age 24 married Mary Greenoway, age 23, daughter of John Greenoway and Mary (--?--), on 1 May 1629 at England.13,14 He died on 3 Jun 1675 at Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, at age 70.13,14

He and Mary Greenoway immigrated in Apr 1635 to Dorchester, Massachusetts, on the Elizabeth.13

A few years after his marriage on 13 Apr. 1635 Thomas and his family sailed from the Port of London: "In the Elizabeth de Lo: Wm Stagg Mr prd: theis under written names brought Certi: from the Minister of St. Saviors Southwark: of their conformitie. Tho: Millet 30, uxor Marie Millet 29, Ursula Greenoway 32, Henrie Ball 19, Josua Wheat 17, Jo: Smith 12, Ralph Chapman 20, Tho: Millet 2."(4) Mary's father John and his family had arrived in New England several years before.

Thomas first settled in Dorchester, MA where he and his wife joined the church soon after 23 Aug. 1636. On 17 May 1637 he became a freeman. From an undated record of the Elder Topliff is stated that "Mr Millet Town Records in part burnt in His House".

After living 20 years in Dorchester Thomas moved to Gloucester where he became a Teaching Elder of the First Church. He purchased from William Perkins 4 Oct. 1650 who had been a Teaching Elder there all his property and also succeeded him in his religious offices: "I William Perkins of Topsfield in consideration of forty pounds... sell... Mr. Thomas Millet of Gloster... that tenement which I the sayd William was at the wrighting hereof possest of in the towne of Gloster... my dwelling house..."

From the land records it may be seen that Mr. Millett sold off his Dorchester lands in 1666 after acquiring in 1655 a house and land in Gloucester.

[At some point Thomas and Mary moved to Brookfield and they were living there in 1675]

Thomas died between June and Sept. 1675. In Sept. 1675 the court files mention him as dying intestate with the administration of his estate being granted to the widow and relict Mary Millett and in Sept. 1676 the same appointment is repeated. It seems possible that he perished when Brookfield was destroyed during King Philip's War and may have been killed by the Indians.15 He and his line were being researched by Lorrie Hiltz as of 1999. He and his line were being researched by Gail Andrea Facini.

Gaining a Foothold in the New Land--

John and Mary Greenoway, 1630, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Our first family members in America were John and Mary Greenoway of Wiltshire, England1. They were members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630. Little is known about John and Mary, however records indicate the following:

John requested freemanship on October 19, 1630, and he was admitted on May 18, 1631. Yes a "freeman" meant a voting citizen. Since the Puritan government was a theocracy, only members of the Church were eligible to become a freeman. One also had to be a landowner. John Greenaway's literacy & skills as a millwright place him solidly in the middle class so that he probably had the funds to pay for his own passage. If not, those skills would have been of such value to the colony that passage probably would have been paid for him.

John and Mary had 6 or 7 daughters. Some of their daughters were with them in the first years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and at least two of their daughters stayed in England. Mary, who stayed in England, married Thomas Millett of Newbury2.

John and Mary survived their first few years in America and must have encouraged family members in England to join them because, within five years, two more of their daughters and their son-in-law Thomas Millett had landed in the colony.

John gave property to his daughter Ursula Greenoway because she had been an obedient, loving, dutiful, and faithful daughter and servant unto her aged father & mother. This seems interesting because it indicates how important family support was in these challenging times. It also shows that women became landowners early in America.

Thomas joined the Dorchester Church about 1636, was made Freeman about 1637, and was a grantee of land the same year.

Religion in early Dorchester: XXX

Bonnie Riggs: Today I read some of Roger Williams writings from 1642 (he was expelled from Massachusetts in 1636 for advocating that all land be bought rather than confiscated from the Indians, among other heretical ideas.) Talk about a man WAY before his time. I knew that he founded Rhode Island as a haven for religious freedom and tolerance, but I didn't realize how eloquently he argued for the separation of church and state. Those in power today would do well to read his thoughts. He also argued that there is no such thing as a "holy war". In a holy war, both sides profess to be doing the will of God against evil, but the true will of God is peace. There is never reason for a spiritual war to be fought with material weapons, even a war against evil. Spiritual wars are to be fought with spiritual weapons like love, tolerance, example and prayer. The only legitimate reason for a secular war is to free those who are being oppressed.

The Big Woods: XXX

After 20 years in Dorchester, Thomas and Mary moved to Gloucester (30 miles northeast of Boston where he was a teaching elder of the First Church. In 1665 he conveyed to his son, Thomas, lands lying in Gloucester near the old meeting house plain.

Early Gloucester: XXX

At some point Thomas and Mary moved to Brookfield (50 miles west of Boston). In Brookfield they had a home and land on Town Neck It seems possible that Thomas perished when Brookfield was destroyed during King Philip's War and may have been killed by the Indians. The year was 1675; he was 71 years old. Mary somehow got back to the family in Dorchester where she died September 27, 1682 at the age of 77.

Brookfield the Colonial frontier: XXX

From Rebecca Chickering: I haven't seen any direct reference as to why Thomas moved to Brookfield. I do know that many settlers liked the open farmland that was available there. The land is very rich and fertile. Most of the houses sat on top of Foster hill, which back then, it was written that you could see for a few miles. You could see wildlife, deer, turkey etc out in the fields at quite a distance.

In order to get their petition, they needed to have a certain number of families living there. They also needed to have a preacher on site as well. They offered their preacher a house, land etc. in return for church work.

King Philips War: XXX

Savage notes that there are published errors regarding this family. He says Farmer gave the two sons born at Dorchester to Miller; and Dagget in his "History of Attleborough" gives all Millett children to Capt. Willett of Rehoboth, and Bliss followed that error in his "History of Rehoboth". Savage himself divided Thomas Millett into two people, one at Dorchester and the other at Gloucester.

English Origin

The following notes summarize an article on the English Origin of Thomas Millett by Paul Reed and Leslie Mahler (TAG 75:81-93).

In 1936 Frederick Weis, in "The Colonial Clergy and the Colonial Churches of New England", claimed that Thomas Millett came from Chertsey, Surrey, England, and that he was the son of Henry and Joyce (Chapman) Millett; Weis cited no evidence to support the claim.

In 1937 Stephen Millett submitted a claim to the Committee on Heraldry of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, saying that Thomas Millett belonged to the Millett family of Chertsey, because another resident of Southwark, Humphrey Millett, had a younger brother named Thomas. This Humphrey Millett belonged to the Chertsey family and died at Southwark in February 1679/1680. No evidence was offered to show that Humphrey and the immigrant Thomas were directly connected, or that they had even lived at Southwark at the same time, and it assumed that Thomas married in 1629 while still an apprentice, which is unlikely. (It should also be noted that Southwark, south of London across the river Thames, was a populous area that attracted people from all over England, many of whom stayed for only a short time.) But the Society accepted the identification and added it to their list of armorial families in November 1937. This ancestry for Thomas Millett was repeated in the Millett Genealogy by George Francis Millett, published in 1959.

Henry Millett of Chertsey and Staple Inn, London, attorney at law, signed the Visitation of Surrey in 1623, naming eight children. The will of of Henry Millett of Staple Inn in Holborne, the elder, gentleman, "now dwelling at Chertsey" is dated 22 July 1630. His will accounts for all the children named in the visitation. Henry's father, John Myllett, resided at Chertsey, but was from "Redwood nigh Lemster" in Herefordshire. Thomas was the fourth and youngest son. The family continued to reside at Chertsey.

In the 1970s English researcher Nick Hidden abstracted Berkshire wills. Among these was the will of Ursula Curtis of Newbury, Berkshire, widow of Nicholas Curtis, dated 28 January 1643. The will mentioned her "auntient servant Elenor Millett" who had married John Wolridge, Elenor's brother John Millett, and Elenor's brother Thomas Millett of New England. There are no John and Elenor among the children of Henry Millett of Chertsey.

Using wills and parish registers Paul Reed and Leslie Mahler (TAG 75:81-93) have traced the ancestry of the Millett family of Newbury, Berkshire for several generations. They say the Millett family was established at Newbury by the reign of Henry VIII, that Thomas Millett was not the son of Humphrey Millett of Southwark, and that Thomas was from Newbury, having temporarily settled at Southwark before leaving for America.

Millett says Thomas was bound to Robert Emery of Fetter Lane for 10 years [This apparently refers to Thomas Millett, son of Henry Millett]. He was freed by his master Robert Emery 3 October 1631, which Millett believed was the wrong date. Both the Millett genealogy and "Second Boat" say Thomas Millett and Anne Greenaway married 1 May 1629 in England. Reed and Mahler cite Millett regarding the marriage of Thomas Millett and Mary Green[a]way in England 1 May 1629, the birth of their son John 6 May 1630 and his death in infancy, and the baptism of son Thomas at St. Saviour's, Southwark 16 August 1632. Reed and Mahler confirm that Thomas and Mary did not marry at Newbury, and their son Thomas was not baptized there. But they did not examine the registers of St. Saviour's Southwark, and could not confirm those dates.

Thomas Millett in New England

Thomas Millett sailed from London on the "Elizabeth", William Stagg, Master: Thomas, aged 30, with wife Mary, 29; son Thomas, 2. They brought a certificate of conformity from the minister at St. Saviors, Southwark, England dated 12 April 1635. With them was "Ursula Grenoway" age 32 -- Mary's sister.

They settled in Dorchester MA. Thomas Millett joined the church at Dorchester in 1636, the year after his arrival. He signed his name "Mr. Millett", and his wife signed hers "Mary Millet" in 1637.

He became freeman on 17 May 1637.

Thomas had a grant of two acres, three quarters and four rods in Dorchester Neck 18 Mar 1637, and the same quantity in other land

On 28 January 1643 "Thomas Millett of New England brother to my said auntient servant Elienor Millett" received Five pounds in the will of Ursula Curtis of Newbury, widow of Nicholas Curtis.

Colket says of him: "Minister. Tailor. Coat of arms enrolled 262

In 1655, Millet bought of William Perkins, who had been a teaching elder in the church at Dorchester a few years, all the property Perkins owned in the town. It seems that Thomas was entitled to use "Mr." because of his office in the church, for he succeeded Mr. Perkins as teaching elder. His name does not appear among the ministers of his time; only the Court Records show that he was engaged in ministry at Dorchester. "Second Boat" says descendants of Thomas Millett are eligible for membership in the Descendants of Colonial Clergy.

His house was burned in 1657, and a portion of the Records of Dorchester kept there were destroyed.

Thomas and Anne lived at Dorchester about 20 years and then removed to Gloucester. They were at Brookfield by 3 June 1675, when Thomas Millett and wife Anne gave their consent to the sale of a house and land on Town Neck to Francis Norwood.

He was killed by Indians at Brookfield.

Ipswich Quarterly Court Records 5:274 show administration on the estate of Thomas Millet, intestate, was granted 28 September 1675 to Mary Millet, the relict.

Ipswich Quarterly Court Records 5:282 show: "Inventory of the estate of Tho. Millitt, Sr. which he left in his wife's possession taken Gloster 23: 7m: 1676 by William Vinson, James Stevens and William Sargent: his hows & land, marsh & upland liiing to the hows, 50li; 12 Akers of upland upon the Iland, 12li; 8 akers of mash at the Iland, 2li; 4 Akers of marsh at the Cove, 12li; on Cow, 3li; 10 sheepe, 3li; in waring Clothing, 3li.6s; lining, 1li 10s; beding, 3li 10s; bookes, 17s; a dept due in a litell tyme, 4li; lomber in the hows, 1li.15s; a small remnant of Eresh Cloth, 4s; shepes woole, 1li; total 128li.1s. Attested in Ipswich court Sept. 26, 1676 by Mary Millet, administratrix of the estate of her husband Thomas Millet.

"The agreement between Thomas Millet, Nathaniel Millet, Thomas Riggs, Isaac Elwell and Sarah formerly the wife of John Millet late deceased, concerning the dividing of the estate of Thomas Millet, Sr., their father, who died intestate, into five equal parts: to Thomas Millet the eldest son of said Thomas Millet, Sr., Nathaniel Millet, Thomas Riggs, and Isaac Elwell 12Li each; to the four children of John Millet and Sarah his wife, 12li., Sarah to have the use of it until the children come to age and then to be paid to them, she also shall have 12li. for her own use this to be for the tending of their mother Mary Millet late deceased, and for what their mother had of her both in sickness and in health, also upon the said account to have the use and profits of the house and land about it, wherein she now dwelleth; the remainder of the estate shall be for the payment of the debts of Thomas Millet, Sr. and Mary his wife. Signed Sept. 26, 1682.

"It was agreed before the assignment hereof that the parties above mentioned engage to pay their equal share of what debts may be due more than the remainder of the estate. Signed Sept. 27, 1682 by Thomas Millet, Nathanell (his mark) Millet, Thomas Riggs. Presented and allowed in Ipswich court Sept. 26, 1682 and administration granted to Thomas. Essex County Probate Files, Docket 18,484."

It has been traditionally stated that Thomas Millett was the son of Henry Millett and Joyce Chapman of Staple Inn and Chertsy, England. This conclusion was based upon the following reasoning and records:

1. It was known that Thomas and his wife Mary were living in Southwark, immediately south of London proper across the Thames River, prior to their emigration to America. The 1629 marriage of Thomas Millett and Mary Grenaway is recorded in the St. Saviors parish records in Southwark, as are the 1630 and 1632 baptisms of their sons John and Thomas. [St. Saviours Parish is now called The Cathedral. The Cathedral lies on the South Bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge on a site occupied by a Church for over one thousand years. The main structure of today's church was built between 1220 and 1420. The Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark.]
2. Humphrey Millett, son of Henry Millett lived in Southwark.
3. Thomas Millett, son of Henry Millett was placed in the London area from 1621-1631. From the Merchant Taylors Co. [a London tailor's craft guild incorporated in 1326] is the following: "2nd April 1621; Thomas Millett, son of Henry Millett the Elder, of Staple Inn, Holborn, London, Gentleman, bound to Robert Emery of Fetter Lane, for tenn years."(2) "3rd Oct. 1631; Thomas Millett made free by his Master, Robert Emery."(3) Thomas Millett of New England was said to be a tailor by occupation, although this statement may simply rely upon these records, not independant verification of his occupation in New England. [4]

A recent discovery demonstrates that the apprentice tailor Thomas Millett, son of Henry, was almost certainly not the Thomas Millett who came to New England. The will of "Ursula Curteis of Newberie in the Countie of Berks widow late wife of Nicholas Curteis esq." dated 28 January 1643 mentions [exerpted]: "Item I give and bequeath unto my Kinsman John Woolridge of Edington that maryed my auntient servant Elenor Millett Thertie pounds...Item I give unto John Millett clerke Brother of the aforesaid Elienor Twentie nobles...Item I give and bequeath unto my poor Kindred in Newberie, That is to say to Thomas Woolridge & The Children of the widow Gennings Eight pounds...Item I give and bequeath unto THOMAS MILLETT OF NEW ENGLAND brother to my said auntient servant Elienor Millett, Five pounds...Item I give all my bookes unto my said Lovinge Friend Dorothy Hawkins & to Elienor Millett equally to be devided betwixt them."

The children of Henry Millett and Joyce Chapman are well-accounted for and there is no John or Elinor. On the other hand, there was a John Millett in Newbury who had children named John, Elinor, and Thomas. Therefore, unless there was a second undiscovered Thomas Millett in New England in 1643, Thomas, the tailor-apprentice son of Henry and Joyce, was not the Thomas Millett who married Mary Greenaway and came to New England. Another supporting fact is that Thomas Millett and Mary Grenaway were married in 1629 while Henry's son Thomas was still in his apprenticeship and it was rare for apprentices to get married until after they had finished their apprenticeship. [4a]

On 13 April 1635, Thomas and his family sailed from the Port of London in the Elizabeth, William Stagg Master, with a Certificate of their conformity from the minister of St. Saviors, Southwark: Tho: Millet 30, uxor Marie Millet 29, Tho: Millet 2, and Mary's sister Ursula Greenoway 32.(1) Mary's father John Grenaway and his family had arrived in New England several years before. Thomas first settled in Dorchester, MA where he and his wife joined the church soon after 23 Aug. 1636. On 17 May 1637 he became a freeman.[4] While there, his house burned along with the town records he kept there.(5)

In a division of land 2 Jan. 1637 "Thom: Millet 2 acres there... It is ordered that Mr. Blake, John Hull, Thom Millett shall have each of them 8 acres of planting ground in full of there great lotts at the side of the six acre lotts towards the Mill." A list of proportions each man was to have was made 18 Mar. 1637/8: "Tho Millet... 2 akers 3 goads 4 rodes"

On 13 Feb. 1638: "It is ordered that Willia Sumne shall have fower akers of upland next to Good: Hull, Mr Blake and Tho: Millet neere the 6 akers lot which was for so much Jo: Binga was to have to make up his great lott."(6)

"Brother Millet" is mentioned several times in a letter written 31 July 1639 by Israel Stoughton of Dorchester to Gov. John Winthrop.(7)

"Tho: Millet" is mentioned 12 Mar. 1641 in regard to some fencing and on 2 Feb. 1646 he signed a petition that certain persons be chosen to settle boundary questions. It was noted that "Thomas Millett" had "Rod 4, foot 0".(8)

On 7 Dec. 1646 William Blake Sr. of Dorchester sold to John Phillips of the same town his 8 acre lot which was between the lot of Richard Lees and the "one on the East sid which was once the lote of Thomas Millet".(9)

On 13 May 1646 Thomas and his father-in-law John Greenaway signed a Dorchester petition that no more Anabaptists be permitted to join the Colony.(10)

"I Timotheus Jones of Dorchester... for... nyne pounds... sold unto Thomas millet of the same Towne... planter... ground in Dorchester... also... more... land... together with my parte of the dwelling howse in Dorchester that late was my fathers... 7 Feb. 1650."(11)

In 1650, Thomas moved to Gloucester where he became a Teaching Elder of the First Church. He purchased from William Perkins 4 Oct. 1650 who had been a Teaching Elder there all his property and also succeeded him in his religious offices: "I William Perkins of Topsfield in consideration of forty pounds... sell... Mr. Thomas Millet of Gloster... that tenement which I the sayd William was at the wrighting hereof possest of in the towne of Gloster... my dwelling house..."(12)

In March 1657: "William Vincent acquainted the court with the practise of William Browne in speaking disgracefully against Mr. Blinman, Mr. Perkins and Mr. Millet for the day before that William Browne frighted goodman Prince hee sayd mr. Blinman was naught and Perkins was starke naught and Millett was worse than Perkins." William Browne for divers miscarriages to lie in prison one week and be fined twenty marks and pay costs to Thomas Prince etc. Mary Millet testified in mother Babson's house as to what William Browne had said.(13)

In a list of subscriptions for the Thomas Millett's support dated 30 March, 1658, Silvester Eveleigh is listed for 1 pound 10 shillings, one of the largest amounts subscribed.Silvester's daughter Mary married Thomas MIllett, Jr.

In March 1658 Thomas complained against Mr. William Stephen for witholding a subscription list of the inhabitants of Gloster from the plaintiff for payment of his labors among them. The verdict was in favor of the plaintiff.(14)

"The free offer for the present maintenance of Brother Millet being faithfull to gitt an Ellder" follows the list with amounts and the various testimonies in regard to the case. Among them was that of William Vincent who testified that at a town meeting Mr. Stephens wrote several sums for Mr. Millet's maintenance and told Thomas that he had a very full and general call to Gloster to preach to them and that several times since Mr. Millet had been called and desired to continue his preaching, but never to the deponent's knowledge was anything noted in a public meeting to take him from one preaching until another, sworn 30 March 1658.(15)

In June 1659 the inhabitants of Gloster were ordered to meet in one place for religious services and Messrs. Millet and Steevens were to "exercise theire gifts for there idefication" one in the forenoon and one in the afternoon when both are there until Mr. Emerson shall settle among them.(16)

On 28 June 1659 Thomas served as a trial juror and on 29 Nov. 1659 he was a member of the Grand Jury. In Sept. 1660 William Benett and Thomas Millet, jurors were witnesses in a case.(17)

On 5 Nov. 1662 Ossman Dutch was ordered to pay the witness fees of Thomas Millet and in the following June he again served on the jury trials.(18)

In Nov. 1663 "the Clerk was ordered to issue a warrant to the selectmen of the town of Glocester for the raising of ten pounds for the use of Mr. Thomas Millett in consideration of his pains among them in the public ministry for one quarter of a year."(19)

From the land records it may be seen that Mr. Millett sold off his Dorchester lands in 1666 after acquiring in 1655 a house and land in Gloucester.(20)

"Know all Men by these presents that I Thomas Millet Senr of Glocester... sold... unto John Capen Senr of Dorchester... several pieces and parcels of Land lying in Dorchester aforesd viz. One lot of the late Division in the South Side of Neponsitt containing Sixteen and half and Twenty four Roods more or less lying in the Forty two Lot in which Lot Richard Baker have some Land Also being Bounded on the East with the Lot Which was the Widow Dickermans and on the West with the Lot of William Blake Senr the South End butting on Braintree Bounds and the North End in the Parrallell Line the which Land now lies within the Township of Milton Also I sell unto him my Lot on the North Side of Neponsitt of the late Division containing Nine Acres & Three Roods... lying in the Forty Eighty Lot in Common also with Richard Baker being bounded on the East Side with the Lot of George Dyer and on the West with the Lot of Richard Luces the North End butting on Roxbury Bounds and the South End on Neponsitt River Also a small parcel of Meadow about the Blue Hills containing three Quarters of an Acres & Twenty Rood being in the Three & Twentieth Lot at this Time in Common with Richard Collicot and William Daniel being bounded on the South West with the Lot of William Blake on the North East with the Lot of John Fennow the Northwest End butting on Naponsitt River and the South East End to the Upland Also I sell unto him... all my Common Rights in all the Lands undivided in Dorchester to the utmost Extent thereof... 4 June 1666."(21)

On 4 June 1668 Thomas testified that Elizabeth Fryars was deaf and many times was unable to attend meeting.(22)

In Jan. 1669 Thomas and Mary deposed that they could not prove that James Travis had moved the boundary mark between Travis' and Thomas Jr.'s land, yet they were "vehemently suspitious".(23)

Bridget Varney Inventory taken Nov 21, 1672, by Thomas Millett, sr, and John Collens, sr.

Sometime between 1673 and June 1675 Thomas went to Brookfield where he and his wife were living 3 June 1675 when they consented to the sale of the house and land on Town Neck in Gloucester it having been sold by their son Nathaniel 9 Nov. 1674 to Francis Norwood.(24)

"Be it Known unto all men by these prsents yt I Nathaniel Millet of Glocester... upon ye account of a certain sum of money to me in hand pd by francis Norwood of ye same Town... Deliver unto ye said Francis all those my three prcells of Land ye one beinge a prcell of upland whereupon my house standeth. 9 Nov. 1674"

"I Thomas Millett Senr with my wife Mary Millet senr do consent to ye sale of this land specified in this bill wch I Bought of Thomas Verry of Gloceter from Broocksfield this 3d of June 1675."(25)

Thomas died between June and Sept. 1675. In Sept. 1675 the court files mention him as dying intestate with the administration of his estate being granted to the widow and relict Mary Millett and in Sept. 1676 the same appointment is repeated. It seems possible that he perished when Brookfield was destroyed during King Philip's War and may have been killed by the Indians.

"Administration upon the estate of Thomas Millett intestate was granted Sept. 26, 1676 to Mary Millett, relict of said Thomas."(26)

"Inventory of the estate of Tho. Millitt Sr. which he left in his wifes possession:

his hows & land & marsh & upland ( )to the hows ( ) £50/00/00 also 12 Akers of Upland upon the Iland 12/00/00 also 5 Akers of marsh at the Iland 32/00/00 also 4 Akers of marsh at the Cove 12/00/00 also on Cow 03/00/00 as also 10 Sheepe 03/00/00 also in waring Clothing 03/06/00 and lining 03/10/00 and in beding 00/17/00 in books 04/00/00 in a Deyt due in a litell tyme 01/00/15 in lumber in the hows 00/01/00 in a small remmant of Eresh Cloth 01/00/00 in Shepes woole .. .. .. __________

Gloster this 23 or 7th 1676 by us 128/01/00 William Vinson Ganes Stevens William Sargent

Mary Milet administratrix to the estate of her late husband Thomas Millet dit this inventory upon oath to be a true Inventory to the best of her knowledg and if more appeare to ad the same in court held at Ipswich the 26 of Sept: 1676."(27)

"I Mary Millett of Gloster... widdow And Administratrix to the estate of my loveing Husband Thomas Millett for... twelve pounds... payd... Have... delivered unto my loveing sonn Thomas Millett of the Towne aforesayd... salt marsh... upon Annasquam river... 31st March 1680... Mary Millett her marke."(28)

"The Agreement betweene Thomas Millet Nathaniel Millet Thomas Riggs Isaac Elwell & Sarah formerly the wife of John Millet late deceased conserning the dividing of the estate of Thomas Millet Sen. (their father amongst them) who dyed intestate is as followeth into five equal parts viz To Thomas Millet the eldest Sonne of Sayd Thomas Millet Sen: Twelve pounds To Nathaniel Millet twelve pounds. To Thomas Riggs twelve Pounds. To Issac Elwell Twelve Pounds. And Twelve pounds to the foure Children of John Millet & Sarah his wife abovesayd. And the sayd Sarah to have the use of it till the Children come of Age & then to be payd to them. And it is agreed betweene the Sayd Partyes that the sayd Sarah shall also have Twelve Pounds to her owne proper use & behoofe & to dispose of the same as she shall see meet. And this sayd twelve pounds it is alwayes to be understood & by these prsents declared is in full satisfaction for the tending of their Mother Mary Millet late deceased & for what their sayd Mother had of her both in refference to her Dyet & otherwise during the time of her looking to her both in sickness & health Also the sayd Sarah is upon the sayd account of tending their sayd Mother to have the use & profitts of the House & Land about it wherein She now dwelleth for this prsnt yeare Eighty two. And for the Remaynder of the estate abovesayd it is agreed amongst the sayd Partys that it Shall be for the Payment of the Debts of Sayd Thomas Millet Sen & Mary his wife. And for the full confirmation of this agreement the partys concerned abovesayd have hereunto set their Hands the twenty sixt of this Instant September Anno Dom. one thousand Six hundred & eighty two."(29)

"I Moris Smith of... Glocester... haveing received of Thomas Millett Junr of the same... three pounds... which money was payd be me to my Daughter in Law Elizabeth Millett which... was the full of what fell to her out of the Estate of mr Thomas Millett Senr who was her Grandfather... 20 May 1699."(30)

Ref: (1) John Camden Hotten, Original Lists of Persons of Quality Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, London, 1874, p 57 (2) Apprentice Book (3) Presentment Book A Genealogical Memoir: 12 Generations of the Millett Family: c.1500-1934 G. Millett. pp.3-4 [4] Pope, Pioneers of Mass. [4a] The Correct English Origin of Thomas Millett, TAG, 75(2), pp 81-93 (5) A Genealogical Memoir: 12 Generations of the Millett Family: c.1500-1934- G. Mil. , p. 7 (6) Dorchester Records (7) Winthrop Papers- Vol.I, pp.274-5 (8) Dorchester Records (9) Ibid (10) Massachusetts Archives (11) Suffolk Deeds- Vol.I, p.183 (12) Ipswich Deeds- Vol.2, p.17 (13) Essex Co. Court Records (14) Ibid (15) Ibid (16) Ibid (17) Ibid (18) Ibid (19) Ibid (20) A Genealogical Memoir: 12 Generations of the Millett Family: c.1500-1934- G. Mil.., p. 9 (21) Suffolk Deeds- Vol.I, pp.50,76 (22) Essex Co. Court Records (23) Ibid (24) A Genealogical Memoir: 12 Generations of the Millett Family: c.1500-1934- G. Mil. ., pp. 9-10 (25) Essex Deeds- Vol.XV, p.1 (26) Ipswich Quarterly Court Records- Vol.V, p.282 (27) Essex Probate- Vol.III, pp.83-4 (28) Old Ipswich Deeds- Vol. IV, p.350 (29) Essex Probate- No.18484 (30) Essex Deeds- Vol.39, p.241

History of the Town of Gloucester- John J. Babson, pp.116-7 Ancestors & Descendants of Thomas Millett- George Francis Millet, pp.11-2 Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England- Savage, Vol.III, pp.212-3

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P. History of Gloucester Leaving the central part of the city as it is to-day, proceeding up the path now known as Washington street, the wayfarer came to the tract known as the "neck of houselots" which extended north from Governor's hill including the land between Squam and Mill rivers, the present ward 6, namely known as Riverdale. There were living then about 15 families in this vicinity namely, those of Joseph Allen, Joseph Clark, Anthony Day, John Fitch, Thomas Jones, Thomas Judkin, Thomas Millett, Job Millett, John Pearce, William Sargent, Morris Somes, Thomas Somes, Philip Stanwood, James Stevens, Rev. John Emerson. At this time the mill, meeting house, tavern, etc., were located in this vicinity.

Thomas Millett succeeded Younglove in the ministry at Brookfield. In 1655, he purchased the property of William Perkins and succeeded him in his religious office at Gloucester, but it is not known if he was ever ordained for the ministry. Rev. John Emerson was called to the church at Gloucester in 1659 & was considered its settled pastor. Selectman in 1668, but in Brookfield 3 June 1675 when he gave his consent to the sale of a house and land in Gloucester, died within a year from that time. Wife died Sept 27 1682 in Gloucester. Children did not follow to Brookfield.

"English Baptisms For The Green(A)Way Family Of Dorchester, Massachusetts." The American Genealogist, Vol 74, No. 3, July 1999 "The Correct English Origin Of Thomas Millett Of Dorchester, Massachusetts" Paul C. Reed and Leslie Mahler. The American Genealogist, Vol 75, No. 2, April 2000 "The Correct English Origin Of Thomas Millett Of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Part Two." Paul C. Reed and Leslie Mahler, The American Genealogist, Vol. 75, No. 4, October 2000

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2. ↑ The Second Boat. (Machias, ME: News-Journal, 1980+)
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   32:55-56 John Grenaway.
8. ↑ Neal F. Mears. A History of the Heverly Family, including the spellings of Hever, Heverle, Heverley, Everle, Everley, Everleigh, Eveleig. (Chicago IL: 1945)
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13.   Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. (Name: 1860-1862;)
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14.   Paul C. Reed, FASG and Leslie Mahler. The Correct English Origin of Thomas Millett of Dorchester, Massachusetts. (Name: The American Genealogist, April 2000, vol. 75 no. 2, p. 81-93;).
15. ↑ Paul C. Reed, FASG and Leslie Mahler. The Correct English Origin of Thomas Millett of Dorchester, Massachusetts. (Name: The American Genealogist, April 2000, vol. 75 no. 2, p. 81-93;).

    Time between a land sale and his estate inventory