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Facts and Events
Working notes
- 1619 - father Thomas Yale I died in England
- 1636 - apprenticed to Theophilus Eaton, his stepfather, in London, England
- 1638 - arrived in America [Anderson (1995)]
- 1648 - admitted to First church of Christ, New Haven
References
- ↑ Chester St Oswald, Cheshire parish register.
--1616 May 6, Thomas Yale sonne to M’r Thomas Yale gentlm[an] bap’t 6 [Thomas II]
- Yale, Rodney Horace. Yale Genealogy and History of Wales, the British Kings and Princes, Life of Owen Glyndwr: Biographies of Governor Elihu Yale for Whom Yale University Was Named, Linus Yale, Sr., and Linus Yale, Jr., the Inventors of Yale Locks, Maurice Fitz Gerald, the Great Leader in the Conquest of Ireland, Roger de Montgomery, the Greatest of the Norman Lords, and Other Noted Persons. (Beatrice, Neb.: Privately Printed, 1908)
95, 100-101.
- Van der Poel, Peter G. Notes on the Yale Ancestry with a Royal Descent. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Jan 1956)
32:73.
- ↑ Yale, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)
8:2031.
Thomas (Yale), b c. 1616, d 27 Mar 1683 (New Haven Vital Records).
- London Apprenticeship Abstracts, 1442-1850.
--Yale Thomas son of Thomas, Chester, Cheshire, gentleman to Theophilus Eaton 15 Jun 1636, Grocers' Company
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[The original apprenticeship binding should be on Family History Library film 1850808, but in 2020 it is not available online.]
- Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995)
389.
Thomas Yale’s arrival in America is placed in 1638.
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[Theophilus Eaton is stated to have emigrated in 1637 on the Hector (p 102). Noting that Yale was Eaton’s apprentice, and had only been in his service for about a year, begs the question -- did they come to America together, rather than a year apart?]
- ↑ Partial list of admissions during the ministry of the Rev. John Davenport, 1639-1668 , in Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, and Connecticut) First Church of Christ (New Haven. Historical catalogue of the members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven, Connecticut, (Center Church), A.D. 1639-1914. (New Haven, Connecticut: [s.n.], 1914)
13, Year 1648.
183. Thomas Yale *March, 1683
Son of David and Ann (21);
husband of 325;
father of 297, 346 and 451.
- Sources needed.
Captain Thomas Yale (1616 - 1683) Part One
Captain Thomas Yale was the son of Thomas Yale (1580 - 1619). He was born in Plas Grono or Chester, England, in 1616, and died in North Haven on March 27, 1683.
Thomas Yale came to America in 1637 with his stepfather, Gov. Eaton, mother Anne, and others [1638 per Anderson (1995)].
He settled in New Haven as a merchant in 1638 with an estate of £200.
In the first division of land in 1641, he is listed as single and received 7½ acres in the first division, 1½ acres in the neck, and 5½ acres in the meadow with 22 acres in the second division. His annual tax for this land was 8 shillings and 6 pence. He was fined 1 pence for coming late to training in Jan. 4, 1643 along with many others and he is listed in attendance in the general court of July 1, 1644, as well as March 10, 1646.
He married Mary Turner in 1645. ...
Thomas was involved in a number of estates. He took the inventory of the estates of:
Leonard Austin on April 13, 1678 with John Clarke,
Joseph Potter on Aug. 17, 1669 with John Cooper,
William Potter with David Atwater on Aug. 2, 1662,
Jane Moulthrop on Dec. 21, 1668 with Allen Ball,
Nicholas Stree on May 13, 1674 with Nicholas Auger.
His own estate was inventoried by Moses Mansfield and Abraham Dickerman on May 7, 1683 and estimated at 479 pds, 5 shillings, and 3 pence.
At a County Court held on June 24, 1684, an adjustment was made of his estate since the widow and children could not come to an agreement, deceased having declared his mind. The Court divided the estate among widow Mary, sons John, Thomas, Nathaniel and daughters Abigail Yale, Elizabeth Yale, Mary wife of Joseph Ives, and Hannah wife of Enos Talmage.
In 1646 Thomas sold 62 acres of upland from the second division to Robert Johnson along with 15½ acres of meadow and 3½ acres in the neck.
In 1648 he and two others were complained of for not coming to watch on time but it was determined they were not given reasonable warning, “therefore the court for this time past it by.”
After the death of Eaton, he accompanied his mother, his brother, David, and half-sister, Hannah Eaton, back to England in 1659.
He returned to New Haven and purchased land in 1660 in that part of the town which is now North Haven.
The January 15, 1665 court appointed him collector of the church tax for the farms along with David Atwater.
He attended the town meeting of February 1668 and was granted 56 acres in the third division of land in 1680.
(continued tomorrow)
Captain Thomas Yale (1616 - 1683) Part Two
This continues the story of Thomas Yale started yesterday.
On Sept. 6, 1664 John Cooper presented the inventory of the estate of John and Elinor Vinton. The court was concerned for the welfare of their children, also John and Elinor. The court asked who they would like to be guardian or overseers of their estate. They requested John Cooper and Thomas Yale and the court approved it. Then the court concerned the disposition of the children, now orphans. The court received a letter from Purchase Clarke, who was at the ironworks in Lynn, MA that was read and kept on file.
It said he had much affection for the children and that they formerly lived in Lynn and had other friends there. He promised to take care of them and see that they were disposed of for their good. John Cooper said to the court that Purchase was an able man and of good repute for godliness. They court approved that the children be sent to Purchase and ordered to Thomas Yale and John Cooper to see that the children were comfortably provided for the voyage there. The record said that later word was received by Patrick, formerly servant to Purchase that they children were lovingly received by Purchase and well disposed for their good.
Thomas held many offices of trust with honor. He left an estate of £479.
Thomas and Mary had eight children, all born in New Haven ...
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