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[add comment] [edit] Occupation?According to this Person page, Thomas Lord Sr. was the physician, licensed in 1652. According to the passenger list, however, he was a smith. It seems unlikely that he would make that sort of professional jump. Also, in 1652 he would have been 67 years old. I think it's much more likely that the "Thomas Lord" being licensed was his son Thomas, born abt 1618 -- and therefore only 34 years old in 1652. Anyone have a good real source on this, one way or the other? --MikeTalk 11:24, 18 September 2010 (EDT)
[add comment] [edit] Only one wife known [25 December 2011]The following note has been moved from the person page of Thomas' wife Dorothy Bird. It is copied from the web page "It's About Time" - Colonial History Timeline Compiled by Bill DeCoursey 1520 - 1625 (Volume VI).
The book referenced - Compendium of American Genealogy, 1600s-1800s - states (7:865) 'LORD, Thomas (1585/86-1667; son of Richard, of Towcester, Co. Norhtampton, Eng. m Joan--) ... m. 1610/11, Dorothy (b 1589-d Eng.), dau. of Rev. Edwd. Bulkeley, and sis. of Rev. Peter; m 2d, 1616, Dorothy (1589-1670), dau. of Robert Bird.' This was published in 1942, obviously prior to the discovery of the 1610/11 marriage record of Thomas Lord and Dorothy Bird. The supposed marriage between Thomas Lord and Dorothy Bulkeley (of whose existence there is no evidence that I am aware of) is undoubtedly based on speculation, which has subsequently shown to be incorrect. This seems to be a case of attempting to reconcile speculation (which may have been stated as fact in earlier publications) with more recently discovered information. I think the conclusion is that the speculation that Thomas Lord married two Dorothy's, one of which was the sister of Peter Bulkeley, should be discarded.--DataAnalyst 12:15, 25 December 2011 (EST) |