Family:John Thorpe and Mary Meeker (1)

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Parents: William Thorpe and Unknown
John Thorpe
chr. Jul 1643 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
d. Bef 17 Oct 1720
Parents: Robert Meeker and Susan Turberfield
Mary Meeker
b. Est 1660
 
m. Abt 1700
Facts and Events
Marriage[1][2][3][4] Abt 1700
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Peter Thorp
Est 1701
 
2.
Daniel Thorp
Est 1703
26 Feb 1749 Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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References
  1. ↑ John Thorp, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932).

    (John Thorp) m. (2) after 1698, Mary, dau. of Robert Meeker, and widow first of Samuel Adams and second of Moses Lyon.

  2. ↑ Hull, Robert W. Mary (Meeker) (Adams) (Lyon) Thorp of Fairfield: One woman, four men. Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists). (2001)
    34:550.

    'Mary Lyon as a widow in 1700 sells her right to land received from Lyon's estate. "John Edwards hath purchased of the Widow Mary Lyon 24 May 1700 the whole of her right and interest unto a certain parcel of meadow salt meadow by way of Moses Lyon." [citing Mary Lyon deed, Fairfield Connecticut Land Records, Volume 2, p. 35, recorded 24 May 1700, FHL SLC film 0,004,273.] ... Mary Lyon marries as her third husband John Thorp ... of Fairfield after May 1700, the date of record of May Lyon's land sale.'

  3. ↑ Hull, Robert W. Mary (Meeker) (Adams) (Lyon) Thorp of Fairfield: One woman, four men. Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists). (2001)
    34:551.

    'John Thorp conveyed land to his son Peter [appears to be an error - Jacobus says John - JB] 17 Aug 1700; this may have been in anticipation of his wedding or an action caused by it.'

  4. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932)
    1:607.

    'He conveyed to his son John, 17 Aug. 1700.'

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