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Facts and Events
References
- REF: 974.4 MAS John Thayer, Mansfield, MA., in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: A compilation from the archives. (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Wright and Potter Printing, 1896-1908)
XV STI-TOZ; page 539.
John Thayer responded to the Lexington alarm in Cap't Samuel Whites (7th) Company (West Company. of the militia in Mansfield, MA) which was under Col. John Daggert's Reg't, which marched on the alarm of April 119, 1775 to Roxbury; service 9 days; reported enlisted into the Regular Army; also Cap't Moses Knapp's Co., Col. Joseph Read's Reg't muster roll dated Aug 1, 1775; enlisted April 27, 1775; service 3 months, 12 days.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620. (New England - United States: General Society of Mayflower Descendants., Various)
Vol. 16 (John Alden), part 4, p. 164.
John Thayer [#1291], s/o Philip Thayer [#299] and Mary Wilson, b. Braintree 1 Mar 1725, d. bet. 27 Mar 1811 [acknowledged deed, Worcester Deed Vol. 210, p. 1414, "of Dana"] and 17 Jan 1818 [labelled deceased, see Worcester deed Vol. 210, p. 142 William Thayer of Dana selling land of John Thayer "late of said Dana deceased" that "John Thayer of Mansfield" bought of John Sellon Vol. 104, p. 135&thinpsp;], m. (int.) Norton 28 Aug 1750 Rachel Skinner.
[Note: this source includes considerable discussion on who his parents are, and what is birthdate is, both subject to multiple answers according to secondary literature.]
- John Thayer & his family is named in "Genealogy of the Thayer Family 1640- 1874" by Bezaleel Thayer and 2. "Descendants of Thomas Thayer" by Patricia Thayer Muno, Thayer Family Historian.
Source:Thayer, Bezaleel J. Memorial of the Thayer Name from the Massachusetts Colony of Weymouth and Braintree has wrong parents.
Source:Muno, Patricia Thayer. Thayer Family: under copyright, not available online.
Source:Thayer, Elisha. Family Memorial : Genealogy of Fourteen Families of the Early Settlers of New England, of the Names of Alden, Adams, Arnold, Bass, has correct parents, no dates.
- ↑ The birth date of 1 Mar 1725 found in the secondary literature has no known basis (see the discussion in MF5G), and appears to be a vestige of several secondary sources that misidentified John's parents. It is not found in any record, and by the discussion in MF5G, only appears in secondary literature when his parents are given as John Thayer and Lydia Copeland. Once his parent's are corrected, the date remains for no obvious reason. Clearly 1 Mar 1724/25 is incompatible with Philip's baptism 22 Nov 1724, if this occurred anywhere close to Philip's actual birth, as would be typical. In his father's will, he is the eldest surviving son so born before Christopher whose birth is estimated about 1729. Ephraim's baptism is record in Norton in July 1727, so 1 Mar 1725/26 would be about when the birth would be expected, but again, no basis for this is known.
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