Person:Thomas Standish (3)
Thomas Standish
b.Cal 1612
d.5 Dec 1692 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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  1. Lydia StandishBef 1640 -
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Name[1][2] Thomas Standish
Gender Male
Birth[1] Cal 1612
Military[1][2] 1637 A soldier in the Pequot War.
Marriage Bef 1640 to Unknown Unknown
Marriage Bef 21 Jun 1658 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (probably)to Susanna Smith
Death[1][3] 5 Dec 1692 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thomas Standish, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    4:162-163.

    "Thomas (Standish), Wethersfield, a soldier in the Pequot war 1637, had gr. of ld. on that acco. 1671, is on the list of freem. 1669, and his d. Eunice m. 7 Dec. 1693, Nathaniel Stoddard. He d. 1692, aged 80, and Susanna, his w. d. the same yr. aged 68. Perhaps she was sec. w. but prob. mo. of Eunice. He had, also, s. Thomas, and perhaps more ch."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thomas Standish, in Adams, Sherman W. (Sherman Wolcott), and Henry R. (Henry Reed) Stiles. The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut: Comprising the Present Towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington; and of Glastonbury Prior to its Incorporation in 1693, from Date of Earliest Settlement Until the Present Time with Extensive Genealogies and Genealogical Notes on Their Early Families. (New York: The Grafton Press, 1904)
    2:658.

    "Standish. Thomas, b. Eng., 1610-1612, has been supp. to have come from the Plymouth Colony, arriving in Wethersfield abt. 1636. His ancestral connections are broken by imperfect records, but his descendants are led to believe (through authentic tradition) that he was a son of Capt. Miles Standish, of Plymouth, by his first wife Rose, in Eng., though the Captain's will alludes only to four sons by his second wife Barbara. If not a son, however, he must have been either a nephew, or a younger brother of that redoubtable warrior─but definite proof can only be ascertained by careful search of Eng. records. The striking physical resemblance, traits of character and succession of family names, certainly seem to bear out the relationship perfectly well.

    Thomas Standish's early connection with Wethersfield, seems to have been much the same as that of Capt. Miles with Plymouth. He was the keeper of the Fort at Weth., and was a soldier in the Pequot expedition of 1637, for which (in 1671) he rec'd a gt. of ld. fronting on the entire length of Fort St., on its S. side, its rear being on what was then termed 'The Wilderness' (now State St.), and a portion of which is still held in the family. His home-lot (rec. 1641) was on what is now known as the Esther Bidwell place, on Main St., abt. 30 rods N. from present Southworth's corner. He also bo't another piece of ppy. ext. Southward from Jordan Lane to a point abt. 1/5 of a mile. … He was on a comm. to secure a minister, 1665, was made a freeman in 1669; dr. lds. in 1670. He m. Susanna [Francis?], who d. 30 Nov., 1692, ae. 68; followed closely by him, 5 Dec, 1693 [error for 1692], ae. 80."

  3. ↑ Wethersfield Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    245.

    "Standish, … Thomas, d. Dec. 5, 1692, Æ 80 y. [1:0]"
    "Standish, … Thomas, d. Dec. 5, 1692, Æ about 80 [1:29]"

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