381. Richard1 Thayer;262 baptized 5 Apr 1601 at Thornbury, Gloucester, Eng;262 married Dorothy Mortimore, daughter of William Mortimore and Margaret Unknown, 5 Apr 1624 at Thornbury, Gloucester, Eng;262 married Jane Parker after 15 Jul 1646 at Boston, MA;262 died before 10 Apr 1668 at Barbadoes, West Indies.262
He Notes on Richard:
The name of Tawier, Tare, Tayer or Thayer, is of ancient English origin, and meant from the Anglo-Saxon root word "Taw", to dress skins to make them into leather.
Richard Thayer of Thornbury, which lies in the western part of Gloucestershire, England, about eleven miles north of Bristol, came to Boston, in New England, about the year 1640; he was freeman in that year, and moved to Braintree in the year 1641.
Notes on Richard:
(Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll. 4th Series, V: 105) When Richard Thayer, a widower with eight children, came into New England he was in very humble circumstances, and was allowed to sojourn in a remote and obscure part of the Town of Braintree, until he purchased four acres of land for a few shillings.
The old house of Richard Thayer was near the corner of Middle and Union Streets, and was used, until after 1677, as a garrison depot for protection against the Indians. He was a member of the church at Braintree, and by occupation a farmer, cordwainer, and with his older brother Thomas Thayer, who was freeman 26 May 1647, shoemakers.
Richard Thayer returned to Boston about 1646, where as Richard Tare he married Jane the widow of John Parker; he and his second wife and her children proposed to return to England after 1658, but from letters written by him to his sons Zachariah and Richard from Barbadoes in 1660, there is reason to believe that his death occurred on that island in the West Indies. His Nathaniel, and Katherine Thayer, a probable daughter by his second wife, were with him and his wife on the island.
(Suff. Deed III: 148) Jane the now wife of Richard Tare late of Boston heretofore the widdow of John Parker late of Boston in the County of Suffolke in New England deceased together wth Thomas Parker hir sonne . . . whereas . . . out of hir . . . Affection to hir children Jno Thomas & Noah Parker & for theire education & maintenance did by hir deede bearing Date the fiffteenth day of the fifth moneth 1646 after hir death Give & Graunt hir house & land in Boston wth forty two acres at muddy Riuer as in that deede more Amply Appeareth, but wth the Consent of hir Children & for theire & hir owne transportation into England being necessitated to Sell the Same Wittnesseth now these presents that the sajd Jane Thomas hir Sonne In Consideration . . . of fiffty pounds . . . pajd by Stephen Greenlefe of Newbury blacksmith . . . dischardg the sajd Stephen Greenlefe . . . Haue . . . Sold . . . all that hir the sajd Janes dwelling house wth the Garden & orchard . . . about an acre . . . It is Scittuate in Boston & bounded by the Highway or streete leading to Roxbury. on the South East a lane leading into the Comon on ye west: northerly the house & land of wm Townesend on the North and the Pasture ground now in the occupation of mr Anthony Stoddard on ye west Northerly . . . 14 Oct. 1656.
ye marke of Jane Tare
Thomas Parker
In presence of Edward Rawson, Abraham Walcott.
This deed was acknowledged by the aboue sajd Jane Tare & Thomas Parker 17th day of the 8th month 1658 before me Samuel Symonds.
Recorded 12 of may 1658.
(Suff. Deed V: 455) This Indenture made the: fifth day of the seauenth month Anno: Domj: 1648: betweens Rich: Thaire of Boston on the one parte: & Rich: Thaire of Braintry sonn of the sajd Richard of Boston on the Other part, . . . for & in Consideration of the sum of forty Pounds . . . sell vnto the sajd Richard Thaire his sonn one dwelling house & other housing belonging to it, one Orchard or Garden foure Acres of Land lying to the house, & vpon the Riuer of monoticote in the Towne of Braintry, & also one parcell of Land lately purchased by the sajd Richard Thaire the Elder of Moses Paine of Braintry lying & being vppon the Riuer of monoticote & bounded as Appeares in a deed of Conveyance from the sajd Moses Payne, to the sayd Richard Thaire the ffather, & two & a halfe of land lying betweens the Land of Daniell Louet & James ffarce, in the feild at monoticote, bought by the sajd Richard Thaire the Elder of John Niles together wth the Lott vpon wch hee built his house, & foure Acres of Land joyning on the west to the house Lott of the sajd Rich: Thaire, the ffather butting vpon the Riuer of moneticote, bought by the sajd Richard Thaire, the father; of Dermon Downing, who bought it of his Brother John Downing, being part of a Lott sold by William Chesborough, who had it giuen vnto him by the Towne of Boston. . . .
Richard Thaire
In presence of: ffra: Eliot, Walter Cooke his marke, Samuel Torry:
Recorded: 12th of June: 1668 at request of Richard Thayer.
(Suff. Deed V: 446) I Richard Thayer of Braintry in New England, husbandman, for Threescore Pounds pajd by Symon Lynde of Boston, sell all my housing barnes Lands, meadowes Orchards Gardens, wood Timber Trees, fencing, Ponds, dams, wth the priueledges lying in Braintry, in my owne Occupation, vizt: aboute Thirty Acres of Land & meadow bought by mee of Richard Thayer my ffather deceased, as by deed bearing date, the ffifth day of the seauenth month: 1648: . . . 10 Apr. 1668.
Rich: Thayer
In prsents of Nath: Thayer, Enock Lynde, Samuell Lynde.
Ack. 20 Apr. 1668. Rec. 21 Apr. 1668.
(Early Ct. Files Suff. No. 455) Barbadoes this 12th of March 1660. Sonne Zecharias Thayer or Richard Thayer
These are to informe you that I have shipped on the Rebecca, John Jackson master fower Barrells, and one hogshead of sugar the hh No 2 Ro. T. and the Barrell No 1 Ro T is for Richards accompt the Barrell No 1 Zo T is for Zecharias his accompt the Barrell No 2 So D is for Samuells accompt the Barrell No 1 Ro T with a dash is for my owne accompt: Lay out for me and yorselves Oyle what you can if the Cask be good else not; remember the supply of flower from time to time, till you heare otherwise mackrell & Porke is good I care not for beife, unlesse it be two or three times in a yeare: a fore quarter of very good beife, in a smale Caske wth white Salt, when ever any of you bujeth Butter search it deepe, if it be white or Slutish with butter milke or Caske duety or many collours send no such, I cannot put off one firkine being white send what you can with what speede you can. I have had much a doe with William Burdall but now my accompt is ready and showed him but now he wylesleth it, the Ballance is two and twenty thousand, and I have delivered him seventeen thousand already, I have a receipt for it, & have bills nots & ready to ballance upon my discharge, I and my wife desireth to be remembred to you all our friends knowne and unknowne, as also Nathaniell & George Holmes and Katherine Thayer desireth to be remembred, to Richard Thayer Daughter Dorothy. I desire the good Lord to direct yor buisines for you & to give you grace to traine up yor children in the true feare of God, But I hope yor husband is arrived before the writing of this. I rest desiring the good Lord in mercy to be with you all & us to fitt us all for a better place by the Lord Jesus Christ.
Yor tender father until Death
Richard Thayer
Sonnes Richard or Zecharjas to whome this comes, deliver these things according as they are mrked to every one and Richard take my Barrell to dispose of it.
This is a true copie comped with ye originall on fyle as attests Edw. Rawson Recorder
(Early Ct. Files Suff. No. 455) ffrom Barbadoes this 23 of mrch 1660.
Sonne
Richard Thayer these are to informe you yt I have shipt some goods to you according to this jnclosed bill of Lading, for me is one Barrell No 1 Ro T with a dash for you is one Barrell No 1 & on hh No 2 Ro T for Samuel Davis is one Barrell No 2 So D for Zecharias Thayer one Barrell No 1 Zo T what I send for if you send not with ye first, before it come, then it may be bad, therefore minde it what you can, oyle what may be if safe good Caske flower but in dry timber the greene moulds it, Somes was most musty
fish mackrell, Candles Pork Butter white or Sluttish any way will not off. I rest your loving till death desireing ye lord to to blesse you all
Richard Thayer
And desires to be remembred to all my friends.
This is a true copie compd with ye originall on fyle As attest Edw. Rawson Recorder.
(Suff. Deed XXXV: 15) Richard Thayer Senr. of Brantrey, Mass, Sarah Davis, Jael Harbor, Deborah Thayer, Hester Gray, being Brother and sisters to Zechariah Thayre of the same town deced, sell, to Thomas Thayer of the same town, upland Swamp and medow in Brantrey being part of Capt. Kenes farm since called Aldridges farm, and being one sixth part of the whole, late in the possession of William Vezy deced, and by him conveyed to Zechariah Thayer (Suff. Deed), dated 20 May 1695.
Signed by Richard Thayer his mark, Sarah Davis her mark, Jael Harbor her mark, Richard Thayer Attorney to Joseph Gray and his wife Ester, Deborah Thayer.
Brantrey 31 July 1695, Richard Thayre of Brantrey, Sarah Davis widow of Boston and Jael Harbur widow of Brantrey all appeared and ack. Deborah Thair widow ack. 21 Dec. 1697. Rec. 23 Nov. 1720.
Children of Richard1 Thayer and Dorothy Mortimore were:
There were no children of Richard1 Thayer and Jane Parker.
382. Debora2 Thayer (Richard1);211 baptized 27 Mar 1633/34 at Thornbury, Gloucester;211 married Thomas Faxon, son of Thomas Faxon and Joane Fawdry, 11 Apr 1653 at Braintree, MA; by Capt. Lusher of Dedham;211 died 31 May 1662 at Braintree, MA, at age 28; "as Debora the wife of Thomas Ffackson."211
Children of Debora2 Thayer and Thomas Faxon were: