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Thomas Ewer | Immigrant Ancestor | see FAMILY TREE |
Baptized: 10 Mar 1592-93 Strood, Kent, England | ||
Died: 1638 |
WIFE
CHILDREN
1. Sarah Ewer b. Apr 1627
2. Henry Ewer b. Apr 1629
3. Elizabeth Ewer b. 1631
4. Thomas Ewer b. 1633
Genealogical notes of Barnstable families p. 360: "Thomas Ewer, aged 40, a
tailor, embarked aboard the ship James, Jo. May, at London, June 19, 1635, for
New England, with his wife Sarah, aged 28, and two children, Elizabeth, aged 4
years, and Thomas, aged 1 1-2 years. He had at least two older children, not
named in the Custom House records, who came over subsequently, perhaps with
their grandfather in 1638."
"Thomas Ewer settled in Charlestown, where he acquired some notoriety as a
politician. In 1637 Lord Ley brought a charge against him for using language
disrespectful to the King, and afterwards he was prosecuted as one of the
friends and supporters of Wheelwright; but he recanted his opinions, proving
himself not to be so firm a man as his son Thomas.
He died in Charleston in 1638, and his widow Sarah married, Dec. 11, 1639,
Thomas Lothrop. Her family removed with her to Barnstable.
From Bobbie Hall: "Thomas Ewer settled in Charlestown, where he aquired some
notoriety as a politician. In 1637, Lord Ley brought a charge against Thomas for
using language disrespectful to the King, and afterwards he was prosecuted as
one of the friends and supporters of the Wheelwright; but he recanted his
opinions, proving himself not to be so firm a man as his son Thomas."