Thomas Doolittle
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1559-1560 - Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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Death: 18 Dec 1624 - Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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Parents
Father: Thomas Doolittle (1539-1606)
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Ann ( - 3 May 1592)
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Children:
1. John Doolittle ( -1581)
2. Thomas Doolittle (1580-1580)
3. William Doolittle (1581-1654)
4. William Doolittle (1582-1654)
5. John Doolittle (1584-1651)
6. Alys Doolittle ( - )
7. Thomas Doolittle (1590-0590)
2. Elizabeth (maybe) ( - )
Marriage: 1592
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Children:
1. Thomas Doolittle (1593-1595)
2. Mary Doolittle (1595- )
3. Symon Doolittle (1597- )
4. Humphrey Doolittle (1589-Bef 1601)
5. Humphrey Doolittle (1601- )
6. Richard Doolittle (1602- )
Notes
General:
Weaver, clothier. His will said that his brother John owed him money. This reconstruction of his family is from Bruce Moorhouse, probably following Gillian Dollittle, though Bruce has done a good deal of research of his own.
Dollittle thinks he grew up in the town of Kidderminster. He apparently didn't attend the Free Grammer School, which was founded when he was six.
There were three Doolittle brothers in the weaving trade, in Kidderminster, Dollittle speculates that they may have been his father's husbands.
His will mentions that his brother John owed him 2 pounds. He signed his will with his mark, suggesting that he was illiterate.
His will describes how he lived. The hall, or main room, contained a table board, a chair, two stools and a form, and a side table; all valued at 10 shillings, and a "cubbord" valued at ten shillings. Dollittle speculates that possibly it was carved and ornamental. There was a grate for a fire and a chain over it for a cooking pot, a shovel, a pair of tongs, and a pair of bellows. The chamber close to the hall, a bedroom, contained a chest and two coffers, and a furnished bed, valued at more than 10 pounds. It may have had carved supports for the canopy and been hung with curtains.
Another chamber contained a bedstead adn a flock bed furnished, and two coffers, all valued at 18 shillings. Another chamber had two standing bedsteads and two flock beds furnished, value two pounds.
The room over the hall was a bedroom, storeroom and workroom all in one. It contained a bed and bedding for apprentices or servants, a coffer, stools and table linen. Stored there were 147 pounds of wollen warps, five stone and a half of woofe woole, 43 pounds of wollen yarne, 22 more of yarn, 26 hanks of colored yarn, three pieces of stuffs and 4 broad cloths. Thether with these were a broad loom, two narrow looms, four spinning wheels, four little wheels, a warping barr and trough, gears, slayes and shuttles. Also oil, brass and lead weights, malt and barley. The total value of everything in this room was 92 pounds.
There were also, elsewhere, brass pots and pans, cauldrons, frying pans, kettles, dripping pan, pewter pots, 26 pounds of pewter, five candlesticks, barrels, apils, pounding tubs and one store pig. The total value of Thomas's possessoins at the time of his deat was 111 pounds.