Col. Thomas BLOOMFIELD ^281,2641

  General Notes:

"He was at Newburyport, Massachusetts as early as 1638 and lived there until about 1665, when he removed to Woodbridge, New Jersey, where he patented many acres of land in 1669 and was a freeholder in 1670 (NYGBR, Jan 1937, 68:58, "Thomas Bloomfield of Woodbridge, NJ and Some of his Descendants," by William Jones)

In a copy of the English Bible, brought from Amsterdam, in 1715, there is a family record of the Bloomfields, copied from an older record, by Dr. Moses Bloomfield, father of Gov. Joseph Bloomfield, of New Jersey. The History is given in the language of the original for several generations.

Thomas Bloomfield- A major in Cromwell's army. Upon ye restoration of Charles ye II emigrated from Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, with his five children, Ezekiel, John, Thomas, Nathaniel and Mary. He first took up lands where ye town of Newbury now stands in Massachusetts and on ye 1st May 1666 with his associates purchased of ye proprietors of East Jersey ye township of Woodbridge- so name for their home in England-- It includes Perth Amboy and Piscataway-- And were among ye first settlers of ye town. (Woodbridge never included the other two towns named.) (Nelson, p. 33)

On 7 June 1673 Thomas Bloomfield and Jonathan Dunham were elected Representatives to the General Assembly for Woodbridge with Samuel Dennis for the year 1675. (NJ Arch., 21:34; NYGBR, 68:58, "Thomas Bloomfield of Woodbridge, NJ, and Some of his Descendants," by William Jones.)

1669 Dec. 20. Patent. Gov. Carterett to Thomas Blumfield senior of Woodbridge planter for land in about Woodbridge, viz.: (1) a house lot of 17 1/2 acres 4 perches on the high way; (2) 240 acres, his proportion for heads, on Langstar's Plain: (3) 9 acres of meadow on the Westside of Papiack Creek, adjoining Steven Kent senior and the Minister; (4) 60 acres of the Raritan meadows. (NJ Arch. 21:9.)

1684 June 10. Blomfield, Bloomfield, Blumfield, Thomas, of Woodbridge; will of. Wife Mary; children -- John (eldest son), Ezekiel (youngest), Nathaniel; grandsons -- Timothy, son of Ezekiel; Thomas, son of John. House and lot in Woodbridge, home lot meadow on Papiack Creek, land at Langster's Plains, lot of Raraton meadows, personal property. Executors -- the wife and son Nathaniel. Witness -- Samuel Moore. Proved March 5, 1685/6. 1687/8 Mar. 5 (sic). Bond of his widow Mary and of Nathaniel Blumfield, as administrators of the estate of. Benjamin Griffith, of Amboy Perth, merchant, fellow bondsman. 1687 Sept. 24 (sic). Bloomfield, Thomas, of Woodbridge Corporation, deceased, Sept 21. Inventory of the personal estate of (£204.12.6, incl. 2 Bibles, 3 bound books and Perkins Works, unbound), made by Samuel Moore, Benja. Griffith and Jonathan Dunham.) (NJ Arch., 23:42-3)" ²⁶⁴¹

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Major in Oliver Cromwell's Army, Bef 1632, , , , England. ²⁶⁴²

• He owned land as one of the original freeholders in 1670 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA. ²⁸¹

• Fact: Appointed as first Grand Juror of town, 4 Apr 1671, Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA. ²⁸¹

• Fact: Deputy to the General Assembly, 1675, Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA. ²⁸¹

• He signed a will on 10 Jun 1684 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA. ²⁶⁴³

Thomas married Mary about 1640. (Mary died after 1684 ¹⁵⁹⁸.)