Slade One Name StudyThomas Willett1
( - 4 August 1675)
Thomas Willett was the child of Thomas Willett and Alice [?].1 Thomas Willett was born in Norwich, Norfolk.1 Thomas was raised by his grandmother in Amsterdam, Holland to be a merchant and became fluent in both Dutch and English.2 Thomas was living with his grandmother in the Netherlands and associated with the Leyden Congregation. He learned Dutch and the ways of the Dutch the three years he was here.1 Thomas immigrated from He arrived with the Puritan Colony aboard the ship Lyon to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1632.2
Thomas married Mary Brown on July 6, 1636 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.2 Thomas was working for the Kennebee Trading Co. While in charge of the Kennebee Post, he learned of the Natives plan to kill the whites and rob their house. When the native warriors arrived they found Thomas reading his Bible; he looked up at them so solemnly that they returned to their tribe. They told their elders his face showed he knew of their plot which the great book was telling him.2 Thomas Willett served in He replaced Miles Standish in command of the Plymouth military company as Captain Willett. in 1648.2 Thomas Willett was Captain Willet was assistant to Governor Winthrop in 1651.2 Thomas bought land He was one of the orignial owners in Taunton in 1653 in Taunton, Massachusetts.2 Thomas was land bought 1280 acres land in Wanamoiset, originally part of Rohoboth, R.I. and later part of Swansea, MA in 1655.2 Thomas was appointed Mayor of New York (New Harlem). It is believed his family stayed in Swansea during the time he was mayor.3
Thomas married Joanna Boyce in September, 1671 in Providence, Rhode Island, Colonial America.2 Thomas died on August 4, 1675 in Swansea, Massachusetts.3 Thomas Willett was buried in Little Neck Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island, He was buried next to his first wife.3
Thomas married Mary Brown on July 6, 1636 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.2 Thomas was working for the Kennebee Trading Co. While in charge of the Kennebee Post, he learned of the Natives plan to kill the whites and rob their house. When the native warriors arrived they found Thomas reading his Bible; he looked up at them so solemnly that they returned to their tribe. They told their elders his face showed he knew of their plot which the great book was telling him.2 Thomas Willett served in He replaced Miles Standish in command of the Plymouth military company as Captain Willett. in 1648.2 Thomas Willett was Captain Willet was assistant to Governor Winthrop in 1651.2 Thomas bought land He was one of the orignial owners in Taunton in 1653 in Taunton, Massachusetts.2 Thomas was land bought 1280 acres land in Wanamoiset, originally part of Rohoboth, R.I. and later part of Swansea, MA in 1655.2 Thomas was appointed Mayor of New York (New Harlem). It is believed his family stayed in Swansea during the time he was mayor.3
Thomas married Joanna Boyce in September, 1671 in Providence, Rhode Island, Colonial America.2 Thomas died on August 4, 1675 in Swansea, Massachusetts.3 Thomas Willett was buried in Little Neck Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island, He was buried next to his first wife.3
Citations
- [S9202] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 28 226 W. 58th St., NY: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1897), 41, Film 008654166, item 4 image 28, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/… : 2026).
- [S9198] Della S. Bishop, Smith - Hooker Genealgoy Ithaca, New York: Stuart & Son, 1936), 322, Smith-Hooker Genealogy; Author: Della Smith Bishop, Willett Lineage, p. 285, Rev. Thomas Willett, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62282/records/… : 2026), image 322 of 404.
- [S9198] Della S. Bishop, Smith - Hooker Genealgoy, 322, Smith-Hooker Genealogy; Author: Della Smith Bishop, Willett Lineage, p. 287, Rev. Thomas Willett, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62282/records/… : 2026), image 322 of 404.
