Thomas was presumably the son of 'Thos. Tobie, Sr.," who appeared in a 1644 Sandwich list of men who contributed to the repair of the meeting house.
Thomas Tobey "appears as a man of good sense and energy, called by his neighbors to act in various public capacities which required more than usual ability and judgment."*
Thomas Tobey married Martha Knott on 18 Nov. 1650. She was the daughter of George Knott, the poorest of the "10 men of Saugus" who founded Sandwich in 1637.
"In 1658 he was chosen constable, an office requiring accuracy in accounts and energy in collecting taxes as well as handling prisoners, etc.; was sworn at the court in Plymouth, June 1, 1658. In the same year he was chosen one of the ‘Ratars,' i.e. assessors of rates or taxes. The town paid him 4 shillings on a certain occasion for ‘haveing the strangers to Plymouth,' which perhaps refers to his being sent, as constable, with wayfarers, believed to be Quakers, to place them in the jail at the seat of government."*
"His name is one of the twenty who were members of the Sandwich church ‘when Mr. Cotton was ordained Nov. 28, 1694.'"*
"Mrs. Martha Tobey died at some time not on record, and her husband married, second, after 1689, certainly, Hannah, widow of Ambrose Fish. She survived Mr. Tobey and died in March, 1720-1."*
THE WILL OF THOMAS TOBEY
Thomas Tobey made his will in 1710, and it was probated in March 1714, two months after his death.
In his will, after committing his "soul to God in Jesus Christ who gave it and my body to decent burial when God shall please to call me hence," left the following legacies:
-To son John the land already given, near the home of Joseph Foster.
-To sons Samuel and Garshom, his house, barn, and farmland, where they were already living, with explicit instructions on how they were to divide this property between them, with the requirement that they support their uncle Samuel Knott.
-To son Jonathan the land already given and a piece of meadowland.
-To grandson Thomas, in addition to what was already given, a two-year-old heifer.
-To son Nathan, the land already given.
-To granddaughter Sarah, daughter of deceased son Ephraim, the land on which her mother was now living.
-To each of his three (un-named) daughters, five shillings. (These three daughters could have actually been his step-daughters, two of whom married his sons Samuel and Garshom.)
*Quoted from "The Tobey Genealogy" (1905), pp. 15-23; online at http://archive.org/stream/tobeytobietobyge00tobe#page/n17/mode/2up
Thomas Tobey "appears as a man of good sense and energy, called by his neighbors to act in various public capacities which required more than usual ability and judgment."*
Thomas Tobey married Martha Knott on 18 Nov. 1650. She was the daughter of George Knott, the poorest of the "10 men of Saugus" who founded Sandwich in 1637.
"In 1658 he was chosen constable, an office requiring accuracy in accounts and energy in collecting taxes as well as handling prisoners, etc.; was sworn at the court in Plymouth, June 1, 1658. In the same year he was chosen one of the ‘Ratars,' i.e. assessors of rates or taxes. The town paid him 4 shillings on a certain occasion for ‘haveing the strangers to Plymouth,' which perhaps refers to his being sent, as constable, with wayfarers, believed to be Quakers, to place them in the jail at the seat of government."*
"His name is one of the twenty who were members of the Sandwich church ‘when Mr. Cotton was ordained Nov. 28, 1694.'"*
"Mrs. Martha Tobey died at some time not on record, and her husband married, second, after 1689, certainly, Hannah, widow of Ambrose Fish. She survived Mr. Tobey and died in March, 1720-1."*
THE WILL OF THOMAS TOBEY
Thomas Tobey made his will in 1710, and it was probated in March 1714, two months after his death.
In his will, after committing his "soul to God in Jesus Christ who gave it and my body to decent burial when God shall please to call me hence," left the following legacies:
-To son John the land already given, near the home of Joseph Foster.
-To sons Samuel and Garshom, his house, barn, and farmland, where they were already living, with explicit instructions on how they were to divide this property between them, with the requirement that they support their uncle Samuel Knott.
-To son Jonathan the land already given and a piece of meadowland.
-To grandson Thomas, in addition to what was already given, a two-year-old heifer.
-To son Nathan, the land already given.
-To granddaughter Sarah, daughter of deceased son Ephraim, the land on which her mother was now living.
-To each of his three (un-named) daughters, five shillings. (These three daughters could have actually been his step-daughters, two of whom married his sons Samuel and Garshom.)
*Quoted from "The Tobey Genealogy" (1905), pp. 15-23; online at http://archive.org/stream/tobeytobietobyge00tobe#page/n17/mode/2up
Thomas was presumably the son of 'Thos. Tobie, Sr.," who appeared in a 1644 Sandwich list of men who contributed to the repair of the meeting house.
Thomas Tobey "appears as a man of good sense and energy, called by his neighbors to act in various public capacities which required more than usual ability and judgment."*
Thomas Tobey married Martha Knott on 18 Nov. 1650. She was the daughter of George Knott, the poorest of the "10 men of Saugus" who founded Sandwich in 1637.
"In 1658 he was chosen constable, an office requiring accuracy in accounts and energy in collecting taxes as well as handling prisoners, etc.; was sworn at the court in Plymouth, June 1, 1658. In the same year he was chosen one of the ‘Ratars,' i.e. assessors of rates or taxes. The town paid him 4 shillings on a certain occasion for ‘haveing the strangers to Plymouth,' which perhaps refers to his being sent, as constable, with wayfarers, believed to be Quakers, to place them in the jail at the seat of government."*
"His name is one of the twenty who were members of the Sandwich church ‘when Mr. Cotton was ordained Nov. 28, 1694.'"*
"Mrs. Martha Tobey died at some time not on record, and her husband married, second, after 1689, certainly, Hannah, widow of Ambrose Fish. She survived Mr. Tobey and died in March, 1720-1."*
THE WILL OF THOMAS TOBEY
Thomas Tobey made his will in 1710, and it was probated in March 1714, two months after his death.
In his will, after committing his "soul to God in Jesus Christ who gave it and my body to decent burial when God shall please to call me hence," left the following legacies:
-To son John the land already given, near the home of Joseph Foster.
-To sons Samuel and Garshom, his house, barn, and farmland, where they were already living, with explicit instructions on how they were to divide this property between them, with the requirement that they support their uncle Samuel Knott.
-To son Jonathan the land already given and a piece of meadowland.
-To grandson Thomas, in addition to what was already given, a two-year-old heifer.
-To son Nathan, the land already given.
-To granddaughter Sarah, daughter of deceased son Ephraim, the land on which her mother was now living.
-To each of his three (un-named) daughters, five shillings. (These three daughters could have actually been his step-daughters, two of whom married his sons Samuel and Garshom.)
*Quoted from "The Tobey Genealogy" (1905), pp. 15-23; online at http://archive.org/stream/tobeytobietobyge00tobe#page/n17/mode/2up
Thomas Tobey "appears as a man of good sense and energy, called by his neighbors to act in various public capacities which required more than usual ability and judgment."*
Thomas Tobey married Martha Knott on 18 Nov. 1650. She was the daughter of George Knott, the poorest of the "10 men of Saugus" who founded Sandwich in 1637.
"In 1658 he was chosen constable, an office requiring accuracy in accounts and energy in collecting taxes as well as handling prisoners, etc.; was sworn at the court in Plymouth, June 1, 1658. In the same year he was chosen one of the ‘Ratars,' i.e. assessors of rates or taxes. The town paid him 4 shillings on a certain occasion for ‘haveing the strangers to Plymouth,' which perhaps refers to his being sent, as constable, with wayfarers, believed to be Quakers, to place them in the jail at the seat of government."*
"His name is one of the twenty who were members of the Sandwich church ‘when Mr. Cotton was ordained Nov. 28, 1694.'"*
"Mrs. Martha Tobey died at some time not on record, and her husband married, second, after 1689, certainly, Hannah, widow of Ambrose Fish. She survived Mr. Tobey and died in March, 1720-1."*
THE WILL OF THOMAS TOBEY
Thomas Tobey made his will in 1710, and it was probated in March 1714, two months after his death.
In his will, after committing his "soul to God in Jesus Christ who gave it and my body to decent burial when God shall please to call me hence," left the following legacies:
-To son John the land already given, near the home of Joseph Foster.
-To sons Samuel and Garshom, his house, barn, and farmland, where they were already living, with explicit instructions on how they were to divide this property between them, with the requirement that they support their uncle Samuel Knott.
-To son Jonathan the land already given and a piece of meadowland.
-To grandson Thomas, in addition to what was already given, a two-year-old heifer.
-To son Nathan, the land already given.
-To granddaughter Sarah, daughter of deceased son Ephraim, the land on which her mother was now living.
-To each of his three (un-named) daughters, five shillings. (These three daughters could have actually been his step-daughters, two of whom married his sons Samuel and Garshom.)
*Quoted from "The Tobey Genealogy" (1905), pp. 15-23; online at http://archive.org/stream/tobeytobietobyge00tobe#page/n17/mode/2up
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