Born about 1606 near Ashburton, Devon, England, another source gives his birth as 06 Jan 1616 and his christening as 23 Feb 1618 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.
Son of John Tinkham/Tincombe and Mathias Beare, and his grandparents were Robarte Tinckcombe and Katherine. Name changed after they arrived in America (New England).
Ephraim married Mary Browne 27 Oct 1647 at Plymouth, MA. Mary was the daughter of Peter Browne and Martha [UMN] Forde. Peter Browne was a passenger on the Mayflower and a signer for the Mayflower Compact.
Ephraim Sr and Mary had nine children:
* Unnamed child: b. ~1648, living in 1651 if Bradford is correct, 2 children by Mar 1650/1
* Ephraim Tinkham-5 Aug 1649–13 Oct 1714 Middleboro
* Ebenezer Tinkham-30 Sep 1651–8 Apr 1718 Middleboro
* Peter Tinkham-25 Dec 1653–30 Dec 1709 Nemasket
* Helkiah Tinkham-8 Feb 1654–25 Dec 1731- Ruth [UMN]
* John Tinkham-7 Jun 1658-15 Nov 1663
* Mary Tinkham-5 Aug 1661-1731-John Tomson
* John Tinkham-15 Nov 1663–15 Jan 1739
* Isaac Tinkham-11 Apr 1666–1732
Ephraim was one of the earliest settlers of Middleboro along with Henry Wood.
Ephraim was a servant for Timothy Hatherly (from the Anne) in 1634, then John Winslow in 1642, from whom he received thirty-five acres for his services, along with ten from Thurston Clark.
In October 27, 1647 Ephraim and Mary sold the house and land that had previously belonged to Peter Brown to Henry Tomson. Ephraim and Arthur Hathaway asked permission to live with their families on the lands of John Barnes at Lakenham in 1655.
Ephraim was a Highway Surveyor 03 June 1656, took an Oath of Fidelity in 1657, was declared a freeman in 1670, was elected a Middleboro Selectman in 1675, sat on a Grand Inquest in 1676.
Ephraim and Stephen Bryant asked the court to decide on a land dispute in 1663, and Ephraim and Major Winslow and a dispute about a horse on the first of August 1665. He was granted twelve acres of land at Whetstone Vineyard Brook 05 June 1666. The same day he was elected Selectman (01 June 1675) he was fined for coming to court drunk.
Ephraim was asked to testify regarding the charges against Mary Churchill who had confessed to having gotten with child by Thomas Doty by three counts of copulation. Ephraim testified about the second occurrence, August 8th of 1670, when he visited Churchill's home, knocked upon the door but received no response. When he entered the home, Mary appeared, flustered, then Doty appeared and Tinkham took Doty away from the house, warning him to take heed against evil acts.
Per Stratton's "Plymouth Colony: Its History & People, 1620-1691" his will was dated January 17, 1683, he died in 1683 and his will was admitted to probate June 5, 1685 with inventory. Mayflower Births and Deaths lists his death "betw. 17 Jan. 1683 (will) - 20 May 1685 (inv.)" Ancestry lists his death as 20 May 1685 many times, all of which list this same source.
1632, April 10- Immigrated from England to Boston, Massachusetts in the ship "Charles."
1632, June 5- Arrived in Boston, MA. He soon settled in Duxbury, MA.
1655, 1656, 1682- Surveyor of Highways.
1660- Lived in Duxbury, MA until about this year.
1660- One of the first settlers of Middleboro, MA. He was made a sergeant in one of the Plymouth Militia Companies. He was then commonly referred to as 'Sarjint Tincom."
1675- Sargent, King Phillips War. This war caused him to abandon his home in Middleboro, MA and return to Plymouth, MA. He remained at Plymouth, MA after the war.
1675- Selectmandn for both Middleboro and Plymouth, MA.
On numerous occassions he was an appraiser of estates. He served on juries and was a member of the Grand Council.
Siblings: Mary bapt. 3 June 1612, Anne bapt. 9 September 1613, Robert bapt. 27 November 1615, Jennifer bapt. 19 July 1620, Nicholas bapt. 31 May 1623, and Abigail bapt. 30 January 1625.
In 1630. Timothy Hatherly came from Ashburton, near Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts- and in his care was a boy 14 years of age named Ephraim Tinkham. This boy was the first person bearing the name of Tinkham to come to New England.
In 1647, at the age of 31, he married Mary Brown, a daughter of Peter Brown, who came to this country in the Mayflower. He and Henry Wood were the first settlers of Plymouth, MA. This couple raised a family of 7 children.
Children of Peter1 and Martha Brown (first wife)
Mary2 Brown (Peter1), married Ephraim Tinkham.
Priscilla Brown married William Allen, no issue
Children of Ephraim and Mary Tinkham
Ebenezer Tinkham3, married Elizabeth Burroughs.
Ephraim Tinkham3, married Esther Wright3 (Hester2 Cooke, Francis1).
Helkiah Tinkham3, married Ruth —.
Isaac Tinkham3, married Sarah King.
John Tinkham3, died in infancy. (See next child.)
John Tinkham3, (second of the name), married Sarah —.
Mary Tinkham3, married John Tomson3 (Mary2 Cooke, Francis1).
Peter Tinkham3, married Mercy Mendall.
Priscilla2 Brown (Peter1), married William Allen. Left no issue.
Peter Browne Genealogy: Mayflower Families
From Ephraim's biography at the WikiTree, "Ephraim Tinkham (1616-abt. 1685)," posted at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tinkham-10:
"The lineage of Ephraim Tinkham is an educated guess by a man working with records from the New England Historic Genealogicial Society Library. Tradition states Ephraim was born in Ashburton, but there has been records in Barnstaple, Devonshire, about an Ephraim christened there on 23 February 1618. The parents and grandparents are a suspicion that this Devonshire Ephraim and the Ephraim that emmigrated to Massachusetts is the same man. Ephraim came to America as the indentured servant of Timothy Hatherly, who sailed from Barnstable, England, 10 April 1632, on the ship, Charles, which arrived at Boston, 5 June 1632.
He was an Indian Fighter, Farmer, Mill Owner And Carpenter.
* "In 1634, Ephraim's indenture was transferred to John Winslow. The indenture was completed, 2 August 1642, when Ephraim was awarded twenty-five acres of land. Timothy Hatherly and John Winslow were present at the awarding to attest to Ephraim's service, as the original indenture had been lost. Ten additional acres were awarded, 17 October 1642. Ephraim married Mary Browne, about 1647. Mary was the orphaned daughter of Peter Browne, an original Mayflower passenger, and one of those entitled to shares in the Colony's enterprises. Mary's guardian for nine years after her father's death was Assistant Governor, John Doane. Her inheritance was one-third of her father's assets, which included property at Plymouth, Middleboro and Dartmouth.
"Ephraim apparently lived at Duxbury in 1647 until about 1660, when he became one of the first settlers of Middleboro, MA. At about this time he was made a sergeant in one of the Plymouth Militia Companies. From that time he was commonly referred to as, Sargent Tincom. He served in the King Phillip War, in 1675, which caused him and the other Middleboro families to abandon their homes and return to Plymouth. After the War, he remained at Plymouth. His three oldest sons occupied the Middleboro property.
"Ephraim served the Colony as Surveyor of Highways, May 1655, June 1656 and 1682. In 1675 he was a Selectman for both Middleboro and Plymouth. On numerous occasions he was an appraiser of estates. He served on juries and was a member of the Grand Council. He died shortly before June 1685. One source gives death date at 5 June 1685 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA."
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Contributor:
David Kunkel∼Ephriam Tinkham was baptized Barnstaple, Devonshire, 23 February 1617/8, son of "John Tincombe." He was a servant (in 1634) & then a planter & yeoman who came to Plymouth Colony in 1634 (based on appearance at Plymouth court on 23 July 1634, & settled at Plymouth.
He married by 1647 Mary Brown, daughter of PETER BROWN {1620, Plymouth}. He died between 17 January 1683/4 (date of will) and 20 May 1685 (date of inventory).
Son of John Tinkham/Tincombe and Mathias Beare, and his grandparents were Robarte Tinckcombe and Katherine. Name changed after they arrived in America (New England).
Ephraim married Mary Browne 27 Oct 1647 at Plymouth, MA. Mary was the daughter of Peter Browne and Martha [UMN] Forde. Peter Browne was a passenger on the Mayflower and a signer for the Mayflower Compact.
Ephraim Sr and Mary had nine children:
* Unnamed child: b. ~1648, living in 1651 if Bradford is correct, 2 children by Mar 1650/1
* Ephraim Tinkham-5 Aug 1649–13 Oct 1714 Middleboro
* Ebenezer Tinkham-30 Sep 1651–8 Apr 1718 Middleboro
* Peter Tinkham-25 Dec 1653–30 Dec 1709 Nemasket
* Helkiah Tinkham-8 Feb 1654–25 Dec 1731- Ruth [UMN]
* John Tinkham-7 Jun 1658-15 Nov 1663
* Mary Tinkham-5 Aug 1661-1731-John Tomson
* John Tinkham-15 Nov 1663–15 Jan 1739
* Isaac Tinkham-11 Apr 1666–1732
Ephraim was one of the earliest settlers of Middleboro along with Henry Wood.
Ephraim was a servant for Timothy Hatherly (from the Anne) in 1634, then John Winslow in 1642, from whom he received thirty-five acres for his services, along with ten from Thurston Clark.
In October 27, 1647 Ephraim and Mary sold the house and land that had previously belonged to Peter Brown to Henry Tomson. Ephraim and Arthur Hathaway asked permission to live with their families on the lands of John Barnes at Lakenham in 1655.
Ephraim was a Highway Surveyor 03 June 1656, took an Oath of Fidelity in 1657, was declared a freeman in 1670, was elected a Middleboro Selectman in 1675, sat on a Grand Inquest in 1676.
Ephraim and Stephen Bryant asked the court to decide on a land dispute in 1663, and Ephraim and Major Winslow and a dispute about a horse on the first of August 1665. He was granted twelve acres of land at Whetstone Vineyard Brook 05 June 1666. The same day he was elected Selectman (01 June 1675) he was fined for coming to court drunk.
Ephraim was asked to testify regarding the charges against Mary Churchill who had confessed to having gotten with child by Thomas Doty by three counts of copulation. Ephraim testified about the second occurrence, August 8th of 1670, when he visited Churchill's home, knocked upon the door but received no response. When he entered the home, Mary appeared, flustered, then Doty appeared and Tinkham took Doty away from the house, warning him to take heed against evil acts.
Per Stratton's "Plymouth Colony: Its History & People, 1620-1691" his will was dated January 17, 1683, he died in 1683 and his will was admitted to probate June 5, 1685 with inventory. Mayflower Births and Deaths lists his death "betw. 17 Jan. 1683 (will) - 20 May 1685 (inv.)" Ancestry lists his death as 20 May 1685 many times, all of which list this same source.
1632, April 10- Immigrated from England to Boston, Massachusetts in the ship "Charles."
1632, June 5- Arrived in Boston, MA. He soon settled in Duxbury, MA.
1655, 1656, 1682- Surveyor of Highways.
1660- Lived in Duxbury, MA until about this year.
1660- One of the first settlers of Middleboro, MA. He was made a sergeant in one of the Plymouth Militia Companies. He was then commonly referred to as 'Sarjint Tincom."
1675- Sargent, King Phillips War. This war caused him to abandon his home in Middleboro, MA and return to Plymouth, MA. He remained at Plymouth, MA after the war.
1675- Selectmandn for both Middleboro and Plymouth, MA.
On numerous occassions he was an appraiser of estates. He served on juries and was a member of the Grand Council.
Siblings: Mary bapt. 3 June 1612, Anne bapt. 9 September 1613, Robert bapt. 27 November 1615, Jennifer bapt. 19 July 1620, Nicholas bapt. 31 May 1623, and Abigail bapt. 30 January 1625.
In 1630. Timothy Hatherly came from Ashburton, near Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts- and in his care was a boy 14 years of age named Ephraim Tinkham. This boy was the first person bearing the name of Tinkham to come to New England.
In 1647, at the age of 31, he married Mary Brown, a daughter of Peter Brown, who came to this country in the Mayflower. He and Henry Wood were the first settlers of Plymouth, MA. This couple raised a family of 7 children.
Children of Peter1 and Martha Brown (first wife)
Mary2 Brown (Peter1), married Ephraim Tinkham.
Priscilla Brown married William Allen, no issue
Children of Ephraim and Mary Tinkham
Ebenezer Tinkham3, married Elizabeth Burroughs.
Ephraim Tinkham3, married Esther Wright3 (Hester2 Cooke, Francis1).
Helkiah Tinkham3, married Ruth —.
Isaac Tinkham3, married Sarah King.
John Tinkham3, died in infancy. (See next child.)
John Tinkham3, (second of the name), married Sarah —.
Mary Tinkham3, married John Tomson3 (Mary2 Cooke, Francis1).
Peter Tinkham3, married Mercy Mendall.
Priscilla2 Brown (Peter1), married William Allen. Left no issue.
Peter Browne Genealogy: Mayflower Families
From Ephraim's biography at the WikiTree, "Ephraim Tinkham (1616-abt. 1685)," posted at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tinkham-10:
"The lineage of Ephraim Tinkham is an educated guess by a man working with records from the New England Historic Genealogicial Society Library. Tradition states Ephraim was born in Ashburton, but there has been records in Barnstaple, Devonshire, about an Ephraim christened there on 23 February 1618. The parents and grandparents are a suspicion that this Devonshire Ephraim and the Ephraim that emmigrated to Massachusetts is the same man. Ephraim came to America as the indentured servant of Timothy Hatherly, who sailed from Barnstable, England, 10 April 1632, on the ship, Charles, which arrived at Boston, 5 June 1632.
He was an Indian Fighter, Farmer, Mill Owner And Carpenter.
* "In 1634, Ephraim's indenture was transferred to John Winslow. The indenture was completed, 2 August 1642, when Ephraim was awarded twenty-five acres of land. Timothy Hatherly and John Winslow were present at the awarding to attest to Ephraim's service, as the original indenture had been lost. Ten additional acres were awarded, 17 October 1642. Ephraim married Mary Browne, about 1647. Mary was the orphaned daughter of Peter Browne, an original Mayflower passenger, and one of those entitled to shares in the Colony's enterprises. Mary's guardian for nine years after her father's death was Assistant Governor, John Doane. Her inheritance was one-third of her father's assets, which included property at Plymouth, Middleboro and Dartmouth.
"Ephraim apparently lived at Duxbury in 1647 until about 1660, when he became one of the first settlers of Middleboro, MA. At about this time he was made a sergeant in one of the Plymouth Militia Companies. From that time he was commonly referred to as, Sargent Tincom. He served in the King Phillip War, in 1675, which caused him and the other Middleboro families to abandon their homes and return to Plymouth. After the War, he remained at Plymouth. His three oldest sons occupied the Middleboro property.
"Ephraim served the Colony as Surveyor of Highways, May 1655, June 1656 and 1682. In 1675 he was a Selectman for both Middleboro and Plymouth. On numerous occasions he was an appraiser of estates. He served on juries and was a member of the Grand Council. He died shortly before June 1685. One source gives death date at 5 June 1685 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA."
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Contributor:
David Kunkel∼Ephriam Tinkham was baptized Barnstaple, Devonshire, 23 February 1617/8, son of "John Tincombe." He was a servant (in 1634) & then a planter & yeoman who came to Plymouth Colony in 1634 (based on appearance at Plymouth court on 23 July 1634, & settled at Plymouth.
He married by 1647 Mary Brown, daughter of PETER BROWN {1620, Plymouth}. He died between 17 January 1683/4 (date of will) and 20 May 1685 (date of inventory).
Born about 1606 near Ashburton, Devon, England, another source gives his birth as 06 Jan 1616 and his christening as 23 Feb 1618 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.
Son of John Tinkham/Tincombe and Mathias Beare, and his grandparents were Robarte Tinckcombe and Katherine. Name changed after they arrived in America (New England).
Ephraim married Mary Browne 27 Oct 1647 at Plymouth, MA. Mary was the daughter of Peter Browne and Martha [UMN] Forde. Peter Browne was a passenger on the Mayflower and a signer for the Mayflower Compact.
Ephraim Sr and Mary had nine children:
* Unnamed child: b. ~1648, living in 1651 if Bradford is correct, 2 children by Mar 1650/1
* Ephraim Tinkham-5 Aug 1649–13 Oct 1714 Middleboro
* Ebenezer Tinkham-30 Sep 1651–8 Apr 1718 Middleboro
* Peter Tinkham-25 Dec 1653–30 Dec 1709 Nemasket
* Helkiah Tinkham-8 Feb 1654–25 Dec 1731- Ruth [UMN]
* John Tinkham-7 Jun 1658-15 Nov 1663
* Mary Tinkham-5 Aug 1661-1731-John Tomson
* John Tinkham-15 Nov 1663–15 Jan 1739
* Isaac Tinkham-11 Apr 1666–1732
Ephraim was one of the earliest settlers of Middleboro along with Henry Wood.
Ephraim was a servant for Timothy Hatherly (from the Anne) in 1634, then John Winslow in 1642, from whom he received thirty-five acres for his services, along with ten from Thurston Clark.
In October 27, 1647 Ephraim and Mary sold the house and land that had previously belonged to Peter Brown to Henry Tomson. Ephraim and Arthur Hathaway asked permission to live with their families on the lands of John Barnes at Lakenham in 1655.
Ephraim was a Highway Surveyor 03 June 1656, took an Oath of Fidelity in 1657, was declared a freeman in 1670, was elected a Middleboro Selectman in 1675, sat on a Grand Inquest in 1676.
Ephraim and Stephen Bryant asked the court to decide on a land dispute in 1663, and Ephraim and Major Winslow and a dispute about a horse on the first of August 1665. He was granted twelve acres of land at Whetstone Vineyard Brook 05 June 1666. The same day he was elected Selectman (01 June 1675) he was fined for coming to court drunk.
Ephraim was asked to testify regarding the charges against Mary Churchill who had confessed to having gotten with child by Thomas Doty by three counts of copulation. Ephraim testified about the second occurrence, August 8th of 1670, when he visited Churchill's home, knocked upon the door but received no response. When he entered the home, Mary appeared, flustered, then Doty appeared and Tinkham took Doty away from the house, warning him to take heed against evil acts.
Per Stratton's "Plymouth Colony: Its History & People, 1620-1691" his will was dated January 17, 1683, he died in 1683 and his will was admitted to probate June 5, 1685 with inventory. Mayflower Births and Deaths lists his death "betw. 17 Jan. 1683 (will) - 20 May 1685 (inv.)" Ancestry lists his death as 20 May 1685 many times, all of which list this same source.
1632, April 10- Immigrated from England to Boston, Massachusetts in the ship "Charles."
1632, June 5- Arrived in Boston, MA. He soon settled in Duxbury, MA.
1655, 1656, 1682- Surveyor of Highways.
1660- Lived in Duxbury, MA until about this year.
1660- One of the first settlers of Middleboro, MA. He was made a sergeant in one of the Plymouth Militia Companies. He was then commonly referred to as 'Sarjint Tincom."
1675- Sargent, King Phillips War. This war caused him to abandon his home in Middleboro, MA and return to Plymouth, MA. He remained at Plymouth, MA after the war.
1675- Selectmandn for both Middleboro and Plymouth, MA.
On numerous occassions he was an appraiser of estates. He served on juries and was a member of the Grand Council.
Siblings: Mary bapt. 3 June 1612, Anne bapt. 9 September 1613, Robert bapt. 27 November 1615, Jennifer bapt. 19 July 1620, Nicholas bapt. 31 May 1623, and Abigail bapt. 30 January 1625.
In 1630. Timothy Hatherly came from Ashburton, near Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts- and in his care was a boy 14 years of age named Ephraim Tinkham. This boy was the first person bearing the name of Tinkham to come to New England.
In 1647, at the age of 31, he married Mary Brown, a daughter of Peter Brown, who came to this country in the Mayflower. He and Henry Wood were the first settlers of Plymouth, MA. This couple raised a family of 7 children.
Children of Peter1 and Martha Brown (first wife)
Mary2 Brown (Peter1), married Ephraim Tinkham.
Priscilla Brown married William Allen, no issue
Children of Ephraim and Mary Tinkham
Ebenezer Tinkham3, married Elizabeth Burroughs.
Ephraim Tinkham3, married Esther Wright3 (Hester2 Cooke, Francis1).
Helkiah Tinkham3, married Ruth —.
Isaac Tinkham3, married Sarah King.
John Tinkham3, died in infancy. (See next child.)
John Tinkham3, (second of the name), married Sarah —.
Mary Tinkham3, married John Tomson3 (Mary2 Cooke, Francis1).
Peter Tinkham3, married Mercy Mendall.
Priscilla2 Brown (Peter1), married William Allen. Left no issue.
Peter Browne Genealogy: Mayflower Families
From Ephraim's biography at the WikiTree, "Ephraim Tinkham (1616-abt. 1685)," posted at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tinkham-10:
"The lineage of Ephraim Tinkham is an educated guess by a man working with records from the New England Historic Genealogicial Society Library. Tradition states Ephraim was born in Ashburton, but there has been records in Barnstaple, Devonshire, about an Ephraim christened there on 23 February 1618. The parents and grandparents are a suspicion that this Devonshire Ephraim and the Ephraim that emmigrated to Massachusetts is the same man. Ephraim came to America as the indentured servant of Timothy Hatherly, who sailed from Barnstable, England, 10 April 1632, on the ship, Charles, which arrived at Boston, 5 June 1632.
He was an Indian Fighter, Farmer, Mill Owner And Carpenter.
* "In 1634, Ephraim's indenture was transferred to John Winslow. The indenture was completed, 2 August 1642, when Ephraim was awarded twenty-five acres of land. Timothy Hatherly and John Winslow were present at the awarding to attest to Ephraim's service, as the original indenture had been lost. Ten additional acres were awarded, 17 October 1642. Ephraim married Mary Browne, about 1647. Mary was the orphaned daughter of Peter Browne, an original Mayflower passenger, and one of those entitled to shares in the Colony's enterprises. Mary's guardian for nine years after her father's death was Assistant Governor, John Doane. Her inheritance was one-third of her father's assets, which included property at Plymouth, Middleboro and Dartmouth.
"Ephraim apparently lived at Duxbury in 1647 until about 1660, when he became one of the first settlers of Middleboro, MA. At about this time he was made a sergeant in one of the Plymouth Militia Companies. From that time he was commonly referred to as, Sargent Tincom. He served in the King Phillip War, in 1675, which caused him and the other Middleboro families to abandon their homes and return to Plymouth. After the War, he remained at Plymouth. His three oldest sons occupied the Middleboro property.
"Ephraim served the Colony as Surveyor of Highways, May 1655, June 1656 and 1682. In 1675 he was a Selectman for both Middleboro and Plymouth. On numerous occasions he was an appraiser of estates. He served on juries and was a member of the Grand Council. He died shortly before June 1685. One source gives death date at 5 June 1685 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA."
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Contributor:
David Kunkel∼Ephriam Tinkham was baptized Barnstaple, Devonshire, 23 February 1617/8, son of "John Tincombe." He was a servant (in 1634) & then a planter & yeoman who came to Plymouth Colony in 1634 (based on appearance at Plymouth court on 23 July 1634, & settled at Plymouth.
He married by 1647 Mary Brown, daughter of PETER BROWN {1620, Plymouth}. He died between 17 January 1683/4 (date of will) and 20 May 1685 (date of inventory).
Son of John Tinkham/Tincombe and Mathias Beare, and his grandparents were Robarte Tinckcombe and Katherine. Name changed after they arrived in America (New England).
Ephraim married Mary Browne 27 Oct 1647 at Plymouth, MA. Mary was the daughter of Peter Browne and Martha [UMN] Forde. Peter Browne was a passenger on the Mayflower and a signer for the Mayflower Compact.
Ephraim Sr and Mary had nine children:
* Unnamed child: b. ~1648, living in 1651 if Bradford is correct, 2 children by Mar 1650/1
* Ephraim Tinkham-5 Aug 1649–13 Oct 1714 Middleboro
* Ebenezer Tinkham-30 Sep 1651–8 Apr 1718 Middleboro
* Peter Tinkham-25 Dec 1653–30 Dec 1709 Nemasket
* Helkiah Tinkham-8 Feb 1654–25 Dec 1731- Ruth [UMN]
* John Tinkham-7 Jun 1658-15 Nov 1663
* Mary Tinkham-5 Aug 1661-1731-John Tomson
* John Tinkham-15 Nov 1663–15 Jan 1739
* Isaac Tinkham-11 Apr 1666–1732
Ephraim was one of the earliest settlers of Middleboro along with Henry Wood.
Ephraim was a servant for Timothy Hatherly (from the Anne) in 1634, then John Winslow in 1642, from whom he received thirty-five acres for his services, along with ten from Thurston Clark.
In October 27, 1647 Ephraim and Mary sold the house and land that had previously belonged to Peter Brown to Henry Tomson. Ephraim and Arthur Hathaway asked permission to live with their families on the lands of John Barnes at Lakenham in 1655.
Ephraim was a Highway Surveyor 03 June 1656, took an Oath of Fidelity in 1657, was declared a freeman in 1670, was elected a Middleboro Selectman in 1675, sat on a Grand Inquest in 1676.
Ephraim and Stephen Bryant asked the court to decide on a land dispute in 1663, and Ephraim and Major Winslow and a dispute about a horse on the first of August 1665. He was granted twelve acres of land at Whetstone Vineyard Brook 05 June 1666. The same day he was elected Selectman (01 June 1675) he was fined for coming to court drunk.
Ephraim was asked to testify regarding the charges against Mary Churchill who had confessed to having gotten with child by Thomas Doty by three counts of copulation. Ephraim testified about the second occurrence, August 8th of 1670, when he visited Churchill's home, knocked upon the door but received no response. When he entered the home, Mary appeared, flustered, then Doty appeared and Tinkham took Doty away from the house, warning him to take heed against evil acts.
Per Stratton's "Plymouth Colony: Its History & People, 1620-1691" his will was dated January 17, 1683, he died in 1683 and his will was admitted to probate June 5, 1685 with inventory. Mayflower Births and Deaths lists his death "betw. 17 Jan. 1683 (will) - 20 May 1685 (inv.)" Ancestry lists his death as 20 May 1685 many times, all of which list this same source.
1632, April 10- Immigrated from England to Boston, Massachusetts in the ship "Charles."
1632, June 5- Arrived in Boston, MA. He soon settled in Duxbury, MA.
1655, 1656, 1682- Surveyor of Highways.
1660- Lived in Duxbury, MA until about this year.
1660- One of the first settlers of Middleboro, MA. He was made a sergeant in one of the Plymouth Militia Companies. He was then commonly referred to as 'Sarjint Tincom."
1675- Sargent, King Phillips War. This war caused him to abandon his home in Middleboro, MA and return to Plymouth, MA. He remained at Plymouth, MA after the war.
1675- Selectmandn for both Middleboro and Plymouth, MA.
On numerous occassions he was an appraiser of estates. He served on juries and was a member of the Grand Council.
Siblings: Mary bapt. 3 June 1612, Anne bapt. 9 September 1613, Robert bapt. 27 November 1615, Jennifer bapt. 19 July 1620, Nicholas bapt. 31 May 1623, and Abigail bapt. 30 January 1625.
In 1630. Timothy Hatherly came from Ashburton, near Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Massachusetts- and in his care was a boy 14 years of age named Ephraim Tinkham. This boy was the first person bearing the name of Tinkham to come to New England.
In 1647, at the age of 31, he married Mary Brown, a daughter of Peter Brown, who came to this country in the Mayflower. He and Henry Wood were the first settlers of Plymouth, MA. This couple raised a family of 7 children.
Children of Peter1 and Martha Brown (first wife)
Mary2 Brown (Peter1), married Ephraim Tinkham.
Priscilla Brown married William Allen, no issue
Children of Ephraim and Mary Tinkham
Ebenezer Tinkham3, married Elizabeth Burroughs.
Ephraim Tinkham3, married Esther Wright3 (Hester2 Cooke, Francis1).
Helkiah Tinkham3, married Ruth —.
Isaac Tinkham3, married Sarah King.
John Tinkham3, died in infancy. (See next child.)
John Tinkham3, (second of the name), married Sarah —.
Mary Tinkham3, married John Tomson3 (Mary2 Cooke, Francis1).
Peter Tinkham3, married Mercy Mendall.
Priscilla2 Brown (Peter1), married William Allen. Left no issue.
Peter Browne Genealogy: Mayflower Families
From Ephraim's biography at the WikiTree, "Ephraim Tinkham (1616-abt. 1685)," posted at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tinkham-10:
"The lineage of Ephraim Tinkham is an educated guess by a man working with records from the New England Historic Genealogicial Society Library. Tradition states Ephraim was born in Ashburton, but there has been records in Barnstaple, Devonshire, about an Ephraim christened there on 23 February 1618. The parents and grandparents are a suspicion that this Devonshire Ephraim and the Ephraim that emmigrated to Massachusetts is the same man. Ephraim came to America as the indentured servant of Timothy Hatherly, who sailed from Barnstable, England, 10 April 1632, on the ship, Charles, which arrived at Boston, 5 June 1632.
He was an Indian Fighter, Farmer, Mill Owner And Carpenter.
* "In 1634, Ephraim's indenture was transferred to John Winslow. The indenture was completed, 2 August 1642, when Ephraim was awarded twenty-five acres of land. Timothy Hatherly and John Winslow were present at the awarding to attest to Ephraim's service, as the original indenture had been lost. Ten additional acres were awarded, 17 October 1642. Ephraim married Mary Browne, about 1647. Mary was the orphaned daughter of Peter Browne, an original Mayflower passenger, and one of those entitled to shares in the Colony's enterprises. Mary's guardian for nine years after her father's death was Assistant Governor, John Doane. Her inheritance was one-third of her father's assets, which included property at Plymouth, Middleboro and Dartmouth.
"Ephraim apparently lived at Duxbury in 1647 until about 1660, when he became one of the first settlers of Middleboro, MA. At about this time he was made a sergeant in one of the Plymouth Militia Companies. From that time he was commonly referred to as, Sargent Tincom. He served in the King Phillip War, in 1675, which caused him and the other Middleboro families to abandon their homes and return to Plymouth. After the War, he remained at Plymouth. His three oldest sons occupied the Middleboro property.
"Ephraim served the Colony as Surveyor of Highways, May 1655, June 1656 and 1682. In 1675 he was a Selectman for both Middleboro and Plymouth. On numerous occasions he was an appraiser of estates. He served on juries and was a member of the Grand Council. He died shortly before June 1685. One source gives death date at 5 June 1685 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA."
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Contributor:
David Kunkel∼Ephriam Tinkham was baptized Barnstaple, Devonshire, 23 February 1617/8, son of "John Tincombe." He was a servant (in 1634) & then a planter & yeoman who came to Plymouth Colony in 1634 (based on appearance at Plymouth court on 23 July 1634, & settled at Plymouth.
He married by 1647 Mary Brown, daughter of PETER BROWN {1620, Plymouth}. He died between 17 January 1683/4 (date of will) and 20 May 1685 (date of inventory).
