Thomas - bap. Apr. 1599, Rye, Sussex Co., MA. 1663/4,Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA; will dated Jul. 16, 1663, and roved Jun. 9, 1664, with inventory of his estate being taken Feb. 17, 1663/4. Thomas was married first on Apr. 27, 1629 at Cranbrook, Kent to Hannah Wybourne (d. 1638, probably at Scituate, MA), daughter of John Wybourne (b. 1568; d. 1616/7, Smarden, Kent), and granddaughter of George Wybourne (b. say 1545; d. 1610, Staplehurst, Kent) and Margery (Sayer) Payne. Thomas was married second on Jan. 17, 1638/9 at Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA to Elizabeth Wilder (b. about 1618; d. between Nov. 1, 1676 and Nov. 19, 1686, Marshfield, MA prob.), daughter of widow Martha Wilder of Hingham, MA. Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth, was convicted 3 Oct 1665 of whoredom and whipped. Elizabeth, as the widow ENSIGN seeking some measure of justice for her daughter, filed a suit against Thomas Summers for £500 damage for "inticing and drawing away her daughter unseasonably, and by unlawfull meanes, against her will, and abusing her daughter." Elizabeth was awarded 50s and the cost of the suit. Children of Thomas and Hannah: Hannah died as infant; Thomas died as infant; Thomas did not marry; John probably died young; and Hannah [Hannah Ensign Shepard - Find A Grave Memorial# 7406086] married Thomas Shepherd. Children of Thomas and Elizabeth: John married; Sarah married first Joseph Wade (son of Nicholas Wade and Elizabeth Hanford), and second Thomas Mann; and Hannah married Thomas Wade (son of Nicholas Wade and Elizabeth Hanford). (Note: Thomas ENSIGN had two daughters named Hannah who married, one by each of his marriages.)
Information provided by Stanley Shepard regarding Thomas Ensign