He was son of the Rev. John and Ann (Gaule) Parris. He spent his boyhood near Ugborough, England.
Click on the Will, of his great Uncle, at left to enlarge to readable size. Thomas may have came to the New World, with his uncle Samuel, to look after his fathers interests in the shipping trade. His father was the "John Parris eldest son of my said brother Thomas" in the Will.
He set sail from Topsham, 28 June 1683 and came to the colonies and settled on Long Island. Here he married Mary Jacklen, and moved to Boston as early as 1685. Boston Records gives the death of Mary, wife of Thomas Parris, Aug. 13, 1693.
Two children of this marriage;
1. Mary b-27 May 168?
2. Elizabeth b-10 July 1693
He removed to Newbury in 1685 and to Pembroke before 1697. Thomas married 2nd to Abigail Rogers, 31 Jan 1697, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
He was the first schoolmaster of Pembroke. Thomas served as town clerk from 1711 until shortly before his death. He prepared a will and it was proven in 1730, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Seven known children of this marriage;;
1. Samuel b-16 May 1696/7
2. John b-24 Dec 1698
3. Thomas b-8 May 1701
4. Elizabeth b-27 Feb 1703
5. Moses b-9 June 1707
6. Ann b-4 May 1709
7. Mercy b-1 Sept 1712
He married a 3rd time to the widow Grace Record. No children were born to this marriage.
Note of interest; A musket and its accompanying powder horn housed in the Zadoc Long Free Library, in Buckfield, Maine, is said to have been brought to America by THOMAS PARRIS in 1683. "Kings Arm" as it is called was said to have been fired when word of the signing of the Declaration of Independence reached the family home in Pembroke, Massachusetts. It is still fired every year during the 4th of July ceremony.
It was handed down through the family until October of 1950, when it was donated to the library.
Click on the Will, of his great Uncle, at left to enlarge to readable size. Thomas may have came to the New World, with his uncle Samuel, to look after his fathers interests in the shipping trade. His father was the "John Parris eldest son of my said brother Thomas" in the Will.
He set sail from Topsham, 28 June 1683 and came to the colonies and settled on Long Island. Here he married Mary Jacklen, and moved to Boston as early as 1685. Boston Records gives the death of Mary, wife of Thomas Parris, Aug. 13, 1693.
Two children of this marriage;
1. Mary b-27 May 168?
2. Elizabeth b-10 July 1693
He removed to Newbury in 1685 and to Pembroke before 1697. Thomas married 2nd to Abigail Rogers, 31 Jan 1697, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
He was the first schoolmaster of Pembroke. Thomas served as town clerk from 1711 until shortly before his death. He prepared a will and it was proven in 1730, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Seven known children of this marriage;;
1. Samuel b-16 May 1696/7
2. John b-24 Dec 1698
3. Thomas b-8 May 1701
4. Elizabeth b-27 Feb 1703
5. Moses b-9 June 1707
6. Ann b-4 May 1709
7. Mercy b-1 Sept 1712
He married a 3rd time to the widow Grace Record. No children were born to this marriage.
Note of interest; A musket and its accompanying powder horn housed in the Zadoc Long Free Library, in Buckfield, Maine, is said to have been brought to America by THOMAS PARRIS in 1683. "Kings Arm" as it is called was said to have been fired when word of the signing of the Declaration of Independence reached the family home in Pembroke, Massachusetts. It is still fired every year during the 4th of July ceremony.
It was handed down through the family until October of 1950, when it was donated to the library.
He was son of the Rev. John and Ann (Gaule) Parris. He spent his boyhood near Ugborough, England.
Click on the Will, of his great Uncle, at left to enlarge to readable size. Thomas may have came to the New World, with his uncle Samuel, to look after his fathers interests in the shipping trade. His father was the "John Parris eldest son of my said brother Thomas" in the Will.
He set sail from Topsham, 28 June 1683 and came to the colonies and settled on Long Island. Here he married Mary Jacklen, and moved to Boston as early as 1685. Boston Records gives the death of Mary, wife of Thomas Parris, Aug. 13, 1693.
Two children of this marriage;
1. Mary b-27 May 168?
2. Elizabeth b-10 July 1693
He removed to Newbury in 1685 and to Pembroke before 1697. Thomas married 2nd to Abigail Rogers, 31 Jan 1697, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
He was the first schoolmaster of Pembroke. Thomas served as town clerk from 1711 until shortly before his death. He prepared a will and it was proven in 1730, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Seven known children of this marriage;;
1. Samuel b-16 May 1696/7
2. John b-24 Dec 1698
3. Thomas b-8 May 1701
4. Elizabeth b-27 Feb 1703
5. Moses b-9 June 1707
6. Ann b-4 May 1709
7. Mercy b-1 Sept 1712
He married a 3rd time to the widow Grace Record. No children were born to this marriage.
Note of interest; A musket and its accompanying powder horn housed in the Zadoc Long Free Library, in Buckfield, Maine, is said to have been brought to America by THOMAS PARRIS in 1683. "Kings Arm" as it is called was said to have been fired when word of the signing of the Declaration of Independence reached the family home in Pembroke, Massachusetts. It is still fired every year during the 4th of July ceremony.
It was handed down through the family until October of 1950, when it was donated to the library.
Click on the Will, of his great Uncle, at left to enlarge to readable size. Thomas may have came to the New World, with his uncle Samuel, to look after his fathers interests in the shipping trade. His father was the "John Parris eldest son of my said brother Thomas" in the Will.
He set sail from Topsham, 28 June 1683 and came to the colonies and settled on Long Island. Here he married Mary Jacklen, and moved to Boston as early as 1685. Boston Records gives the death of Mary, wife of Thomas Parris, Aug. 13, 1693.
Two children of this marriage;
1. Mary b-27 May 168?
2. Elizabeth b-10 July 1693
He removed to Newbury in 1685 and to Pembroke before 1697. Thomas married 2nd to Abigail Rogers, 31 Jan 1697, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
He was the first schoolmaster of Pembroke. Thomas served as town clerk from 1711 until shortly before his death. He prepared a will and it was proven in 1730, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Seven known children of this marriage;;
1. Samuel b-16 May 1696/7
2. John b-24 Dec 1698
3. Thomas b-8 May 1701
4. Elizabeth b-27 Feb 1703
5. Moses b-9 June 1707
6. Ann b-4 May 1709
7. Mercy b-1 Sept 1712
He married a 3rd time to the widow Grace Record. No children were born to this marriage.
Note of interest; A musket and its accompanying powder horn housed in the Zadoc Long Free Library, in Buckfield, Maine, is said to have been brought to America by THOMAS PARRIS in 1683. "Kings Arm" as it is called was said to have been fired when word of the signing of the Declaration of Independence reached the family home in Pembroke, Massachusetts. It is still fired every year during the 4th of July ceremony.
It was handed down through the family until October of 1950, when it was donated to the library.
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