Thomas Sleeper

1616 - 1696  (80 years)

• Name	Thomas Sleeper
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	About 1616	England   [1, 5]
  Residence	1638 (Age 22)	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [5]
  In 1638 he was living in Hampton, New Hampshire.
  Proprietor	Jun 1640 (Age 24)	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [3]
  He was listed as a proprietor of Hampton, New Hampshire in June 1640.
  Residence	15 Jul 1645 (Age 29)	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [2, 4]
  On 15 July 1645 he purchased from Christopher Lawson a 5 acre lot in Hampton, New Hampshire.
  Land/House	1646 (Age 30)	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [1, 5]
  In 1646 he was granted land in Hampton, New Hampshire.
  Legal	1651 (Age 35)	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [2]
  In 1651 he served on a jury. He served again in 1662.
  Moved To	1657 (Age 41)	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  In 1657 he moved to Haverhill, Massachusetts.
  Moved To	1660 (Age 44)	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [3]
  In 1660, he returned to Hampton, New Hampshire.
  Military	Oct 1665 (Age 49)	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [2]
  In October 1665 he was freed from the training requirement in Hampton, New Hampshire.
  Legal	1670 (Age 54)	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [2]
  He served on a Grand Jury in 1670. He served again in 1673, 1676, and 1677.
  Death	30 Jul 1696	Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Person ID	I1777	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family	Joanna,   b. About 1623, England d. 4 Feb 1702/03, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Notes	Marriage Order: Pope (1908) says Joanna was his second wife, with a Jemina being the first. [3]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Sleeper,   b. Abt 1646, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire + 2. Mary Sleeper,   b. 2 Sep 1647, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire d. 9 Feb 1703 (Age 55 years)   3. Ruth Sleeper,   b. 1 Jun 1650, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire d. 10 Jan 1726 (Age 75 years)   4. John Sleeper,   b. 10 Sep 1652, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   5. Naomi Sleeper,   b. 15 Apr 1655, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire d. —, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   6. Moses Sleeper,   b. 13 Mar 1658, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire   7. Aaron Sleeper,   b. 20 Feb 1661, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire d. 9 May 1732, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire (Age 71 years)   8. Luther Sleeper,   b. 14 Nov 1668, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire d. 19 May 1670, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F1489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1616 - England Residence - 1638 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Proprietor - Jun 1640 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Residence - 15 Jul 1645 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Land/House - 1646 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Child - Elizabeth Sleeper - Abt 1646 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Child - Mary Sleeper - 2 Sep 1647 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Child - Ruth Sleeper - 1 Jun 1650 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Legal - 1651 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Child - John Sleeper - 10 Sep 1652 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Child - Naomi Sleeper - 15 Apr 1655 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Moved To - 1657 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Child - Moses Sleeper - 13 Mar 1658 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Moved To - 1660 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Child - Aaron Sleeper - 20 Feb 1661 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Military - Oct 1665 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Child - Luther Sleeper - 14 Nov 1668 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Legal - 1670 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Death - 30 Jul 1696 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S642] Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire from its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892 , (Salem, Massachusetts: Salem Press and Publishing Company, 1894). [S643] Noyes, Sybil, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1972). [S855] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire 1623 to 1660, (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1908). [S956] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume IV, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1862). [S1799] Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, (New York & Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908).