Thomas Gleason

M, (3 September 1609 - 24 January 1686)
Father-Biological*Thomas Gleason b. 23 Nov 1572, d. 22 Mar 1609
Mother-Biological*Anne Armesby b. 6 Nov 1572, d. a 8 Mar 1623/24
Family Lines
Boudreau Line
Last Edited=27 Oct 2026
     Thomas Gleason was christened on 3 September 1609 at Cockfield, Suffolk, England.1,2 He was the son of Thomas Gleason and Anne Armesby. Thomas was mentioned in the will of his step-father, Humphrey Sowgate on 8 March 1623/24 at Cockfield, Suffolk, England, leaving him £15.1

Thomas Gleason, age 24, married Susanna Page, age 19 , daughter of Thomas Page and Susanna ______, on 31 July 1634 at England.3,4,1,5,6 Thomas Gleson appears on the 1638 muster roll of all males eligible for the Suffolk militia. He is listed as living in Cockfield, Suffolk, England.1 Thomas, Susanana and their family must have emigrated to New England between 1644 and 1652.1 According to Claassen (2014):
"There is no record that Thomas Gleason was a freeman or property owner. He made his living by farming land leased from others. Thus his income to sustain his large family and to pay his landlord was dependent upon the vagaries of the weather and the bounty of his crops. He was often unable to meet his obligations on time, although the number of livestock and amount of produce attached by his creditors indicate that he had some success as a farmer."1


Thomas took the the Oath of Allegiance as a member of the Watertown train band in 1652 at Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.1 Thomas and Susanna were known to be living in 1657 at Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony.7 Thomasmoved to Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1658 and he leased from Captian Scarlett a portion of the squa-sachem's lands.1,8 In March 1662, Soon after this lease was made a question arose as to the right ful ownership of these lands, and in March 1662, the town of Charlestown instituted a suit against Thomas Gleason, for thecpurpose of obtaining possession. All of Thomas Gleason's resources were swallowed up in the litagation, and the case was unsettled at the time of his death.8,9 In March 1662 Thomas and Susanna lived at Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.7 Thomas was known to be living on 27 May 1684 at Sherborn, Massachusetts Bay Colony.10 He died on 24 January 1686 at Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, at age 76.3,4,8,2 He was mentioned in the will of Hannah ______ on 11 November 1686 at Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, reciving 40 schillings.1

Compeller's Notes:
Birth: White (1909) is wrong on his birth and ancestory informaition.

Death: Paige (18878) states he died in Cambridge, while White (1909) states he died 24 January 1691 in Boston.

Children of Thomas Gleason and Susanna Page

Citations

  1. Claassen, Judith G. "The Origin of Thomas Gleason of Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts", New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume 168 (January 2014).
  2. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  3. Paige, Lucius Robinson. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a Genealogical Register. Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877.
  4. Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Cambridge Historical Society, 1930.
  5. Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985.
  6. Suffolk Archives. Suffolk, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2025.
  7. Morton, John Nece. The Morton Family Tree: Chauncey Morton and Betsy Pike, Their Ancestry and Descent. Springfield, Missouri: J. N. Morton, 1947.
  8. White, John Barber. Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass. 1607-1909. Haverhill, Massachusetts: Press of Nicholas Print, 1909.
  9. Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818. 1879. Reprint Somersworth, New Hampshire: New England History Press, 1982.
  10. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.