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Richard1 Thayer was baptized Apr.5,1601 at St. Mary's Church, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, perhaps a son of Richard Thayer, but only the names of his god parents are given on the register, - Richard Dimery, Nicholas Tayer, and Elizabeth Griffing.

He married 1st Apr.5,1624 at Thornbury Dorothy Mortimore, who was buried there Jan.17,1640/1, a daughter of William Mortimore whose second wife Margaret Groome survived him.

Immediately after the death of his wife Richard Thayer with his eight small children embarked for America and came to Braintree where Thomas Thayer, undoubtedly his brother was established. Here he bought 4 acres of land on present Elm St. Braintree, about 1/3 mile easterly of Thomas Thayer's homestead, and his son Richard settled here permanently.

About July 1646 Richard Thayer Sr. married at Boston Jane, widow of John Parker of Boston, who came from Marlboro, England. In Oct.1656 Jane "the now wife of Richard Tare, late of Boston, heretofore the widow of John Parker late of Boston, deceased, with Thomas Parker her son, and children John and Noah for their education ... sell to Stephen Greenleaf of Newbury, blacksmith, her house and land at Boston and 42 acres at Muddy River (Brookline)... with the consent of her children for their and her own transportation into England, dated Oct.14,1656 (S.D. 3-148). Mrs. Jane (Kember) Parker Thayer probably died in England before 1660. John Parker m. Jane Kember Sep.29,1628, Marlboro, England. (See American Genealogist, Vol.18, p.114).

Richard1 Thayer married 3rd, probably in England, before 1660, Katherine - who survived him and died between Feb.1, and Apr.5,1687 in the town and parish of St. Michael's, Barbados. Richard1 Thayer died at the same place in Barbados in Oct.1664, leaving a will dated Oct.6, proved Oct.12,1664, giving his estate to his wife Katherine for life, then to be divided among his surviving children (not named). The widow Katherine Thayer left a will dated Feb.1, proved Apr.5,1687 only disposes of a negro slave named Dorcio. Both wills are disappointing genealogically, but Suffolk Court records (# 424,455,828, paper 29) show that Richard Thayer was in Barbados as early as Mar.12,1660 as were his sons Richard and Nathaniel, and he also mentions his daughter Dorothy and his wife Katherine and Samuel (Samuel Davis, his son in law). He was a merchant there apparently engaged in shipping rum, cotton, and sugar to New England as mentioned in his account (published in "Ancestors and Descendants of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury by J.W. Lingee, pp.529-57).

There was also a John Thayer at Barbados who left a will dated Aug.29,1661, proved Jun.22,1665. He mentions various people, but the only relative mentioned is his sister Elinor Lemon. There are several baptisms of John and Elinor Thayer's at Thornbury, England, the home of Richard1 Thayer and Thomas1 Thayer.

Richard1 Thayer was made a freeman of Mass. Bay Colony 1641, so was evidently a church member here.


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Probably son of Richard Thayer but his parents names are not given in the register which gives in place of them the names of god parents. These were Thomas Gibbs and William Dimery.

Thomas Thayer is first of record in America Feb.24,1639(40), when he was granted land at Mt. Wollaston (Braintree) "Thomas Tayer for 9 heads, and 40 acres more, there being in all 76 acres upon the same convenient of 3 shillings p. acre." (Boston Rec. Com. Report Vol.2). This grant became his homestead and part of it remained with the male line of his descendants until about 1875,
(Thomas1Shadrach2Ephraim3James4Solomon5Jechonias6). It was located on Elm St., Braintree, along the Monatiquot River a little east of Braintree R.R. station. The first house was located between Elm St. and the river, west of Middle St., near the present Cochato Club building. Later ones were north of the road. An old one belonging to either Thomas2 or Ebenezer3 Thayer was on the N.E. corner of present Elm & Cedar Sts. and remained in the family for several generations, and was demolished about 1879. The house built about 1837 by Jechonias6 Thayer who was the last to remain on the original property is now (1950) standing as a fine example of Greek Revival Architecture. It is on the N.E. corner of Elm & Lowell Sts.
Thomas Tayer was made freeman of the colony May 26,1647. He was a shoemaker as shown by his will, as was also Richard Thayer who in 1641 came and settled less than one half mile to the eastward. No documentary proof of relationship between them has been found but circumstances point strongly to the effect that they were brothers. Thomas Thayer's will dated Jun.21,1664 has been published in the Thayer Memorial (1835) by Dr. Elisha Thayer and elsewhere. In it he names only his wife Margery and three children, Thomas who is to have "all my ground over Monatiquot River part of which he already has in his possession.", Ferdinando to have my house and orchard with all the planting ground and pasture between the highway and river and on the other side of the highway from the south side of the barn to the end of the lot and fire wood from my 20 acre lot; Sydrach to have a parcel which shall begin at the corner of the barn next his dwelling house and run a straight line to the upper end of the lot and 20 acres next to ground of Henry Neale.

"All my goods and Chattels to be divided equally among my grand children". The three sons made an agreement written on the back of the original will by which Ferdinando gave up to the others all but 2 acres on the north side of the highway, dated Jun.20,1665. There were no other surviving children in spite of attempts by some earlier genealogists to provide him with some. All others were grand children.

His inventory mentions "the house and lands between the river and highway with the orchard & fence £70, a parcel of land on the other side of the river £7, a 20 acre lot towards the fresh pond £15, a parcel of land on the west side of Monatiquot River £34". etc.

From the Thornbury Parish Registers (Register,1906) he perhaps had the following children some of whom may have made up the 9 persons in the family when the land was granted to him, but only the three sons survived him.

"a child of Thomas" buried Dec.3,1627, unbaptized.
"a child of Thomas" buried Dec.1632, unbaptized.