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Timothy Thrall
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Name Timothy Thrall Birth 25 Jul 1641 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [1]
Gender Male Reference Number 308 Will 11 Dec 1678 The will of William Thrall (1605-1679) will was dated 11 December 1678 and was taken by Christopher Sanders and Jacob Drake. It is from Invt. L158-09-06. Court Record. Page 18 — 4 December, 1679: Will & Invt. proven. Connecticut Probate Records Vol. IV p. 370.
"I William Thrall of Windsor do give and bequeath my Outward Estate, my House Barn & all my Lands of one sort or other, Upland or Meadow, to my son Timothy Thrall, to be his & his heirs forever, yt with this Proviso, that upon his possession thereof he stand bound to discharge the Legacies as followeth:
First: that he pay to Daughter Phillip Hosford the sum of L45, to be paid within 3 years after my decease.
Second: that he pay to Samuel Cross, & also to her that was Mary Cross, both which live with me, 5 Shillings apeice.
Third: That he pay to Mr. Benjamin Woodbridge 20 shillings.
It is my Will & I do give to my gr. child Sarah Hosford the little House I have begun to build on John Hosford's Land.
For my Household Goods, what is in the possession of my son Timothy Thrall I do bestow on him, & what part of my Household Goods is in the possession of John Shepherd I do give to my daughter Phillip Thrall. A cow of mine in John Hosford's Hands I do give to Daughter Phillip Hosford, & the Cattle or Stock in my son Timothy Thrall's Hands I give to him.
I ordain my son Timothy Thrall Executor.
Also I desire Mr. Benjamin Woodbridge and Abraham Phelps to be my Overseers.
Witness: Job Drake, Mary Woodbridge.
William X Thrall.Death Jun 1697 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [1]
Notes - In the Windsor Church records of this period Timothy Thrall is grouped with the men who had a family, a horse and two yokes of oxen, so it would appear that he was a better businessman than his brother-in-law, John Hosford Hosford, however, is on two military lists. First on a list dated 11 March 1658 of 37 Windsor men in the first horse troops (30 horse) in the colony. Second, he was paid 6s 8d for fighting in King Philip's War.
Both men protested the town vote to invite Mr. Chauncy to replace the aging Rev. Wareham as minister of the Windsor Church in 1662. When the 54 dissenting members were allowed to form their own church, the brothers-in-law went with them and became leaders of the Second Church. This new congregation were more Presbyterian than Congregational, and opposed to Chauncy's ideas. This sort of schism was occuring throughout all the New England colonies and therefore the Windsor dissenters, when they appealed to the Colonial Council, were less harshly treated than they might have been. In the end, after years of wrangling, which split the town, the two Windsor Churches reunited The first overtures were made by the Second Church, who sent John Hosford, Timothy Thrall and Jacob Gibbs to negotiate.
Timothy Thrall was a land-owner. He had his own place, or did soon after his marriage in 1659. His father-in-law, Thomas Gunn, gave him the original Gunn homestead and lot, as well as Gunn's land on the other side of the River. Timothy moved to a new house and again he was a leader in the forming of a new Church. Timothy was, we assume, honest and able, as he was named as executor in several wills.
Deborah Gunn is mentioned in Old Windsor records. Her father moved in 1665, to Westfield, Mass. and became active in the Westfield Parish, leaving all his Windsor property to his son-in-law.
--------------------------------------- "Timothy was a prominent citizen, possessing considerable property and influence. His name often appears in the records of Windsor." Source Genealogy of Walter G Thrall 1862
Person ID I331 US Thrall family Last Modified 18 Jan 2024
Father William Thrall, b. 8 Aug 1605, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 3 Aug 1679, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
(Age 73 years)
Mother Elizabeth Goode, b. 1609 d. 30 Jul 1676, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 67 years)
Marriage 1638 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Notes - Little is known about the wife of William Thrall. It is not known whether she immigrated to New England on the “Mary and John” with her husband or they met in America. She is referred to in the old Windsor records as 'Goode Thrall', but
Goode
was an expression applied to women with families and is often shorthand for ‘Goodwife’. Her death record simply states…Goode Thrall, wife of William, died 30 July 1676
Family ID F5 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Deborah Gunn, b. 9 Aug 1642, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 17 Jan 1694, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
(Age 51 years)
Marriage 10 Nov 1659 Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA [1]
Children + 1. Deborah Thrall, b. 9 Aug 1660, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 16 May 1715 (Age 54 years)
+ 2. Captain Timothy Thrall, b. 7 Dec 1662, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 31 Jan 1723 (Age 60 years)
+ 3. Mehetable Thrall, b. 16 Mar 1665, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 15 Aug 1723 (Age 58 years)
+ 4. Elizabeth Thrall, b. 1 May 1667, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 25 Jan 1714 (Age 46 years)
5. John Thrall, b. 8 Jun 1669, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1676 (Age 6 years)
+ 6. Sergeant John Thrall, I, b. 5 Jun 1671, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 18 Apr 1732 (Age 60 years)
+ 7. Martha Thrall, b. 31 May 1673, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. Yes, date unknown
8. Thomas Thrall, b. 5 May 1675, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 12 Aug 1675 (Age 0 years)
+ 9. Thomas Thrall, b. 10 Jul 1676, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. Yes, date unknown
+ 10. Abigail Thrall, b. 22 Feb 1681, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 10 Jul 1725, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
(Age 44 years)
+ 11. Samuel Thrall, b. 22 Feb 1681, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1709 (Age 27 years)
Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Feb 2004
- In the Windsor Church records of this period Timothy Thrall is grouped with the men who had a family, a horse and two yokes of oxen, so it would appear that he was a better businessman than his brother-in-law, John Hosford Hosford, however, is on two military lists. First on a list dated 11 March 1658 of 37 Windsor men in the first horse troops (30 horse) in the colony. Second, he was paid 6s 8d for fighting in King Philip's War.
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Event Map Birth - 25 Jul 1641 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 10 Nov 1659 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Death - Jun 1697 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S3] Genealogy of Walter G Thrall, (http://www.thrale.com/genealogy_walter_g_thrall), 5 (Reliability: 3).
- [S3] Genealogy of Walter G Thrall, (http://www.thrale.com/genealogy_walter_g_thrall), 5 (Reliability: 3).