Thomas HAMMOND

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Thomas went to Connecticut with his brother, Caleb, locating first in the town of Lebanon, New London Co.

"Thomas Hammond, of Newtown, County of Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay," purchased land in Lebanon, Oct. 30, 1721. (Lebanon Town records, Vol. 3, p. 325) Thomas Hammond, then of Lebanon, sold land there June 7, 1722.( Lebanon Town Records, Vol. 3, p. 437.) His marriage or the births of any of his children do not appear on Lebanon records, which are very incomplete in vital statistics. It is not known how long he remained in Lebanon or where he went from there.

The next records of him which have been found are in the town of Wethersfield, Conn., and consist merely of the records of births of the two children of Thomas and Jane Hammond given below. These were probably younger children, but no records of older children have been found. the next record found is in Torrington, Conn., where Thomas Hammond and several others from Wethersfield purchased a tract of land and erected a mill and a tannery in 1739. (See History of Torrington, Conn.)

No further record has been found of this family, but there were Hammonds in Torrington, perhaps his descendants, until within recent years. it is believed that his son, Thomas, who was born in Wethersfield, is the same Thomas Hammond who sold mill property in Connecticut and removed his family to the Shakers at harvard, Mass. but who died while settling up his property preparatory to joining them himself.

This Thomas made a provision that any of his children who desired to leave the Shakers should be allowed todo so on coming of age, and should be paid $100 each from the funds which he turned over to the community. A son Thomas did leave them and lived later in Shirley, Mass., where he died, leaving a numerous family. the connection is not fully proven, but there is so much circumstantial evidence that these families are given in this work as descendants of Thomas Hammond, of Wethersfield and Torrington, Conn.

Family/Spouse: Jane ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]