John THURSTON

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May 10, 1637, John Thurston, aged 36, and his wife Margaret, aged 32, were passengers for New England in the Mary Anne of Yarmouth, England. They brought two sons with them, and were received into the church in Dedham, Mass., she June 28, 1640, and he March 28, 1641. He became a freeman May 10, 164, and it is recorded that he attended a meeting in Dedham in November, 1644, to provide some means of education for the youth. He had a grant of land in Dedham, Feb. 16, 1643. His estate was part in Medfield, set off from Dedham in 1651. His family settled in the adjoining towns of Wrentham and Medfield except Joseph who supposed to have gone to Jamaica, Long Is.and.l

Family/Spouse: Margaret ?. Margaret was born in abt. 1605 in England; died on 9 May 1662. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas THURSTON was born in Wrentham, England; was christened on 4 Aug 1633; died on 20 May 1704.
2. Joseph THURSTON was christened on 15 Jul 1640 in Bedham, Massachusetts; died in 1691.