| BIRTH & DEATH | Thomas was born in Rumney Marsh [now Chelsea], Suffolk co., MA[26] and died on 8 November 1753 in Lynn, Essex co., MA[56,57]. |
| OCCUPATION | Thomas was a Gentleman of Rumney Marsh until 1702. He then moved to Lynn and became a cordwainer and a tanner. He was wealthy enough to have servants in his household. The following marriage record is found in the Lynn vital records: "Taxey a Negro Servt. to Thos. Cheever of Lyn [&] Deliverance Servt. to Nathll Richardson of R. Marsh, [married] Oct. 18, 1715"[58] |
| RESIDENCES | He bought a farm in the "Pan Handle" of Rumney Marsh/Revere called Cogan Farm[26]. He bought 24 acres of land from Lydia Paul & her daughter Sarah on 17 October 1701. He bought 27-1/2 acres from Mrs. Paul's heirs and on 22 June 1703, he bought 60 acres more from Richard Pratt for £100[59]. |
| TOWN SERVICE | Thomas was the Representative for the town of Lynn in 1726-1727 and 1740-1742[60]. |
| MARRIAGE #1 | On 11 February 1701 Thomas first married Mary BOARDMAN, daughter of William BOARDMAN & Sarah [surname not known], in Rumney Marsh [now Chelsea], Suffolk co., MA[56,61] as "Thomas Chever junr. & Mary Boman [by] Mr. Thomas Chever". |
| CHILDREN | i. | Mary CHEEVER | Mary was born on 3 November 1702 in Lynn, Essex co., MA[64,71] as "Chever, Mary". She died in Lynn, Essex co., MA before 10 April 1722 when Mary2 was born and named[64]. She would have been less than 19 years of age when she died. | |
| ii. | Thomas CHEEVER |
Thomas was born on 25 February 1704/5 in Lynn, Essex co., MA[64,71] as "Chever, Thomas".
He died in Lynn, Essex co., MA on 14 March 1734/5 when he was 30y., 17d[64].
On 5 March 1729/30 when Thomas was 25, he married Eunice IVORY, in Lynn, Essex co., MA[64].
[N.B. the Ivory Family is outlined on its own pages.] |
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| iii. | William CHEEVER. | Please see his own page. | ||
| iv. | Abner1 CHEEVER | He was born on 19 February 1709/10 in Lynn, Essex co., MA[64,75] as "Chever, Abner" and died young[64]. |
| MARRIAGE #2 | On 6 August 1712 Thomas second married Mary [surname not known], in Lynn, Essex co., MA[31,63]. Mary died on 10 May 1753 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, Mary, w. Thomas..."[31,57]. |
| CHILDREN | i. | Ezekiel CHEEVER |
Ezekiel was born on 25 March 1714 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, Ezekill"[64,71].
On 29 January 1735/6 when Ezekiel was 20, he first married Rachel GREELEY, in Salisbury, Essex co., MA[64],
who died on 24 December 1739 in Salisbury, Essex co., MA[64]. On 28 November 1759 when Ezekiel was 45,
he second married Mary GILES, in Lynn, Essex co., MA[64].
[N.B. the Giles Family is outlined on its own pages.] |
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| ii. | Joshua CHEEVER | Joshua was born on 4 October 1715 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, Joshua"[64,71]. On 10 October 1745 when Joshua was 30, he first married Hannah PERKINS, in Lynn, Essex co., MA[64]. On 17 June 1784 when Joshua was 68, he second married Rebecca WESTON, in Reading, Middlesex co., MA[64]. | ||
| iii. | Edward CHEEVER | Edward was born on 2 May 1717 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, Edward"[64,71]; and died in Eastham, Barnstable co., MA on 16 August 1794; he was 77[64]. Like the other men in the family, he went to Harvard College, graduating in 1737[64]. On 11 December 1739 when Edward was 22, he first married Martha [surname not known], in Ipswich, Essex co., MA[64,76]. His second marriage came on 13 June 1788, when Edward was 71, to Dorcas COOK, in Eastham, Barnstable co., MA[64]. | ||
| iv. | Abijah CHEEVER | Abijah was born on 11 December 1718 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, Abyjah"[64,75]. He died in Lynn, Essex co., MA before 6 November 1775 Ð which is the date his brother John was appointed administrator for his estate.; he was 56[64]. On 22 November 1759 when Abijah was 40, he married Ann [surname not known], in Lynn, Essex co., MA[64]. | ||
| v. | John CHEEVER | John was born on 13 June 1720 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, John"[64,71] and died in Lynn, Essex co., MA after 1775; he was 54. He was appointed administrator of brother Abijah's estate on 6 November 1775[64] and duly administered it that year; thus he died sometime after that. | ||
| vi. | Mary2 CHEEVER | Mary2 was born on 10 April 1722 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, Mary"[64,71] and died in Malden, Middlesex co., MA on 4 May 1787; she was 65[64]. On 24 December 1739 when Mary2 was 17, she married Timothy UPHAM, in Lynn, Essex co., MA[64]. He was born on 29 August 1710 in Malden, Middlesex co., MA and died in Malden, Middlesex co., MA on 3 July 1781 when he was 70[64]. | ||
| vii. | Sarah CHEEVER | Sarah was born on 14 February 1723/4 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, Sarah"[71,77]. On 3 January 1752 when Sarah was 28, she first married Captain William ROBY, in Lynn, Essex co., MA[77]. On 27 May 1757 when Sarah was 34, she second married Colonel James FRYE, in Lynn, Essex co., MA[77]. | ||
| viii. | Abner2 CHEEVER |
Abner2 was born on 24 January 1725/6 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, Abner"[75,77].
He died in Lynn, Essex co., MA on 22 April 1796 when he was 71[57,77]. On 8 November 1752 when Abner2 was 27,
he married Elizabeth NEWHALL, daughter of Ebeneezer NEWHALL, in Lynn, Essex co., MA[77].
Elizabeth was born on 30 March 1723 in Lynn, Essex co., MA and died in Lynn, Essex co., MA on 29 July 1799;
she was 76[77].
[N.B. the Newhall Family is extensively outlined on its own pages.] |
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| ix. | Elizabeth CHEEVER | Elizabeth was born on 16 August 1727 in Lynn, Essex co., MA as "Chever, Elizabeth"[71,77]. On 18 September 1761 when Elizabeth was 34, she married Jacob PARKER of Malden, Middlesex co., MA, in Lynn, Essex co., MA[77]. |
| MARRIAGE #3 | On 19 October 1753 Thomas third married Mary [surname not known], in Lynn, Essex co., MA[63,64]. |
| GENERATION | G6 (Great-great-great-great-great-great) Grandfather |
| FAMILY NUMBER | 472 |
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Hudson, Charles, History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, From its First Settlement to 1860, (2 vols.), (Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1913), [Lexington], 4:337. 41. Boston, Suffolk co., MA Vital Records, [BostonVR or BVR], 28:9. 42. [ChelseaVR], 463. 43. [BostonVR or BVR], 28:164. 44. [IpswichVR], I:521 [Ct. R.]. 45. Essex County Archives, Salem Witchcraft, 1:36. 46. The Salem Witchcraft Trials: A Documentary History of 1692, (Salem, MA: The Nova Anglia Company, 2001), [SalemWitch], 15-16. 47. Ibid. 58. 48. Essex County Archives, Salem Witchcraft, 2:11. 49. Ibid. Withchcraft, 1:12-13. 50. The Salem Witchcraft Trials: A Documentary History of 1692, (Salem, MA: The Nova Anglia Company, 2001), [SalemWitch], 104-105. 51. Ibid. 107-8. 52. Essex County Archives, Salem Witchcraft, 1:13. 53. Ibid. Witchcraft, 1:11. 54. The Salem Witchcraft Trials: A Documentary History of 1692, (Salem, MA: The Nova Anglia Company, 2001), [SalemWitch], 357. 55. Salem, Essex co., MA Vital Records. [SalemVR], III:208 56. [Shurtleff-Revere], 76,84. 57. Lynn, Essex co., MA Vital Records, [LynnVR], II:455. 58. [BostonVR or BVR], 28:95. 59. [Shurtleff-Revere], 83. 60. Lewis, Alonzo, The History of Lynn, Including Nahant, (Boston: Samuel N. Dickinson, second edition, 1844), [LynnHist(1844)], 269-270. 61. [BostonVR or BVR], 28:3. 62. [Shurtleff-Revere], 76. 63. [LynnVR], II:93. 64. [Shurtleff-Revere], 84. 65. [BostonVR or BVR], 9:173. 66. Ibid. 9:189. 67. Ibid. 9:195. 68. Ibid. 2:220 [First Church]. 69. Ibid. 9:200. 70. Ibid. 9:214. 71. [LynnVR], I:104. 72. Ibid. I:105. 73. Ibid. [P.R. 5 - Zaccheus Collins Diary]. 74. Malden, Middlesex co., MA Vital Records, [MaldenVR], 95 75. [LynnVR], I:103. 76. [IpswichVR], II:96 [Ct. R.]. 77. [Shurtleff-Revere], 85. 78. [LynnVR], II:151. 79. Beverly, Essex co., MA Vital Records, [BevVR], I:149 [C.R. 1 - First Parish Unitarian Church in Beverly]. 80. Commonwealth of MA Vital Records, [MAVR], Death Records 1880, Volume 319, Page 230, #5, Lynn [Maria A. Sweetser]. 81. [LynnVR], II:599. 82. Ibid. II:363. 83. Ibid. I:388.
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