Sheafe, Thomas (b. 5 JUN 1587, d. AFT 1629)

Note: Thomas Sheafe was a native of Cranbrook, Kent and Canon of St. George's
Chapel, Windsor and Rector of the church at Welford, Berkshire. (Threlfall,
J.B., Fifty Great Migration Colonists, p. 510.)

Occupation: Place: Clergyman

Note: Information on Dorothy Sheafe can be found in Threlfall, J.B., Fifty Great
Migration Colonists. pp. 509-518.

Note: Ann is mentioned in the will of her brother, William TYCE, of Shaftsbury,
Dorset, England, dated 15 Jul 1649 - written after her death. He refers to
her as "my sister Ann TICE, living in New England or elsewhere." He goes on
to mention her children by Thomas King "being in number eight."

Note: Killed by Indians in Kennebunk, Maine.

Note: William was churchwarden 1599 at St. Martin, Barnham, Suffolk, England.

Note: John Buller is a billman on muster roll in 1535 at Barnham, Suffolk, England.

Note: John Bullard - bowmaster on muster roll 1535 in Barnham, Suffolk, England.

Note: It is speculated in "Mary & John" vol 22, p. 127. That George Hubbard is the
brother of Samuel Hubbard and son of James Hubbard and Naomi Cocke.

A surveyor, Deputy Magistrate and Member of the Connecticut Assembly. He had the authority to join persons in marriage.

In 1635 he left his young son John with friends the Merriams in Concord and went to Watertown and on to the Connecticut Valley.

Note: Early information on this family is sketchy and the dates do not fit as well
as they should. But genealogical evidence points to this fmaily structure,
unless some of the later children were actually grandchildren, born of a son
who died in England before the rest came to America.

Note: There is no burial record at Toddington for either Thomas or Ellen, nor did they leave wills that can be found. Either they lived out there old age with one of their children in another parish, or their estate had been distributed before they died. [source: 50 Great Migration Colonists, by J. B. Threlfall. p. 403]

Source: (Birth)
Title: 50 Great Migration Colonists
Author: Threlfall, John Brooks
Publication: Heritage Books. Madison, WI. 1990
Media: Book

Page: 403

Source: (Birth)
Title: 50 Great Migration Colonists
Author: Threlfall, John Brooks
Publication: Heritage Books. Madison, WI. 1990
Media: Book

Page: 403

Source: (Burial)
Title: 50 Great Migration Colonists
Author: Threlfall, John Brooks
Publication: Heritage Books. Madison, WI. 1990
Media: Book

Page: 403

Note: Chirstopher Strutt was probably the son of a Robert Strutt the elder of
Rattlesden, who was buried there on 4 Aug 1599. Perhaps the Agnes Strutt who
was buried there 5 Sept 1583 was Robert's wife.

Note: Other than records of baptisms of his children there is no other record of
him. He left no will. He probably died between 1553 and 1558 after the
baptism of his last child and before burial records start.

Note: William made his will 16 May 1534 and died shortly thereafter. He had a
brother named John.
The name Spufford/Spofford/Spofforth is a place name derived from the
Spofforth parish in North Yorkshire. The name means "Ford by the Spaw" It is
mentioned in the domesday book, where it is called Spawford.

From "A Family Record John Spofford"

The Spofford Family History written by John Spofford in 1869 as it appears on the Genealogy.com CD-ROM

The earliest mention we have found of this ancient name, appears in "Doomsday Book;" which is a record of all the lands of England, as they were parceled out after the conquest by William, Duke of Normandy, in the year 1061. The entry in the index of the book is as follows: "Spoford.--M. Mot. Silva past. Eurdisc. W. R. Borgescire Wap. Will de Perci. page 322"; by which we understand that at the designated page may be found a record of the meadows, woods, and pastures, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in a certain Wappentake (or hundred) belonging to William, Earl Percy.

At the page referred to, we find four lines of ancient characters and abbreviated Latin, apparently a record of extensive domains, of greater interest to the Percys, who still hold them, than to us; although it is quite certain that our family, before the conquest, were owners, and either gave their name to, or received it from, this place.

The town of Spofforth, containing three or four thousand inhabitants, still occupies this locality, as may be seen on a map of Yorkshire; and an extensive castle--pronounced by the best authorities to be one of the most ancient in England--and the ruins of which cover nearly an acre of ground, still bears the name of Spofforth Castle. This place is a Rectory, in ecclesiastical parlance, and ranks next above a Vicarage and below a Deanery. It is now on the estate of Lord Egremont.

In the year 1265, mention is made of Nicholaus de Spauford; and A. D. 1313, Roger Blase de Spofford obtained a pardon from Edward II, for his participation in the conspiracy of the Earls of Lancaster, Warwick, and Arundel, whereby they effected the expulsion and death of Gaviston, the King's favorite.

Thomas Spofford was made Abbott of St. Mary, June 8, 1405. Allen in his History of Yorkshire, says: "The Abbott of St. Mary, however, was little inferior to the Archbishop of the province, being mitred, and having a seat in Parliament, which entitled him to the appellation of "my Lord." He, and the Superior of Selby, were the only two Abbots thus honored in the north of England. Subsequently, being elected Bishop of Rochester, and at the same time appointed Bishop of Hereford by the Pope's bull, Nov. 17, 1422, he chose the latter bishopric." Brown Willis in his "History of Cathedrals," speaks of Thomas Spofford as having been made Lord Bishop as above, and adds: "While Bishop he bestowed much in building the episcopal palace, where are yet remaining the initial letters of his name in the chapel windows. We have seen an allusion to him as "the worshipful fader and lord Tho. Spofford, late Bishop of Hereford." In Catterick church is this inscription in memory of him,--he having, it is supposed, built the chancel there:--"Orate pro anima Domini Thome Spofford, Abbatis Monasterii Beate Marie, Ebor istius Eccls Rectoris ie Impropriator"--Pray for the soul of my lord Thomas Spofford, Abbot of the beautiful monastery of St. Mary of York, &c.

John Spofford was for many years Vicar of Silkstone. The journal of the House of Lords for Dec. 24, 1642, after a preamble setting forth the bad character and want of qualification of many who had been promoted to ecclesiastical offices by the late King, then dethroned, proceeds as follows: "It is this day ordered by the Lords and Commons, that John Spofford, clerk, shall be enabled to serve the church, and receive the profits of the Vicarage of Silkstone, aforesaid, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. And the Archbishop and Archdeacon are hereby prohibited to present or grant institution or induction to any other clerk for the Vicarage of Silkstone, till both Houses of Parliament shall take further order concerning the same." Journal, vol. 5, page 516. Harvard College Library.

Of the same person, Calamy--an ecclesiastical historian--says: "Mr. John Spawford, or Spofford, was many years Vicar of the church, which on account of its beautiful structure was called the 'Minster of the Moors.' He was a pious man, of competent learning and ability, plain in his preaching, holy in his life, facetious in his conversation, and a lover of all good men. He was ejected for non-conformity about 1663, when Mr. Robert Cotton, a worthy, pious gentleman of the parish, took him to his house where he died in 1668."

We have at present, no means of proving beyond a doubt our descent from these honorable personages; but nothing is more probable than that the John Spofford who came to America with a company of Dissenters, and settled at Rowley in 1638, was son to him of the same name and faith, who was made Vicar of Silkstone four year later. The names John and Thomas, it seems, were in constant use in the families on both sides of the water. If this conjecture is true, the son leaves England during the civil wars which preceded the dethronement of Charles I., and the father had better fortunes under the Parliament and Cromwell; but was ejected from his living after the restoration under Charles II., when being seventy-five years of age, he was too far advanced in life to follow his son to America.

Note: John Waller was probably the son of Robert Waller the elder of Rattlesden who
died testate in late 1553.

Note: A widow.

Note: It's possible this is the same Elizabeth Wheeler (BK #716) that married
John Prescott Heywood

Source: (Birth)
Title: Mary Kathryn (Owens) Putnam birthday book
Media: Other

Source: (Death)
Title: obituary
Media: Book

Data:
Text: Number: 059-52-4823;Issue State: New York;Issue Date: 1973.

Source: (Death)
Title: obituary
Media: Book

Data:
Text: Times Record, Troy, New York. Jan. 29, 1975

Note: [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 31 Jul 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.5.35995.186]

Individual: Owens, Robert
Social Security #: 085-07-5249
SS# issued in: New York

Birth date: 30 Jun 1913
Death date: Apr 1967

A photo of Robert's children shows 2 boys and 4 girls. I was probably taken in the 50's. Since William Francis gave his sister Martha away at her wedding just one year after their dad died. I think it's safe to assume he's the oldest son. However, from the photo is looks like at least two of his sisters were older than he. Mary Kate is the youngest.

Source: (Birth Field)
Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: 31 Jul 1998, Internal Ref. #1.112.5.35995.186