Re: BLODGETT
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BLODGETT
Elissa Cramer 3/03/98
BLODGETT LINEAGE IN ENGLAND
C Thomas Blogate Sr. born-1490, died-l560, will dated 1 Nov 1558
m……………………… prov. 5 Jun l560
Children:
a. Thomas Jr. married Elizabeth Ainsworth;
Children:Giles; Elizabeth
b. Joan
c. Margaret
d. Andrew
e. John
f. Rose
g. Robert I (B)(Grandfather or Thomas, the immigrant)
B Robert Blodgett I born-……, died-1602, will dated 5; Jun 1602
Married: Marieprov. 2 Aug 1602
He was of Barton, Hartismere Hundred, and Suffolk c1568; called himself yoeman of Haughley, Suffolk, in his will.
Children:
a. Thomas married to Alicewill dated 3 Jun 1652
Children:
(a) Edward, cordwainer, bp 1617 –d.1664
(b)Grace bp 1610 - married Joseph Goades
(c)Ann- married 1642 John…………
(d)Mary bp 1614
(e)(son)-m.)Jane Pennington
They had a son, Robert, bp 1629- who was an orphan at age 14
(f)Margaret
(g)Robert
d.1664 Joseph Goades John.. . a a
- m.) Jane Bennington
Robert, bp 1629-who was an orphan
(g)
b. John m4) .....Whitlock (whitlock)
flee. Stownarket, Suffolk; innkeeper
C. Elizabeth ifi.) floverly
d. Ann ml) Beaumont
m2) John Myller
e. Frances
fe Margaret bp ol5;74 rn.)
had a daughter, Mn
g. Joan b. bp lSSO
h. Ellenm.) 1S9S ......Weith or Wyeth
1e Robert II(A)(Father of Thomas, the immigrant)
ARobert Blodgett II born-???? died 1625 Stowmarket
M1) Sarah Stepper
M2) Mary Whitlock in l598 Winston, Suffolk
Mary Whitlock was a sister to the wire of his brother John.These two couples jointly kept an inn at Stowmarket.
Children:
a. Sarah m.) Edward Easterson -1610
b. Robert III bp. 1602 - 1620
c. Phebe bp. 1607
6. John m.) Alice . . .
Children:Ann, Mary 1633-, John Jr. 1635-.
a. Thomas bp. 1604-, the immigrant, Generation I in America.
The black plague struck London, Suffolk and other areas with devastating regularity.The years 1593, 1599, 1603, and 1608 were all plague years.In 1625 so many died that it was known as the year of the Great Plague.In 1631 Thomas' uncle, John, died.In 1623 and in 1633 Thomas lost his sons John and Nathaniel.It is quite possible that one of Thomas' reasons for emigrating was his hope of escaping this swift and merciless killer.Also religious differences agitated Stowmarket, as they did all of England.Dr. Thomas Young became the Vicar in 1628.He was a man of strong Presbyterian leaning, best known as a tutor of John Milton, the Puritan poet.(We wonder whether Thomas, the emigrant, knew the famous Milton).Contrary to the policies of King Charles I and or Archbishop Laud, who sought to enforce a strict conformity to high Anglicanism, Dr. Young brought to Stowmarket in 1634, lecturers who expounded Presbyterianism.There was at the same time an active Catholic party headed by the powerful Tyrell family, which helped to keep the people aroused.Possibly the sympathies of Thomas were with the non-conformists, Arriving in America he was quickly accepted as a member of the Reverend Thomas Shepherd's Company, founders or what is now Shepherd Memorial Church in Cambridge, Mass.
The black plague struck London, Suffolk and other areas with devastating regularity.The years 1593, 1599, 1603, and 1608 were all plague years.In 1625 so many died that it was known as the year of the Great Plague.In 1631 Thomas' uncle, John, died.In 1623 and in 1633 Thomas lost his sons John and Nathaniel.It is quite possible that one of Thomas' reasons for emigrating was his hope of escaping this swift and merciless killer.Also religious differences agitated Stowmarket, as they did all of England.Dr. Thomas Young became the Vicar in 1628.He was a man of strong Presbyterian leaning, best known as a tutor of John Milton, the Puritan poet.(We wonder whether Thomas, the emigrant, knew the famous Milton).Contrary to the policies of King Charles I and or Archbishop Laud, who sought to enforce a strict conformity to high Anglicanism, Dr. Young brought to Stowmarket in 1634, lecturers who expounded Presbyterianism.There was at the same time an active Catholic party headed by the powerful Tyrell family, which helped to keep the people aroused.Possibly the sympathies of Thomas were with the non-conformists, Arriving in America he was quickly accepted as a member of the Reverend Thomas Shepherd's Company, founders or what is now Shepherd Memorial Church in Cambridge, Mass.
The Blodgett family was never very numerous in England and they were found only in Suffolk and Norfolk.They tended to run to daughters from the first and the tendency apparently continues in America. From the 18th century on there is no mention whatever of the name Blodgett in England, and the family is thought to be long extinct there.
The Blodgett family was never very numerous in England and they were found only in Suffolk and Norfolk.They tended to run to daughters from the first and the tendency apparently continues in America. From the 18th century on there is no mention whatever of the name Blodgett in England, and the family is thought to be long extinct there.Spelling most frequently used today is Blodgett; Blodget follows in a ratio of about 5 to 3.There are numerous variations, such as Bloget, Blogget, Blogett, Bloggett, etc. used over the years.In the early colonial das, the single "t" was the more common form.After 1700 the double "tt" appears more and more frequently; the "d" was used at about the time of the Revolution; by 1800 it was always used by the literate and today genealogists find no family which omits the "d", although there are several instances of brothers, fathers, sons, etc. who vary the spelling by using one "t" or two.Regardless of spelling, genealogists have not found a Blodgett in America who is not a descendant of Thomas, the immigrant.
Spelling most frequently used today is Blodgett; Blodget follows in a ratio of about 5 to 3.There are numerous variations, such as Bloget, Blogget, Blogett, Bloggett, etc. used over the years.In the early colonial das, the single "t" was the more common form.After 1700 the double "tt" appears more and more frequently; the "d" was used at about the time of the Revolution; by 1800 it was always used by the literate and today genealogists find no family which omits the "d", although there are several instances of brothers, fathers, sons, etc. who vary the spelling by using one "t" or two.Regardless of spelling, genealogists have not found a Blodgett in America who is not a descendant of Thomas, the immigrant.In the History of Stowmarket, a book published in England in 1850, it quotes a record made about 1580.Officials had made a perambulation of a farm, charging the owner for their refreshments.The man who paid the bill was Mr. Blodgett; the earliest use found or this spelling.More Replies:
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