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According to the ships passenger list for the BONA NOVA in 1619, Thomas Gascoigne was about 18 years old and traveling alone. When he was enumerated on both VA musters he was single as well. Therefore, it is logical that if there were a lack of females to marry in Jamestowne, he returned to either England or sought a wife in Bermuda Isle or else where. This is my only reason to believe that the 1619 and 1635 Thomas may very well be the same person. However, I can not prove it except with circumstancial evidence.
Sources:
1. the 1619 passenger list for the BONA NOVA
2. the list of both VA musters 1622 & 1624/1625
3. the 1635 court record in Accomack Co. VA
4. the court record from Bermuda in 1627.
Is this what you and Thelma have so far?
It was not uncommon for a man to transport people and then wait a number of years before he claimed the transport to get his land. So, one must be very careful when thinking that these dates are set in stone. They aren't. In fact, some men cheated and turned in the same people more than once to get more land over a period of years.
Although Nugent has the 1636 record for the transportation by Thomas, the 1635 court record is dated even closer to the actual time that he did arrive.
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