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In the Lemasters book from 1965, at page 14, in a discussion of Richard Lemaster and his relationship to Abraham Lemaster of St. Mary's County, Maryland, there is mention of a land patent from 1675 for "Toombett".
I was recently studying a fairly detailed map of the Isle of Jersey, and specifically St. Mary's or St. Marie's parish, and I found a place named Tombette. I then did a google search and found a reference to an Haute Tombette in St. Mary, which today is a combination carnation farm, butterfly center and restaurant. Tombette Farm is also mentioned in the Jersey Datestone Register maintained by the Societe Jersiaise.
I think this suggests that Abraham was familiar with that farm in his youth and, upon patenting land for his eldest son Richard (while Richard was still a minor), Abraham used a name from his home island. Perhaps the Lemaster family even lived (as tenants?) at Tombette.
Also, on the Latter Day Saints website, someone has transcribed a lot of information from various parishes on the Isle of Jersey. Included are references to a Jean Le Maistre and Sarah Chevalier, who married about 1611 and christened various children in the years following, but not in St. Mary, but in the neighboring parish to the West, St. Owen (or Ouen). If this Jean and Sarah are the parents of Abraham as well, then he would have been among their youngest children. If he was born circa 1635, and if he belonged to this couple, Sarah would probably have been about 42 when he was born?
Does anyone have any other information about Toombett and Tombette? Please contact me at duaneaboggs@hotmail.com.
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