Thomas Beach

• Birth Notes
  • Charles Nelson Hickok, Hickok Genealogy: descendants of William Hickocks of Farmington, Connecticut, with ancestry of Charles Nelson Hickok, Tuttle Publ., Rutland, Vermont, 1938.
    

• Death Notes
  • Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut Colony.

• General Notes
  • The Beach family in England was De la Beche, originally from France at Tours and came to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. Our line of descent is probably from three brothers, Richard, John and Thomas who arrived at New Haven, Conn., July 1638.
    
    There is supposed to be a book at the First Congregational Church, Goshen, Conn., stating that these three brothers came to New Haven on the same ship, "Elizabeth and Anna," with a Rev. Peter Prudence who was from Yorkshire County.
    
    Other genealogical records say the three brothers were sons of a Rev.John Beach of Devonshire, England. Many genealogists and investigators have attempted to solve the origin of the family in England but so far no record of proof has been discovered.
    
    The first record of Thomas is at New Haven on 6 Apr 1646: "Thomas Beach, defective in his rest (gun) fined 6d."
    
    In 1648 Thomas was a young man and unmarried and residing with his brother Richard at the corner of Meadow and Whiting Street in New Haven and his brother John had the adjoining lot. One Beach authority believes he was born about 1639.
    
    Another reference appears in town records 2 Nov 1652: "Thomas Beach declareth he went to Richard Sperries farm, upon some occasion betwixt his brother Richard, Ed Camp was there, quarreled with him. Thomas started home. Camp followed and beat him with a stick. Camp fined."
    
    In 1652 Thomas married Sarah Platt of Milford. On 3 Oct 1654, Francis Brown, absent from training answered he was carrying away Thomas Beach and household goods to Milford. He had a house in Milford on part of what is now called "Old Main Street" and was a shoemaker. In 1654 Milford granted him one acre of land to build a house on condition he "doe settup and follow his trade."
    
    Thomas died about 1662. His inventory of estate was filed 31 May 1662.
    
    !Camp Family Database: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genlady
    
    In 1639 there came from England three brothers, Richard, John and Thomas- who settled in New Haven, Ct. where Thomas in 1654, married Sarah, daughter of Richard Platt, and of their children one son, John, was born and died. Another record says he was born in 1628
    
    !Colket: New Haven (Conn.) 1646, Milford 1654, d by 31 May 1 662. Shoemaker, freeman.
    !Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers Volume 1 page 144 Beach, or Beech
    
    THOMAS, Milford 1658, br. of Richard, had liv. at New Haven, and there, by w. Sarah, d. of deac. Richard Platt of M. had Sarah, b. 1 Mar. 1654; but at M. had John, 19 Oct. 1655; Mary, 1657; Samuel, 1660; and Zopher,1662; and he d. in that yr. His wid. m. Miles Merwin, and d. 1670. Thirteen of this name are seen in the last list of gr. at Yale.
    
    Children:
    Sarah Beach b: 1 Mar 1653/54 in New Haven, Connecticut Colony
    John Beach b: 19 Oct 1655 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut Colony, British Empire c: 4 Sep 1664 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut Colony, British Empire
    Samuel Beach b: 5 Jun 1660 in Milford, (New Haven), Connecticut
    Zophar Beach b: 27 May 1662 in Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut Colony

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