JOSSELYN, Thomas
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Name JOSSELYN, Thomas Birth Abt 1592 Roxwell, Essex, England Gender Male Great Migration https://www.americanancestors.org/DB394/rd/12108/117/235145943 Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Josselyn-3 Death 3 Jan 1661 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Patriarch & Matriarch JOCELYN, Sir Gilbert, b. Abt 1045, France(18 x Great Grandfather)
BRIGHT, Marie, b. 1558, Roxwell, Essex, Englandd. 16 Oct 1634, Roxwell, Essex, England
(Age 76 years) (Mother)
Person ID I20034 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father JOSSELYN, Ralph, b. 1556, Chignall Smealy, Essex, England d. 19 Mar 1632, Chelmsford, Essex, England
(Age 76 years)
Relationship natural Mother BRIGHT, Marie, b. 1558, Roxwell, Essex, England d. 16 Oct 1634, Roxwell, Essex, England
(Age 76 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 21 May 1583 Roxwell, Essex, England Family ID F13663 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family JUDE, Rebecca, b. 1592, London, England d. 1673, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 81 years)
Marriage 1615 London, England Children 1. JOSSELYN, Rebecca, b. 27 Mar 1617, Ardleigh, Essex, England d. 22 Sep 1675, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
▻ NICHOLS, Thomas m. 1638Family ID F13662 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Event Map Birth - Abt 1592 - Roxwell, Essex, England Marriage - 1615 - London, England Death - 3 Jan 1661 - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Documents Great Migration Thomas Josselyn (1592-1661) Great Migration: Thomas Josselyn (1592-1661)
Thomas Josselyn sailed from London in April, 1635 aboard the Increase with his wife Rebecca (Jude) and children Rebecca (18), Dorothy (11), Nathaniel (8), Elizabeth (6), and Mary (1), as well as servant Elizabeth Ward. They initially settled in Hingham, Plymouth County, later moving to Lancaster. We are descended from Thomas and Rebecca on the Wright (Tucker) line.
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The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
An individual's inclusion in the Great Migration Study Project requires evidence of migration to New England within the specified period of 1620 to 1640. The project's objective is to compile biographical and genealogical profiles of all immigrants who arrived in New England during these two decades. The NEHGS has produced extensive volumes and directories, providing details about the lives of these immigrants. This collection presents research on many ancestors who were part of this significant historical migration.
You may be shocked by how many there are. Even I was at first. However, most of these Great Migration ancestors are my 9th and 10th great-grandparents, and in some cases 11th and 12th, and with the number of great-grandparents doubling with each generation, the possibilities quickly become immense. We have a total of 1024 sets of 9th great-grandparents and 2048 sets of 10th great-grandparents. This makes finding so many Great Migration ancestors more understandable.
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Notes - Thomas Jostlin sailed from London in April, 1635 aboard the Increase with his wife Rebecca and children Rebecca (18), Dorothy (11), Nathaniel (8), Elizabeth (6), and Mary (1), as well as servant Elizabeth Ward. They originally settled in Hingham, Plymouth County, later moving to Lancaster.