Fillebrown Family by Jerry Fillebrown: Third Generation

Third Generation

10. Thomas³ Fillebrown (Humpfrey² Phillibrowne, Robert¹ ffilebrowne) was born in Coggeshall, County Essex, England circa 1630.⁽⁶⁶⁾ Thomas died June 7, 1713 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, at 82 years of age.⁽⁶⁷⁾

Thomas Fillebrown
1630 - 1713

Cambridge Burying Ground
Cambridge, Massachusetts
September 1, 1999
By Jerry Fillebrown

His body was interred June 1713 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽⁶⁸⁾ The Cambridge Burying Ground is at Harvard Square. He is buried beside his wife Anna and near other members of the family.

Thomas married Anna (________) date unknown.⁽⁶⁹⁾ Anna was born circa 1631 in England.⁽⁷⁰⁾ (Additional notes for Anna (________)⁽⁷¹⁾) Anna died March 31, 1713/14 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, at 82 years of age.⁽⁷²⁾

Anna, wife of Thomas Fillebrown

Cambridge Burying Ground
Cambridge, Massachusetts
September 1, 1999
By Jerry Fillebrown

Her body was interred circa 1714 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts cemetery unknown grave site unknown.⁽⁷³⁾ She was buried at the Cambridge Burying ground at Harvard Square beside her husband Thomas. The grave is located 51' from Garden Street.

Anna immigrated to Massachusetts before 1658.⁽⁷⁴⁾ It is not clear whether she immigrated before or after her marriage.

When Anna was age 27 and Thomas Fillebrown was age 28 they became the parents of Thomas Fillebrown December 11, 1658 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁷⁵⁾ When Anna was age 30 and Thomas Fillebrown was age 31 they became the parents of Mary Fillebrown May 5, 1662 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁷⁶⁾ Anna, as Thomas Fillebrown's spouse, resided with him in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony circa 1666.⁽⁷⁷⁾ Thomas is mistakenly referred to as Gordon Fillebrowne in "A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England" by John Farmer. The actual entry in the records was to Gdm. (Goodman) Fillebrowne which is a title similar to "Mr.".

When Anna was age unknown and Thomas Fillebrown was age unknown they became the parents of Anna Fillebrown circa 1666 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁷⁸⁾ When Anna was age 39 and Thomas Fillebrown was age 40 they became the parents of Hannah Fillebrown October 19, 1670 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽⁷⁹⁾ When Anna was age 41 and Thomas Fillebrown was age 42 they became the parents of John Fillebrown October 12, 1672 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁸⁰⁾ Birth Certificate indicates parents to be Thomas and Sarah but all other evidence indicates that this is the son of Thomas and Anna.

When Anna was age 42 and Thomas Fillebrown was age 43 they became the parents of Hannah Fillebrown October 19, 1673 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁸¹⁾ Conflicting evidence states that she died March 31, 1713/14 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽⁸²⁾

Anna, wife of Thomas Fillebrown

Cambridge Burying Ground
Cambridge, Massachusetts
September 1, 1999
By Jerry Fillebrown

A visit to an ancestor's grave.⁽⁸³⁾ On September 1, 1999, Charles Jerry Fillebrown and his wife Sue visited the grave of Anna Fillebrown in the Cambridge Burying Ground in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Anna is Jerry's 6th great grandmother.

Thomas Fillebrown purchased land from an unknown person March 1, 1657/58 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽⁸⁴⁾ The records of the Town of Charleston indicate the following:

"It is Agreed that the first head line shal bee Meadford Farme, that line betweene them and o Towne, And all other head lines to run Parralell with that line foure scoree poole assunder. The first Lott distinguished by the figure one, shall begin at the southeast corner where Mrs Nowells Farme and Meadford farme meet, And so successively according to the figures, 1,2,3,4, &c., to the end of the last figure or lott. And at the end of the first Range to turne back againe in the second Range. And so to the third, &c., successively till each man have halfe his Proportion, for the first, And then the first to begin againe, 1,2,3,4 &c., and successively each number to take place, in the second division, as in the first, till every man have his other halfe of his Lott. It is Agreed that the Ponds shall not me measured. It is Agreed that he that Tarrye not in the Towne as an Inhabitant for one year next ensuing the date hereoff, upon his going out of the Towne shall lose his whole Propietie, both off wood and commons. It is further Agreed, That no man shall sell his wood or commons but to the Inhabitants of Charletowne, upon forfeiture of twelve pence, p. load of eyther wood or Tymber: And not to dispose of the commons to any of any other Towne, upon forfeiture of the same, And if any remove to inhabite in any other Towne, shall make no use of their commons, but shall sell it, or lett it to some of the Towne of Charletowne, that the commons may be reserved for ever to the use of the Inhabitants of Charletowne. It is Agreed that each shall pay for the laying out of his wood lott within one moneth after it is layd out, upon forfeiture of his wood and commons. And the select men of Charletowne shall have heerby power to sell it to pay the survayour. This was agreed unto by vote of the inhabitants of Charletowne at a meeting in the meeting hous, this first off March 1657/58, and ordered to be Recorded in the Towne Booke. The returne of the committee Apoynted by the Inhabitants of Charletowne for the division of the wood and commons one Mistick syde, with the Inhabitants there assent to the Articles above mentioned: Accepted, by drawing each his Lott, the Day and year above written; And is as Followeth:" Thomas Filleborne drew Lott 172 with 7 acres of woods and 1 acre of common.

Thomas resided in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts circa 1658.⁽⁸⁵⁾ Thomas was employed at his own business as a Miller in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony circa 1658.⁽⁸⁶⁾ When Thomas was age 28 and Anna (________) was age 27 they became the parents of Thomas Fillebrown December 11, 1658 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁸⁷⁾ When Thomas was age 31 and Anna (________) was age 30 they became the parents of Mary Fillebrown May 5, 1662 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁸⁸⁾ May 18, 1666, Thomas, a Puritan, Church of England, was a member of the Cambridge Church in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁸⁹⁾ Thomas is referred to as "Goodm." ffillebrown. This is probably where the suggestion that his name was "Gordon" first occurred. The Cambridge Church has been known as "The Church of Christ at Cambridge" and the First Precinct Church.

Thomas was a member of the Massachusetts Colony in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony May 23, 1666.⁽⁹⁰⁾ He was sworn as a Freeman on this day. His name is shown as Tho. Phelabrowne in Colony Record Vol.IV. p. 562. "Under the first charter of the Massachusetts colony, none were regarded as freemen, or members of the body politic, except as were admitted by the General Court and took the oath of allegiance to the government here established."

When Thomas was age unknown and Anna (________) was age unknown they became the parents of Anna Fillebrown circa 1666 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁹¹⁾ Thomas resided in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony circa 1666.⁽⁹²⁾ Thomas is mistakenly referred to as Gordon Fillebrowne in "A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England" by John Farmer. The actual entry in the records was to Gdm. (Goodman) Fillebrowne which is a title similar to "Mr.".

Thomas was a member of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony April 29, 1668.⁽⁹³⁾ He was sworn as a Freeman on this date. In 1666 he had been recognized as Goodman Fillebrowne. His name is shown as Tho. Philebrowne in the Colony Record Vol. IV. pg 600. Another copy of the records compiled by Shurfleff shows the name as Tho: Philebroune.

When Thomas was age 40 and Anna (________) was age 39 they became the parents of Hannah Fillebrown October 19, 1670 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽⁹⁴⁾ When Thomas was age 42 and Anna (________) was age 41 they became the parents of John Fillebrown October 12, 1672 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁹⁵⁾ Birth Certificate indicates parents to be Thomas and Sarah but all other evidence indicates that this is the son of Thomas and Anna.

When Thomas was age 43 and Anna (________) was age 42 they became the parents of Hannah Fillebrown October 19, 1673 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony.⁽⁹⁶⁾ Thomas's will was probated July 3, 1713 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.⁽⁹⁷⁾ His estate was inventoried at Ł16.

Thomas Fillebrown
1630 - 1713

Cambridge Burying Ground
Cambridge, Massachusetts
September 1, 1999
By Jerry Fillebrown

A visit to an ancestor's grave.⁽⁹⁸⁾ On September 1, 1999, Charles Jerry Fillebrown and his wife Sue visited the grave of Thomas Fillebrown in the Cambridge Burying Ground in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Thomas is Jerry's 6th great grandfather. The 1910 Genealogy states "Thomas Fillebrown of Charlestown and Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA was by occupation a miller. The first mention found of him is in the records of the church at Cambridge, by which it appears that he and his wife, Anna, whose maiden name does not appear after long research, were admitted to membership in 1666. Although a resident of Cambridge and worshiping at the church of Cambridge, he was an owner of land at Charlestown. His name appears in the Charlestown records as being 50 years of age in 1682. His tax was abated at Charlestown in 1703. Name appears on petition from Medford, April 17, 1673. February 7, 1674, 'Presentment of Highway over Mill Dam (near the confluence of Mystic River and Alewifes Brook) at Thomas Fillebrown's.' 'June 19, 1674, he with wife and children give testimony in court.' He, with wife Anna, conveyed to Thomas Lord three and a half acres of pasture in 1692, recorded in 1694, the same premises which he had received of Thomas Lord in 1692, recorded in 1701. He was executor of will of Mary Hudson in 1696. Indications are that he resided in Charlestown in 1658, and perhaps at short intervals later." Research in 1997 by Charles Jerry Fillebrown makes it clear that Thomas Fillebrown and "Gordon" Fillebrown are the same person. The title "Goodman" abbreviated as "Goodm." was misread as "Gordon" in the "Records of the First Church in Cambridge". It is clear, in view of other evidence, that Thomas was the head of the family discussed in May, 1666.

Thomas Fillebrown and Anna (________) had the following family:

child + 12 i. ⁴ UNCONNECTED LINES was born before circa 1769, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

child + 13 ii. Thomas Fillebrown was born December 11, 1658.

child + 14 iii. Mary Fillebrown was born May 5, 1662.

child 15 iv. Anna Fillebrown⁽⁹⁹⁾ was born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony circa 1666.⁽¹⁰⁰⁾ Anna died August 9, 1685 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 19 years of age.⁽¹⁰¹⁾ Her body was interred circa 1685 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽¹⁰²⁾ She was baptized a Puritan, Church of England at the Cambridge Church October 14, 1666 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.⁽¹⁰³⁾ Her name is shown as Hannah in the "Records of The Church of Christ at Cambridge in New England" edited by S. P. Sharples.

child 16 v. Hannah Fillebrown⁽¹⁰⁴⁾ was born in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts October 19, 1670.⁽¹⁰⁵⁾

child + 17 vi. John Fillebrown was born October 12, 1672.

child 18 vii. Hannah Fillebrown⁽¹⁰⁶⁾ was born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusettrs Bay Colony October 19, 1673.⁽¹⁰⁷⁾

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