52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 8

Thomas Mildenhall (1580-1639)- my 13^th great grandfather

Birth:           1580                      Marridge Hill, England

Death:          19 Mar 1639         Marridge Hill, England

          Age: 59

Parents:       John Mildenhall Jr. (1560-1614) &

                              Elizabeth Bates (1562-1602)

Siblings:    

          Robert Minolde      1582-?

Marridge Hill, Wiltshire, England

Marriage:    1603  Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

Anne (Unknown last name)

b. abt 1580           England

d. 22 Nov 1640     Mildenhall, England

Children: (6)

  Anne           21 Sep 1606- Unknown

     Thomas Jr.   10 Dec 1609- 1673

     Elizabeth     abt 1611- ?

     Stephen       23 Jan 1617- 15 Jan 1679

     Jane              abt 1622- ? 

    Martha        08 Aug 1624- 04 Jul 1682

Thomas was a farmer and owned a two story, two bedroom home. At the time of his death, he was mostly retired and his sons had taken over the responsibility of the farm. An inventory of his estate following his death showed that his goods, crops, and stock were worth 41, 15 s and 6 p.

Marridge Hill has beautiful farmland- would love to visit someday! 

Death- Thomas died in Mar 1639 in Marriage Hill, Wiltshire, England. He was only 59 years old. The cause of his death is unknown. His wife Anne didn’t live a long life either, dying at 60.

Burial- It is unknown where Thomas is buried, but two different sources state that his wife Anne-- one source says that she is buried in the Mildenhall cemetery in Mildenhall, England; another source says that she is buried in Ramsbury, England.