Thomas Mulford

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name
Thomas Mulford
aka
[Thomas Mulford Sr.]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Of Eastham, a soldier of King Philip's War by the Narragansett land grant of 1733, who was chosen constable in 1677 and lies in the Cove Burying Ground; he died in 1706, aged about 66. Probably the husband of Elizabeth Barnes and the father of Elder Thomas Mulford of Truro; his second wife was probably the widow Hannah (Williams) Smith. His origin is unknown.
born
date
c. 1640
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, findagrave-thomas-mulford-1706]
note
His gravestone says "aged about 66" in 1706.
died
date
1706
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, findagrave-thomas-mulford-1706, will-thomas-mulford-1706]
note
His gravestone reads 8 June 1706 (MD 8:4), but his will is dated 12 June 1706 and was sworn to on 19 July and 12 Aug 1706, so he probably died between 12 June and 19 July and the stone's date is wrong.
buried
place
Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[findagrave-thomas-mulford-1706]
residences
date
1677
place
Eastham, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[records-plymouth-colony]
note
Chosen constable of Eastham in June 1677: 'Eas[tham] Thomas Mulford' (PCR 5:231); he is buried in the Cove Burying Ground there.
spouses
id
elizabeth-barnes-1644
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, book-history-town-hingham]
note
The Hingham history marries Elizabeth Barnes to a Murfea or Murfett, very likely a mis-rendering of Mulford; TAG 40:193-198 has the Mulford marriage, per WikiTree.
name
Hannah (Williams) Smith
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, will-thomas-mulford-1706]
note
Barclay (TAG 40:193-198, 1964), via WikiTree. Widow of a Smith who died in 1678/9; her father's will called her Hannah Mulford in 1692. "My wife Hannah" in Thomas's will.

Thomas Mulford lived at Eastham. His first wife was probably Elizabeth Barnes, and his children were probably all hers; his son was probably Elder Thomas Mulford of Truro (WikiTree, citing Barclay in TAG 40:193-198, 1964).

King Philip's War. Thomas was probably the "Thos. Mulford," the only Thomas Mulford of Eastham then of age, among the Eastham men whose service in the war was rewarded in 1733 with land at Narragansett Township No. 7, now Gorham, Maine (Soldiers in King Philip's War, p. 440). Some of the Eastham men on that list had been killed at Taunton in 1675 and with Capt. Pierce in 1676. In June 1677 he was chosen constable of Eastham: "Eas[tham] Thomas Mulford" (Records of the Colony of New Plymouth 5:231).

His second wife was probably the widow Hannah (Williams) Smith, whose first husband died in 1678/9 and whose father's will called her Hannah Mulford in 1692 (Barclay, TAG 40:193-198).

He made his will "This Twelfth Day of June 1706," naming his wife Hannah, sons Thomas and John, grandsons Thomas Mulford and Thomas Doane, and daughters Patience Doane and Elizabeth Mulford, and he died that summer, before witnesses swore to the will on 19 July (they swore again on 12 Aug; Barnstable Probate 3:320-324, per WikiTree). His stone stands in the Cove Burying Ground, Eastham: "HERE LYES Ye BODY OF THOMAS MULFORD AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS DIED JUNE Ye 8 1706" (Find a Grave, with photograph; MD 8:4).

Open questions

  • His origin; some compilers link him to the Mulfords of East Hampton and Southampton, Long Island.
  • Barclay, TAG 40:193-198, read directly.
  1. ---
  2. name: Thomas Mulford
  3. aka: [Thomas Mulford Sr.]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Of Eastham, a soldier of King Philip's War by the Narragansett land grant of 1733, who was chosen
  8. constable in 1677 and lies in the Cove Burying Ground; he died in 1706, aged about 66. Probably the
  9. husband of Elizabeth Barnes and the father of Elder Thomas Mulford of Truro; his second wife was
  10. probably the widow Hannah (Williams) Smith. His origin is unknown.
  11. born:
  12. date: c. 1640
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, findagrave-thomas-mulford-1706]
  16. note: His gravestone says "aged about 66" in 1706.
  17. died:
  18. date: "1706"
  19. basis: compiled
  20. confidence: probable
  21. sources: [online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, findagrave-thomas-mulford-1706, will-thomas-mulford-1706]
  22. note: His gravestone reads 8 June 1706 (MD 8:4), but his will is dated 12 June 1706 and was sworn to on 19 July and 12 Aug 1706, so he probably died between 12 June and 19 July and the stone's date is wrong.
  23. buried:
  24. place: Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Massachusetts
  25. basis: documented
  26. confidence: proven
  27. sources: [findagrave-thomas-mulford-1706]
  28. residences:
  29. - date: "1677"
  30. place: Eastham, Massachusetts
  31. basis: documented
  32. confidence: proven
  33. sources: [records-plymouth-colony]
  34. note: "Chosen constable of Eastham in June 1677: 'Eas[tham] Thomas Mulford' (PCR 5:231); he is buried in the Cove Burying Ground there."
  35. spouses:
  36. - id: elizabeth-barnes-1644
  37. basis: compiled
  38. confidence: probable
  39. sources: [online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, book-history-town-hingham]
  40. note: The Hingham history marries Elizabeth Barnes to a Murfea or Murfett, very likely a mis-rendering of Mulford; TAG 40:193-198 has the Mulford marriage, per WikiTree.
  41. - name: Hannah (Williams) Smith
  42. basis: compiled
  43. confidence: probable
  44. sources: [online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, will-thomas-mulford-1706]
  45. note: Barclay (TAG 40:193-198, 1964), via WikiTree. Widow of a Smith who died in 1678/9; her father's will called her Hannah Mulford in 1692. "My wife Hannah" in Thomas's will.
  46. ---
  48. Thomas Mulford lived at Eastham. His first wife was probably Elizabeth Barnes, and his children
  49. were probably all hers; his son was probably Elder Thomas Mulford of Truro (WikiTree, citing
  50. Barclay in TAG 40:193-198, 1964).
  52. **King Philip's War.** Thomas was probably the "Thos. Mulford," the only Thomas Mulford of Eastham
  53. then of age, among the Eastham men whose service in the war was rewarded in 1733 with land at
  54. Narragansett Township No. 7, now Gorham, Maine
  55. ([*Soldiers in King Philip's War*](/files/sources/book-bodge-1906-soldiers-king-philips-war/), p. 440).
  56. Some of the Eastham men on that list had been killed at Taunton in 1675 and with Capt. Pierce in
  57. 1676. In June 1677 he was chosen constable of Eastham: "Eas[tham] Thomas Mulford"
  58. ([*Records of the Colony of New Plymouth*](/files/sources/records-plymouth-colony/) 5:231).
  60. His second wife was probably the widow Hannah (Williams) Smith, whose first husband died in 1678/9
  61. and whose father's will called her Hannah Mulford in 1692 (Barclay, TAG 40:193-198).
  63. He made his will "This Twelfth Day of June 1706," naming his wife Hannah, sons Thomas and John,
  64. grandsons Thomas Mulford and Thomas Doane, and daughters Patience Doane and Elizabeth Mulford, and
  65. he died that summer, before witnesses swore to the will on 19 July (they swore again on 12 Aug;
  66. Barnstable Probate 3:320-324, per WikiTree). His stone stands in the Cove Burying Ground, Eastham:
  67. "HERE LYES Ye BODY OF THOMAS MULFORD AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS DIED JUNE Ye 8 1706" (Find a Grave, with
  68. photograph; MD 8:4).
  70. ## Open questions
  72. - His origin; some compilers link him to the Mulfords of East Hampton and Southampton, Long Island.
  73. - Barclay, TAG 40:193-198, read directly.
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