Thomas Mulford

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name
Thomas Mulford
aka
[Elder Thomas Mulford, Thomas Mulford Jr.]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Elder of the Truro church, who married Mary Bassett at Eastham in 1690; probably a son of Thomas Mulford and Elizabeth Barnes. His will of 1728 names his daughters Mary Mayo and Elizabeth Mayo. He held an enslaved man, Coffe, whom the Truro church baptized and admitted in 1734.
born
date
c. 1665/6
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford]
died
date
14 Sep 1747
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford]
residences
date
1711
place
Truro, Massachusetts
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[gravestones-truro-mayflower-descendant]
note
One of the seven men who formed the Truro church in 1711 and its ruling elder; his wife lies in the Old North Cemetery there.
father
id
thomas-mulford-1640
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford]
note
WikiTree, citing Barclay in TAG 40:193-198 (not read).
mother
id
elizabeth-barnes-1644
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, book-history-town-hingham]
spouses
id
mary-bassett-1666
married
date
28 Oct 1690
place
Eastham, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-eastham]
note
MD 8:93.
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-eastham, will-nathaniel-bassett-1709]

Ruling elder of the Truro church. He was one of the seven male members who formed the church when Rev. John Avery was ordained, 1 Nov 1711 (Truro church records, MD 9:55). On 30 Nov 1726 the church asked "whether it was not according to Gospell Rule to chuse Ruleing Elders, according to the Practice of the Presbiterian churches in Scotland." On 11 Jan 1726/7 it chose "Mr Thos Mulford Mr Constant Freman and Mr John Snow ... Presbiterian Ruleing Elders" (MD 9:175). Mulford and Freeman were ordained 24 Mar 1727/8; Snow "never served in the office but was discarded for suspected Adultery" (MD 9:243).

His will (1728, Barnstable Probate 8:331-332) names his daughters "Mary Mayo" and "Elizabeth Mayo," the wives of Daniel and Jeremiah Mayo. In 1734 the Truro church baptized and admitted "Coffe negro servant to Elder Mulford Adult" (MD 10:150, 151): he held an enslaved man named Coffe.

  1. ---
  2. name: Thomas Mulford
  3. aka: [Elder Thomas Mulford, Thomas Mulford Jr.]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Elder of the Truro church, who married Mary Bassett at Eastham in 1690; probably a son of Thomas
  8. Mulford and Elizabeth Barnes. His will of 1728 names his daughters Mary Mayo and Elizabeth Mayo.
  9. He held an enslaved man, Coffe, whom the Truro church baptized and admitted in 1734.
  10. born:
  11. date: c. 1665/6
  12. basis: compiled
  13. confidence: probable
  14. sources: [online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford]
  15. died:
  16. date: 14 Sep 1747
  17. basis: compiled
  18. confidence: probable
  19. sources: [online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford]
  20. residences:
  21. - date: "1711"
  22. place: Truro, Massachusetts
  23. basis: inferred
  24. confidence: probable
  25. sources: [gravestones-truro-mayflower-descendant]
  26. note: "One of the seven men who formed the Truro church in 1711 and its ruling elder; his wife lies in the Old North Cemetery there."
  27. father:
  28. id: thomas-mulford-1640
  29. basis: compiled
  30. confidence: probable
  31. sources: [online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford]
  32. note: WikiTree, citing Barclay in TAG 40:193-198 (not read).
  33. mother:
  34. id: elizabeth-barnes-1644
  35. basis: compiled
  36. confidence: probable
  37. sources: [online-tree-wikitree-mayo-mulford, book-history-town-hingham]
  38. spouses:
  39. - id: mary-bassett-1666
  40. married:
  41. date: 28 Oct 1690
  42. place: Eastham, Massachusetts
  43. basis: documented
  44. confidence: proven
  45. sources: [vital-records-eastham]
  46. note: MD 8:93.
  47. basis: documented
  48. confidence: proven
  49. sources: [vital-records-eastham, will-nathaniel-bassett-1709]
  50. ---
  52. Ruling elder of the Truro church. He was one of the seven male members who formed the church when
  53. Rev. John Avery was ordained, 1 Nov 1711 (Truro church records, MD 9:55). On 30 Nov 1726 the
  54. church asked "whether it was not according to Gospell Rule to chuse Ruleing Elders, according to
  55. the Practice of the Presbiterian churches in Scotland." On 11 Jan 1726/7 it chose "Mr Thos
  56. Mulford Mr Constant Freman and Mr John Snow ... Presbiterian Ruleing Elders" (MD 9:175).
  57. Mulford and Freeman were ordained 24 Mar 1727/8; Snow "never served in the office but was
  58. discarded for suspected Adultery" (MD 9:243).
  60. His will (1728, Barnstable Probate 8:331-332) names his
  61. daughters "Mary Mayo" and "Elizabeth Mayo," the wives of Daniel and Jeremiah Mayo. In
  62. 1734 the Truro church baptized and admitted "Coffe negro servant to Elder Mulford
  63. Adult" (MD 10:150, 151): he held an enslaved man named Coffe.
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