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Col. NOYES Thomas, Esq.

Col. NOYES Thomas, Esq.[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1648 - Bef 1730  (< 81 years)

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  • Name NOYES Thomas 
    Prefix Col. 
    Suffix Esq. 
    Birth 10 Aug 1648  Newbury, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Gender Male 
    Will 1718  [17] 
    • (In the name of God Amen. [___] Anno Dom: one Thousand seven hundrd. & Eight[teen?] I Thomas Noyes of Newbury in ye County of Essex in his maj[ts.?] Province of the Massachsts. Bay in New England [___] now of Perfect mind & memory Thanks be Given unto God Therefore Calling into mind ye mortality of my Body & [__]ing that it is appointd. for all men once to Dye [___] & ordain this my Last Will & Testament That is to say Principaly & first of all I give & Recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it & my Body I [Recommend?] to ye Earth to be Buried in a Decent & Christian manner at ye Discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting but at the General Resurection I shall Receive ye same again by the Allmighty Power of God and as touching such Worldly Estate Wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless me in this Life I Give Devise & Dispose of the same in ye following Manner & form –

      Im Prs. I Give & Bequeath to Eliza. Noyes my Dearly Bloved Wife ye Use & Improvement of one third part of my Dwelling House which Part she Please to Chuse & one third part of the fruit which shall Grow in my orchard yearly & a Garden to be fenced for her life & Ten pounds a year yearly to be paid her by me Exector. & to Provide for her sutable & Good Wood fitt for her to keep one Fire & allso to Keep for her two Cows & Ten sheep both Winter & summer & to Provide a horse & Carry her to Meeting & Else Where as she shall have occasion & if my sd. Wife [see?] cause to marry again then these Rights & Priviledges shall not be paid to her & Improvd by her so Long as she is a married Wooman but if she hapen to be a Widow again, if she se cause to do Return to my house she shall have all the above mentiond [Rights? &?] Priviledges Again( and allso I Give to my sd. Wife all my household Goods & two Cows & Ten sheep to be at her own Dispose & further if What is above Givn. be not sufficient to maintain my sd. Wife Comfortably & Credably my Executors shall provide for her What shall be needed full & sufficient to Do it.

      2d. To my son Danl. Noyes his heirs & assigns forever I give & bequeath my River Lott so Calld. & one hundred & seventy Pounds to be Paid [by] my Executor in Bills of Credt. or other Current money one half to be be Paid at one years End after my decease & ye other half at two years End if it be not paid by my self in my Lifetime.

      3rd. To my son Thomas Noyes his heirs & assigns forever I Give & bequeath my two free hold Lotts Where he Dwelleth & are now in his Possesion and he shall pay to my [Exector.?] Twenty Pounds in Current money.

      4ly. To my son Joseph Noyes his heirs & assigns forever I Give & bequeath all ye Lands I gave him by Deed & all ye peice of Land Adjoy[n]ing Which I Bought of Capt. Greenleaf –

      5ly. To the Children of my Daughter Sarah Clark Decsd. viz. Thos. Clark Danl. Clark Sarah Noyes & Martha Noyes I give ten shillings a peice.

      6ly. To my Daughtr. Eliza. Hale wife of Doctr. Nathan Hale I give, besides what she have otherwise had about ninety three pounds which I Kept an Accot. of in my Book, fifty pounds of sd. sum I Give to her to be at her own Dispose to & among her Children as she shall see Cause(

      7ly. To my Daughtr. In Law Mrs. Judeth Coffin formerly Wife of my son Parker Noyes I Give Twenty shillings.

      8ly. To my Daughter Mary Gerrish ye Wife of Mr. Moses Gerrish( besides What she have allready had I Give Twenty & [thre?] pounds(

      9ly. To my Daughtr. Rebecca Ilsey ye Wife of Mr. Joseph Ilsley( besides What she have allready had I Give Which Will make up her portion one hundred pounds.

      10ly. To my Daughtr. Judeth Noyes I Give ye sum of one hundred pounds & my Will is that ye Legacys above mentiond be paid in Receiver Bills or other Current money & my Will is that if any part of ye Legacys above mentiond be paid in my life time my Executr. shall not be obligd. to pay it over again(

      11ly. To my Son[s] Stephen Noyes & Moses Noyes I give to be Equaly divided betwixt them( & to their heirs & assigns for ever I give & bequeath all my houses barns & out houses & all my Lands marshes & meadous & Wood Lott or Lotts & all my Rights & Priviledges in ye undivided or Common Lands not otherwise Disposd. of & I Give to my sd. sons Stephen [&?] Moses all my Personal Estate not otherwise Disposed of & I Do Ordain & Appoint my sons Stephen & Moses Noyes to be ye Executors of this my Last Will, to receive all my Debts & to pay all my Debts, and funeral Charges [& etc.?] & I Do hereby utterly Disallow Revoke & Disa[null?] all & Every other former Testaments Wills Legacys & bequests Execut[_] by me in any Wife before named Willed & bequeathed. Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament In Witness Whereof I have sett to my name & seal the Day & year abov Written. Signd. Seald. & Publishd. Pronouncd.

      Thomas Noyes (seal)

      Declard. by ye sd. Thos. Noyes as his Last Will &
      Testament in Presence of

      [witnesses’ names illegible]
    Death Bef 24 Apr 1730  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 13, 16] 
    • (inventory taken this date.)
    Probate 24 Apr 1730  Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    _UID D9620D38EB9ED5118A06444553540000AF48 
    Burial CA 24 Apr 1730  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 18] 
    Address:
    Newbury Neck Cemetery 
    Notes 
    • Freem. 1671, and capt. 1690 in war with E. Ind. and rep. 1689, 90, and 2. Freeman 1671.

      Descendants of Reverend William Noyes: Colonel of militia.

      The Noyes Descendants, Vol. II: Thomas was a prominent man in early colonial days. He was made a freeman 31 May 1671; selectman, 1676-7; chosen constable 1679-80, but not wishing to serve, paid the usual fine of forty shillings. He served during the French and Indian wars in several different grades- captain, major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel.

      May 31st, 1684, Capt. Thomas Noyes of Newbury was ordered by Major Nathaniel Saltonstall of Haverhill "to provide a flight of colors for the foot company, ye ground field or flight whereof is to be green, with a red cross, with a white field in ye angle, according to the antient custome of our own English plantations in America, and our own practice in our ships and other vessels. The number of bullets to be put into the colors for distinction may be left out at present without damage in the making of them."

      August 3rd, 1705, Col. Saltonstall wrote to Lt. Col. Noyes, of Newbury, as follows: -
      "Sir-By his excellency's express direction, I command you in her majesty's name forthwith to appoint and set forth one half of your command by name and have them ready, well fixt with arms, ammunition, and ten day's provision, to march at an hour's warning. The command is strict."

      Sept. 28th, 1705, Col. Saltonstall wrote again, as follows:
      "I desire and order by tomorrow morning at farthest, you pess and post at your block houses at Newbury twelve able soldiers, three at each of your block houses, to abide there night and day to watch."

      In June 1706, under commands from Col. Saltonstall to Col. Noyes, twenty able soldiers of the Newbury militia were sent to Haverhill, on July 5th, and when they appeared Col. Saltonstall wrote again, as follows:-
      "I received your return of ye twenty men ye Governor commanded me to call for, and when ye persons (which I can't call men), appeared, even a considerable number of them, to be but boys, or children, and not fit for service, blind in part, and deaf, and cross-handed, I slept till I waited on ye Governor, ye twelfth instant, and upon liberty to speak to him, I, with ye Major, have taken ye best care we can to keep the men and children sent hither for the present, till I may have opportunity to tell you the queen likes it not to be served in this manner. But in one special, Nicholas by name, is blind and deaf and small, and not fit to be continued, and therefore, to be short, I sent Nicholas home to you, and do expect you will send some able man in his place, if you have an able one in Newbury. The other diminutives are sent out to garrison at present, or else you had met with them to return to you for a like exchange.

      My heart if it speaks is full. I want a suitable time to tell you what I have to say on her majesty's behalf. Twelve BOYS for originally prest MEN, and they hired too. I know not ye irregularity of it. I shall be glad to see you, and intend to do it, either at Haverhill or Newbury, or a middle place, as you may desire, if I am able to attend to see what is right and what our duty for us to do."

      Two weeks later Col. Saltonstall wrote again, as follows:
      "One Smith came this day with two of his sons in order to get a release for John Danforth. I wonder how you concern yourself so much about this man to get Danforth home, and disregard your default, and have not yet sent a good man for that pitiful insufficient sick man Nicholas, whom I sent off ye 16th day of July last to you to send a better hand & he to return in two days time to me, but he is not yet come or other for him. Pray consider what lies at your door, and do not deal so unhandsomely with your patient friend and humble servant.
      N. SALTONSTALL, to LT. COL. T. NOYES"

      On account of Indian hostilities, the following order was issued, August 7, 1690:-
      "These are in his majesty's name to require all the soldiers belonging to this towne to bring their arms and ammunition to ye meeting house every saboth day and at all other publick meetings, and also they are required to carry their arms and ammunition with them into meadows and places where they worke, and if any man doe refuse or neglect his dewty as above expressed he shal pay five shillings for every such neglect.

      (Signed) DANIEL PIERCE, Captain
      THOMAS NOYES, Captain
      STEPHEN GREENLEAF, Captain
      JONA. MOORES, Lieutenant
      JACOB TOPPAN, Ensign
      HENRY SOMERBY

      Thomas Noyes was selectman, 1683-4 and '85; tithing man in 1684; justice of the peace, 1700-01. May 6th, 1689, he was chosen one of a committee to consult with the Committee of Safety in Boston and consider with them what may be best for the conservation of the peace of the country." "Dec. 18th, 1699, Col. Danl. Pierce and Major Thomas Noyes were by vote desired and impowered to imploy ye Honrble Capt. Samuel Sewell of Boston, Esq., to procure a good and sufficient meeting hous bell for the Towne of Newbury suitable for our Towne considering ye remoteness of our dwellings." Oct. 18th, 1700, a committee was appointed to assign seats in the new meeting house to the freeholders and inhabitants of the town, and it "was voted that Coll. Danl. Pierce, Esq., should have his first choyce for a pew & Maj. Thomas Noyes, Esq., shall have the next choyce for a pew." "March 27, 1704, Coll. Thomas Noyes, Esq. (and others) were chosen to be a committee to lay out the High way to Bradford, &c." May 16, 1683, the General Court ordered that "Thomas Noyes be Captaine of the second company, *** and that commissions goe out accordingly."

      July 23rd, 1688, Captain Thomas Noyes of Newbury bought of Daniel Pierce, Sr., in consideration of a promise his deceased father, Daniel Pierce, had made to Captain Noyes, as a portion with his daughter, viz.: 40 acres of meadow, being in or about the town of Woodbridge, in the Province of East New Jersey, or New Cesarea, bounded by or upon the meadow of Stephen Kent, Sr., on the east; by the meadow of the Lord Proprietor on the south, the upland in com. and swamp on the west, and by a parcel of upland granted by my said father on the north, which may more large appear by a patent dated September 10, 1670. *** Said Pierce also confirmed another promise that his father had made to Captain Noyes, viz.: To give him a farm of 100 acres on Slingtail Brook, in New Cecarea, or N.J.

      Thomas Noyes lived in his father James' house after the death of his mother.
    Person ID I2235  Noyes Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 May 2023 

    Father Rev. NOYES James,   b. 22 Oct 1608, Cholderton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1656, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Mother BROWN Sarah,   b. Abt 1610, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1691, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Marriage 21 Mar 1633/4  Romsey, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29] 
    Family ID F545  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 PIERCE Martha,   b. 14 Feb 1647/8, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1674, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1669  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 10, 13, 16, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34] 
    • The Noyes Descendants, Vol. II says1669
    Children 
     1. NOYES Sarah,   b. 14 Sep 1670, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1703, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     2. NOYES Martha,   b. 24 Feb 1672/3, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Capt. NOYES Daniel "Nathaniel",   b. 30 Aug 1674, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1728, Madeira Island, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F748  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

    Family 2 GREENLEAF Elizabeth,   b. 5 Apr 1660, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1702, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 43 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1677  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10, 13, 25, 30, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38] 
    • The Noyes Descendants, Vol. II says 1677.
    Children 
     1. NOYES James,   b. 3 Jul 1678, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1708, York, York, Massachusetts Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     2. Capt. NOYES Thomas, 2nd,   b. 2 Oct 1679, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1753, Newburywest Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     3. NOYES Parker,   b. 29 Oct 1681, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1708, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
     4. NOYES Elizabeth,   b. 28 Feb 1683/4, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1768 (Age 84 years)
     5. NOYES Joseph,   b. 5 Aug 1688, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1754, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     6. NOYES Moses,   b. 29 Jan 1691/2, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1775, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     7. NOYES Stephen,   b. 6 Jul 1686, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1775, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     8. NOYES Rebekah,   b. 19 Apr 1700, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. NOYES Judith,   b. 17 Apr 1702, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1790, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     10. NOYES Mary,   b. Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1726, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

  • Documents
    Newbury flag - Capt. Thomas Noyes    		Newbury flag - Capt. Thomas Noyes

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