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Lt. Bernard LUMBERT.3780. Thomas LUMBARD
(1087) was baptised on 2 Feb 1581/82
in England. He died in 1664 in Barnstable, Cape Cod, MA. IMMIGRANT (prob. 1630
on Mary and John) - "Thomas Lumbert was born in Thorncombe, Dorset, England,
and baptized 2 Feb 1581. His second son, Bernard, was born about 1608 to his
first wife. He probably had three wives, the last, Joyce, whom he married in
New England, surviving him. Thomas was on the list of the first 24 men of Dorchester
who applied to become freemen 19 Oct 1630, and it is this fact that leads researchers
to believe he came on the 'Mary and John.' Bernard and his siblings are thought
to have come at the same time (Wakefield, p. 137). ... The Rev. John White of
Dorchester was the man who had assembled the Mary and John group. He was a moderate
Puritan but not a separatist. It is said that 'he had absolute command of two
things not easily controlled--`his own passions and the purses of his parishioners.`'...
The nearby Massachusetts Bay settlements, however, were led by 'clergymen and
officials of aristocratic tendencies. Their Governor, John Winthrop, had little
sympathy with the common people.' ... Unhappy in this atmosphere, many of the
Dorchester people moved to Connecticut in 1636, but Bernard had moved even earlier,
first to Scituate in late 1634 or early 1635 (he was given a lot 6 Apr 1635 and
with his wife joined Lothrop's church 19 Apr 1635) and then to Barnstable in
the fall of 1639. ... Otis ... says that when the Lothrop group arrived in October
1639 Thomas had 'one of the largest and best houses in the plantation, fitted
up and designed for an ordinary, or a public house, and which he was licensed
by the Court to keep on the third of December following....In addition to his
homestead...he owned six acres of planting land in the common field adjoining
the Little pond, and a great lot of forty-five acres, bounded...westerly by Bernard
Lumbert's great lot. His great lot included the whole of the Dead swamp, which
was not included in the measurement. About the year 1656 he removed to his great
lot, and built a house thereon. He had a good estate and was comparatively a
wealthy man. He was not distinguished, and his name rarely occurs on the records.'
John Lothrop wrote in his diary after he and his church people arrived in Barnstable
in 1639: 'After praises to God in public were ended, as the day was cold, we
divided into three companies, to feast together, some at Mr. Hull's, some at
Mr. Mayo's amd some at brother Lombard, Sr's.' ... Thomas was made surveyor
of the highways for Barnstable in 1639, but that appears to be the extent of
his public service. He made his will 10 June 1663 and the inventory of his estate
was taken 8 Feb 1664. ... the total value was over £210. Almost two-thirds
was in land, buildings and livestock. A number of tools and household items
were listed, as well as books..." (Bonnie Grant, Lumbert Chapter)
He was married to (first wife) ? in England.
3781.
(first wife) ?(81). "Not proven."
Thomas' third marriage and "Prob. not mother of Bernard." (Bonnie
Hubbard) Children were:
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