Thomas Bisbee lived a few years in Frittenden, County Kent, England, where two of his daughters were…

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Thomas Bisbee lived a few years in Frittenden, County Kent, England, where two of his daughters were born and where his wife died. Later, he lived in Hedcorn and Sandwich before leaving England to settle in New England. In the spring of 1635, he s ailed on the ship Hercules, Master John Witherley, having obtained, on 6 March 1634 and 13 March 1634 the necessary "certificate of conformity to the orders and discipline of the church" from Thomas Harman, Vicar of Hedcorn, and from Thomas Warren , Vicar of Sandwich. He brought with him his children and several servants (one account lists 6 servants by name).

The passengers on the Hercules landed at the harbor at Scituate, MA, where Thomas aided in the settlement of the town which was incorporated in 1636. Thomas was made a freeman in 1637 and became one of the deacons of the First Church in Scituate , MA, this church having been formed with John Lothrop as minister in 1634. In 1638, Thomas purchased a house in Duxbury, MA, and moved there. From Duxbury, he was elected a representative to the General Court in 1643. He next appears as a petitio ner to the General Court from the town of Marshfield, MA. At some point in time, he sold his land in Duxbury, and moved to Sudbury, MA, where his daughter, Mary Browne, lived. On 25 November 1672, he made his will directing that he be buried at th e east end of the churchyard in Sudbury, MA, and bequeathed his land and houses in Hedron and Frittenden, England, to his daughter, Mary Browne.

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