Thomas Colton II

M, b. circa 1703, d. circa 21 September 1755
FatherThomas Colton b. c 1675, d. c 22 Dec 1712
MotherMary Elden b. c 30 Nov 1677, d. c 3 Oct 1725
     Thomas was born circa 1703 in Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England. Thomas married Martha Smith in 1730 in Parton-On-Humber, Lincolnshire, England, at St. Mary's Church.1 Thomas & Martha had children: Thomas [1733-7/16/1792][m. Sarah Girdley], Samuel [christened 3/25/1737], John [christened 12/29/1738-burial 19 August 1739], John [christened 12/09/1741].2,3,4 Thomas's wife, Martha, died circa 14 February 1752 in Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England, leaving him a widower. Thomas departed this life in Wrawby. He was buried there in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard on Sunday, 21 September 1755.4

Family

Martha Smith b. c 1710, d. c 14 Feb 1752

Citations

  1. [S621] Yarborough Deanery Records: Marriage: 1730 - Thomas Colton & Martha Smith at Barton St. Mary [Note: both Thomas & Martha were marked to signify that they did not belong to this parish - they were only there to get married. klm].
  2. [S506] Note: Thomas, probable son of Thomas & Martha - His tombstone reads: Here lyth the body of Thomas Colton who departed this life 16 July 1792 age 59 years.
    ]Transcribed by Larry & Kathy McCurdy July 2000]
  3. [S625] St. Mary the Virgin Church - Headstone Inscriptions: Cemetery Inscriptions: Converted Info to the Following

    William Colton 1773-8/10/1831 age 58
    Married:
    Elizabeth 1773-26/3/1841 age 68

    Thomas Colton 1733-7/16/1792 age 59
    Married: 13 May 1768
    Sarah Girdley 1749-Feb. 1810 age 61
    - John Colton, 5/29/17-3/11/1807 age 37,
    Married:
    Mary 1770-12/30/1832 age 62
    - Thomas Colton, 1776- 6/22/1794 age 18

    - John Colton, 1793-3/20/1831 age 37

    See marriage above:
    194434COLTON, Thomas               Marriage
         Wife:     Sarah GIRDLEY          
         Marriage Date:     13 May 1766     Recorded in:     Wrawby, Lincoln, England
    e:     FHL Number 952148
         Dates:
         1695-1918

    683322 C033843
    COLTON, John Christening
    Sex: Male
    Christening Date: 29 May 1769 Recorded in: Wrawby, Lincoln, England
    Father: Thomas COLTON
    Mother: Sarah
    Source: FHL Number 952148 Dates: 1695-1918
    Cemetery Inscriptions: Converted Info to the Following

    William Colton 1773-8/10/1831 age 58
    Married:
    Elizabeth 1773-26/3/1841 age 68

    Thomas Colton 1733-7/16/1792 age 59
    Married: 13 May 1768
    Sarah Girdley 1749-Feb. 1810 age 61
    - John Colton, 5/29/17-3/11/1807 age 37,
    Married:
    Mary 1770-12/30/1832 age 62
    - Thomas Colton, 1776- 6/22/1794 age 18

    - John Colton, 1793-3/20/1831 age 37

    See marriage above:
    194434COLTON, Thomas               Marriage
         Wife:     Sarah GIRDLEY          
         Marriage Date:     13 May 1766     Recorded in:     Wrawby, Lincoln, England
    e:     FHL Number 952148
         Dates:
         1695-1918

    683322 C033843
    COLTON, John Christening
    Sex: Male
    Christening Date: 29 May 1769 Recorded in: Wrawby, Lincoln, England
    Father: Thomas COLTON
    Mother: Sarah
    Source: FHL Number 952148 Dates: 1695-1918

    Thomas Colton 1733-7/16/1792 age 59.
  4. [S1] Church of the Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, 21 September 1755 - Thomas Colton buried.