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Description:Excerpt from Col. Thomas Gilbert: The Leader of New England Tories John Gilbert from whom the subject of this sketch descended was born in Devonshire, England. The year in which he came to this country is unknown, Hotton making no mention of him, although many Gilberts appear in his book of arrivals. Mr. Sabine thinks him to have been well along in years at the time of his coming, and that Dorchester, Mass. was his first place of residence. This much we do know, that he was here previous to 1636, and was known to be dead in 1654, his widow being then alive. John Gilbert and Henry Andrews had the honor of being the first two men to represent Taunton, Mass. at the Great and General Court. Among the list of first and ancient purchasers of land at Taunton we find the names of John Gilbert, Senior, his sons John and Thomas with forty three others, including that of Hugh Rossiter, whose daughter, Thomas, the son of John Senior, married. Governor Winthrop in his history gives quite an account of the escapade of this Thomas at Boston, whereat the Puritan Fathers of that city were greatly shocked. But he seems to have outlived whatever disgrace may have come to him in consequence, for we find he was afterward elected to the General Court from Taunton in 1651. In 1653 he went to England, when he died in 1676. Jane, his wife, remained at Taunton where she received the news of his death. Col. Thomas Gilbert of this family, son of Nathaniel, was born in what is now Berkley Bristol County, Mass. in 1715. A large part of the of the early settlers of Taunton being natives of Devonshire and Somersetshire England, and many coming from Taunton in the mother country; it is fair to presume was the reason the Gilberts chose this town as their place of settlement in the new world. Col. Gilbert on his mothers side was a descendent of William Bradford, Plymouth Colony's second Governor. As a Captain under Sir William Pepperell, he fought at the famous seige of Louisburg in 1745. His next military duty was in the French war in 1755, under Brig. Gen. Ruggles. Thus early in the history of the country, Rugles and Gilbert cemented their friendship on the field of battle, which relation did not end until Gilbert became the leader and both found graves in the soil of New Scotland the French Arcadia. Col. Gilbert was with the Victorious forces that took possession of Crown Point after General Amherst had subdued Ticonderoga. At Lake George, Baron Dieskau led the French army against the English forces. Col. Ephraim Williams, who commanded the regiment of which Gilbert was Lieutenant Colonel, was slain and the latter became its commanding officer. The conquest of Canada ended in 1763.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Col. Thomas Gilbert: The Leader of New England Tories. To get started finding Col. Thomas Gilbert: The Leader of New England Tories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Col. Thomas Gilbert: The Leader of New England Tories John Gilbert from whom the subject of this sketch descended was born in Devonshire, England. The year in which he came to this country is unknown, Hotton making no mention of him, although many Gilberts appear in his book of arrivals. Mr. Sabine thinks him to have been well along in years at the time of his coming, and that Dorchester, Mass. was his first place of residence. This much we do know, that he was here previous to 1636, and was known to be dead in 1654, his widow being then alive. John Gilbert and Henry Andrews had the honor of being the first two men to represent Taunton, Mass. at the Great and General Court. Among the list of first and ancient purchasers of land at Taunton we find the names of John Gilbert, Senior, his sons John and Thomas with forty three others, including that of Hugh Rossiter, whose daughter, Thomas, the son of John Senior, married. Governor Winthrop in his history gives quite an account of the escapade of this Thomas at Boston, whereat the Puritan Fathers of that city were greatly shocked. But he seems to have outlived whatever disgrace may have come to him in consequence, for we find he was afterward elected to the General Court from Taunton in 1651. In 1653 he went to England, when he died in 1676. Jane, his wife, remained at Taunton where she received the news of his death. Col. Thomas Gilbert of this family, son of Nathaniel, was born in what is now Berkley Bristol County, Mass. in 1715. A large part of the of the early settlers of Taunton being natives of Devonshire and Somersetshire England, and many coming from Taunton in the mother country; it is fair to presume was the reason the Gilberts chose this town as their place of settlement in the new world. Col. Gilbert on his mothers side was a descendent of William Bradford, Plymouth Colony's second Governor. As a Captain under Sir William Pepperell, he fought at the famous seige of Louisburg in 1745. His next military duty was in the French war in 1755, under Brig. Gen. Ruggles. Thus early in the history of the country, Rugles and Gilbert cemented their friendship on the field of battle, which relation did not end until Gilbert became the leader and both found graves in the soil of New Scotland the French Arcadia. Col. Gilbert was with the Victorious forces that took possession of Crown Point after General Amherst had subdued Ticonderoga. At Lake George, Baron Dieskau led the French army against the English forces. Col. Ephraim Williams, who commanded the regiment of which Gilbert was Lieutenant Colonel, was slain and the latter became its commanding officer. The conquest of Canada ended in 1763.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Col. Thomas Gilbert: The Leader of New England Tories. To get started finding Col. Thomas Gilbert: The Leader of New England Tories, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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