A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
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Notes for Thomas Morris
Thomas was a shipbuilder and a Puritan who left England with other pilgrims in 1637 during Hampden's resistance to the arbitrary exactions of Charles I. At least two of the Morris family had been killed during the reign of "Bloody Queen Mary" for refusing to give up their Protestant faith. The Morris name may also be found during the parliamentary struggles with Charles and as soldiers under Cromwell. Thomas arrived in Boston on the ship "Hector" on June 26, 1637. The following spring, he took sail again with another group of Londoners and went to Quinnipiac (New Haven) on March 30, 1638. They arrived in mid-April, and he purchased a tract of land nearby which was heavily forested. His intent was to use the trees for masts and spars in his ship building activity. There are indications that this went very well, and that Thomas died a wealthy man. The forested area was originally called East Haven, and Morris Cove. It is now known as Morristown, Connecticut.11