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[https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/74451455/person/40317646168/facts Thomas Baxter] was born, presumably in England, about 1653<ref>died 22 Jun 1713 in Y<sup>e</sup> 60 year of his age (gravestone)</ref> and died at (West) Yarmouth on 22 Jun 1713. [http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~barbpretz/genealogy/ps01/ps01_412.htm] The date and circumstances of his emigration to New England is currently unknown. He married [[Joan Hurst & Elizabeth Tilley (mtDNA)#Third Generation |Temperance Gorham]] 27 Jan 1679/80 at Yarmouth. They had three sons: John (c1680). Thomas (C1683) and Shubael (1687).
 
[https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/74451455/person/40317646168/facts Thomas Baxter] was born, presumably in England, about 1653<ref>died 22 Jun 1713 in Y<sup>e</sup> 60 year of his age (gravestone)</ref> and died at (West) Yarmouth on 22 Jun 1713. [http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~barbpretz/genealogy/ps01/ps01_412.htm] The date and circumstances of his emigration to New England is currently unknown. He married [[Joan Hurst & Elizabeth Tilley (mtDNA)#Third Generation |Temperance Gorham]] 27 Jan 1679/80 at Yarmouth. They had three sons: John (c1680). Thomas (C1683) and Shubael (1687).
  
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[https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/74451455/person/40317896486/facts Thomas Baxter (II)] married twice, first 3 May 1705 Mary Lattimer and second to Hannah Crowell. All of his children were by his first wife: 2 daughters and four sons (Timothy, Thomas, Cornelius, Malachi)
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[https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/74451455/person/40317896484/facts John Baxter] was born about 1680 and died (likely at Yarmouth) aft Apr 1749.<ref>Death of wife. She was called his wife, not his widow.</ref> He married Yarmouth 11 Jun 1706 Desire Gorham and they had twelve children (Yarmouth): Elizabeth (1706/7), Sarah (1708), Jane "Jeney" (1710), Temperance (1712), John (1714), Joseph (1715/6), Isaac (1717/8), Hezekiah (1720), Desire (1721/2-1721/2), Samuel (1722/3 d.y.), Thomas (1724/5 d.y.) and Shubael (1726).
  
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[https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/74451455/person/40317896486/facts Thomas Baxter (II)] was born about 1683 and died (prob. Yarmouth) aft 15 Apr 1745.<ref>His son called himself "Junr." as witness to will of Thankful Thacher.</ref> Thomas married Wethersfield, CT 3 May 1705 Mary Lattimer and had two children. Thomas apparently deserted his wife and had four illegitimate children by Hannah Crowell born between 1710-1718. By his wife, Thomas had two children (Wethersfield, CT) Timothy (1705/6) and Elizabeth (1707/8). By Hannah Crowell he had four more children (recorded, buhht likely not born at Yarmouth): Thomas (1710), Cornelius (1712), Leah (1715) and Malachi (1718).
  
[https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/74451455/person/40317896484/facts John Baxter] was born in 1685 and died in 1749. He married 11 Jun 1706 Desire Gorham. They had twelve children; five daughters and seven sons (John, Joseph, Isaac, Hezekiah, Samuel, Thomas & Shubal)
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[https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/74451455/person/40317896485/facts Shubael Baxter, Esq.] was born in 1687 and died Yarmouth 12 Apr 1741 (aged 54 years). He married in Yarmouth (as her second husband) Elizabeth GORHAM Downs and they had three children (Yarmouth): Thankful (1711/2), Richard (1713) and Hannah (1720 d.y.).
 
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[https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/74451455/person/40317896485/facts Shubael Baxter, Esq.] was born in 1687 and died 12 Apr 1741. He married Elizabeth Gorham. They had two daughters and son, Richard.
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Revision as of 15:39, 19 March 2022

Status summary

Completed as of October 10, 2020:

  • Recruiting direct male-line descendants of Thomas Baxter for NGS/WGS testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

From: The Descendants of Captain Thomas Baxter of Cape Cod See also: White, Elizabeth Pearson, John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol. I (daughter Desire), Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 1990, 2008

First Generation

Thomas Baxter was born, presumably in England, about 1653[1] and died at (West) Yarmouth on 22 Jun 1713. [1] The date and circumstances of his emigration to New England is currently unknown. He married Temperance Gorham 27 Jan 1679/80 at Yarmouth. They had three sons: John (c1680). Thomas (C1683) and Shubael (1687).

Second Generation (born Yarmouth)

John Baxter was born about 1680 and died (likely at Yarmouth) aft Apr 1749.[2] He married Yarmouth 11 Jun 1706 Desire Gorham and they had twelve children (Yarmouth): Elizabeth (1706/7), Sarah (1708), Jane "Jeney" (1710), Temperance (1712), John (1714), Joseph (1715/6), Isaac (1717/8), Hezekiah (1720), Desire (1721/2-1721/2), Samuel (1722/3 d.y.), Thomas (1724/5 d.y.) and Shubael (1726).

Thomas Baxter (II) was born about 1683 and died (prob. Yarmouth) aft 15 Apr 1745.[3] Thomas married Wethersfield, CT 3 May 1705 Mary Lattimer and had two children. Thomas apparently deserted his wife and had four illegitimate children by Hannah Crowell born between 1710-1718. By his wife, Thomas had two children (Wethersfield, CT) Timothy (1705/6) and Elizabeth (1707/8). By Hannah Crowell he had four more children (recorded, buhht likely not born at Yarmouth): Thomas (1710), Cornelius (1712), Leah (1715) and Malachi (1718).

Shubael Baxter, Esq. was born in 1687 and died Yarmouth 12 Apr 1741 (aged 54 years). He married in Yarmouth (as her second husband) Elizabeth GORHAM Downs and they had three children (Yarmouth): Thankful (1711/2), Richard (1713) and Hannah (1720 d.y.).


  1. died 22 Jun 1713 in Ye 60 year of his age (gravestone)
  2. Death of wife. She was called his wife, not his widow.
  3. His son called himself "Junr." as witness to will of Thankful Thacher.

DNA results

Previous Y-DNA testing

The Family Tree DNA Baxter DNA Project currently does not list any Y-DNA descendants of Capt. Thomas Baxter of Cape Cod.

Further needed testing

We need direct male-line descendants of this Baxter family to WGS/NGS test to discover where this family falls in the Y-DNA tree.

References & External Links