Thomas Gleason
M, (19 November 1640 - 25 July 1705)
| Father-Biological* | Thomas Gleason b. 3 Sep 1609, d. 24 Jan 1686 |
| Mother-Biological* | Susanna Page b. 4 Dec 1614, d. 24 Jan 1691 |
- Family Lines
- Boudreau Line
Last Edited=29 Oct 2026
Thomas Gleason was christened on 19 November 1640 at Cockfield, Suffolk, England.1,2 He was the son of Thomas Gleason and Susanna Page. Thomas and Sarahmoved to Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1665 and settled on the eastside of Cochituate Pond.3,4
Thomas Gleason married Sarah ______ in 1665.3,1,5,6 On 29 September 1673, he bought 13 acres in Framingham.3,1 Thomas Gleason was received as an inhabitant on 5 October 1678 at Sherborn, Massachusetts Bay Colony.3,1 On 3 March 1692, signed a petition to the General Court at Boston to purchase adjacent land from the Indians in Natick Bounds for the incorporation of Framingham.3 Thomas's wife, Sarah, died on 8 July 1703.3,1,4,7
Thomas Gleason married Mary ______.3,1 Thomas wrote his will on 13 April 1705. His will reads:
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He died on 25 July 1705 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at age 64.3,1,4,8,9 His will was proved on 10 September 1705. Jeremiah Morse, husband of Sarah Gleason contested the will, but did not offer sufficient evidence to hinder the probate.3 His estate was probated on 7 August 1708 at Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay, and valued at £249.3
Thomas Gleason married Sarah ______ in 1665.3,1,5,6 On 29 September 1673, he bought 13 acres in Framingham.3,1 Thomas Gleason was received as an inhabitant on 5 October 1678 at Sherborn, Massachusetts Bay Colony.3,1 On 3 March 1692, signed a petition to the General Court at Boston to purchase adjacent land from the Indians in Natick Bounds for the incorporation of Framingham.3 Thomas's wife, Sarah, died on 8 July 1703.3,1,4,7
Thomas Gleason married Mary ______.3,1 Thomas wrote his will on 13 April 1705. His will reads:
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n the name of God Amen—the Thirtieth Day of April, in the Year of our Lord God One Thousand seven hundred and five, I, Thomas Gleason of Sherborn in the County of Middlesex, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England (Husbandman) being sick and broak of body, but composed mentally, of disposing mind and memory, Thanks be given unto God therefore, Calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to Dye, Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament; That is to say, principally and first of all, I Give and recommend my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it: and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth, to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner—nothing doubting, but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this Life, I Give, Divide and Dispose of the same in the manner and form following:
Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Thomas Gleason and to his assigns three acres of land lying in the town ship of Sherborn, it being a town right which fell to me in the divided land Lying adjoining to John Eames Land; which is all that I bequeath unto him, the said Thomas Gleason, by reason of the lands he lives on which I formerly passed a deed unto him of.
Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughters Patience Gleason and Mary Gleason and to their assigns, all my household goods and household moveables, to be equally divided between them, also to them I bequeath the use and improvement of one of the rooms in my now dwelling house until they shall be married, and no longer.
Item. To my son-in-law John Gibbs, who married my daughter Ann Gleason, I give and bequeath Five Shillings in money to be raysed and payed out of my estate. Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Sarah Morse, one cow.
Item. I give and bequeath to my grandson John Gibbs, one cow and his bringing up, and if he shall continue with and faithfully serve my son John Gleason until he arrive at one and twenty years of age, I ordain that my son John Gleason pay unto him ten pounds to be Levyed out of his portion of my Estate.
Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved sons Isaac Gleason and John Gleason (whom I likewise constitute make and ordain the executors of this my last will and testament) all my other estate that may or shall be found after my decease, not above bequeathed, whether it be in lands, messuages or tenements or Town Rights, which may be to be taken up in the Town of Sherborn—Moveables not within mentioned or be queathed, or any other species of my estate that may be found after my decease and not hereby bequeathed to any other—whatsoever to them and to their assigns freely to be possessed and enjoyed by them and to be equally divided between them.
Item. I ordain and appoint that my sons, said Isaac and John Gleason, pay the following Legacys to be raysed and Levyed out
of their portions of my Estate hereby to them bequeathed, each one of them to bear an equal share of the said Legecy—That is
to say:
To my Daughter Patience Gleason Fifteen Pounds to be paid unto her within Three years after my decease.
To my Daughter Mary Gleason Fifteen Pounds alsoe, to be paid unto her alsoe within three years after my decease. And I do hereby utterly Disallow, Revoke and Disannull all and every other former testaments, Wills and Legacys and Executors by me in any way before this time named, willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament; In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year before written.
Witnesses:
Isaac Learned Jr. Thomas Gleason (Seal)
John Swift His
John Death Jr. ( X )
mark.3
Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Thomas Gleason and to his assigns three acres of land lying in the town ship of Sherborn, it being a town right which fell to me in the divided land Lying adjoining to John Eames Land; which is all that I bequeath unto him, the said Thomas Gleason, by reason of the lands he lives on which I formerly passed a deed unto him of.
Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughters Patience Gleason and Mary Gleason and to their assigns, all my household goods and household moveables, to be equally divided between them, also to them I bequeath the use and improvement of one of the rooms in my now dwelling house until they shall be married, and no longer.
Item. To my son-in-law John Gibbs, who married my daughter Ann Gleason, I give and bequeath Five Shillings in money to be raysed and payed out of my estate. Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Sarah Morse, one cow.
Item. I give and bequeath to my grandson John Gibbs, one cow and his bringing up, and if he shall continue with and faithfully serve my son John Gleason until he arrive at one and twenty years of age, I ordain that my son John Gleason pay unto him ten pounds to be Levyed out of his portion of my Estate.
Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved sons Isaac Gleason and John Gleason (whom I likewise constitute make and ordain the executors of this my last will and testament) all my other estate that may or shall be found after my decease, not above bequeathed, whether it be in lands, messuages or tenements or Town Rights, which may be to be taken up in the Town of Sherborn—Moveables not within mentioned or be queathed, or any other species of my estate that may be found after my decease and not hereby bequeathed to any other—whatsoever to them and to their assigns freely to be possessed and enjoyed by them and to be equally divided between them.
Item. I ordain and appoint that my sons, said Isaac and John Gleason, pay the following Legacys to be raysed and Levyed out
of their portions of my Estate hereby to them bequeathed, each one of them to bear an equal share of the said Legecy—That is
to say:
To my Daughter Patience Gleason Fifteen Pounds to be paid unto her within Three years after my decease.
To my Daughter Mary Gleason Fifteen Pounds alsoe, to be paid unto her alsoe within three years after my decease. And I do hereby utterly Disallow, Revoke and Disannull all and every other former testaments, Wills and Legacys and Executors by me in any way before this time named, willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament; In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year before written.
Witnesses:
Isaac Learned Jr. Thomas Gleason (Seal)
John Swift His
John Death Jr. ( X )
mark.3
He died on 25 July 1705 at Framingham, Province of Massachusetts Bay, at age 64.3,1,4,8,9 His will was proved on 10 September 1705. Jeremiah Morse, husband of Sarah Gleason contested the will, but did not offer sufficient evidence to hinder the probate.3 His estate was probated on 7 August 1708 at Sherborn, Province of Massachusetts Bay, and valued at £249.3
Children of Thomas Gleason and Sarah ______
- Sarah Gleason3 (6 Feb 1665 - 8 Jul 1703)
- Anne Gleason (1667 - 1692)
- Thomas Gleason+ (1671 - 11 Jan 1731/32)
- Isaac Gleason (1674 - 5 Dec 1737)
- Patience Gleason3 (c 1677 - )
- Mary Gleason3 (19 Jun 1680 - )
- John Gleason3 (1682/83 - 30 Oct 1719)
Citations
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- Suffolk Archives. Suffolk, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2025.
- White, John Barber. Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass. 1607-1909. Haverhill, Massachusetts: Press of Nicholas Print, 1909.
- Barry, William. A History of Framingham, Massachusetts. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847.
- Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985.
- Yates Publishing. U. S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2004.
- Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
- Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Framingham, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911.
- New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 1999.