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THOMAS TUPPER (c. 1578–1676)
ANNE UNKNOWN (c. 1586–1676)
Thomas Tupper was born about 1578. He died on 28 March 1676, age 98, in Sandwich. [MVRS] He married Anne Unknown.
Anne Unknown was born about 1586. She died on 4 June 1676, age 90, in Sandwich. [MVRS]
The Abigail arrived in Boston in October 1635, carrying Edmund Freeman and his family, the William Almy family, Benjamin Nye, Thomas Tupper, Thomas Landers and Thomas Greenfield. [MVRS]
On 3 April 1637 the Court of Assistants agreed that ten men of Saugus [Lynn], including Thomas Tupper, had the liberty to view a place and have enough land for 60 families. [NBS1]
On 4 September 1638 the court ordered that fines were to be charged for unringed swine in Sandwich and Thomas was assessed for five pigs. [NBS1]
Thomas received six and a half acres of meadow land in Sandwich on 16 April1640. [SBCR][NSB1]
Thomas was admitted a freeman on 2 June 1640. [NSB1] He was on a grand jury on 2 June 1640, 4 June 1645, 1 June 1647. [NSB1][NBS2]
On 17 March 1641/2 Thomas Tupper of Sandwich was presented for a misdemeaner: lascivious and unclean carriages toward Linceford's wife, late of Yarmouth. Linceford's wife was also presented for the same miscarriages. [NSB2]
Thomas was on the committee for the town of Sandwich on 5 June 1644, 1 June 1647, 7 June 1648, 4 June 1650. [NBS2]
At a Sandwich town meeting on 6 (7) 1644, townsmen volunteered to pay (in corn) for repairing the church meetinghouse. Thomas collected ten shillings (worth) from Edmund Freeman and Thomas Dexter, nine shillings from Thomas Gibbs, Sr., Ezra Perry and Jacob Burge, seven shillings from Thomas Tobey, Sr. and six from William Bassett. [HCC]
Thomas was appointed to a committee to consider ways of raising tax revenue on 2 June 1645. [NBS2]
On 22 May 1651 the town of Sandwich ordered that four men, Goodman Tupper, Goodman Burge, Sr., Nathaniel Willis, and William Gifford, had the power to call a town meeting. [SBCR] On 13 May 1654 Thomas Tupper was one of five men engaged to frame a petition to the Plymouth Court of grant and assist them in purchasing Mannamet. [SBCR] On 23 November 1654 Thomas was one of five men called upon to make a rate of 18 pounds. [SBCR] On 18 May 1658 Thomas and James Skiff were chosen committee for the town. [SBCR] On 28 October 1658 Thomas Tupper was chosen one of five men to make a rate of 28 pounds and 13 shillings. [SBCR] On 29 November 1659 he was one of five men chosen to make a rate of 13 pounds. [SBCR] On 14 (11) 1659 three men were chosen to end differences between Sandwich and Barnstable; Thomas was added on 21(12) 1659. [SBCR] On 18 (3) 1660 he was chosen constable and deputy. He was alson chosen one of three men to buy land from the Indians.[SBCR] On 13 9 1660 it was agreed that Richard Bourne and Thomas Tupper, Sr. would keep the towns powder and they were both two of the four raters chosen for the next year. [SBCR] On 16 May 1662 Thomas was chosen a grandjuryman. [SBCR] On 16 July 1662 Thomas was chosen one of four men to agree with Lieutenant John Ellis about finishing the dock. On that day the town also agreed with Thomas Tupper and Joseph Burge about repairing the pound. [SBCR] On 15 May 1663 Goodman Bourne and Goodman Tupper were two of four men appointed to lay out four acres for Richard Smith. [SBCR] On 28 January Goodman Tupper was one of five men chosen to be a rater. [SBCR] On 24 May 1665 he was chosen surveyor of highways. [SBCR] On 20 February 1667 he was one of six men appointed to be raters for the year. [SBCR]On 15 May 1668 Thomas was chosen selectman. [SBCR] On 13 July 1671 he was one of two men chosen to keep the town's calves. [SBCR] On 5th 1672 Thomas was chosen a rater. [SBCR] On 22 (12) Thomas was one of four people chosen to be on the Council of War. [SBCR]
Thomas was one of those who signed a 1655 letter to Mr. Leveridge, asking him to the minister in Sandwich. [SBCR]
Children of Thomas Tupper:
i. Thomas Tupper married Martha Mayhew.
ii. Katherine Tupper married Benjamin Nye on 19 October 1640 in Sandwich. [SBCR][NSB1]
A grant was made to Edmund Freeman and nine associates who had been residents of Saugus (Lynn) to have land for a settlement at what is now called Sandwich on 3 April 1637. Benjamin was one of about 50 men who came with them as settlers. [HCC]
On 18 May 1658 Benjamin Nye was chosen a grandjuryman. [SBCR] On 13 9 1660 the town granted him eight acres adjoining his six acres adjoing his meadow by the little river. [SBCR] On 15 May 1668 Benjamin Nye was chosen grandjuryman. [SBCR] On 3 May 1670 Benjamin was one of two men chosen to lay out land for James Skiffe. [SBCR] On 13 (5) 1671 he was chosen one of five men to exchange town land with James Skeffe. [SBCR] On 29 April 1673 he was chosen constable. [SBCR] On 18 March 1669 the town asked for 12 acres to be laid out for Benjamin Nye bcause he built the mill at the little pond. [SBRC] On 12 May 1679 he was appointed a grandjuryman.On 14 August 1679 he was a appointed a rater. [SBRC]
References:
SBCR. Sandwich and Bourne Colony and Town Records, Library of Cape Cod History and Genealogy (Yarmouthport: C.W. Swift, 1912), no page numbers, book in bad shape.
MVRS. Caroline Lewis Cardell and Russell A. Lovell, Vital Records of Sandwich, Massachusetts: To the Year 1850, 2 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996), vol. 1: xvi, 6 (Thomas's and Anne's death).
NBS1. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, vol. 1, Court Orders, 1633–1640 (Boston: William White, 1855).
NBS2. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, vol. 2, Court Orders, 1641–1651 (Boston: William White, 1855).
HCC. Frederick Freeman, The History of Cape Cod: The Annals of 13 Towns of Barnstable County, vol. 2 (Boston: George C. Rand & Avery, 1862), 15–16.
Last revised: 31-May-2021