We are researching Thomas Armitage, whose daughter married Daniel Whitehead. The notes below dated after 1644 are for that Thomas Armitage. We suspect that the notes with earlier dates refer to the same Thomas Armitage.
1626 Thomas Armitage and Susan Michell were married on September 27, at Bradford, Yorkshire, England. [1] [2]
1626 Thomas Armitage's first daughter was born about this time and had married Daniel Whitehead by about 1646.
1630 Thomas Armitage's second daughter was born about this time and had married James Pine by 1650.
1635 Thomas Armitage was one of the passengers on the ship James, then at anchor in Bristol Harbor [England], who accompanied Richard Mather on a visit to the ship Angel Gabriel. Dated May 27. [3] [4] [5]
1635 One T.A. age 24 sailed from Gravesend, near London, for Barbadoes. [6] [7]
1635 Thomas Armitage was of Lynn. [8] [9]
1637 Thomas Armitage was admitted to freemanship [at Plymouth] on January 2. [10] He was added to the list of freemen on March 7, 1636/7 [11]. Thomas Armitage was granted land [12].
1638 Thomas Armitage served on the Plymouth grand jury, 5 June 1638. [13]
1637 Plymouth Court ordered "that Mr. John Atwood, Thomas Armitage and John Shawe ... have enlargement of lands next unto the lands abutting above their lots at Playne Dealeing". Dated October 2. [14]
1638 Thomas Armitage moved to Sandwich [15] [16]. On September 4, Thomas Armitage of Sandwich was fined 2s for having "2 swine unringed" [17]. Thomas Armitage was constable at Sandwich, March 5, 1638/39; June 4, 1639 [18] [19]. Thomas was Deputy for Sandwich to Plymouth Court, June 4, 1639. [20]
1640 Thomas Armitage's son Mannasseth was born about this time and later attended Harvard by about 1660.
1641 Thomas Armitage moved to Stamford, Connecticut. On December 7, 1641, the town of Stamford granted a houselot to Thomas Armitage [21]. There were two groups who received land, who did not arrive with the first group from Wethersfield. The first group consisted of men, Tho. Armitag..., Jo. Ogden, ... Mr Mayd [Mead]. The second additional group consisted of 10 more men ... Stevens ... [22]
1642 "Tho[mas] Armitag[e]" was on the Stamford rate list. Dated January 7. [23]
1644 Thomas Armitage had already moved to Hempstead. Thomas Armitage received 28 acres at Merock in Hemstead. [24]
1647 Thomas Armitage was listed among the 66 freeholders of Hempstead, Long Island upon the first division of land [25] [26] [27] [28]. The first division of land for Hempstead, Queens County in 1647 named Thoms Armitage, among the freeholders. [29]
Hempstead, Long Island is shown as "Heemstee" on a 1685 map of Long Island. [30]
1650 Thomas Armitage's first wife had died and he married Martha, who already had children, but who had no children by Thomas. It appears that Thomas Armitage may have made some arrangements for part of his estate to be guaranteed to his three children by his first wife. (see 1659 testimony) [31]
1653 Thomas Armitage and Daniel Whitehead were among the joint purchasers of Oyster Bay named in the deed from "Asiapum alias Mohenes" granting to "Peter Wright, Samuel Maio, and William Leuerich" all his land "upon Oyster Bay ... bounded by oyster Riuer to ye east side, & Papaquatunk riuer on ye west side ... wth All ye Islands Lying to ye Sea ward excepting one Island Comonly Called Hog Island & bounded neere Southward by a point of trees called Canteaiug." On the reverse of the deed is written, "we within named Sam: Maio. Peter wright, & william Leuerich, doe accept of as ioynt purchasers with o'rselves ... Mr Washbourne, Tho: Armitage, Dan: whitehead, Anth: wright, Rob: williams, Joh: washbourne and Ric: Holbrooke." [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
1657 Thomas Armatag and Daniel Whythead and others of Oyster Bay wrote to Governor Stuyvesant requesting clarification about the title to that part of Long Island under the governance of the Dutch. Dated January 23. [37] [38] [39]
1658 Thomas Armitage received 28 acres at Merock in Hempstead. [40]
1658 Francis Weeles of Hempstead was granted the half meadow that lies at Marecok the meadow that was formerly Thomas Armitage's. [41] [42] [43]
1659 Martha had died and Thomas Armitage had married Anne Lillestone, a much younger woman. Thomas tried to make arrangements for potential unborn children. Some details of this dispute have been recorded below and provide much of the information about Thomas' estate. [44]
The towns on Oyster Bay and Hempstead, Long Island, are shown on a map dated 1780. [45]
1659 "Thomas Armitage of Oyster Bay, yoeman, stated that any "will or deed-of-gift, made by me unto my son Mannasseth Armitage at present in the College at Cambridge in New England, whereby I should have made over my estate unto him, only to be allowed a competent maintenance during my life, or what else therein may seem to appear, I do hereby declare and protest against any such writings or deeds-of-gift by me ever signed or sealed, and if any such appear now or hereafter, it is a false or forged one never by me made, signed, sealed, nor consented unto; and I do hereby utterly disavow [and] disown any such act or deed...and do further declare that my said son Mannasseth Armitage hath fraudulently taken from me several bills, bonds and writings of concernment and conveyed them out of my custody where and whither I know not, but with a purpose I believe to convert them to his own use, wherefore I do hereby likewise desire all persons to me indebted not to pay or satisfy unto my said son any debt or debts due to me". Witnesses: Thomas Martin, Daniel Whitehead, and John Smith nants all of Hempstead. Dated May 26. [46] [47] [48].
1659 "The [Oyster Bay] town records contain the following curious paper, bearing date May 26, 1659, signed by Thomas Armitage, who was of Lynn in 1635, from whence he went to Sandwich, and thence he came to Long Island in 1647 and was one of the first settlers in Oyster Bay. In the document referred to, he states that his son Manassah, then a student at Cambridge, had fraudulently obtained his deeds and other valuable writings and that he had forged a deed of gift of his lands; he therefore desires that the facts should be made known and recorded in all the New England colonies in order to guard the public against the impositions of his son. Several affidavits on the contrary are recorded, showing that the father had been heard to say that having married a young wife, and intending to deprive her of his estate, he had conveyed all his lands to his son Manassah. The son graduated at Harvard in 1660, and Farmers' Register states that he died before 1698." [49]
1659 Several people gave testimony regarding Thomas Armitage and his son Manaseth. Dated June 3.
Robert Ashman testified before Richard Gildersleeve Magistrate that "about nine yeares last past, he was then bound for James Pine unto Thomas Armitage his father in Law for the some of thirty pounds ster[ling]" ... "the w'ch as he towld this deponent that he did intende to give it unto his sonn Manasseth and this he did, because his wife should not have his estate after his death, and deprive his Sonn, Allsoe he said that he had an Estate in the hands of Daniell Whitehead of Seaventy pounds ster; and that he did intende for his sonn Mannaseth, And being at Hemsteede the winter lastpast in Anno 1658, The sd Tho' Armitage was at ye howse of this deponent, and he said that James Pine had beene w'th him at ye howse of Robert Jackson the nighte before and being in some debate aboute Manasseth aforesaid, and he towld this deponent that James Pine were best be quiett or ells he would make such worcke w'th him and his Sonn Manasseth that would make them better be quiett, And then this deponent replyed I know that you said you would give him, that estate in goodman Whitehead and goodman Pines hands, and now I hope you will not deprive him, of what you towld me you would give him, then said Thomas Armitage, I have now marryed a young wife and may have other children, and therefore may have neede of that myself, that Mannasseth taken away to be at my own disposing. And further saith not." [50] [51]; Reg. 55:299; NYGBR 10:9, 65:117; TAG 20:44, 25:74
William Smith testified that "about nine years last past, that Thomas Armitage proffered him some cattle to keep for ye use of his son Mannasseth Armitage, And that at ye end of 11 years time he should return both ye Cattle and the profit unto the use of his son aforesaid, And in some time afterward, this deponent speaking with Thomas Armitage, he told him that he had put ye Cattle unto Daniell Whitehead for the some of 70£ ster[ling] to be paid unto ye use of his sonn Mannasseth aforesaid, And his reason was (as he said) it was because at his death, his wife should not deprive his sonn of it, but that he mighte have a comfortable mainetenance. And further saith not. [52]
"The depocition of Jeremy Wood inhabitant of Hemsteede" ... "This deponent saith, that vpon some conference had with Thomas Armitage in and about 2 or 3 dayes after that he had past A deede of gift vnto his sonn Mannasseth Armitage, hee towlde him that he had taken an opportunity being Mr Moore and Mr Wood had been in the towne, And that he had gotten them to make a deed of gift of the 70 £ sterling, the w'ch this deponent and Henry Persall, stood bound for Daniell whitehead, he had given it vnto his Sonn Mannasseth Armitage, that at ye ende of 10 or 11 yeares, he should have both the same, and ye Monys due from James Pine, when ye time was expired. And further saith not. [53]
"The depocition of Anna the wife of John Smith nants of Hemsteede" ... "This deponent Saith, that Mr Wood of Middleborrow Lately deceased being at ye house of her father Mr Richard Gildersleve; vpon some discourse concerning Manasseth Armitage, about a deede of gift that his father had made vnto him, the sd Master Wood towld this deponent, that to his knowledge there was such a deede of gift made, but whether he had written itt, or Mr Moore he did not well remember, but both their hands were vnto itt. And further saith not. [54]
"The depocition of Ellizabeth the wife of Jeremy Wood" ... "This deponent being swoaren saith that in and about seaven yeares last past, that Martha ye late wife of Tho: Armitage, being at her howse, she towld this deponent, that Mr Moore and Mr Wood weare bothe of them, as shee supposed, then at her howse, and that they were about makeing A deed of gift from her husband vnto her son-in-law Manasseth Armitage, and therevpon this deponent goeing foorth of doores w'th ye sd Martha Armitage they did see bothe Mr Moore and Mr Wood come out of ye howse of Tho: Armitage aforesaid, and then said shee vnto this deponant Now I suppose they have done itt: And this deponant having some discourse w'th Thomas Armitage concerning ye Matter, he did acknowledge that he had made a deede of gifte of some part of his Estate vnto his Sonn Manasseth, and that his children should enioy his Estate, Least ye children of this woman meaning their stepmother, should deprive his owne children. And further saith not. [55]
1660 Nicholas Wright sold to Thomas Armitage "my lot of meadow being the sixth in number and lying between his own and Francis Wilckes" in Oyster Bay. Dated December 13. [56]
1661 Thomas Armitage, and many others in the town, engaged Henry Townsend to build an English mill on Mill River at the west end of town. Dated September 16. [57]
1661 "This may sertyfie whom it may conserne that I Nicolas Wright for and in consideracion of an horse received of thomas Armitage I doe acknowleg to have sould my lott of midow being the sixth in number and lying betwene his owne and frances wilckes" Dated December 13. [58]
1661-2 Thomas Armatag agreed to give 2 bushells of corn to maintain widdow crokker. [59]
1663 Thomas Armitage was granted ten acres of land at Oyster Bay. Dated September 14. [60]
1664 Thomas Armitage "and my wife Ann Lillysone according to hire maidene name" sold property "with ye advice and consent of my son Daniel Whitehead" sold to John Townsend of Oyster Bay "all of our housing & lands both meadow & upland that do any ways belong to me or us here in Oysterbay notwithstanding any deed of gifts or jointures that did pass or was made amongst us ... namely, the two meadow lots in the Great Meadow on the north side of the town of Oysterbay ... and our housing that we now enjoy & houselot or land fenced in, with half a share of meadow at the south". Dated 30th of 11th month, 1663 [January 30, 1663/64], [61]
undated "Thomas Armitage of Oyster Bay on Long Island, planter ... notwithstanding any act of mine already passed by me in my last will and testament which will and testament I do hereby declare void" deeded by gift to "And [sic] Lyllestone likewise of Oyster Bay aforesaid whom by God's permission I intend to make my wedded wife" a horse and, at his death, two cows and "my now dwelling house situated in Oyster Bay aforesaid with all my whole lot of orchard and garden thereunto belonging" for life, then to revert to his heirs, "unless there remain issue of my body begotten of the said Ann Lillestone then the said house, orchard, garden and land to remain unto the said issue forever". [62]
1664 Daniel Whitehead purchased a tract called Horse Neck from the Natives [Indians]. Dated September 20. Daniel Whitehead sold the land to Samuel Andrews, as confirmed by the grand sachem of Wyandance, and an action of trespass on the land was considered in New York in 1665. The question arose whether Horse Neck was part of Daniel Whitehead's purchases in Oyster Bay or Huntington [63]. Anthony Wright and Thomas Armitage [Hermitage] also gave testimony. [64]
1665 Thomas Armitage was among the inhabitants of Matinecock when the residual of that area was sold by the Indians to Isaac Doughty and others. Dated January 9. [65]
Thomas Armitage would seem to have been associated with several immigrants from Halifax, Yorkshire, to New England, including Matthew Mitchell, Edmund Wood and John Lum, who were probably passengers with him on the James in 1635, and who settled at Stamford at the same time he did [66]. On 27 September 1625, a Thomas Armitage married Susan Michell at Bradford, Yorkshire.
Research Notes:
Thomas Armitage was reported to be of Lynn in 1635, from whence he went to Sandwich, and thence to Long Island in 1647. [67]
Thomas Armitage was from Bristol England in 1635. One T.A. ae 24, sailed from gravesend near London for Barbadoes.; 1635-6 at Lynn, Mass.; 1637 at Sandwich; 1641 at Stamford Conn. [68]
1665 Thomas Armitage and Richard Holbrook were present in court in New York City in September and October, concerning reserving Horse Neck by Indians when the Oyster Bay and Huntington purchase was made. [69]
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