Richard Thayer: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Richard Thayer was born on 26 Jan 1727 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts (son of John Thayer and Rebecca French); died on 21 Sep 1800 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

Richard married Susannah Wilde about 1756. Susannah was born on 9 Dec 1733 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 17 Dec 1800 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Richard Thayer was born on 13 Sep 1757 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 25 Nov 1814 in Randolph, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

Generation: 2

2.	John Thayer was born on 12 Jan 1688 (son of Lieutenant Richard Thayer, IV and Rebecca Mycal); died on 9 Feb 1768. John married Rebecca French about 1726. Rebecca was born on 13 May 1694; died on 30 Oct 1762. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca French was born on 13 May 1694; died on 30 Oct 1762.

Children:

1. Richard Thayer was born on 26 Jan 1727 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 21 Sep 1800 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

Generation: 3

Lieutenant Richard Thayer, IV was born on 31 Aug 1655 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts (son of Richard Thayer, III (immigrant) and Dorothy Pray, (immigrant)); died on 4 Dec 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Elm Street Cem, Braintree,Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Buried:
Lt. Richard Thayer, IV
Birth: Aug. 31, 1655
Braintree
Norfolk County
Massachusetts, USA
Death: Dec. 4, 1705
Braintree
Norfolk County
Massachusetts, USA

Son of Richard Thayer and Dorothy Pray.

He married Rebecca Mycall (Micall) on July 16, 1679, officiated by Joseph Dudley in Braintree. She was the daughter of James Mycall and Mary Farr.

Children:
Rebecca Thayer 1680 (Thomas Bolter)
unknown child Thayer
Benjamin Thayer 1683-1712
Richard Thayer 1684/85
Sgt. John Thayer 1688-1768
Mary Thayer 1689
James Thayer 1691
Deborah Thayer 1697 (Thomas Faxon)
Anna Thayer 1697 (Dependence French)
Gideon Thayer 1700
Obadiah Thayer 1703

He was the constable for Braintree from 1703, until his death. on the same day as his mother. (Records of the Town of Braintree, Massachusetts 1640-1794)

Family links:
Parents:
Richard Thayer (1624 - 1695)
Dorothy Pray Thayer (1634 - 1705)

Spouse:
Rebecca Mycall Thayer (1658 - 1732)

Children:
Benjamin Thayer (1683 - 1712)*
Richard Thayer (1685 - 1774)*
John Thayer (1688 - 1768)*

Siblings:
Richard Thayer (1655 - 1705)
Nathaniel Thayer (1658 - 1728)*
Cornelius Thayer (1670 - 1738)**

Burial:
Elm Street Cemetery
Braintree
Norfolk County
Massachusetts, USA
(findagrave)

Richard married Rebecca Mycal about 1687. Rebecca was born on 20 Jan 1659; died on 28 Jan 1732. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rebecca Mycal was born on 20 Jan 1659; died on 28 Jan 1732.

Children:

2. John Thayer was born on 12 Jan 1688; died on 9 Feb 1768.
Benjamin Thayer was born in 1690 in Massachusetts; died in 1712 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

Generation: 4

Richard Thayer, III (immigrant) was born in Feb 1625 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; was christened on 10 Feb 1625 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (son of Richard Thayer, Jr (immigrant) and Dorothy Mortimer); died on 2 Dec 1704 in Quincy, Norfolk Massachusetts; was buried in Hancock Cem, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Richard married Dorothy Pray, (immigrant) on 24 Dec 1651 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Quintin* Pray, (immigrant) and Joan* Vallaince, (immigrant)) was born before 26 Oct 1634; was christened on 26 Oct 1634 in Frant, Sussex, England; died on 11 Dec 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Elm Street Cem, Braintree,Norfolk Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy Pray, (immigrant) was born before 26 Oct 1634; was christened on 26 Oct 1634 in Frant, Sussex, England (daughter of Quintin* Pray, (immigrant) and Joan* Vallaince, (immigrant)); died on 11 Dec 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Elm Street Cem, Braintree,Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

Notes:

Birth:
findagrave shows birth at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Buried:
Dorothy Pray Thayer
Birth: Oct. 26, 1634
Thornbury
Gloucestershire, England
Death: Dec. 4, 1705
Braintree
Norfolk County
Massachusetts, USA

Daughter of Quinton Pray and Joan Valliance.

She married Richard Thayer III on Oct. 24, 1651, in Braintree, Norfolk, MO.

"Dorothy Thayer dyed ye fourth day of December 1705." Records of the Town of Braintree, Massachsetts 1640-1794, p. 695, contributed by Nancy Hills Lamps.

Dorothy died the same day as her son, Richard Thayer.

Family links:
Parents:
Quinton Pray (1594 - 1667)
Joanna Vallaince Pray (1599 - 1667)

Spouse:
Richard Thayer (1624 - 1695)

Children:
Richard Thayer (1655 - 1705)*
Nathaniel Thayer (1658 - 1728)*

Siblings:
Hannah Pray Neale (1634 - 1719)*
Dorothy Pray Thayer (1634 - 1705)
John Pray (1637 - 1676)*

Burial:
Elm Street Cemetery
Braintree
Norfolk County
Massachusetts, USA

Children:

4. Lieutenant Richard Thayer, IV was born on 31 Aug 1655 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 4 Dec 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Elm Street Cem, Braintree,Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.
Nathaniel Thayer was born on 1 Jan 1658 in Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 28 Mar 1728 in Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Elm Street Cem, Braintree,Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.