Thomas Kimball

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ¹⁵⁴²
Thomas Kimball, son of Richard Kimball and Ursula Scott, was born in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England in 1633, and was one year old when he came with his family from England. Thomas married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Joanna Smith of Ipswich, which is shown in the records at Salem: "Nov. 18, 1686 Richard and Benjamin Kimball of Bradford did covenant to and with the Selectmen of Ipswich that they would take Thomas Smith and his wife to Bradford to the house of Mary Kimball the the widow of Thomas Kimball and provide their Meate, drink, washing, lodgeing, clothes and attendance with all things necessary for person in such a condition for the space of one year beginning at the date hereof, the price for a year to be £25."

For a time Thomas Kimball lived in Hampton, which is now in New Hampshire. He was living there 20 Oct 1653 and was an owner of a mill on the Oyster river. Thomas later moved to Rowley, where he and his brother Benjamin lived in an area call Merrimack, when Thomas was elected a constable 20 Feb 1668/9. His house, where he lived for about ten years, was one of the legal places for posting and "publishing any orders or other business of public concernment to the whole town." Thomas was a mechanic and a thrifty farmer, owning over four hundred acres of land and a large amount of personal property. The name of Thomas Kimball occurs very frequently on the early records of the town of Merrimack as holding some town office, often being a selectman.

On 2 May 1676, in a night attack on the settlement by indigenous warriors, Thomas Kimball was killed, and part of his family, his wife and Joanna, Thomas, Joseph, Priscilla and John, were taken prisoners. After forty-one days of captivity in the wilderness, they were released.

Children of Thomas Kimball and Mary Smith:
• Elizabeth Kimball b. 5 Dec 1658 in Hampton, d. 27 Dec 1658
• Richard Kimball b. 20 Nov 1659 in Hampton, d. 21 Jan 1732/3 in Bradford.
• Hannah Kimball b. 27 Jan 1659/60 in Ipswich, d. befpre 1699.
• Joseph Kimball b. 1662 in Ipswich, d. before 1699
• Mary Kimball b. Abt 1663 in Ipswich, m. 22 Mar 1682/3, Thomas Redington of Boxford. They had five daughters and one son.
• Thomas Kimball b. 1665 in Rowley, d. 30 Jun 1732 in Bradford
• Ebenezer Kimball b. 20 Apr 1668 in Bradford
• John Kimball b. 14 Oct 1675 in Rowley
• Joanna Kimball d. 10 Apr 1690, m. Joshua Morse of Newbury, and they had two children, Hannah and Andrew

History of the Kimball Family in America, pp. 41-43

Thomas married Mary Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith and Joanna ¹⁵⁴².^,1543 (Mary Smith was born circa 1634 in England ¹⁵⁴³ and died on 20 Nov 1668 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts ¹⁵⁴³.)