Thomas Strong 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1636 - Dorchester or Hingham, Ma
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Oct 1689
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: John Strong (1605-1699) 2
         Mother: Abigail Ford (Abt 1608-1688) 3
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Hewett (       - 20 Feb 1671) 4 
       Marriage: 5 Dec 1660 4

2. Rachel Holton (       -       ) 4 
       Marriage: 10 Oct 1671 4
       Children:
                1. Joseph Strong (1672-1763)
Notes
General:
HISTORY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ELDER JOHN STRONG OF NORTHAMPTON, MASS. (Benjamin W. Dwight, 1871), Vol I, pgs 228-29:

[2d Gen.] See page 19.
6-7. iii. Thomas Strong (son of Elder John Strong of Northampton, and Abigail Ford), b. in 163-, was a trooper in 1658, at Windsor, under Major Mason (recorded March 11, 1657-8). He removed to Northampton with his father in 1659. He m. Dec. 5, 1660, Mary Hewett (sometimes misspelled "Huit") dau. of Rev. Ephraim Hewett of Windsor. She d. Feb. 20, 1670-1, and he m. for 2d wife Oct. 10, 1671, Rachel Holton dau. of Deacon William Holton of Northampton. He d. Oct. 3, 1689, and his widow Rachel m. for 2d husband May 16, 1698, Nathan Bradley of E. Guilford, Ct., now Madison, Ct. This marriage took her younger children with her into Southern Connecticut.

Of his 15 children, nine of whom were under 15 years of age, all but one were living at his death, after which one more was born. He d. intestate. His estate was inventoried at £379 14s. The estate of his son Hewett was £28, and divided equally between his three brothers and sister, children of Mary Hewett. John, brother of Hewett d. insolvent. Thomas Strong was a farmer.

By the will of Thomas Strong his eldest son Thomas had "half the house and homestead forever; hoping he will come and live there and so be a help to his mother-in-law." The mother had "the whole of the rest of the estate for five years to bring up the children; then the estate to be divided according to law, Thomas to have a double portion -- he to pay if half of whole is too much."

[Rev. Ephraim Hewett had been a minister in Wraxall, Warwickshire, Eng., and being proceeded against by Archbishop Laud, in 1638, for neglecting ceremonies, came to this country in 1639. "He was," says Allen, "a man of superior talents and eminent usefulness." He was settled in 1639 as colleague with Rev. John Warham in Windsor. He d. Sept. 4, 1644. His wife's name was Isabel.

Deacon William Holton was one of the first settlers of Hartford, Ct., and one of the eight original petitioners for liberty to plant and settle at Nonotuck (Northampton), whither he went in 1653. When the first board of magistrates was appointed in 1665 by the General court, it consisted of William Holton, Thomas Bascom and Edward Elmore. He was the first deacon of the church of Northampton (ordained June 13, 1663), and a representative to the General court (1667-69). He d. Aug. 12, 1691, ęt. about 80.]

[3d Gen.] Children:

By first wife:
4073-4. i. Thomas Strong, Jr., b. Nov. 16, 1661, d. at Durham, Ct.
4075-6. ii. Maria Strong b. Aug. 31, 1663, m. Samuel Judd of Northampton, d. May 18, 1751, aged 87.
4077. iii. John Strong b. March 9, 1664-65, d. unmarried near Deerfield, Mass., May 21, 1699, aged 34.
4078. iv. Hewett Strong b. Dec. 2, 1666, one of the first settlers of Durham, Ct., d. unmarried, Sept. 29, 1689, aged 22.
4079-80. v. Asahel Strong b. Nov. 14, 1668, d. at Farmington, Ct., Oct. 8, 1739, aged 70.

By second wife Rachel Holton:
4081-3. vi. Joseph Strong b. Dec. 2, 1672, d. at Coventry, Ct., Dec. 23, 1763, aged 91; called Justice Joseph Strong.
4084. vii. Benjamin Strong b. in 1674, a weaver, resided at E. Guilford, Ct., with Selah Murray, whose wife, Ann Bradley, was probably a connection of Nathan Bradley, his father-in-law. He was a bachelor and left his property to the Murrays. He is described as "an intelligent man of quiet behavior." He was deputy from Guilford (Oct., 1730, May, 1731). He d. Aug. 27, 1755, aged 81.
4085-6. viii. Adino Strong b. Jan. 25, 1676, d. at Woodbury, Ct., Dec. 31, 1749, aged 73.
4087-9. ix. Waitstill Strong b. in 1677-8, d. at Northampton, Nov. 13, 1762, aged 84.
4090-1. x. Rachel Strong b. July 15, 1679, m. Jan. 23, 1705-6, Miles Dudley of Guilford, Ct. (son of Joseph Dudley).
4092-3. xi. Selah Strong b. Dec. 23, 1680, d. at Setauket (Brookhaven), L. I., April 8, 1732, aged 51.
4094-5. xii. Benajah Strong b. Sept. 24, 1682, d. in 1714, aged 33.
4096-7. xiii. Ephraim Strong b. Jan. 4, 1685, d. at Milford, Ct.
4098-9. xiv. Elnathan Strong b. Aug. 20, 1686, d. at Woodbury, Ct. May 22, 1727, aged 40.
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Sources

1 Benjamin W. Dwight, History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass, 1871, pgs 19, 228. Repository: http://books.google.com.

2 Benjamin W. Dwight, History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass, 1871, pgs 15-17. Repository: http://books.google.com.

3 Benjamin W. Dwight, History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass, 1871, pg 17. Repository: http://books.google.com.

4 Benjamin W. Dwight, History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong of Northampton, Mass, 1871, pg 228. Repository: http://books.google.com.

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