Thomas Bingham (1642 - 1729) & Mary Rudd (1648 - 1726)
Thomas Bingham, christened in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 5 June 1642, son of Thomas and Ann (Fenton) Bingham, died in Windham, Windham, Connecticut , 16 January 1730; married in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, 12 December 1666, Mary (Mabel) Rudd, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (---) Rudd, born in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut in 1649; died in Windham, 5 August 1726. Thomas is said to have emigrated with his mother to America about 1659, landing in Saybrook and settling in Norwich, of which he was one of the founders. The General Court of Connecticut sanctioned the application for permission to settle Norwich, 20 May 1659. The Uncas monument in Norwich lists thirty-five original settlers, including Thomas, in addition to Lt. Thomas Leffingwell, Thomas Bliss, and William and Stephen Backus. Thomas had a lot of four acres, running from the street to the Jantic River. He was of record in Norwich as late as 1693, at which time he apparently removed to Windham. His tombstone in Windham reads:
"Here lies ye body of that Holy Man of God Deacon Thomas Bingham ... He was ye son of Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Mary Bingham living in Sheffield in York Shier in England: he dyed Janr ye 16, 1729/30 in ye 88 year of his Age." The tombstone of his wife Mary, also in Windham Center cemetery, reads: "Mrs. Mary ye late wife of Mr. Thomas Bingham who died August ye 5 1726 & in ye 78 year of her age."
Thomas and Mary were the parents of 12 children.
Background on Thomas and Mary's life (Added by Lumimom on 27 Jan 2008 )
The Bingham family, of which Mrs. Pettee is a member, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and in the early day was connected with the English nobility, and enjoyed the possession of a coat of arms. Deacon Thomas Bingham was the first American ancestor, and he settled in Saybrook, Connecticut, but his death occurred in Windham, Connecticut, in 1730, at the age of eighty-eight years. He was one of the prominent figures of that day and place. He married Mary Rudd. of Saybrook, the daughter of Lieutenant Jonathan Rudd, and her mother was known as the celebrated "Bride of Bride Brook." Thomas Bingham was the -eldest child of this marriage, and was born in 1667 in Norwich, Connecticut, and was, in succession to his father, one of the proprietors of that town. He married Hannah, daughter of Lieutenant W. Backus. Their family consisted of eight children, of which number Deacon Joseph Bingham was lieutenant of a company in the French and Indian war. His son Jeremiah was a resident of Bennington, Vermont, and later of Cornwall, where he was an early settler. He was one of the heroes at the battle of Bennington on the l6th of August, 1777, when General Stark totally defeated the British. Asaph Bingham, the son of Jeremiah, served as a volunteer at the battle of Plattsburg in 1814. and was later a colonel of militia, a man of distinction in the community, and represente.! Cornwall in the legislature, and for a period <,: twenty years was clerk of the town. He was twice married, first to Laura Smith, and second to Hannah (family name unknown), and by these wives had the following children: Joel, Sarah, Sarah S., Asaph H. and Benjamin F. The last named, the father of Mrs. Pettee, was born April 9, 1824, was a distinguished educator, and for a period of twenty-six years before his death in 1889 was principal of the high school of Brattleboro. He married Frances Pease, and they became the parents of Cora, Lena, Louise. Eugenia, and Charles.
Description Taken from the Vermont Family and Geneology History
The Bingham family, of which Mrs. Pettee is a member, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and in the early day was connected with the English nobility, and enjoyed the possession of a coat of arms. Deacon Thomas Bingham was the first American ancestor, and he settled in Saybrook, Connecticut, but his death occurred in Windham, Connecticut, in 1730, at the age of eighty-eight years. He was one of the prominent figures of that day and place. He married Mary Rudd. of Saybrook, the daughter of Lieutenant Jonathan Rudd, and her mother was known as the celebrated "Bride of Bride Brook." Thomas Bingham was the -eldest child of this marriage, and was born in 1667 in Norwich, Connecticut, and was, in succession to his father, one of the proprietors of that town. He married Hannah, daughter of Lieutenant W. Backus. Their family consisted of eight children, of which number Deacon Joseph Bingham was lieutenant of a company in the French and Indian war. His son Jeremiah was a resident of Bennington, Vermont, and later of Cornwall, where he was an early settler. He was one of the heroes at the battle of Bennington on the l6th of August, 1777, when General Stark totally defeated the British. Asaph Bingham, the son of Jeremiah, served as a volunteer at the battle of Plattsburg in 1814. and was later a colonel of militia, a man of distinction in the community, and represente.! Cornwall in the legislature, and for a period <,: twenty years was clerk of the town. He was twice married, first to Laura Smith, and second to Hannah (family name unknown), and by these wives had the following children: Joel, Sarah, Sarah S., Asaph H. and Benjamin F. The last named, the father of Mrs. Pettee, was born April 9, 1824, was a distinguished educator, and for a period of twenty-six years before his death in 1889 was principal of the high school of Brattleboro. He married Frances Pease, and they became the parents of Cora, Lena, Louise. Eugenia, and Charles.
Description Taken from the Vermont Family and Geneology History
For more information on Thomas Bingham (1642- 1730) see: http://binghamassociation.com/Bingham_Association_Official_Website/Thomas_Bingham_of_Connecticut.html