Thomas Waite
- Born: 1601, Wales, England
- Marriage: Eleanor Paine in 1643 in Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
- Died: 13 Sep 1677, Portsmouth, Newport, RI at age 76
General Notes:
1. After his death the Town Council divided his property among his wife, Eleanor and his children: Samuel, Benjamin, Jeremiah, Thomas, and Mary. Joseph died prior to his father’s death.
2. It has also been determined that some wrote their name, W-A-I-T, and others, W-A-I-T-E. The use of the letter E at the end of a word was very common at one time, after the early spelling of many words, as: thinke, speake, finde, etc.
3. Thomas came to America in 1633, first in Boston, and the settled in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [WAIT-GE.GED]
Thomas married Eleanor Paine in 1643 in Hatfield, Hampshire, MA. (Eleanor Paine was born in 1605 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI and died on 14 Dec 1669.)
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