Mayhew, Gov. Thomas^{[1, 2, 3]}

1593 - 1682  (88 years)

• Name	Mayhew, Thomas
  Prefix	Gov.
  Birth	31 Mar 1593	Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
  Baptism	1 Apr 1593	Tisbury, Wiltshire, England   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Mar 1682	Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  Burial	Aft 25 Mar 1682	Edgartown, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [6]
  	**See gravemarker which states he was buried in Edgartown and NOT Tisbury cemetary.
  Person ID	I5332	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Mayhew (aka Maow, Maio), Matthew,   b. 1550   d. 1644 (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Barter, Alice,   b. 2 Oct 1566, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England d. 1607 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1587	Tisbury, Wiltshire, England   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F1317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gallion (Paine), Jane,   b. Bef 2 Nov 1602, Wantage, Berkshire, England d. 15 May 1666, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age > 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1634	Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [9, 10, 11]
  Children	1. Mayhew, Hannah,   b. 15 Apr 1635, Nantucket, Worchester, Maryland, British Colonial America d. 7 Feb 1723, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 87 years)   2. Mayhew, Bethia,   b. 6 Dec 1636, Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. Abt Aug 1678, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 41 years)   3. Mayhew, Mary,   b. 14 Nov 1639, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. Abt 1640, Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)   4. Mayhew, Martha,   b. Between 1638 and 1641, Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 15 Nov 1717, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Parkhurst, Martha Abigail,   b. Abt 1595, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. Abt 1635, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1619	England   [12]
  Children	1. Mayhew, John,   b. Abt 1651, Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 2 Feb 1688, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F1313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Mayhew immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 with the Winthrop Fleet. He was titled "Mr." Mayhew, indicating he had some status already when he arrived. [Mister is a direct variant of master which was further derived from the Old English meagester, meaning “one having control or authority.” Well-educated and elite Englishmen may have carried royal titles, and those not of royal descent, literate tradesmen, and skilled artisans would have been referred to as Mr. - https://donnagawell.com/2017/08/14/if-you-were-a-puritan-what-would-be-your-title/] "March 6, 1631-2, is the earliest record so far found of him in this country. At that date he appears on the records of the General Court of Massachusetts as chairman of a committee appointed by the Court to settle the boundary between Charlestown and Newton. As this record is the report of the committee, it must have been appointed at an earlier date in the previous year." The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts - Vol 1 - Charles Edward Banks. Pg. 117 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_History_of_Martha_s_Vineyard_Dukes_C/iYUlAQAAMAAJ The Winthrop Fleet of 1630 An Account of the Vessels, the Voyage, the Passengers, and Their English Homes from Original Authorities - Charles Edward Banks. Pg's. 51, 81, 119 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Winthrop_Fleet_of_1630/_4MGAQAAIAAJ http://genealogytrails.com/mass/winthropfleet.html More on Martha's vs. Martin's Vineyard: Welcome to Martin’s Vineyard https://www.mvtimes.com/2017/03/15/welcome-martins-vineyard/

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree. Gov. Thomas Paine Mayhew&lt;br&gt;Birth names: Thomas MayhewThomas M. Mayhew&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Mar 31 1593 - Tisbury, , Wiltshire, England&lt;br&gt;Christening: Apr 1 1593 - Tisbury, , Wiltshire, England&lt;br&gt;Marriage: 1619&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Between 1633 and 1634 - Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Immigration: Jan 1 1630 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 25 1682 - Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Mar 25 1682 - Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Governor - Between 1641 and 1682 - Dukes, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Mary Mayhew</a>, <a>Robert Parkhurst Mayhew</a>, <a>Rev John Mayhew</a> [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree. Gov. Thomas Mayhew Sr.&lt;br&gt;Birth names: Thomas (MAHO) MayhewThomas Mayhew&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Mar 31 1593 - Tisbury, , Wiltshire, England&lt;br&gt;Christening: Apr 1 1593 - Tisbury, , Wiltshire, England&lt;br&gt;Marriage: 1619 - Southampton,Hampshire,England&lt;br&gt;Marriage: 1634 - Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br&gt;Immigration: Between 1633 and 1634 - Emigrated to America&lt;br&gt;Immigration: May 14 1634 - Admitted a Freeman&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1635 - Settled at Watertown,Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1642 - Obtained a grant of Martha's Vineyard moved there 1644 or 1645&lt;br&gt;Death: Mar 25 1682 - Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Mar 25 1682 - Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br&gt;Occupation: To 1633 - Apprentice to Richard Macey,merchant of Southampton England&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Martha Tupper (born Mayhew)</a>, <a>Robert Parkhurst Mayhew</a>, <a>Mary Mayhew</a>, <a>Rev John Mayhew</a>&lt;br&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>TitleOfNobility: GOV. [S635] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633, Vols. I-III, Pg's 1243-1246. [S635] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633, Vols. I-III, Pg. 1244. [S636] The Mayhew Manor of Tisbury, Pg. 12. [S269] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23423027/thomas-mayhew. [S641] FindMyPast.co.uk (Website), https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=PRS%2FWILTS%2FMAR%2FNIRO%2F0212478%2FG. [S637] The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts - Vol 1-3, Pg. 108. [S637] The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts - Vol 1-3, Pg. 300. [S637] The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts - Vol 1-3, Pg. 118. [S637] The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts - Vol 1-3, Pg. 90. [S637] The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts - Vol 1-3, Pg. 115.