Rev. Thomas Tupper ^{1 2 3 5 6 7 8}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. He immigrated Ship Abigail in 1631 to Lynn, Essex, MA.

2. Allocated 7 1/2 acres of meadow on 16 Apr 1640 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA. ⁴

3. Residence: He was one of the ten original proprietors of Sandwich. On 3 Apr 1637 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.

4. He immigrated in 1635 to , , MA. ⁹

5. Thomas Tupper was one of the 10 founders of Sandwich. In 1637 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.

6. Occupation: Missionary to the Indians in 1658 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.

7. Occupation: Episcopal minister, founded a church near Herring river. In Sandwich, Barnstable, MA.

8. Book: Genealogy lineage from the diary of Rev. Henry Allen Tupper (1828-1902), 1902. ¹⁰
". . . If I can not hope for a godly life on the ground of the peculiar piety of my mother's family, may I not possibly trace the ardent sentiments of my heart as a Baptist with regard to religious liberty to my ancestry of 'obstinate Lutherans', and with regard to missions, to the fact that three or more successive generations of my father's family were devoted to this work?

The record of my father's family is a document over forty feet long and tracing the family through some 500 members to the year 1551, when they were driven by Charles V from Hesse Cassel to England, and . . . the Island of Guernsey.

. . . The records show that Thomas Tupper, who was born in Sandwich, England, and who came to this country before 1637, was greatly interested in the welfare of the Indians . . . Died March 28, 1676, aged upwards of 98 years. His wife died this same year, aged 90. . . . [He] filled various offices, besides giving much of his time to the work of gospelizing the Indians.

. . . Tupper appears in the original form as Toppfer . . . called Toiitperd in France, and by corruption Toupard in the Netherlands, whilst in Germany and England and America the name assumed the form so familiar to the public as the designation of the author of 'Proverbial Philosophy.'

. . . The Family Records show . . . the motto on the Coat of Arms of the family, 'L'espoir est me force.'

. . . It is written of Thomas Tupper, Sr. : 'A town meeting 6 mo., 7, 1644, warned by order of the Selectmen to take course for repairing the meeting-house; whereupon divers persons engaged freely to pay in goods and merchantable Indian corn the next April to Thomas Tupper for as many bolts as would shingle the old meeting-house. The church was composed of Mr. Tupper and ten others . . . He officiated without ordination for a time . . . then he turned his attention to the Indians . . . At this period, 1767, Mr. Elisha Tupper . . . was engaged in missionary efforts among the Indians.

. . . Even in these early times these independent folk did not like to be taxed for the gospel . . . In 1745 Medod Tupper and twenty-four others attending a meeting in the meeting house in the western part of the town were petitioners to be excused from paying for the support of Mr. Fessendon."

9. Magazine: The Invincible A Magazine of History and Biography: lineage of Tupper., Jun 1913, Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO. ⁹ TUPPER.

THOMAS of Sandwich, Mass., b. in England in Jan., 1578, d. Mar. 28, 1676, came to New England in 1635, one of the ten founders of Sandwich, 1637, bore title of captain, founded a church near Herring river, member council of war, selectman, deputy 19 years, gave his attention to instruction of the Indians 1658, in favor with the government and in difficulty sustained by court influence 1663, of large influence in all public affairs (m. Anne, who d. June 4, 1676, aged 90). The ancestors of Thomas were originally from Saxony, descendants of Von Toppher, who in 1260 was so-called as lord and chieftain of several clans of nearly the same name. About 1520 three brothers Tupper migrated from Hesse Cassel to England and were founders of the family there. Thomas is believed to be the grandson of Robert, one of these brothers of the Sandwich, Eng., branch.

10. Book: Thomas Tupper and His Descendants, 2006. ³
THOMAS TUPPER, son of Henry Tupper and grandson of Richard Tupper of co. Sussex, England, was born in Bury, co. Sussex, 28 (7) Jan. 1578. As a ship's carpenter and member of the crew, he is believed to have voyaged to America first about 1621, again in 1624, when he remained a year, a third time in 1631 when he stayed at Cape Ann for an uncertain period, finally coming to Sandwich, Mass., in 1637 where he settled and remained until his death 28 March 1676. Thomas Tupper married first in the Parish of Chelmsford, co. Essex, 29 April 1622, Katharine Gator; secondly, in Topsfield, Mass., 25 Jan. 1628, Susan Turner, a widow, who died in Topsfield in 1634; and thirdly, in Ipswich, Mass., 21 Dec. 1634, Anne Hodgson, a widow, of topsfield, who was born about 1588 and died in Sandwich 4 June 1676.

Thomas Tupper who had come to Sandwich in 1637 with his daughter aged twelve and a two year old son, became an outstanding citized of the community and developed exceptional ability. He served in the general court in 1644 and later was deputy for 20 years, from 1647 to 1667; he served on juries, local boards and commissions, was a charter member of the church and for three years from 1667 was selectman of the town. In his later years, when there was no settled minister, Mr. Tupper conducted religious services as a layman and he was deeply interested in religious work among the Indians. He was shrewd trader and invested heavily in real estate and held large holdings at his death.

Thomas married Anne Hodgson on 21 Dec 1634 in Ipswich, Essex, MA.^{1 2 3} (Anne Hodgson was born in 1586 in Topsfield, Essex, MA ⁹ and died on 4 Jun 1676 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA ^{1 4 9}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. They have conflicting marriage information of 1622 and Burton-on-Trent, , STS, ENG.

Thomas next married Katherine Gator on 29 Apr 1622 in Chelmsford, , ESS, ENG.⁴ (Katherine Gator was born in 1580 in Chelmsford, , ESS, ENG and died in 1633 in Chelmsford, , ESS, ENG.)

Thomas next married Susan Turner on 25 Jan 1628 in Topsfield, Essex, MA.⁴ (Susan Turner was born in 1600 in Burton-on-Trent, , STS, ENG and died in 1634 in Topsfield, Essex, MA.)