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William Hannum was born about 1577 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. He died in 1603 at age ~26 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.

Elizabeth Dyer was born about 1581 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. She died in 1603 at age ~22 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.

Thomazine Harris was born in 1556 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Oliver Purchase and she were married on 21 June 1577 in Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester, Dorset, England. She died in 1633 at age ~77 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Thomas Sackett was born in 1557 in Birchington, Isle Thanat, Kent, England. He and Martha Strowde were married in 1582 in Saint Peter, Isle Thanet, Kent, England. He died in 1615 at age ~58 in Birchington, Isle Thanat, Kent, England. Thomas received his father's lands in St. Peter, Thanet, when his father died.

Thomas Sackett, yeoman of Birchington, Kent, and father of Simon Sackett the colonist, son of Thomas Sackett the elder and Joane ___, was born in Thanet, Kent, in about 1557. He was buried at Birchington on 4 November 1615.1 He married at St Peter's Church, Thanet, on 8 February 1581/82, Martha Strowde.2 She was buried at St Peter's Church on 4 January 1631/32.3
Thomas was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in St Peter in Thanet on 30 March 1594.4 His father died in 1595 and Thomas inherited his father's tenement and lands at St Peter in Thanet and the residue of the estate after various monetary bequests to his brother and sisters. Thomas was the executor of the estate.
Thomas made his will at Birchington on 23 June 1615, naming as beneficiaries his wife Martha, his son Thomas, his daughter Johan, his grandson Hugh Wright, and his granddaughter Martha Wright.5 He instructed his executors (his wife Martha and son Thomas) to sell his house and land at St Peter's to pay debts and legacies. He was also possessed of a house and land at Birchington. He willed that each of his sons should receive £10, and each of his daughters £5, after the expiry of a lease on the Birchington property. The will was proved in the Consistory Court, Canterbury, Kent, on 7 November 1615.5 Thomas was a yeoman farmer in the Thanet parish of Birchington and was a churchwarden (oeconomus) at Birchington Church. His sons and daughters, other than Thomas and Johan, are not referred to by name in the will. Among his sons not named was Simon Sackett who, some fifteen years later, was to emigrate to the New World.

Matthew Beckwith was born on 22 September 1610 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. He died on 21 October 1680 at age 70 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.

He apparently came over, possibly with the Winthrop fleet, to help settle Old Saybrook, CT. He's listed in Anderson, The Great Migration Directory.

Elizabeth Mary Lynde was born in 1625 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. She died in 1690 at age ~65 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.

Question that she was born in New London and that she married at age 12. Elizabeth Mary Lynde died on 30 June 1694 at age ~69 in Old Lyme, New London, Connecticut.

Thomas Heald was born on 6 December 1601. He and Elizabeth Robson were married on 18 February 1609 at Saint Mary in Barnsley, York, England.

Neither he nor his wife are listed in Anderson's Great Migration Directory. Thomas Heald and Elizabeth Robson were married on 13 February 1644 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.

Thomas Heald and Elizabeth Robson were married on 18 February 1609 at Saint Mary in Barnsley, York, England.

Thomas Heald and Elizabeth Robson were married on 13 February 1644 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.

John Rayment was born in 1616 in Saint John's, Glaston, Somersetshire, England. He and Rachel Scruggs were married before 1654 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ He died on 18 January 1703 at age ~87 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.

He was christened March 3, 1616, at Glaston. Torrey gives birth date as 1619.

Rachel Scruggs was born on 23 May 1627 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. John Rayment and she were married before 1654 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ She died on 22 May 1666 at age 38 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Thomas Scruggs was born in 1594 in Saint Sepulchre, London, England. He and Margery were married in 1619 in Norfolk, England. He died on 29 June 1654 at age ~60 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Jun 1635/1636 Thomas Scruggs was a Deputy to General Court. Or St. Nicholas Parish, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk?

Margery was born about 1598 in England. Thomas Scruggs and she were married in 1619 in Norfolk, England. She died on 26 January 1663 at age ~65 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.

William Scruggs was born about 1557 in England. He and Rachel Prentice were married on 3 August 1579 in London, England. He died before 13 July 1609 in England.

Also spelled Scroggs.

Rachel Prentice was born about 1563 in London, England. William Scruggs and she were married on 3 August 1579 in London, England. She died in 1606 at age ~43 in England.

Or was she born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England?

Matthew Perry was born about 1644 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. He and Elizabeth Blake were married on 27 March 1665 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died in 1697 at age ~53 in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Did he marry Deborah or Elizabeth Blake?

Elizabeth Blake was born on 31 May 1650 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. Matthew Perry and she were married on 27 March 1665 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died on 6 March 1687 at age 36 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Was she Deborah Blake, born 10 November 1644 in Gloucester or Elizabeth Blake, born 31 May 1650 in Gloucester?

George Blake was born in 1611 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. He and Dorothy Blake were married in 1640 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died on 17 February 1698 at age ~87 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.

He was christened March 1, 1617, in Gloucester, England.

Dorothy Blake was born in 1615 in England. George Blake and she were married in 1640 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died on 12 December 1702 at age ~87 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.

William Blake was born on 10 July 1594 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. He and Agnes Thorne were married about 1610 in Saint Columb Majer, Cornwall, England. He died on 25 October 1663 at age 69 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

William Sheriff or Shreve was born about 1592 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire County, England. He and Oara Oara were married before 1618. He died in 1643 at age ~51 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

William Christopher ("Giles") Blake was born about 1568 in Little Baddow, Essex, England. He and Dorothy Tweedy were married about 1593 in Little Baddow, Essex, England. He died on 13 June 1642 at age ~74 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.