Alice Thorndike

Biography

Alice Colman, daughter of Edward Colman, Esq. and his wife Ann Cutler, was born about 1568 in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk, England, and was buried on 1 Jan 1623/4 about age 56 in Burwell, Lincolnshire, England, as "Alice Thorndick wife of Mr Francis Thorndick". [6]

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She married Francis Thorndike before 4 September 1589 in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk, England. He was born 5 Jan 1569 in Lincolnshire, and was buried on 10 Mar 1644/5 before age 76 in Scamblesby, Lincolnshire, England. He was the son of Nicholas Thorndike and Frances Sotheby; his first marriage. He narried second on 9 Feb 1632/3 Elizabeth (____) Prigion [perhaps, Elizabeth Mylne, m. 22 Oct. 1579 Nicholas Pridgeon, at Carlton-in-Moorland, Lincolnshire.][1]

Francis and Alice had the following children:[1]

1. Francis, bapt. 21 Sep 1589 in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk, England.[2] Steward noted that Francis was perhaps baptized at this location. If baptism records for brothers John and Paul have been found at nearby Little Waldingfield, the baptism at Great Waldingfield would seem reasonable. Married Margaret Copinger.
2. Herbert, d. 17 Jul 1672 at Chiswick, Middlesex.[1]
3. John, bapt. 3 Oct 1598 in Little Waldingfield, Suffolk[3]. Married Elizabeth Stratton. Emigrated to Massachusetts, returned to England.
4. Paul, bapt. 7 Aug 1600 in Little Waldingfield, Suffolk[3]

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Origins

Her father was buried 26 Aug 1598 Great Waldingfield, Suffolk, England. In his will as of will of "Edward Colman, Clothier of Great Waldingfield, Suffolk" he leaves a bequest of £20 to Alice's son Francis Thorndike, on condition that "my son in law Francis Thorndike and his wife Alice, my daughter (daughter of Edward Colman) shall upon sufficient request release unto my son William Colman" (said lands). [3] [4] [5]

The children of Ann Cutler and Edward Coleman:

1. Anne (Coleman) Thorndike (1565 - 1631) M. 1. Peter Scarlet 2. Herbert Thorndike.
2. Alice (Coleman) Thorndike (1568-bef.1624) M. Francis Thorndike
3. Samuel Colman (1572-1653) M. Mary Bettison
4. Abigail Colman (1574 - 1577)

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References

1. Battle, Robert. The Colman and Cutler Ancestry of John¹ Thorndike of Essex County, Massachusetts, with the Colman Ancestry of John¹ Coggeshall, Muriel¹ (Gurdon) Saltonstall, and Jemima¹ (Waldegrave) Pelham, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2021) Vol. 175, Page 180-192. < AmericanAncestors >; (document attached)
2. WikiTree contributors, "Edward Coleman (abt.1528-1598)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coleman-706 : accessed 03 January 2025).
3. Battle, Robert. The Colman and Cutler Ancestry of John¹ Thorndike of Essex County, Massachusetts, with the Colman Ancestry of John¹ Coggeshall, Muriel¹ (Gurdon) Saltonstall, and Jemima¹ (Waldegrave) Pelham, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 320-321. < AmericanAncestors >. (2021) Vol. 175, Page 79-93. < AmericanAncestors >
4. http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2361.htm#...
5. WikiTree contributors, "Alice (Coleman) Thorndike (abt.1568-bef.1624)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coleman-1034 : accessed 03 January 2025). cites
   1. Steward, Scott C., The Thorndikes of Aby in Greenfield, Lincolnshire and Essex County, Massachusetts, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2000) Vol. 154, Page 463-4.
   2. Battle, Robert. The Colman and Cutler Ancestry of John¹ Thorndike of Essex County, Massachusetts, with the Colman Ancestry of John¹ Coggeshall, Muriel¹ (Gurdon) Saltonstall, and Jemima¹ (Waldegrave) Pelham, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 314. (2021) Vol. 175, Page 189.
   3. https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemoratio...
   4. Burial: "National Burial Index For England & Wales" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 20 February 2024) Edward Colman burial (died in 1598) on 26 Aug 1598 in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk, England.
   5. Will of Edward Colman, Clothier of Great Waldingfield, Suffolk Written 27 Oct 1596 < NationalArchives.gov.uk >
   6. Waters, Henry F., Genealogical Gleanings in England, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1897) Vol. 51, Page 127. < Archive.Org >
   7. Burial: "Lincolnshire Burials" Archive: Lincolnshire Archives FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 21 February 2024) "Alice Thorndick burial on 1 Jan 1623 in Burwell, Lincolnshire, England."
6. New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 - John Thorndike (document attached).