Thomas SLEEPER

Abt 1616 - 1696  (~ 80 years)

• Name	Thomas SLEEPER
  Birth	Abt 1616	Prob. Bristol, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Jul 1696	Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Person ID	I33142	kirkpatrick
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2006

  
  

  Family	Joanna LEE,   b. Abt 1623, Prob. England d. 5 Feb 1703, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1646	Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Children	1. Aaron SLEEPER,   b. 20 Feb 1661, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire d. 9 May 1732, Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F9262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2007

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Sleeper was born about 1616 and was a resident of Hampton, NewHampshire soon after the settlement of that town in 1638. Land wasgranted to him as early as 1646. In the latter part of his life he livedon what is now known as Shaw's Hill. His was then a frontier house, noother family living so remote from the main settlement. From him and hisdescendants that part of the town was called "Sleepertown", sincecorrupted into "Sleepytown". He died Jul 30 1696 and his familyafterwards removed to the newly incorporated town of Kingston. His wifeJoanna died there Feb 5 1703 at the age of eighty years. She was buriedin Hampton. Their children were: Elizabeth, Mary, Ruth John, Moses, Aaronand Luther.