Thomas GUSTIN, Jr

1725 - 1814  (89 years)

• Name	Thomas GUSTIN  [1]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	19 Jul 1725	Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut,   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CAC345B2C30245C2BCDFBAAB0929868F9781
  Residence	Aft 1746	New Salem, New London, Connecticut,   [4]
  East of Gardner's Lake This area was first called Paugmonk, then after 1725 it was named New Salem Parish to honor its largest landowner, Col Samuel Browne, who was from Salem, Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1819 as Salem, Connecticut from lands of Colchester, Lyme, and Montville.
  Residence	From 1761 to 1765	Marlow, , New Hampshire,   [4]
  Lester Gustin notes the following from an unidentified History of Cheshire County of New Hampshire: The township Marlow was granted October 7, 1761 to 64 men--" The grantees were residents of connecticut principally in the vicintiy of the towns of Lyme and Colchester. Among the first settlers were Thomas and Samuel Gustin (also John), Elisha and Solomon Mack, Jasper and Nathan Huntlwy and Jos. Tubbs. The first township meeting was held March 2, 1766 at the home of Samuel Gustin. The latter was chose Clerk. The first selectment were chosen March 16, 1766, Tubbs, Lamb, Gustin, and Lord. The first buildings were erected near Baker's Corners by John (son of Samuel) Gustin.
  Residence	From 1768 to 1775	Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire,   [4]
  Public Record	From 1768 to 1770	Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire,   [4]
  A member of a committee to audit the accounts of the selectmen.
  Public Record	From 1770 to 1775	Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire,   [4]
  Elected selectman 1770, 1772, 1774, and 1775
  Public Record	13 Mar 1770	Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire,   [4]
  Chosen town treasurer.
  Religion	1771	Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire,   [4]
  A founder of the First Congregational Church Lester Gustin included the following from an unidentified History of Claremont and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire: At a meeting of a few of the inhabitants interested in the Congregational Denomination early in thespring of 1771, Thomas Gustin, Jr., "suggested that it was now a duty binding upon all to adopt immediate measures for the settlement of a minister of the Gospel. That the settlement was sufficiently large and able to support a religious teacher, and besides the share of land reserved by the Charter for the first settled minister would enable him to furnish himself with a portion of his subsistence, and to some extent lighten the burden of the community. He urged immediate action, lest the dahre of 320 acres of land should fall to some other soc. by a prior compliance on its part with the terms of the Charter." The first minister, Rev. George Wheaton, was settled in February, 1772.
  Public Record	1772	Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire,   [4]
  Moderator
  Public Record	1775	Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire,   [4]
  On the Committee of Safety
  Military	From 5 Nov 1776 to 14 Jun 1777	, , , Multiple locations   [4]
  He was a soldier in the revolution in Captain Weatherbee's Company of Militia form Claremont, Colonel Isaac Wyman's regiment, roll dated at Mount Independence, November 5, 1776; He was also in Colonel Benjamin Bellow's regiment, New Hampshire state Militia, that went to reinforce the northern continental army at Ticonderoga, under General Gates, May 7, 1777., and was discharged, June 14, 1777, the pay being five pounds and fourteen shillings per month including one hundred and three miles to travel.
  Death	19 Dec 1814	Cornish, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States   [5]
  Person ID	I2288	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Deacon Thomas GUSTIN,   b. 5 Mar 1698/99, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, d. 3 Jul 1765, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sarah HOLMES,   b. 1702, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. 2 Sep 1763, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1722	Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut,
  Family ID	F907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah GRISWOLD,   b. 8 Feb 1725/26, Bolton, Hartford, Connecticut, d. 28 Jan 1814, Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1746	Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut,   [4, 6, 7]
  Children	1. David GUSTIN,   b. 11 Oct 1747, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, d. 25 Oct 1750, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, (Age 3 years)   2. Sarah GUSTIN,   b. 19 Jul 1749, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, d. 1763 (Age 13 years)   3. Walter GUSTIN,   b. 3 Aug 1751, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, d. 17 May 1824, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 72 years)   4. Ezra GUSTIN,   b. 2 Feb 1754, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, d. 13 Apr 1815, Croydon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States (Age 61 years)   5. Amos GUSTIN,   b. 1755, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, d. 1825, German Flats, Herkimer, New York, United States (Age 70 years)   6. Thomas GUSTIN, III,   b. 8 Jan 1756, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Edward GUSTIN,   b. 13 Apr 1758, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, d. 10 Aug 1832, Hinsdale, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States (Age 74 years)   8. Elizabeth GUSTIN,   b. 7 Aug 1760, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ebenezer GUSTIN,   b. 6 Nov 1762, Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, d. Yes, date unknown   10. John GUSTIN,   b. Abt 1765, Claremont, , New Hampshire, d. Yes, date unknown   11. Mary "Polly" GUSTIN,   b. 21 Oct 1767, Claremont, , New Hampshire, d. 28 Jun 1843 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Jul 1725 - Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, Marriage - 11 Dec 1746 - Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, Residence - Aft 1746 - New Salem, New London, Connecticut, Residence - From 1761 to 1765 - Marlow, , New Hampshire, Residence - From 1768 to 1775 - Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Public Record - From 1768 to 1770 - Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Public Record - From 1770 to 1775 - Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Public Record - 13 Mar 1770 - Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Religion - 1771 - Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Public Record - 1772 - Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Public Record - 1775 - Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Death - 19 Dec 1814 - Cornish, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Reference

  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I2288&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Thomas GUSTIN, Jr."