Thomas Maule II

1645-1724

 

BORN: May 11, 1645, Berkswell Parish, Warwickshire, England

MOTHER: Susannah Throgmorton

FATHER: Thomas Maule

WIFE:  Firstly, Naomi Lindsey, and secondly, Sarah Kendall

MARRIED: To Naomi Lindsey, July 22, 1670....To Sarah Kendall, October 6, 1713

LOCATION: To Naomi Lindsey, Lynn, MA

CHILDREN:  By Naomi Lindsey, (1) Susanna Maule, (2) Elizabeth Maule, (3) Deliverance Maule,
(4) Sarah Maule, (5) Margaret Maule, (6) Peleth Maule, (7) John Maule and (8) Joseph Maule....By Sarah Kendall, (9) Joseph Maule, (10) Name unknown, and (11) Thomas Maule III.

DIED: July 2, 1724, Salem, MA at the age of 81. He had fathered 11 children with two different wives.

SUMMARY: He is the first Maule to live in America. According to Jim Maule, a Law professor at Villanova, this is not known for certainty. Probably, but there were other Maules from Scotland in North Carolina at about the same time.  His children with Naomi Lindsey included Susanna, born on September 15, 1671, Elizabeth born on September 11, 1673, Deliverance, born on October 21, 1675, Sarah, born on September 17, 1677, Margaret, born on March 20, 1680, Peleth, born on May 10, 1682, John, born on October 9, 1684 and Joseph, born on December 12, 1686.   His children with Sarah Kendall were Joseph, Name unknown, born on September 28, 1714 and Thomas Maule III, born on July 4, 1720. More on Thomas Maule II.

The first Maule to arrive in America was Thomas, who was born on the 11th of May, 1645 in Berkswell parish, near Coventry, Warwickshire, England. He sailed to Barbados (possibly as a cabin-boy) when he was 12 years old and arrived in New England from Barbados probably in 1668. Three years later he settled in Salem, Ma. where he wrote and published 'Truth Held Forth and Maintained' in 1695. A convinced Quaker he was constantly in dispute with the Puritans because of his refusal to accept the authority of the courts in religious matters. Thomas married twice and was the father of eleven children, he died on the 2nd. of July 1724.

The genealogy of Thomas and his American descendants are comprehensively studied in 'History and Genealogy of the Maules' and his biography is published as 'Better That 100 Witches Should Live', both books are by James Edward Maule of Villanova, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

The above information was taken from the internet site "Maule Family History. http://www.personal.u-net.com/~maule/intro.htm