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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 49672722

Notes:

From FindaGrave:

Deborah, the wife of George Soule, Jr., has no known ancestry. She died testate in Dartmouth between Jan. 24, 1708/9, the date of her will, and Mar. 1, 1709/10, the date her will was probated by her daughter Sarah as executrix. No record, deposition or other form of statement exists prior to or at the time of her death regarding Deborah's age at death. Thus, any claim that she was born in any particular year is purely conjectural.

Since 1897 when a query first appeared in the genealogical literature asking for information regarding her parental identity (NYGBR 28:245), through the 1992 revision of the poorly researched and highly criticized 1980 first edition of the George Soule Through Five Generations Silver Book, by the General Association of Mayflower Descendants (the GSMD), no one had ever offered a potential family name for Deborah. This includes no ancestral family name given for Deborah in multiple volumes of the Mayflower Descendant, in Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700 (1985), in Susan Roser's Mayflower Births and Marriages (1992), or in George Soule senior's scholarly sketch in the Great Migration Begins series by the NEHGS (1995).

But, for inexplicable reasons the 2015 edition of the George Soule Silver Book now claims Deborah, the wife of George Jr., was Deborah Thomas, with a trailing ?, with the illusion she was the daughter of David Thomas and his wife Joanna last of Middleboro, Mass. Cited as support is "Soule Kindred Newsletter 4(4):177 (Deborah Thomas)", which appeared in October 1970, with the following underlying writing in its entirety:

• viii. GEORGE, b. in 1639-40 as he testified 10 April 1673 in the Superior Court of Newport County, Rhode Island, that he was aged 34; d. in Dartmouth prob. a short time before his inventory was taken 17 May 1704. THE REGISTER, vol. 20, p. 340, October 1866, gives 12 May without fixing the year; mar. prob. in Duxbury in the mid-1660s, DEBORAH (surname unknown) who d. in Dartmouth between 24 Jan. 1708/9 & 1 March 1709/10. Issue: George,3 ·William, John, Nathan, Deborah, Mary, Lydia and Sarah.

The surname Thomas is not included anywhere in the cited article, which ironically was republished in its entirety one month latter in THE REGISTER under the title "The Soule Family" [124 (Nov. 1970): 121]. The 2015 George Soule Silver Book also cites as apparent collateral proof the 1689 probate record of David Thomas in the Plymouth County, Mass. Probate records. However, the only record that exists regarding the estate of David Thomas of Middleboro is the administrative bond of his widow Joanna, with sons David and Jeremiah as sureties.

Where is the proof that Deborah, wife of George Soule, Jr. was nee Thomas?

The basis of the David Thomas family was published in 1964 by John Marshall Raymond (Genealogies of the Teel Family of New England and of the Family of David Thomas of Middleboro, Massachusetts), which includes no daughter named Deborah, or any illusion thereof.

What is going to happen, if it hasn't already, is that every web-based genealogy site will disregard the trailing "?" and cite the 2015 George Soule Silver Book as proof that Deborah was nee Thomas without taking the time to understand no such proof is provided.

More to follow...

2/23/2018

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49672722

Deborah married George Soule about 1664. George (son of George Soule, of the Mayflower and Mary Buckett) was born about 1639 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony; died before 22 Jun 1704 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

William married Hannah Eaton about 1691 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Benjamin Eaton, Sr. and Sarah Hoskins) was born about 1669; died between 3 Apr 1729 and 1 Jul 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

Nathan married Mary Gifford on 12 Jun 1704 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1683 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1772 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K8CF-KMQ
• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8CF-KMQ

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

Sarah married John Tibbetts on 19 Apr 1726 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. John (son of Henry Tibbetts and Sarah Stanton) was born in 1677 in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island; died on 9 Apr 1755 in Carteret County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - Francis Eaton
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of Francis Eaton of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

George married Lydia Howland between 19 Oct 1719 and 15 Nov 1719 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Benjamin Howland and Judith Samson) was born on 11 Oct 1701 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died after 1776 in Dutchess County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - Francis Eaton
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of Francis Eaton of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

Alice married Richard Sisson before 20 Feb 1725/26 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Richard was born on 17 Jul 1705 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died before 20 Jun 1790 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: George Sowle
• FamilySearch ID: KL49-21Z
• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Halls of Portsmouth, RI - DNA Family 015
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KL49-21Z

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendants of William Hall of Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

George married Avis Tibbetts on 3 Dec 1730 in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island. Avis (daughter of John Tibbetts and Elizabeth Hall) was born on 17 May 1710 in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island; died on 12 Jan 1757 in Oblong, Putnam County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

Timothy married Elizabeth Allen on 6 Jan 1736/37 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born about 1 Mar 1710/11 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died after 7 Aug 1772. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: 277X-JF5
• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - Francis Eaton
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/277X-JF5

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of Francis Eaton of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

Daniel married Hannah Pickett on 19 Feb 1749/50 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Hannah was born on 26 Mar 1728 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut; died in 1771 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - Francis Eaton
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of Francis Eaton of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

Joseph married Ruth Sherman on 18 Apr 1753 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. Ruth was born on 1 May 1734 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island; died on 11 Sep 1822 in Seekonk, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: William Sowles
• FamilySearch ID: L8MV-VF2
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 23223722
• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Mayflower - George Soule

Notes:

William was a Loyalist soldier during the Revolution.

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L8MV-VF2

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23223722

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower

William married Anna Sewell on 30 Oct 1760 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Anna was born about 1739 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Nov 1825 in Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont; was buried after 27 Nov 1825 in Bush Cemetery, Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]