SHINN, Thomas Sr [213] ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

For the History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America go to : http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikegoad/shinn.htm
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Source Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy - Burlington MM :
- "1687/88,1,5. Thomas s John, ltm Sarah Shawthorne"
- "1692/3,1,6. Thomas ltm Mary Stockton"
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Source the "History of SHINN Family <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F3047%2F3047_54.html&query=gaskill%20&Welcome=1033476748> :
In the 6th of the 1st month, 1692-3 (March 6, 1693), and on the 7th of the 6th month, 1693, Thomas Shinn and Mary Stockton announced their intentions of marriage. Mary Stockton was the daughter of Richard Stockton,1 the founder of the Stockton house in New Jersey, and one of the wealthy men of the province. He was a slaveholder, as was Thomas Shinn.
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Source the "History of SHINN Family <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/glchit.pl?file=%2F_glc_%2F3047%2F3047_67.html&query=gaskill%20&Welcome=1033476748> :
WILL OF THOMAS SHINN, SON OF JOHN SHINN.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN.
I, Thomas Shinn of Springfield in the County of Burlington make this my last Will in Manner and form following, viz--
First I bequeath my soule to God and my body to the clay.
Secondly I bequeath unto my son Thomas Shinn a peece of land Eastward containing about sixty five acres and about fifteen acres of Meadow lying on ye west of ye said land.
Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my Child unborn one equall shaire of land and Meadow that remains of my plantation.
Fourthly the other half of my plantation I give and bequeath unto my now wife Mary Shinn with all my building and orchading and all my movables.
It is also my will that if ye negro should outlive my now wife, then at her decease he shall return unto my son Thomas; also if ye child unborn should be a female then I would have my son Thomas to have ten acres more out of my other meadows to be given at ye west end of my meadow; Also it is my will that if this child unborn should dye before it is of age I would have its share fall unto my son Thomas. If both my children should dye before they be of age I would have that which I have given to them to return to my relations my fower brothers onely; It is also my will that if my wife dye before she marries again that then that shaire of land and meadows return unto my fower brothers, but if my now wife should live to marrie again that then that shaire of land and meadows I giver her to be at her disposing as she pleases forever.
Also I appoint Francis Deavenport, and John Wilston to be my trustees to see this my will to be performed according to my desire: This is my will and pleasure this fourth day of ye Eighth Month commonly called November Anno 1694.
Thomas Shinn (L. S.)
Signed, Sealed in ye presence of us(???):
Isaac Horner,
Matthew Champion,
John Shinn, Sr.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Religion. quaker

Thomas married Mary STOCKTON [214] [MRIN: 79], daughter of Lieut. Richard STOCKTON Jr [89] and Abigail BLOOMFIELD [800], on 6 Jun 1693 in Springfield, Burlington Co., NJ.^{1 2 3} (Mary STOCKTON [214] was born in 1669 in Flushing, Queens, NY ² and died in 1726 in Springfield, Burlington Co., NJ ⁴.)

Thomas next married Sarah SHAWTHORN [353] [MRIN: 162] on 5 Jan 1688 in Springfield, Burlington Co., NJ.