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In 1742 he removed from his father's homestead on Elm St. to North St., Randolph where he resided a short distance north of Central Cemetery on land which he sold in 1783 to his sons Jeremiah and Oliver, and as no further settlement of his estate is recorded the time of his death is unknown, but he is found in the 1790 census.
W.H. Woodman in Randolph's Ancient Deeds published 1900 in the Randolph Register says that "Joanna - was born Jan.6,1720 (error), was insane many years, and was accidently killed by a stray ball while at work at her linen wheel in the old house lately torn down on Liberty St., she being about 97 years of age (sic) Old Aunt Jeremy's Rocks near the south corner of the Niles Plain, on the banks of Cochato River got their name from one of her insane freaks." The identity of Joanna, wife of Jeremiah Thayer is proved by Suffolk Deeds 58-63 which calls her "only child of Humphrey Richards Jr. of Boston, baker, who was eldest son of Humphrey Richards late of Boston, deceased."
He was elected hogreave 1740,1747, fenceviewer 1743, surveyor of highways 1760,1776.
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died under 1 year, probably twin to Abigail
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died - (alive 1785), sister of Rachel wife of his brother Gideon Thayer
3rd cousins
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died - buried Dec.19,1746 (Ch.Rec) "aged 90 years lacking 5 days".
No settlement of his estate is on record as his son John and unmarried daughter Mary were sole heirs. He resided on Washington St. nearly opposite or just north of Elm St. This land he acquired by exchange for land in Mendon from Timothy Winter "a houselot of 30 acres in Mendon" by way of exchange for a house, barn, and lands in Braintree, Feb.20,1686, recorded 1733 in Worcester Co. (Worcester Deeds 4-214). He sold one half the above homestead to his son John Thayer, recorded Dec.22,1646 (S.D. 73-176) "John Thare" was in King Philip's War (Reg. Vol.48).
The church records say he was buried wanting about five days to complete his 90th year. "He was visited with a palsy 56 years before." and of his wife that she had been under distraction more than 25 years, and was in the woods without any food for mankind fifty three days, she was found in a wilderness swamp in a very weal and sad condition", and died soon after."
He was elected surveyor of highways for Monatiquot 1702,1707,1711,1712, fenceviewer 1704, one of ye meet persons to look after ye act relating to horses, 1708.
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born posthumously at Braintree.
He resided on Middle St., east side in a house now standing (1950) at 550 Middle St., on land belonging to the Hollis family. S.A. Bates says his nickname was "White faced Johnny", but Bates and others have confused his second marriage with that of John6 Thayer who married a West and removed to East Bridgewater. (John5-4-3Thomas2-1) Thayer. John Thayer 2nd was elected hogreave 1771,1777, and 1783 as John Thayer.
John Thayer and wife Elizabeth sold land in Braintree 1784,1789,1802 (S.D. 155-81, 168-160, N.D. 18-136). No settlement of his estate is on record as probably no children survived him. Only the two following are on record.
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Removed to Middletown, Conn. & died there in Dec.1802 "aged 102 years 10mo." (sic).
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died [Aug.15,1889 at Holbrook? a.78-8-17] [May have been erased].
He was a bootmaker, had town aid from Braintree in 1846 and later, paid by Randolph in 1848, aid from Randolph 1865-71, and 1872 and later by Town of Holbrook. Under his account in 1884 was aid to William Thayer, and paid to Town of Abington for digging a grave. He was a boot maker in 1850 at Braintree Highlands
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He was a Revolutionary soldier and was a pensioner in Hillsboro County, N.H. in 1832.
He applied for a pension in Jan.1833 a.71, of Lyndeboro, N.H., says he was in Capt. Ebenezer Thayer's Co. 1776, resided in Braintree until 1811 when he removed to Windsor, Vt. for 6 years, then at Amherst, N.H., near 4 years, then to Merrimack about 1 year, to Dunstable about 1 year, to Amherst about 3 years, then to Lyndeboro where he has been for 6 years. Says he was born Apr.10,1761 as in his family bible. Asa Copeland made a deposition that Jonathan Thayer was a blacksmith at Castle Island boring cannon spiked by the British. In 1838 Betsey Thayer applied for a pension, aged 77, of Lyndeboro, and that Jonathan Thayer died Nov.10,1836 at Lyndeboro, etc. (W.16767). While in Braintree he resided near his father on Washington St. south of Frederick Road, in the Revere house (where Paul Revere (Jr.) lived later, on part now known as the Hollingsworth estate. No settlement of his estate is recorded but Benjamin C. White of Claremont, N.H., a son in law was made administrator of her estate Sep.3,1844 (Hillsboro Co. N.H. Probate 09265).
When she died Jan.22,1840 she left six children Barnabas Thayer, Beulah Holbrook, Ludo Thayer, Joel Thayer, Betsey Damon and Lavinia F. White.