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Descendants of Warner Progenitor-164704

Third Generation


3. Sir Gov Antigua, Amazon explorer Warner Thomas-1216 (William , Progenitor ) was born in 1575 in Suffolk. He was christened in 1619. He died on 10 Mar 1648/1649 in St Kitts. He was buried in St Kitts.

H eis son3. He has three wives. Burke's LG for Warner formerly of Framlingham. His tomb is still on St Kitts Island. In Jan Rogozinksi, p. 76, on Jan 28th?, 1624, Thos Warner and 20 "gentlemen adventurers" landed on St Kitts to found first permanent British settlements in Caribbean. He is from Suffolk. Warner in 1620 had been on an ill-fated expedition to Amazon. Leaving Amazon in 1622 he went through Lesser Antilles to St Kitts, which he felt would sustain tobacco. In England in 1823, Warner gained financial support of a syndicate led by Ralph Merrifield and Maurice Thomson, for 1824. In 1625 Warner returned first tobacco crop to England and got a royal commission as Gov of St Kitts, Nevis, Barbados and Montserrat. See p. 346 of R. B. Sheridan on Colonial Gentry on Antigua. Newton, Colonising Puritans, p. 27, Warner went with Roger North qv to Guiana, stayed there about two years, and returned by way of Caribee so finding Barbados with two friends watered at St Christopher, at home Warner got some capital from Ralph Merrifield, who was interested in clandestine WI trade so at the end of 1622, Warner's 14 men sailed for Va and St Kitts, difficulties with French etc. and See the geneaology of Trin Truscett. By 1635 one John Warner and one Samuel Warner are in Va tobacco and provisioning trade. See Brenner, p. 184. This man is a friend of John Winthrop the founder of Massachusetts. See notes on Roger North, settler of the Amazon. Davies, RAC, index.

EMIGRANT ANCESTORS - per Virginia Thomson EMIGRANT ANCESTORS; This book contains original lists of persons of quality, emigrants, relious (sic) exiles, political rebels, children stolen ect.and others that went from Great Britain to the american plantations. 13 Sept., I Charles I. 13 Sept. Grant to THOMAS WARNER and 1625. others, of the custody of the Island of St. Christophers, and of the Barbadoes and Monserat in ye Continent of America. 1 Chas. I. 16 Dec., 15 Car. I. Commission to HENRY ASHTON, PETER HAY, and others, to declare in His Majties name in all public Assem- blies, and Places of the Islands and Provinces of Barbadoes, against HENRY HAWLEY to be Governor or Lieutenant Gover- nor of ye said Islands, and to charge and require him and his Deputy and Agents under his and their allegeance, forthwith to yeild up ye said Office and Place of Governor and all ye In- cedents thereinto, unto HENRY HUNKS, or to such person or persons as ye Earl of Carlisle shall appoint. 15 Car. I. 9 Aug., 17 Car. I. Commission to SIR WILLIAM BERKELEY, and divers 1641. others to be ye prescnt Councill for ye Colony and Plantation in Virginia, and to execute ye Powers, &c. of Governor. 17 Car. I. ============================================= The First Planters of the Colony of Mass. Bay, Title Page History of New England, 1630-1649, Vol. II, History of New England, Page 114 JOHN WINTHROP [1643. bread, that we might know we are to eat it in the sweat of our brows. 1.30.] The Trial, Mr. Coytmore master, arrived in a week after one of the ketches. He sailed first to Fayal, where he found an extraordinary good market for his pipe staves and fish. He took wine and sugar, etc., and sailed || thence || to || Christophers || in the West Indies, where he put off some of his wine for cotton and tobacco, etc., and for iron, which the islanders had saved of the ships which were there cast away. He obtained license, also, of the governour, SIR THOMAS WARNER, to take up what ordnance, anchors, etc., he could, and *95 was to have the one half; and by the help of a diving tub, he took up 50 guns, and anchors, and cables, which he brought home, and some gold and silver also, which he got by trade, and so, through the Lord's blessing, they made a good voyage, which did much encourage the merchants, and made wine and sugar and cotton very plentiful, and cheap, in the country. Two ketches also, which were gone to the West Indies for cotton, etc., arrived safe not along after, and made return with profit. Another ship also, called the Increase, sent to the Madeiras, returned safe, and two other ships, after, though they went among the Turks. ========================================

Thomas married (1) wife2 Payne Rebecca-19631 daughter of Of Surrey Payne Thomas-96689 and PNotknown Miss-96137.

Dr of Thomas Payne of Surrey. Burke's LG for Warner formerly of Framlingham.

Thomas and Rebecca had the following children:

+ 4 M i slaver, Gov Antigua Warner Philip-39568 died in 1697.
  5 M ii Half-Carib Warner Thomas-120282.

His mother not given, a carib, see Burke's LG for Warner formerly of
Framlingham. A. P. Newton, Euro Nations in WI, p. 243.

Thomas married (2) wife1 Snelling Sarah-112113 daughter of Snelling Senior-133696 and SNotknown Miss-135596.

Burke's LG for Warner formerly of Framlingham.

Thomas and Sarah had the following children:

  6 M iii Edward Gov Antigua Warner Died Young-127949 died in 1640.

His wife and child were taken by Caribs. Burke's LG for Warner formerly of
Framlingham.

Thomas married (3) Anne Notknown wife2-112112. Anne died in 1692/1693.

She later married Sir George Marshe or Marche of Limehouse.

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