Thomas SHERIFF OR SHREVE

Birth:
Abt 1624
of Derby, England
Death:
29 May 1675
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Marriage:
Abt 1648
Mother:
Miss OARA
Sources:
New.familysearch.org, Nov 2010
Public Member Tree
Ancestry World Tree Project (Ancestry.com)
The Genealogy and History of the Shreve Family, by Luther P. Allen (Ancestry.com)
Genealogical and Memorial History of New Jersey, by Francis Bazley Lee, pp. 429-430
Austin's Dictionary of Rhode Island (Ancestry.com)
Descendants of William Shreve (online)
Genealogy.com, -- Thomas Shreve
Notes:
                   Thomas Sheriff first appears in the records of Plymouth Colony.  He is mentioned as early as 1638, and was probably in Plymouth well before that time, most likely arriving between 1633 and 1636.  Thomas purchased land in Little Compton, now Rhode Island, which was then occupied by Indians.
Martha
Birth:
Abt 1628
of England
Death:
30 Nov 1691
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Children
Marriage
1
Thomas SHREVE
Birth:
2 Sep 1649
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Death:
14 Oct 1739
 
Marr:
 
2
Caleb SHREVE
Birth:
Abt 1652
of England
Death:
1741
Burlington, New Jersey
Sarah ARESON 
Marr:
Abt 1680
Burlington, New Jersey 
Notes:
                   Will dated 5 April 1735; will proved 28 Feb 1740/41, Burlington County, New Jersey
Caleb changed the family name from Sheriff to Shreve after moving to New Jersey.
Caleb was one of the earliest settlers of western New Jersey.
Caleb was an English Quaker
Immigration: Sailed from England with John Fenwick on the ship "Griffith" in 1675.
3
Mary SHREVE
Birth:
Abt 1654
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Susanna SHREVE
Birth:
Abt 1656
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Death:
1714
 
Marr:
 
5
Sarah SHREVE
Birth:
Abt 1658
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Death:
22 Jun 1732
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
 
Marr:
 
6
Elizabeth SHREVE
Birth:
Abt 1660
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Death:
5 Jun 1719
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
 
Marr:
 
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Thomas Sheriff or Shreve - Martha

Thomas Sheriff or Shreve was born at of Derby, England Abt 1624. His parents were Wiliam Sheriff or Shreve and Miss Oara.

He married Martha Abt 1648 . Martha was born at of England Abt 1628 .

They were the parents of 6 children:
Thomas Shreve born 2 Sep 1649.
Caleb Shreve born Abt 1652.
Mary Shreve born Abt 1654.
Susanna Shreve born Abt 1656.
Sarah Shreve born Abt 1658.
Elizabeth Shreve born Abt 1660.

Thomas Sheriff or Shreve died 29 May 1675 at Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island .

Martha died 30 Nov 1691 at Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island .