Captain Thomas Wiggin (1601–1666), often known as Governor Thomas Wiggin, was the first governor of the Upper Plantation of New Hampshire, a settlement that later became part of the Province of New Hampshire in 1679. He was the founder of Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, which celebrated its 300th anniversary of incorporation in 2016. The son of a vicar in the Church of England with family ties to important and influential families of the era. A highly respected man in his own right who would leave his stamp on what would become American values.
Three of his children survived: Andrew, Mary and Thomas. His son Andrew married Hannah Bradstreet, the daughter of Governor Simon Bradstreet of the Massachusetts Colony; his son Thomas' daughter Sarah Wiggin married into the family of John Sherburne of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Captain ThomasWiggin (1601–1666), often known as Governor ThomasWiggin, was the first governor of the Upper Plantation of New Hampshire, a settlement...
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and who was chosen assistant to the Massachusetts Bay Colony Captain ThomasWiggin, the first Governor of the Province of New Hampshire Ezekiel Richardson...
(including Strawbery Banke, present-day Portsmouth), and in 1631 Captain ThomasWiggin was sent to govern the upper settlements, comprising modern-day Dover...
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The Cornet ThomasWiggin House is a historic house at 249 Portsmouth Avenue (New Hampshire Route 33) in Stratham, New Hampshire. Probably built in the...
The first governor of the "Dover" or "Upper Plantation" was Captain ThomasWiggin. The exact date of his appointment is uncertain. He was known to be...
this year's experience hath proved." In 1628 the Plymouth Pilgrims exiled Thomas Morton on the island due to his libertine activities with the Indians at...
Banke. In 1638 Exeter was founded by John Wheelwright. In 1631, Captain ThomasWiggin served as the first governor of the Upper Plantation (comprising modern-day...
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" New England Quarterly Vol. 18, No. 1 (Mar., 1945), pp. 83–92 in JSTOR Thomas F. Kehr, "The Seizure of his Majesty's Fort William and Mary at New Castle...
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of the lower plantations was marred by boundary disagreements with ThomasWiggin, who administered the upper plantations on the river. He led exploratory...
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