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Thomas Wiswall (1601–1683) was an early settler of British America, a prominent early citizen of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and a key figure in the founding of Cambridge Village, now known as the city of Newton, Massachusetts. ==Early life== Wiswall was baptised in Warrington, Lancashire, England on 30 September 1601. He married Elizabeth Berbage in 1632, and had ten children: * Enoch Wiswall (born 8 September 1633, England; died 28 November 1706) * Esther Wiswall (born 1635, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts), married William Johnson * Ichabod Wiswall (born 3 June 1637, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died 23 July 1700) * Noah Wiswall (born 30 December 1638, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died 6 July 1690) * Mary Wiswall (born 1640, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts) * Ebenezer Wiswall (born 8 December 1641, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died 1691) * Thomas Wiswall (born 1642, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts) * Sarah Wiswall (born 19 March 1643, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts) * Elizabeth Wiswall (born 15 April 1649, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts) * Benjamin Wiswall (born 15 April 1649, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts) Wiswall arrived in New England on August 16, 1635 (leaving behind him brothers Adam, Abiel and Jonathan), and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts with his twin brother John, who had arrived in 1633. He was a grantee of land in 1637, subscriber to the school fund in 1641, and served as a selectman in Dorchester from 1644-1652.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Wiswall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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