Rev Anthony Thatcher was born 1588 in Queen Camel, Somerset, England to Peter Thatcher (1545-1624) and Elizabeth Pool (1545-1608) and died 22 August 1667 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Mary Clark (1588-1634) 18 March 1619 in London, Middlesex, England. He married Elizabeth Jones (1602-) October 1634 in England.
Biography
Rev Anthony James came from Salisbury, Wiltshire, to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the James. (on or about 5 Apr 1635, "Anthony Thetcher, of Sar[u]m, tailor," was enrolled on the James of London, preparing to sail from Southampton.) He first settled in Newbury, Massachusetts, moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1635, and Yarmouth, Massachusetts in 1639.
He was born about 1593 (based on estimated date of marriage), son of Peter Thatcher of Queen Camel, Somerset.
Anthony was uncle of Thomas Thatcher (1620-1678), son of Anthony's brother Peter Thatcher (1587-1640), who had arrived in New England by 1637, when he witnessed a will in Newbury. Thomas was 15 in 1635 & therefore would have been listed among the "men, youths & boys" listed on the James roster, if, as some claim, he accompanied his uncle to New England.
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project.
Church Service
He was Curate at St. Edmund, Salisbury, from 1631 to 1635, under his brother Peter, who was pastor of the same church.
Yarmouth Innkeeper
In Yarmouth, he was an innkeeper.
Marriage and Family
1st Marriage: Mary Clark
He married 1st, by about 1618, Mary ____ ("Mary, wife to Anthony Thacher, cleric," was buried at St. Edmund, Salisbury, on 26 Jul 1634). They had five known children.
2nd Marriage: Elizabeth Jones
He married 2nd, by 1635, Elizabeth Jones, who was baptized at Dinder, Somerset, 1 Jan 1602/3, daughter of George Jones of Dinder. This marriage was said to have taken place "about 6 weeks before the date of his sailing for New England.." They had 3 known children.
He died between 5 Jun 1667 & 22 Aug 1667 (date of inventory)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Thatcher (1619-1635) | |||
| Mary Thatcher (1621-1635) | |||
| Edith Thacher (1622-1635) | |||
| Benjamin Thatcher (1628-) | |||
| Peter Thatcher (1533-1535) | |||
| Benjamin Thatcher (1634-1639) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Judah Thatcher (1636-1676) | |||
| John Thatcher (1639-1713) | 17 March 1639 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts | 8 May 1713 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Rebecca Winslow (1642-1683) Lydia Gorham (1661-1744) |
| Ralph Thatcher (1640-) | |||
| Benjamin Thatcher (1643-) | |||
| Bethia Thatcher (1645-1725) | |||
| William Thatcher (1645-) | |||
| Elizabeth Thatcher (1647-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Peter Thatcher (1587-1640) | 6 March 1587 Queen Camel, Somerset, England | 11 February 1640 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | Ann Allwood (1593-1634) Alice Batt (1605-1669) |
| Anthony Thatcher (1588-1667) | 1588 Queen Camel, Somerset, England | 22 August 1667 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Mary Clark (1588-1634) Elizabeth Jones (1602-) |