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Wellington, England
Wellington, England
John Thruston was baptized June 8, 1606, at St. John's Parish Church in Wellington, Somerset County, England. His father was Malachias Thruston (~1564) and his mother was Justian Fursland (~1567).
Father - Malachias Thruston
Father - Malachias Thruston
John Thruston documented his own birth and identified his father in the Thruston Family Register:
The Thruston Family of Virginia, William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1895), p. 25
Mother - Justian Fursland
Mother - Justian Fursland
In "The Visitations of Somerset and the City of Bristol 1672", Justian Fursland was identified as the wife of Malachias Thruston (John's father), and the mother of Edward Thruston (John's brother).
The Visitations of Somerset and the City of Bristol 1672, G.D. Squibb, The Harlean Society, 1992, ISBN 0 9 513335 3 4, page 121-122, Thruston of West Buckland
More possible sources identifying Justian Fursland as the mother of John Thruston:
Pedigree for College of ArmsPer Elaine Hatfield Powell's Thruston Genealogy website, John Thruston's grandson identified Justian Fursland as his grandfather's wife in the submitted pedigree when registering the Thruston name with the "College of Arms". Note that Powell states she does not have the original source for this information.
Circumstantial evidence: The name Justian continued in the family.Two of John Thruston's daughters were named Justian. Perhaps they were named after his mother.
Pedigree for College of ArmsPer Elaine Hatfield Powell's Thruston Genealogy website, John Thruston's grandson identified Justian Fursland as his grandfather's wife in the submitted pedigree when registering the Thruston name with the "College of Arms". Note that Powell states she does not have the original source for this information.
Circumstantial evidence: The name Justian continued in the family.Two of John Thruston's daughters were named Justian. Perhaps they were named after his mother.
St. John's Church
St. John's Church
The Church of St. John the Baptist in Wellington, Somerset, England, has a history dating back to the 15th century.
The photo below is from the book "A sketch of the ancestry of the Thruston-Phillips Families" by Gates Phillips Thruston. The photo was likely taken in 1896 (contemporaneous with another photo dated 1896 in the book).
A sketch of the ancestry of the Thruston-Phillips Families; Thruston, Gates Phillips. Nashville: Press Brandon Print. Co, 1909. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/86167546/, plate III (after p.6)
Modern photo of the church:
Church of St. John the Baptist, circa 2022See the church on Google Maps - See the church on Google Maps Street View
West Buckland and Ruggin Court
West Buckland and Ruggin Court
Ruggin Court
Ruggin Court
John Thruston likely spent much of his youth at Ruggin Court which was "the old Thruston Homestead" owned by his father Malachias Thruston.
In 1896 R. C. Ballard Thruston visited Ruggin Court and reported that the Thruston homestead was still standing and took photos which were later published in the book "A sketch of the ancestry of the Thruston-Phillips Families". R. C. Ballard Thruston returned to Ruggin Court again in 1923 and took additional photos.
1896 Photo of Ruggin Court
1896 Photo of Ruggin Court
A sketch of the ancestry of the Thruston-Phillips Families; Thruston, Gates Phillips. Nashville: Press Brandon Print. Co, 1909. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/86167546/, plate VI (after p.12)
R. C. Ballard Thruston, descendant of John Thruston, took this photo of the old "Thruston Homestead" during his visit in 1896.
R. C. Ballard Thruston, descendant of John Thruston, took this photo of the old "Thruston Homestead" during his visit in 1896.
See Ruggin Court for more details, including more photographs and a link to a modern Google Maps Street View image of the house.
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
John Thruston (1606) likely attended church with his family at Church of St. Mary the Virgin in West Buckland, where his mother was buried in 1651.
See Church of St. Mary the Virgin for additional details about this church and its significance to the Thruston family.
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, West Buckland, circa 1896, photo by R. C. Ballard Thruston
A sketch of the ancestry of the Thruston-Phillips Families; Thruston, Gates Phillips. Nashville: Press Brandon Print. Co, 1909. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/86167546/, plate V (after p.10)
A sketch of the ancestry of the Thruston-Phillips Families; Thruston, Gates Phillips. Nashville: Press Brandon Print. Co, 1909. Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/86167546/, plate V (after p.10)
Bristol, England
Bristol, England
John Thruston likely moved to Bristol before his 15th birthday and lived there for the rest of his life.
Soapmaker
Soapmaker
On May 1, 1621 it was recorded in the Bristol Apprentice Books that John Thruston (whose father was recorded as Malachi Thruston, an inn holder from Wellington in Somerset) was apprenticed to Robert Rogers, a Bristol soap maker and his wife Eleanor.
On September 8, 1629 (at the age of 23), it was recorded in the Bristol Burgess books that John Thruston, a soapmaker, became a Burgess and Freeman of the City of Bristol, by apprenticeship to Alderman Rogers.
Bristol Apprenticeship Books Volumes 1(a) to 1(n) 26 October 1532 – 24 March 1724, transcript published by Bristol and Avon Family History Society, 2019, bafhs.org.uk vol 1D, page 239, number 13
Bristol Burgess Books Volumes 1 to 21, 5 October 1557 - 19 May 1995, transcript published by Bristol and Avon Family History Society, 2005, bafhs.org.uk vol 2, page 185, number 1
Bristol Burgess Books Volumes 1 to 21, 5 October 1557 - 19 May 1995, transcript published by Bristol and Avon Family History Society, 2005, bafhs.org.uk vol 2, page 185, number 1
On February 14, 1637 (at the age of 30), John Thruston was elected as Maister of the Bristol Company of Soapmakers.
Proceedings of the Company of Soapmakers, 1562-1642, Bristol Record Society Publications, Vol. X, p.177, 208, 216Chamberlain - City of Bristol
Chamberlain - City of Bristol
John Thruston served as Chamberlain of the city of Bristol from about May 1663 until his death on April 8, 1675. This was confirmed by his son Edward Thruston in the Thruston Family Register:
Ancestry of the Thruston-Phillips Families, by Gen. Gates Phillips Thruston; Nashville, Tennessee, Brandon Print. Co., 1909, Plate II (after page 4). PDF retrieved from the Library of Congress
St. Thomas the Martyr
St. Thomas the Martyr
John Thruston was a member of St. Thomas the Martyr church in Bristol. "He was a vestryman and warden for many years."
“The Thruston Family of Virginia.” The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, vol. 4, no. 1, 1895, pp. 23–28. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/1916179
See St. Thomas the Martyr for additional details on this church.
St. Thomas the Martyr, 1743 Map of Bristol, A Plan of the City of Bristol
Family
Family
Thomasine Rich (first wife of John)
Thomasine Rich (first wife of John)
About 1628 John Thruston married Thomasine Rich (~1604), widow of John Warren (~1600). They lived in Bristol, England, and attended St. Thomas the Martyr church. The St. Thomas Parish Registers contain records for the birth, marriage, death, and burial of many of their children.
Bristol Archives; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St T/R/1/b; Bristol Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Together they had the following known children:
Robert Thruston (1629-1641)
John Thruston (1630-1630)
John Thruston (1631-1644)
Thomasine Thruston (1632-?)
Justian Thruston (1634-1645)
Alice Thruston (1635-1661)
Ann Thruston (1636-?)
Malachy Thruston (1637-1698)
Edward Thruston (1638-1698)
boy Thruston (stillborn 1640)
Robert Thruston (1641-1650)
Grace Thruston (1642-1644)
Thomas Thruston (1643-1644)
Milecious Thruston (1644-1658)
Simon Thruston (1645-1646)
Justian Thruston (1647-?)
John Thruston's wife, Thomasine, died on November 30, 1647, and was buried December 2, 1647, at St. Thomas Church in Bristol, England.
Mary Perry (second wife of John)
Mary Perry (second wife of John)
John Thruston married his second wife, Mary Perry, in Bristol on January 12, 1648.
Together they had the following known children:
Mary Thruston (1650-1652) *twin
Martha Thruston (1650-1650) *twin
Grace Thruston (1651-?)
Rachell Thruston (1652-?)
Mary Thruston (1653-1668)
John Thruston (1654-1656) *twin
James Thruston (1654-?) *twin
Sara Thruston (1656-?)
Will of John Thruston
Will of John Thruston
In his Last Will and Testament, John Thruston requested:
"To be laid in Christian buriall in the Churchyard of the Parish Church of St. Thomas in Bristoll, as neare on the Southside of the Graue of my late Wife there buried as 'conveniently may be"
Death and Legacy
Death and Legacy
John Thruston died April 8, 1675 and was buried April 12, 1675 at St. Thomas Church in Bristol.
His son Edward Thruston confirmed that he "was buryed the 12th inst, in St. Thomas Church yard and on the south side of my mother who departed this life the 30th of November 1647 as before specified".
Links
Links
Malachias Thruston (1564), father of John Thruston (1606) - WikiTree - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thruston-12
Justian Fursland (1567), mother of John Thruston (1606) - WikiTree - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fursland-34
Edward Thruston (1638), son of John Thruston (1606) - Google Sites - https://sites.google.com/view/edward-thurston-1638/
Edward Thruston (1589), brother of John Thruston (1606) - WikiTree - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thruston-84
John Thruston (1606) - WikiTree - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thruston-8
R. C. Ballard Thruston (1858), 6th great grandson of John Thruston (1606) - WikiTree - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ballard-6809
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