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From: Kathryn Graham <>
Subject: Re: BLISS FAMILY
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 15:14:57 -0700


> I am looking for anyone with info on the BLISS family. I am wanting
>info on a Thomas BLISS, Sr. b ABT 1550 d 1635. He was "persecuted as a
>Puritan and was murdered. He may have been from the Painswick, ENG area as
>that is where his son Thomas was born in 1582. I know that this is not
>much, but it is all that I have. Any help would be appreciated.
> Thank you.
>
>Susan -

Did you ever get any info on this family? I think we have the same problem.

>From my notes:
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This family (in the earlier generations) is a mess. Mass disagreements in
the various data sources. Jacobus cites many conflicts in the research for
the ancestry of Thomas Bliss the immigrant.

1 THOMAS BLISS
Born about 1554, born about 1550/60, possibly in Oakehampton,
Belstone Parish, Devon, England, died about 1635/40 per Ancient Windsor.
Married ALICE SMITH. (ref: LDS Ancestral Files, 1993; Ancient Windsor -
Stiles, Vol 2, pg 107). Thomas and Alice had:

2 i THOMAS BLISS, born 1580/85, Painswick, Gloucester, England. Born
in Belstone, Devon, England per Ancient Windsor.

2 THOMAS BLISS (Thomas1) or he was the son of John Bliss who died in
1617 who was the son of William and Elizabeth Bliss, William was said to be
the son of Richard Bliss.
Born after 1587, based on the fine he paid for not training,
Painswick, Gloucester, England, died 1650/51, Hartford, Connecticut.
Married 18 Oct 1621, St. Nicholas, Gloucester, England, MARGARET HULINS,
born 15 July 1595, Gloucester, England, died 28 Aug 1684, Springfield,
Massachusetts; daughter of John Hulins and Margaret Lawrence. Thomas was an
early (1639/40) but not original settler of Hartford. He resided first in
that part of Boston, Massachusetts called the mount, afterwards Braintree
and now part of Quincy, but this is disputed by Jacobus. On 4 Mar 1646/7 he
was fined for not training. After his death his widow moved with all of her
children except Thomas and Ann to Springfield, Massachusetts. (ref: Savage,
Vol I, pg 200-202; Torrey, pg 78, which shows Margaret as a second wife;
HH&RF, pg 476-480; Bliss Gen, Vol I, pg 27-32; Pope's Pioneers, pg 55; TAG,
July 1976, pg 202, Oct 1984, pg 202; LDS Ancestral Files, 1993; Ancient
Windsor, vol 2, pg 107 which states his wife was Margaret Lawrence)

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