Ebenezer Thayer Explained

Ebenezer Thayer, Jr.
Birth Date:August 21, 1746
Death Date:May 30, 1809 (aged 62)
Occupation:Farmer
Spouse:Rachel Thayer, m. December 19, 1772
Title1:Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff
Term Start1:1793
Term End1:1794
Predecessor1:New office
Successor1:Atherton Thayer
Allegiance: United States
Serviceyears:Militia
Commands:Massachusetts provincial militia

Ebenezer Thayer, Jr. (August 21, 1746 – May 30, 1809) was a Massachusetts farmer, military officer, town official, and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature, as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council; and, from 1793 to 1794, as the first sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

The Braintree Instructions, drafted by John Adams, were addressed to Thayer's father, Ebenezer Thayer, Esq., from his constituents in Braintree.

Military service

During the American Revolutionary War Thayer was active in recruiting men in his home town and in leading them in the war.

Family

His half-brother was Atherton Thayer.

Over a number of generations the Thayer family became known as a Boston Brahmin family and descended from early settlers and brothers Thomas Thayer (1596–1665) and Richard Thayer (1601–1664).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descendants of Thomas Thayer. freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. 2017-06-01.