Governor Thomas Mayhew
- Born: 31 Mar 1593, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
- Christened: 1 Apr 1593, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
- Marriage (1): Jane Gallion about 1634 in , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States 1
- Marriage (2): Anna Martha Parkhurst on 8 Feb 1632 in Of, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England 1
- Died: 25 Mar 1682, Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States at age 88
 General Notes:
1. Hist of Martha's Vineyard, Banks, p. 298-301.
2. Hist of Tiltons in America, by F T Tilton.
3. IGI.
4. Savage "First Settlers of N.E."
5. Comp. of Am. Gen., p. 48
He was a merchant in Southamton, England
Came to America in 1631
Owned several mills and a large farm. He was a Selectman in Watertown 1637-1643 and deputy of the General Court 1636-1644,
With his son, Thomas, he purchased "all of the Islands between Cape Cod and the Hudson River from
Lord Sterling of England in 1642.
He was the first Governor of Martha's Vineyard.
In 1659 he sold Nantucket to Tristran Coffin, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hussey, Richard Swain, Thomas Barnard, Peter Coffin, Stephen Greenleaf, John Swawin and William Pile for 30 pounds and two beaver hats. (one for himself and one for his second wife, Jane Gallion)
Thomas married Jane Gallion, daughter of Mister Gallion and Mrs Gallion, about 1634 in , Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.1 (Jane Gallion was born about 1595 in Of, London, London, England and died after 15 May 1666 in , Dukes, Massachusetts, United States 1.)
Thomas next married Anna Martha Parkhurst, daughter of Mathew Parkhurst and Mrs. Mathew Parkhurst, on 8 Feb 1632 in Of, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England.1 (Anna Martha Parkhurst was born about 1600 in , , Hamp, England 1 and died in Southampton, Hamp, England.)
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