US Thrall family

William Thrall

  • Posted on: 27 February 2010
  • By: David Thrale

William Thrall is the founder of the Thrall family in the United States.

William was born in 1605 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England and came to the colonies on the Mary and John in the year 1630. He died on 3 August 1679 in Windsor, Connecticut.

The Mary and John was a vessel of four hundred tons captained by a man named Squeb and the vessel sailed with 180 passengers.

Genealogy of US Thralls by D. Stephan Thrall

  • Posted on: 20 September 2009
  • By: David Thrale

William Thrall is the founder of the Thrall family in the United States. He was born in 1605 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England and came to the Colonies on the "Mary and John" in the year 1630. The "Mary and John" was a vessel of four hundred tons captained by a man named Squeb and the vessel sailed with 180 passengers.

Charles Holmes Thrall - the spy

  • Posted on: 17 September 2009
  • By: David Thrale

Leaving directly for Florida, he was enlisted by the Navy to serve as a spy. He was listed as correspondent by the New York Daily Telegram and worked from the flagship which lead the blockade off Havana. He was put ashore on four occasions, his primary mission was to evaluate gun placements.

The first mission went smoothly. On the second mission, he rescued a woman news correspondent serving as a spy who had become suspect. As a result; he became suspect, and a reward for his capture dead or alive was set at 2,000 pesos.

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