Thomas Day -was he a murderer or victim?
Thomas was the father of Elizabeth Mary Angelica Day. She would marry George Shepherd abt 1725. This union will eventually lead to our Morning Eveline McQueary, the wife of James Harris Meeks. Thomas was born abt 1651. His first wife was Dorothy (Young) Hudson. Some years later he married a woman named Elizabeth. It appears they had only the one daughter. Here now is our story A n Inquisition An Inquisition….taken at ye house of Thomas Dayes in Ffarnham Parish in Essex County ye 10 day of February in ye yeare 1699 before me. Rich’d Covington one of his Majesties Justices of ye Peace for ye County of Essex upon view of the body of Elizabeth day ye wife of Thomas Day….then and there lying dead and ye Jurors being good and lawfull men and Sworne to trye and inquire in ye behalfe of our Sovereigne Lord & King how and in what manner ye Eliza Day came by her death and they upon their oath say that ye Elizabeth Day was much b...