Named for his grandfather, Thomas, who brought his family to Mass in 1635 on the "Increase". Thomas's son, Abraham, came later with his wife, Beatrice. Your Thomas was born in Maine along with an older brother, Henry, and a sister while the family was living for about seven years near an English relative, Henry Josselyn, who became Deputy Governor of Maine. Brother Henry was told by his father to teach Thomas a skill [blacksmithing].--might want to look into the Josselin Society of Essex, England.