Thomas Garner

1604 - 1643  (39 years)

• Name	Thomas Garner  [1]
  Birth	1604	Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Aft 1635	USA   [2]
  	Came to America after his wife was drowned proving her innocence of witchcraft
  Death	1643	Henrico County, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I5598	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Garner,   b. 24 Jul 1578, Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England d. 24 Jul 1628, Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Joan Underwood,   b. 1585, England d. 1631, England (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	17 Jun 1598	Shropshire, England
  Family ID	F1732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lacye,   b. Jun 1614, St Bride, London, England d. 1635, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 20 years)
  Marriage	24 Oct 1631	Canterbury, Kent, England   [1]
  Family ID	F1741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1604 - Stanton Lacy, Shropshire, England Marriage - 24 Oct 1631 - Canterbury, Kent, England Death - 1643 - Henrico County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-GARNER Garner Coat of Arms

  
  

• Sources

  [S518] Ancestry.com, Kent, England, Extracted Parish Records, 1539-1876, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2018;), Christenings, Marriages and Burialls in St Dunstan's, Canterbury, 1559-1800; Author: J Cowper; Publication Date: 1887; Publication Place: Canterbury, Kent, England. [S4233] The Witches of Shropshire, (Name: Danel.US;), The Witches of Shropshire - the Wives of Richard and Thomas Garner. The Witches of Shropshire - the Wives of Richard and Thomas Garner Was it about witchcraft or was it about gaining control of the Lion Inn? John Garner, born 1578 in Solihul, Warwickshire, England had three sons - Thomas, John, and Richard. They had each inherited a 1/3 interest in the Lion Inn, a carriage inn at Shrewbury, from their mother Joan Underwood’s dowry about 1631. Thomas married Mary Lacye. She was drowned as a witch in 1635 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Richard married Katharn. She was drowned as a witch in 1636 in Shropshire, England. Thomas and Richard took their children and immigrated to Virginia in 1636 and 1637. Richard “freely gave” his share of the inn to brother John, or so John said. John stayed in England. It is assumed that he was married. He still owned the inn in 1643 and he wanted quiet title to it. For information about the inn, which still exists, see: http://www.thelionhotelshrewsbury.co.uk http://www.danel.us/app/download/3212184/The%2BWitches%2Bof%2BShropshire.pdf History-Witches of Shropshire THE WITCHES OF SHROPSHIRE - THE WIVES OF RICHARD AND THOMAS GARDNER Was it about witchcraft or was it about gaining control of the Lion Inn?