In my post on the Thoroughgood family I have relied on a compilation of sources that have apparently been based on incorrect assumptions.
Ann Thoroghgood, daughter of Sir John Thoroughgood and Frances Meautys, who married Thomas Keeling was apparently incorrectly assigned to that family.
Thomas and Ann Keeling named a son Adam and another Thoroughgood. It was therefore assumed that she was closely related to Adam Thoroughgood, who transported Thomas Keeling to Virginia in 1628.
Keeling worked off his indenture, returned to England and married Ann, returning to Virginia about 1634/5.
Ann's birth has been given as 1613 or 1618. In various sources she has been identified as the daughter or granddaughter of Sir William Thoroughgood; daughter of Sir John; or daughter or sister of Adam. She iss not named in the wills of William or John, thus eliminating her as Adam's sister. She would be too old to be his daughter.
.The 17th Century Families of John Martin & Thomas Keeling of Lower Norfolk, Virginia suggests that Ann's maiden name is unknown.
There was a Thomas Thorowgood, mariner, who could have been her father. An Ann Thoroughgood, daughter of John, was christened at Sawbridgewoth, Hertfordshire, England on 27 Feb 1613. The identity of this John is not clear.
If Ann was not the daughter of a Thoroughgood male, could she have been the daughter of one of the Thoroughgood women? That would still link her to Adam Thoroughgood in some capacity.
Was the naming of Adam and Thoroughgood Keeling simply a tribute to the man who brought Thomas Keeling to Virginia? Could Adam's wife served as midwife in the births of the Keeling children? Was Ann indeed a Thoroughgood?
Several new mysteries to be unraveled.
[And yes, I do intend to start posting on the "new family." I just need to find the time to get started!]
