These are every which way but most are the notes I've copied or bits of info I found regarding Thomas and Elizabeth Applegate. 1. The founder of the Applegate Family in America was Thomas Applegate who left Norfolkshire, England and settled in Holland with a group of fellow Englishman during the Puritan disorders. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~applegate/ All traditions say Thomas moved to Holland to escape political or religious persecution. There is no factual evidence for this that I have found. The sole reference to his religious beliefs says he was an adherent of the Church of England (Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1922. History of Monmouth County, 1664-1920. 3 vols. 3:12). Of his issue, only the religious preference of Bartholomew is known - Church of England (Weeks, L. H. 1912. Genealogy. 2 vols. 1:230). This does not prove he did not suffer religious persecution; it does make it unlikely that he did though. His stay in Holland (if he did go) is said to have been short (Salter, E. 1890. History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. p. v). Hardeman (Hardeman, M. G. N. 1957. Genealogical Data of the Applegate Family. Film 858665, Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints. p. 2) quoting Harvey L. Applegate says Thomas left England for Holland about 1625. This date, if true, supports the earlier birth date. It also means he was in Holland no more than 10 years since the ferry license is dated 1635. ***** About 1635, he came to Massachusetts Bay Colony and on Mar. 31, 1635, he was licensed for a year by the General Court to run a ferry between Weymouth and Braintree. However, he lost the license when the canoe he was using as a ferry overturned and several persons were drowned. The following was taken from the official records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Thomas Aplegate was "licensed on Sept. 2, 1635 to 'keepe a ferry between Wessagascus and Wolliston for which he is to have jd for any persons ii jf a horse"'. Thomas Aplegate was discharged of "keepein a ferry of Waymothe and Henry Kingman lycensed to keep said ferry at the pleasure of the Court". At the Quarter Court held Oct. 14, 1638, it was decided that, "Aplegate wch owned the canooe out of wch the 3 psons were drowned/& it was ordered that no canooe to be used at any ferry upon paine of S' nor no canooe be made in or jurisdiction before the next General Court upon paine of 10"'. Also an order was appointed to be given to Richard Wright to, "have that canooe our of wch these persons were drowned". At the next Court held on March 5, 1639, Willi Blanton, Willi Potter, Robert Thorpe, Henry Neal, John Fitch, and Thomas Aplegate, appearing, were discharged with the admonition not to adventure too many in any boat. However, the record is confusing as Thomas Aplegate's canoe was ordered to be staved in by the court orders making it unusable; then the Court ordered that Thomas be given 29 shillings for his canoe, provided that he returned the arms he had borrowed and that they were in good condition. (Shurtleff, I:249). 2. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~applegate/ In 1641, testimony by George Allen, son of the George Allen who later purchased the land of Thomas, also connects Thomas with a boat: Thomas Rawlins of Weymouth in New England ffisherman aged about 33. yeares sworne upon his oath that in or about Oct last he heard John King of Weymouth seaman undertake unto Thomas Applegate of Weymouth planter to goe in his boate as Master thereof if an other man could be gotten by either of them to goe wth him the said John King to help manage the said boate and they agreed together that the said John King should have his owne parte of the fishe taken by himself in the sd boat freight free & that the said Thomas Applegate should have the 4th penny of freight of goods carryed in the said boate and that if the boate or any goods therein should be miscarryed cast away or hurt by ill ordering or laying of the said boate the said John King should beare the damage thereof and their words & agreement were to this purpose. George Allen of Weymouth in New England planater aged about twenty one yeares sworne saith upon his oath that about the begining of November last one day late wthinnight he was present in the house of John King of Weymouth seaman Master of Thomas Applegates boate & there heard the said John King say to William Newland that he would not stand to the adventure of the goods of the said William Newland laden in the said boate if that one hogshead of salt more of his were put into the same boate, whereto the said Newland answered that not withstanding he would have the said hogshead put into the said boate that night & if the boate were overladen in the morning some of the said goods might be again taken out thereof or words to that purpose and hereupon this deponent wth others did help put in the said hogshead that night into the said boate & in the next morning the boate did not rise but sunke to that side where the said hogshead lay and this deponent knoweth thatrhe said boate did rise well enought one tyde when the resr of the said goods besides the said hogshead were in it (Hale, E. E. 1885. Note-book kept by Thomas Lechford, Esq. Lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts Bay from June 27, 1638 to July 29, 1641. Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society, 7:215). In a footnote to the above, it is observed that in 1636 Thomas was discharged from keeping the ferry but from later entries, it appeared that Thomas continued until 1638 as owner of the ferry although William Blanten may have actually managed the ferry. Just one day after the sinking, Newland filed suit against Thomas for eight pounds - and won. George Allen testified it was Newland's salt that had been in Thomas' boat and therefore Newland was entitled to damages (Chamberlain, G. W. 1923. History of Weymouth, Massachusetts. 4 Vols. 4:443). The ferry and the Allen family were connected later. George Allen, the purchaser of Thomas' land, came to Weymouth with the Hulls in April 1635. One of his sons, John, was granted land "in the plaine" prior to 1643. This land had originally been given to Thomas (Chamberlain, 3:11). George Jr., another son, complained to the general court "about the ferry at Weymouth" on 10 March 1640. According to Chamberlain (3:14) Thomas' first land was "in the plaine" and then given to John Allen. Later, Thomas was given land "on the west side of Great Pond." Chamberlain goes on to say, without documentation, that Thomas was in Weymouth prior to 1635. He then given another version of the famous/infamous canoe. According to him, John King was the captain when the drowning took place. Besides the passengers, the canoe carried a load of salt that caused the capsizing. The last land record for Thomas in Weymouth is 02 February 1651 when he was given lot 28 on "the east side of Fresh Pond." (Nash, C. G. 1863. Historical Sketch of the Town of Waymouth, Massachusetts) The final item on the land of Thomas is given by Nash, p. 255: The land of John Allin ffive acres on the plaine first granted to Thomas Applegate bounded on the East by a lot of Joseph Shawes on the East & south with on the West by Ralph Allins lot the sea on the north two acres at the same bounded with the sea Eyght acres on the necke the land of Henry Kingman on the East Thomas Holbrooke on the west the common on the north first granted to George Allin Two acres and a quarter twelve rod of meddow in the wester neck first giuen to George Allin bounded on the East with the marsh of Richard Silquester on the west with the marsh of William ffrie the sea on the north the land of Henry Kingman on the south ... In 1641, Joshua Coffin noted that he saw Thomas in Weymouth (Farmer, J. 1964. A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England).