Capt. Thomas Stockett

1635 - Aft 1671  (> 36 years)

• Name	Capt. Thomas Stockett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	2 Apr 1635	Berkesbourne, Kent, ENG
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 23 Apr 1671	Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
  Person ID	I11650	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Stockett, II,   b. 7 Dec 1595, Beakesbearne, Kent, ENG
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frances Ayleworth,   b. Abt 1597, , Kent, ENG d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1620
  Family ID	F3750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wells,   b. Aft 1640, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1698, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA (Age < 56 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1665
  Children	1. Frances Stockett,   b. Abt 1665, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Stockett,   b. 17 Apr 1667, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA d. 30 Oct 1732 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mary Stockett,   b. Aft 1667   d. Jan 1699 (Age < 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Stockett immigrated to Anne Arundel Co., Maryland in 1658 with his brothers, Francis and Henry. Their elder brother, Lewis Stockett joined them in 1664. They were from Kent(shire), England. They had apparently been from the strictethful followers of Charles I and II. When Charles II was exiled, they mortgaged their property and followed him. At their return, they had no money to redeem their mortgage. They immigrated to America to get a new start. There they received grants of land from the newly restored Calvert government located near the Susquehann River in Harford County, MD. Thomas obtained a patent for land called "Bourne." Brother Henry's was called "Rapalta" and Dr. Francis Stockett's was " Delph" and "Delph Island". It is thought that these Stockett sons are the children of Thomas and Frances Aylesworth Stockett II of Canterbury, England. This Thomas and Frances were first cousins. They also were grandchildren of a Lewis Stockett who "was a member of the household of Queen Elizabeth I." (C-575) Thomas Stocket held many highly respected positions in his Maryland home. He served in the Lower House at St. Marys on April 17, 1661 in Maryland and continued as a delegate through 1666. He was a Justice of Baltimore Co. from 1661-1668. In 1668 he was appointed High Sheriff of Anne Arundel Co, to which he and his brothers Henry and Francis then moved. They purchased land located on a stream adjacent to the Patuxent River they named "Stockett's Run. Thomas, himself, owned 400 acres in Baltimore Co. and 664 acres called "Obligation" north of Arundel Manor which was on the south/east of "Stocket's Run". (Surveyed Jul. 19, 1669) He held the title of Deputy Surveyor General (1670-1671), Captain, and High Sheriff at the time of his death in 1671. (C-575) His other two brothers remained on Stockett's Run and died in residence there. The Coat of Arms they used in Maryland was "a lion rampant, sa. on a chief of the last, tower triple towred, ar. between two bezants." One of his "indentured servants", George Aslop, published early historical and geographical accounts of Maryland life. In his writings, he mentioned the kind treatment he received from Capt. Thomas Stockett and the abundance in the Stockett Mansion. (C-650)

  
  

• Sources

  [S124] Richard M. Kelly, The Maryland Ancestors of Rachel Wells THE SOUTHERN FRIEND: JOURNAL OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FRIENDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY; Vol. XVI Spring-Autumn 1994, Numbers 1-2 p. 35-63. [S122] Ancestral File, Descendancy Chart. [S1353] Stockett, Thomas, CD ROM 102. [S132] Betty Harvey Williams, Missouri DAR Genealogical Records Committee Report: Stockett Family, Series 2, Vol. 105 DAR, C1990 (C-651). [S1354] Anita J. Fiedler to L. Dudick Letter dated Nov 10, 1998 at TPBG38A@prodigy.com (F-597).