On 1 Dec 1747 when Joshua was 21, he married
Mercy Barstow (24471) , daughter of
Benjamin Barstow (9449) (22 Jul 1690-ca 1751) &
Mercy Randall (9862) (10 Mar 1685-17 Dec 1728), in Duxbury, MA.
395 Born ca 1722. Mercy was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 19 Aug 1722.52
Children of Joshua and Mercy (Barstow) Thomas, born at Duxbury:
i. Mercy Thomas, b. 13 Sep 1748, m. at Duxbury 18 Jan 1769 Edward Southworth (b. 27 Mar 1747 at Duxbury, d. 1 Feb 1833, son of William & Mary (Fullerton) Southworth), resided at Duxbury;
ii. Peleg Thomas, b. 3 Nov 1751, m. at Duxbury 21 Nov 1775 Mary Jones (b. ca 1754 at Charlestown, MA);
iii. Joshua Thomas, d. Sep 1819, m. at Duxbury 23 Oct 1780 Mary Burgess (b. 14 May 1759 at Wareham, MA, d. after 1840 in Maine).316