| Authorised form of name | Isted; Thomas (1677 - 1731); barrister |
| Dates | 1677 - 1731 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | St Dunstans in the West, London, England |
| Date of birth | 09 December 1677 |
| Place of death | Ecton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Date of death | 09 October 1731 |
| Occupation | Barrister; Virtuoso |
| Activity | Education:
University College, Oxford (matriculated 1695); Middle Temple (admitted 1695)
Career:
Called to the Bar (1702) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/11/1698 |
| Age at election | 21 |
| Proposer | Samuel Pepys |
| Sir Hans Sloane |
| Relationships | Parents: Ambrose Isted, of the parish of St Dunstan in the West, London, and Sarah Isted [née Feltham]
Spouse: Anne Rose, daughter of Elizabeth Langley Rose, the widow of Fulke Rose of Jamaica, and daughter of Alderman John Langley, a wealthy heiress of sugar plantations in Jamaica worked by enslaved people, and Fulke Rose, British physician and early colonist of Jamaica. Step-daughter of Sir Hans Sloane (FRS 1685).
Children: Ambrose Isted, owner of Mickleton Plantation (and the enslaved people on it) 1761-1765. The estate had been registered to Mrs Anne Isted (q.v., under Anne Isted) 1741-1761; Elizabeth Isted; Sarah (Isted) Sturges; Mary Isted; Phillipa Isted. |
| OtherInfo | His will, proved 1731, he bequeathed his interest in an [unnamed] estate in Jamaica to trustees for his son, with the instruction that they be 'mindful to supply my plantation in Jamaica with negroes, servants, cattle and all other things necessary and proper for the support of the same.' |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Foster; MT; Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146640747; last accessed 06/12/2023] |
| Code | NA7769 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MS/390/110 | Bond of Thomas Isted to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 16 November 1698 |