Thomas Bisbee lived a few years in Frittenden, County Kent, England, where two of his daughters were born and where his wife died. Later, he lived in Hedcorn and Sandwich before leaving England to settle in New England. In the spring of 1635, he sailed on the ship Hercules, Master John Witherley, having obtained, on 6 March 1634 and 13 March 1634 the necessary "certificate of conformity to the orders and discipline of the church" from Thomas Harman, Vicar of Hedcorn, and from Thomas Warren, Vicar of Sandwich. He brought with him his children and several servants (one account lists 6 servants by name).

The passengers on the Hercules landed at the harbor at Scituate, MA, where Thomas aided in the settlement of the town which was incorporated in 1636.

Thomas was made a freeman in 1637 and became one of the deacons of the First Church in Scituate, MA, this church having been formed with John Lothrop as minister in 1634. In 1638, Thomas purchased a house in Duxbury, MA, and moved there. From Duxbury, he was elected a representative to the General Court in 1643. He next appears as a petitioner to the General Court from the town of Marshfield, MA. At some point in time, he sold his land in Duxbury, and moved to Sudbury, MA, where his daughter, Mary Browne, lived. On 25 November 1672, he made his will directing that he be buried at the east end of the churchyard in Sudbury, MA, and bequeathed his land and houses in Hedron and Frittenden, England, to his daughter, Mary Browne, and her children.

Thomas and his wife Anne (Baseden) Bisbee had five children, all born in England:

• Elisha, date of birth unknown; m. Joanna -----.
• Sarah, b. in Frittenden, England, 6 Jan. 1621; m. Francis Stevens, who was one of the original proprietors of Rehoboth, MA.
• Mary, date of birth unknown; m. William Browne.
• Elizabeth, born in Frittenden, England in 1622.
• Alice, bpt. 29 June 1624; m. John Bourne.

Although the name of Elisha Bisbee is not on the 1635 passenger list of the Hercules, on which his father came to America, G. T. Little, in The Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine refers to "Elisha, only known son of Thomas Bisbee, immigrant." The Genealogy of the Bisbee Family by Frank J. Bisbee lists Elisha as the first born of Thomas and, in early records, Elisha is referred to as Elisha Besbeach, which would indicate his connection to THomas, who spelled his name Besbeech.

Elisha was a cooper by trade and operated, in 1644, a ferry in Scituate, MA, where the Union Bridge now stands. His house was nearby on the west side of the North River and he kept a tavern there for travelers between Plymouth and points north.

Elisha and his wife, Joanna Bisbee, had six children, all baptized in the Second Parish Church, Scituate, MA, now the First Unitarian Church of Norwell, MA. In all of these records, the mother's name was not given:

• Hopestill, bpt. 7 Sept. 1645.
• John, bpt. 21 Dec. 1647; m. Joanna Brooks.
• Mary, bpt. 10 Sept. 1648; m. Thomas Beals.
• Martha, bpt. 27 April 1651; m. Jonathan Turner.
• Elisha, Jr., bpt. 29 Oct. 1654; m. (1) Sarah King; m. (2) Mary Bacon.
• Hannah, bpt. 7 Dec. 1656; m. Thomas Brooks.

John Bisbee and his family lived in Scituate and Pembroke, MA.

John and his wife Joanna (Brooks) Bisbee had eight children, all born in Scituate, MA, all baptized in the Second Church, Scituate, MA, now the First Unitarian Church in Norwell, MA:

• Martha, bpt. 21 Oct. 1688.
• John, Jr., b. 15 Sept. 1690, bpt. 1696; m. Mary Oldham.
• Elijah, b. 29 Jan. 1691/2, bpt. 1696; m. Sarah -----.
• Mary, b. 28 March 1693/4, bpt. 1696.
• Moses, b. 20 Oct. 1695, bpt. 1696.
• Elisha, b. 3 May 1699, bpt. 1699; m. Patience Soanes.
• Aaron, b. April 1700, bpt. 1700; m. Abigail -----.
• Hopestill, b. 16 April 1702, bpt. 6 Aug. 1704; m. Hannah Churchill.

We have not been able to find anything about this family other than that they probably spent their lifetime in Pembroke, MA.

Aaron and his wife Abigail Bisbee had seven children, all born in Pembroke, MA:

• Abigail, b. 16 June 1721.
• Sarah, b. 26 Oct. 1722.
• Aaron, Jr., b. 10 Aug. 1724; m. Sarah Soule.
• Jemima, b. 14 May 1726; m. Elnathan Weston.
• Deborah, b. 20 Nov. 1733; m. Abner Sampson.
• Rachael, b. 20 Jan. 1735/6.
• Rebecca, b. 28 May 1741.