I'm replying to my own post here, as I feel I've misled Bancroft family researchers!

Since joining NEHGS, I've found records indicating a Thomas Bancroft did marry both an Alice Bacon and Elizabeth Metcalf.

The will of this Tho. Bancroft names his surviving wife as Elizabeth.

However, there are also records of a Tho. Bancroft in CT who married first a Margaret Wright, and secondly a Gardner, probably Hannah Gardner dau of ??

I haven't sorted through all of the records, dates & places - but my post stating he did *not* marry Wright or Gardner is misleading as possibly there are two Thomas Bancrofts. I'm in the process now of sorting through hundreds of records of Bancrofts on NEHGS and just wanted to state my post stating Thomas didn't marry Wright or Gardner was based solely on the fact I could only find the records of a Tho Bancroft marrying Alice Bacon & Elizabeth Metcalf. Apparently there was more to the mystery of Tho Bancroft than I realized & I apologize for throwing anyone off the track here!

Whether there was more than one Thomas I haven't been able to sort out as it appeared Tho of Lynn, MA did buy land in CT. So, at this point my question regarding the possibility of more than one Thomas Bancroft in the same era/locale remains unanswered - will post more if I can get the records sorted out.

Anyone else researching Bancrofts at NEHGS or through other genealogical sources, if you can shed light on this mystery, please do!