Thomas Tertius Okey b.1674
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Thomas Tertius OKEY b.1674
Biographical Note
Eldest son of Thomas Secundus Okey of Devizes and London (Professor of Physick). From a dissenting family. By 1697 he was "medicinae Professor" in London and father to Thomas Quartus Okey of London.
His medical dissertation was published in the Netherlands in 1704.
Franks suggests that by 1708 he was living in Connecticut, where he called himself Thomas Octavius Okey. Franks also posits that he may be TO, ship’s surgeon, referenced in will PCC 1710.
Books
Used an engraved armorial bookplate, Franks 22256, which is the main source of his biographical information.
The extent and disposition of his library are not known.