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Sir Thomas Spring, 3rd Baronet
Sir Thomas Spring, 3rd Baronet (c. 1672 – 2 April 1704) of Pakenham Hall in Pakenham, Suffolk, was an English baronet and landowner who served as High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1696.
Career
Spring was the eldest son of Sir William Spring, 2nd Baronet and Sarah Cordell, daughter of Sir Robert Cordell, 1st Baronet of Melford Hall, Suffolk. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge and inherited his father's title and estate upon his death in 1684.
Marriage and issue
On 23 May 1691, he married Hon. Merolina Jermyn, a daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Jermyn, 2nd Baron Jermyn and Mary Merry, and co-heiress of Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover. They had three sons and six daughters:
Death and succession
Sir Thomas Spring was buried on 6 April 1704 in Pakenham parish church. He was succeeded in his title by his only surviving son, Sir William Spring, 4th Baronet (1697–1736), who died unmarried, when the baronetcy, but not his estates, passed to his uncle Sir John Spring, 5th Baronet (1674–1740).
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