Thompson Lineage

~^ i cJV?U ...(— t n ^ 3* Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/thompsonlineagew1911thom THOMPSON LINEAGE WITH Mention of Allied Families BY WILLIAM BAKER THOMPSON Compiler PRESS OF (The ^clciu'apl) Printing (Company HAORISBURG, PA. I -o n a T T r. C£7/ II Copyrighted by William Baker Thompson Nineteen Eleven. A- 1 PREFACE This is not intended as a lineage of the Thompsons in the United States, or even of all of the descendants of Anthony Thompson, of New Haven, Conn., who was the immigrant ancestor of the compiler. The direct line of descent is shown from Anthony to his great-grandsons Samuel and Amos Thompson (brothers), who settled in Charlotte Precinct, Dutchess County, N. Y., in 1750. The lineage of the descendants of Samuel and Amos appear so far as it was practicable to get them with accuracy. Brief mention is made of the Harris, Baker and Wheeler lineages, who were of the allied families of which the compiler is a descendant. No doubt errors will be found, yet an effort has been made to avoid them. William Baker Thompson, Compiler. Washington, D. C. ABBREVIATIONS The numerals indicate the number of the generation, An- thony Thompson, immigrant ancester, number one, (1). b. born, bur. buried, dau. daughter, d. died, m. married. s. son. I have been greatly aided by records furnished by Mrs.. 9 Sarah R. Carpenter , Pine Plains, N. Y., Mrs. Clarinda 8 Thompson Meisel , Bangall, N. Y., Mrs. Georgia Thompson 8 Walsh , Amenia, N. Y., and other kin. I desire to acknowledge my indebtedness to them. CONTENTS Thompsons. Name Generation Page Anthony, I n John 2 12 Samuel 3 13 Samuel 4 16 Samuel 5 18 Samuel 6 19 Samuel 7 23 Caleb 5 26 Silas 6 30 Judah 6 33 Leonard 6 34 Periam 7 37 Caleb 7 40 John Harris 7 42 Israel 7 44 Amos 4 45 Asa 5 47 John 6 48 Asa A 6 51 John 7 56 Harris. Thomas 1 59 Daniel 2 59 Daniel, Jr 3 59 John 4 59 John, Jr 5 59 6 Thompson Lineage Bakers. Name Generation Pagei & I Edward „ 63 Timothy 2 63 John 3 67 Aaron 4 68 Enoch 5 70 Alexander 6 y^ William 6 76 Hnldah 6 77 Asa Goodell 7 79 Abner 7 80 WhEeiXRS. John 1 83 Henry 2 83 James 3 83 James, Jr 4 83 Philip 4 83 Valentine 5 83 Jeremiah 5 84 Martha 6 84 Royal Paine 6 84 FIRST EUROPEAN SETTLERS These were a company of English Puritans, led by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton. Davenport had been Vicar of St. Stephen's Church, Coleman Street, London, and Eaton had been a parishioner in the same parish. Their friendship had probably been of an earlier date, than their residence in London, as they were both born in Coventry ; and there was no great difference in their ages. The company sailed from London in the "Hector" and another vessel whose name has not been preserved, and arrived at Boston, June 26, 1637. An exploring party, led by Eaton, left Boston, Aug. 31, and went by water to Quinnipiac. They were so well satisfied with what they found, they left seven of their number to spend the winter, preparing for the permanent occupation of the place. In April, 1638, the whole party arrived from Boston. It now included, not only those that came from London with Davenport and Eaton, but a company from Hereford and other Western Counties of England, which sailed from Bristol, in the "James," under the leadership of Peter Prudden, a non- conforming minister of the Church of England, had united itself in Boston to the London company; and in addition, not a few residents of Massachusetts, who were disposed to join the New Enterprise. On the Sunday following their arrival at Quinnipiac, the company assembled twice for public worship ; Mr. Daven- port preached in the morning and Mr. Prudden in the after- noon. The service was held under a spreading oak, near the northwest angle made by George and College Streets. Public worship was ever after maintained in the town. About a year after the arrival, they began the erection of a house of worship. Before February 12, 1639, Prudden and his friends pur- chased lands and started the town of Milford. June 4, 1639, a meeting of the proprietors, or free planters, as they were called, was held in the barn of Mr. Robert Newman "to consult about settling civil government according to God, and about the ; 8 Thompson Lineage nomination of persons that might be found, by consent of all, fittest in all respects for the foundation work of a church." At this meeting it was voted that in the civil government to be established, the right of suffrage should be conferred on church members only, and twelve men were chosen, and in- structed, "to choose out of themselves seven that shall be most approved of the major part, to begin the Church." In due time the twelve, thus appointed and empowered, chose seven men, who, on the 22d of August, 1639, instituted the church by a solemn and formal covenant one with another. On the 25th of October, 1639, c ^ v ^ government was instituted ; the seven men appointed by the twelve, chosen in a full meeting of free planters, conferring the right of suffrage upon "all those that have been received into the fellowship of this Church since the gathering of it, or who being members of other approved churches offered themselves." Of the little commonwealth thus established, Theophilus Eaton was chosen "Magistrate for the term of one whole year ; and Robert New- man, Matthew Gilbert, Nathaniel Turner and Thomas Fugill, Deputies to assist the Magistrate in all Courts called by him for the occasion of the plantation, for the same term of one whole year." Fugill was clerk and Robert Seeley marshal. Sept. 1, 1640, the General Court ordered the name changed to New Haven. In the names of those who commenced the settlement, is Anthony Thompson, four persons in his family estate, 150 pounds; lands in the first. division, 17J acres; lands in the neck, 3^ acres ; meadows, 9^ acres ; lands in the second division, 38 acres. "Seating the Meeting House in 1647. First for the men's seats, viz: the middle seats have to sit in them." Anthony Thompson was assigned to seat 6, William Thompson was assigned to seat 7. "Secondly for the women's seats in the middle." Sister Thompson was assigned to seat 7. They beat the drum to call the people to church. The ministers wore gowns and bands as they had in England. The settlers' first Sunday in their new home was April 18, 1638, Rev. Davenport preached in the morning: text, Matt. and Allied Families 9 6, I. "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them ; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven." There were three brothers, viz : Anthony, John and William Thompson that left England with the party led by Rev. Daven- port and Gov. Eaton. Anthony and William settled at New Haven ; John at East Haven. The precise date that William came to New Haven is unknown. His name does not appear in the ( 1639) list of first settlers, but that of Anthony does with four persons in his family. June 4th, 1639, Anthony Thompson with other male church members, signed the Colony Compact, at a meeting held in Robert Newman's barn. Also soldier in Indian troubles, New Haven Colony. Excerpts from Edward F. Atwater's History of New Haven, Connecticut. : THOMPSON LINEAGE ANTHONY THOMPSON, New Haven, Connecticut. ANTHONY THOMPSON*, probably b. Coventry, England. It is not known when or where his first wife died ; probably before he went to New Haven, as her name does not appear in the list of New Haven settlers in 1639. Anthony married second wife, Catherine ; date of marriage unknown. Anthony made a nuncupative will in the presence of Rev. John Davenport and Robert Newman, March 23, 1648, and died before the end of the month. Children 2 John (mariner), b. 1632; 01. Anne Vicars, Aug. 4, 1656; d. June 2, 1707. 2 Anthony , b. Dec, 1634; made his will at Milford, Dec. 26, 1654; d. Dec. 29, 1654. 2 Bridget , b. 1636; m. Rev. John Bowers, of Guilford, who became first minister at Derby, Conn. 2 ' - — Hannah , baptized June 8, 1645 5 m Stanton. 2 Lydia , baptized July 24, 1647; m - Isaac Crittenden, Sept. 20, 1665. 2 Ebenezer , baptized Oct. 15, 1648; m. Deborah Dudley, 1 1 June 16, 67 ; made his will at Boston, Aug. 16, 1676, where he had gone to purchase goods, and d. about that time. Gave one-third of his property to 3 his wife and two-thirds to his son John . He had a son Jabesh 3 that died in infancy. His son John 3 died young. Anthony's first wife was the mother of the first three children. Second wife, Catherine, was the mother of the other three. Anthony willed a certain sum to his daughter Bridget, provided she married in accordance with the wishes of the : : 12 Thompson Lineage deacons of the church. She married a minister, and doubtless retained the property. He willed certain property to Catherine, so long as she remained his widow. She married Nicholas Camp, of Milford, July 14, 1652. Doubtless the property reverted to the family. John Thompson, brother of Anthony, m. Ellen Harrison, Feb. 25, 1651; d.

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