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ANTHONY THOMPSON (1612-1647) from England on "Hector" 1637, a founder o f Quinnipiack (New Haven) 1638, and signer of the Compack; soldier in Indian Troubles, 1642; m. 2nd Katherine. Thompson Lineage compiled by William Baker Thompson, published by Telegraph Printing Co., Harrisburg, PA A company of puritans led by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton sailed f rom England in the Hector and another vessel (name unknown). There were three brothers in the party that left England, led by Rev. Davenport and Rev. Eaton: Anthony, John, and William Thompson. They arrived in Boston on June 25, 1637. In 1638, they settled in Quinnipac and were joined by many others from England and others already there. In 1640, the general court ordered the name changed to New Haven. In t he list of names of those who formed the settlement is Anthony Thompson, "Four persons in his family"; estate 150 pounds; lands in the first division, 17 1/2 acres; in the neck, 3 1/2 acres; lands in the meadows, 92 acres; lands in the second division, 38 acres. Seating in the meeting house 1647, first for the men's seats viz. -- th e middle seats have to sit in them. Anthony Thompson was assigned seat 6, William Thompson to seat 7. Secondly, for the women, seats in the middle. Sister Thompson was assigned to seat 7. They beat their drums to call people to church. The ministers wore gowns and bands as they did in England. The settlers' first Sunday in their new home was April 18, 1638. Rev. Davenport preached. On June 4, 1639, Anthony Thompson with other male members of the church s igned the colony compact at a meeting held in Robert Newman's barn. Anthony was also a soldier in the Indian troubles, New Haven Colony. Anthony also had a "brother" William and a "brother" John. Both were m entioned in Anthony's will made March 23, 1648, a short time before his death at the end of the month. He was of New Haven, CT in 1639. According to Savage he had brothers J ohn and William. He also says that Anthony 'probably came over with Gov. Eaton, bringing with him his wife and two children, John and Anthony. Their daughter Bridget was born in CT. Cutter, in his History of NY, p. 575, states that Anthony and his broth ers William and John, embarked at London on the ship 'Hector' in company with Theophilus Eaton, Rev. Mr. Davenport, and others from Coventry. They arrived in Boston on 26 June 1637. He gives their reason for emigrating because they were Dissenters from the Church of England, and left home to 'enjoy quietly here the principles of their faith, as well as to avoid the constant persecutions, taxes, and exactions which were so frequent during the reign of Charles I." The Davenport Colony, as it was known, finally settled in Quinnipiac [N ew Haven], where Anthony signed the constitution on 4 June 1639. All three Thompson brothers secured land, John being located in East Haven. By his second wife, Catherine, he had three more children, the last, Eb enezer, thought to be a posthumous child. According to 'Banning & Allied Families', Kate Banning, 1928, the Thomp son origins stem from: Thompson of Kent [spelled 'Thomson'] Thomas Thomson of Sandwich Co., Ke nt, Merchant had a son, Thomas, who married a Mansfield. Arms were granted to him in 1 600. His children were: Henry, Anne, and Thomas. Of these three, both Henry and Thomas Both had sons named John, Anthony, and William. Which of these is Anthony of New Haven, CT may never be known. Birth Place also given as Coventry, Coventry, Warwick, England Death as given by Linda Crannell was March 1647/48 Also death as 16 Mar 1648 per www.familysearch.org Second death date given: June 02, 1707. (Thompson book gives this date a s the death of John Thompson). Other Thompsons listed as well. Baptism date is often given as birth date. The American Genealogical Research Institute put out the following info rmation on emigrant THOMPSONs in 1972. The information was gleened from the "Original List of Person's of Quality" 1600-1700 by John C. Hotten; the "Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650," by Charles E. Bank; and "Emigrants from England" by Gerald Foteghergill. Anthony THOMPSON, arrived from London England abord the "Hector" in 16 37. Founder of New Haven CT. Signer of the compact. Soldier against the Pequot Indians. b. 1612; d. 1647. Note: Sailed on the St. John of London, Stephen Goodyear master. 26 J anuary 1640, along with his brother John (#3614). His parents were Henry Thomson and Dorothy Honywood. [NI26846] Anthony Thompson probably came to America, along with his wif e, sons John and Anthony, and brothers John and William, with Gov. Eaton. He was at New Haven in 1639. Died the latter part of March, 1648, per William Richard Cutter, Genealogical & Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. II, (Orig. publ. NY, 1911; repr. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1997), pg. 1000. [42905] [SOURCE] "Families of Ancient New Haven," Donald Jacobus, 1981 , pg. 1749 & "Thompson Families of CT," NEHGS "Register," Vol 66, pg. 199. "Families of Ancient New Haven," Donald Jacobus, 1981, pg. 1749 & "Tho Bequeaths to wife, to eldes son, to second son Anthony, to daughter Bri dget, by first wife "provided that she dispose of herself in marriage with the consent and approbation of her mother and the Elders of the Church" and to his brothers William and John Thomposn. Witnesses: John Davenport and Robert Newman. Will presented in court May 27, 1650, and "found to be defectivein sundry particulars so that court could not allow it for a legal will, yet being know that it is a declaration of the mind of the deceased concerning his estate and therefore ordered that.the wife of said Anthony Thompson should administer upon the estate according to this writing. Inventory taken Sept 26, 1648 by Richard Miles, Matthew Camfield and Wm. Thompson £150:15:04.Subject: Anthony Thompson of New Haven From: GREERMAC@aol.com Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 08:33:47 -0400 (EDT) To: kthomps7@columbus.rr.com Hi Keith, I'm sorry to say I got a bounce when I tried e-mailing Faye Hilton. I' ll try dropping a line to her snail mail address. Here are a few Thompson extractions from published New Haven Colony Rec ords, FHL Microfilm #0944116: 25 Nov 1639 "ordered that every one that beares armes shall be compleatly furnish w th armes (viz), a muskett, a sworde, bandaleers, a rest, a pound of powder, 20 bulletts fitted to their muskett, or 4 pound of pistoll shott or swann shott att least, and be ready to show them in the marketplace...." 2nd 7mo 1640 - Anthony Thompson among meadow viewers. 29d 8 mo 1640 - Late to watch fine will be 1s, absent 5s. 7 Mar 1643 - John Tompson . . .Anthony Tompson . . . "fined each man 6d f or foole guns." (Several others, including my ancestor Sam Hotchkiss also were fined for the same offense.) 21 Oct 1644 - Anthony Tompson among those appointed permanent surveyors . 10 Mar 1646 - names of people & order at meeting: middle section 6 sea te. . . Antho: Thompson, 7. . .Wm Thompson. Women's seates . . .7 Sister Thompson. 7 Nov 1648 - Will of Anthony Thompson, deceased, was presented in court , made the 23th of March 1647, witnessed and underwritted by Mr. John Davenport, Pastor, & Mr. Robert Newman, ruling elder of the church of Newhaven. Likewise the inventorie of the estate of said Anthony Tompson, amounting to 236':18s:10d, prised the 26th of September, 1648, by Richard Milles, Matthew Canfield & William Tompson upon their oath. And ___ Tompson the widdowe of the deceased called to put in securitie for the childrens portions, but because ye court would not put her upon it suddenly, they reffered it to ye next court. TERMS OF WILL Gives his eldest son his inheritance, house land and meadow he had g iven him by the Town, (only the house, his wife is to have during her life) and ten pounds when he comes to eighteen years of age. To his second son, Anthony, the land and meadow he bought of brother Clarke, and ten pounds to be paid to him when he comes to the age of twenty-one years. To his daughter Bridget, what he had by his former wife and fifteen pounds, to be paid her at the age of eighteen years, provided that she dispose of herself in marriage with the consent and approbation of her mother and the elders of the church then being. The remainder of his estate to his wife; if she marry again his ot her daughters to be provided for with equal portions as his other daughter hath, with the advice of the elders then being. To his brothers William and John Tompson, each ten shillings and a t estimony of his brotherly love. His wife is made sole executrix. 5 Dec 1748 - Widdow Tompson was called to put in securitie for her chil drens portion, but she not being fit it was respited. 6 Feb 1748 ('49) - Widdow Tompson, the late wife of Anthony Tompson, de ceased, being called to give in securitie for the portions given to ye children by her husbands will, doth in court ingage the house, land & whole estate left by him, for securitie. 2 Oct 1649 - Widdow Tompson tooke oath that the inventory she formerly d elivered to the court, of her late husband Anthony Tompson estate, was a just and true inventorie, to ye best of her light and knowledge. From the above, it's obvious that Anthony Thompson was married at least t wice. Bridget may have been a child of the second marriage. Since the other daughters weren't provided for, it can be assumed they were older, married and had received a dowry at marriage. There's a several-year gap in the New Haven Colony records -- the records from the time the regicides were living there and when New Haven underwent a witch scare were conveniently misplaced. The fact the town fathers later regretted hanging Goodwife Knapp and some others as witches didn't keep the same kind of thing from happening in Salem, MA, several decades later. Also, it's likely that Anthony's death date was in the late summer or early fall of 1648. The 23 Mar 1647 date in the narrative is the date of the will, and no one would have waited a year-and-a-half or even six months to begin settlement of an estate. From my experience of other early wills, settlement began in weeks if no days after the death. Regards, Chris in Colorado From the Thompson Families of Connecticut May 27, 1650 in court Second death date listed was John Thompson's according to the Joel W. T hompson book.AFN: 94L0-GT Ancestors and descendants of Joel Thompson 94L0-GT http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/a/y/Marsha-A-Davis/ODT5-0001.ht m l Family Tree Makers Genealogy Site:Shawn Eric Conlon TFM Vol 10 No 36-37 Winter Spring 1971 P.32 Ancestors of Shawn Eric Conlon Individual record shows Spouse: Mary WELBE (AFN: 94L0-Q7) Marriage: 1 Feb 1637 Spouse: Kathern (AFN: 94L0-RD) Marriage: Abt 1631 New Haven, New Haven, CT Spouse: Mirable FITCH (AFN: 96VG-3T) Marriage: 1631 New Haven, New Haven, Conn. Now, as to your Anthony! First, although I have seen some records that s how him with three wives, let me quote you what was written by William Bake r Thompson: Ref: "Thompson Lineage with Mention of Allied Families," by William Bak er Thompson, The Telegraph Printing Company, Harrisburg, PA 1911 First Wife (Unknown) Children: 1] John [the mariner], b 1632 2] Anthony, b Dec 1634 3] Bridget, b 1636 Second wife - Catherine [Unknown] Children: 4] Hannah, bapt. 8 June 1645 5] Lydia, bapt. 24 July 1647 6] Ebenezer, bapt. 15 Oct 1648 Marriage: Reported in Group record that F Bridget THOMPSON (AFN:NPGB-VF) Born: Abt 1632 Place: Lenham, Kent, England Was also a daughter of Anthony and Mirable. Other records show her as dau to Anthony and Katherine Note: There were three early families of the name: the brothers Wil liam, John, and Anthony from Scotland, of whom William died without issue. Anthony, William, and John embarked at London in 1637, on board the "Hector" with Gov. Eaton, Rev. Mr. Davenport and others of the New Haven colony, arriving at Boston 26 Jun 1637. They were among the first settlers at New Haven, where Anthony signed the compact, 4 Jun 1639.An account of some of the ancestors of Harry Thompson and Myra Hull. B y Clarence Wills Eastman. Privately printed. Amherst Mass., 1916
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