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About John "The Farmer" Thompson
John Thompson of East Haven is frequently referred to in genealogical sources as "the Farmer," to distinguish him from John "Mariner" Thompson of New Haven and his uncle John Thompson, Senior. See Jacobus' "Notes on Thompson Families of Connecticut," in vol. III of Genealogies of Connecticut Families.
This John does not appear to have a close familial relationship with the three brothers who came together to New England - Anthony, John Sr. and William Thompson.
He probably died in 1655, when his estate was inventoried. His widow remarried to Thomas Harrison of Branford.
John "farmer" Thompson's estate was not settled for several years after the death of his widow. The eldest of the seven children, John, received a double share.
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from http://web.pdx.edu/~davide/gene/Thompson_John_3.htm#4
Married 1st in England to Eleanor, also known (in error) as Ellen. She d: ~1648 - New Haven Colony
Their children
- 1: Hannah
- 2: John, Jr. - b: ~1641 d: 13/Feb/1692(1693) - New Haven Co., CT m: Priscilla Powel - 29/Mar or 22/May/1666 - New Haven Co., CT
- 3: Joseph - b: ~1643 d: ~1703 - New Haven Co., CT m: Elizabeth Lathrop Royce - ~1683 - Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT m: Mercy Barnes Jacobs - 22/Nov/1694 - Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT
- 4: Mary - b: ~1645 d: Nov/1714 m: John Cooper, Jr. - 27/Dec/1666 - New Haven Co., CT
Married 2nd around 1646 to Dorothy. She survived him, married 2nd to Thomas Harrison, and died in 1667.
Their children
- 1: Rebeckah - b: 26/Jan/1651(1652) - New Haven Col. m: Daniel Thomas - 3/Feb/1669(1670) - New Haven Co., CT - m: John Perkins
- 2: Abigail - b: 26/Jan/1651(1652) - New Haven Col. - d: 1731 m: Joseph Alsop, Jr. - 25/Nov/1672 - New Haven Co., CT - m: John Miles, Jr. or Jonathan Curtis, Nicholas Huse, Samuel Sherman
- 3: Sarah - b: 30/Apr/1654 - New Haven Col. d: 23/Oct/1716 - New Haven Co., CT m: Alling Ball, Jr. - 24/Nov/1678 - New Haven Co., CT
Family notes
From http://web.pdx.edu/~davide/gene/Thompson_John_3.htm
According to Savage, John Thompson was born in England and arrived in New Haven with several children and probably a wife whose name remains unknown, although it may have been Eleanor according to Dodd.1,2 The identities of these older children cannot be determined with any certainty and, moreover, it is probable that several of them died young. Similarly, it appears that John's wife, i.e., the putative Eleanor, died in the later 1640's. Subsequently, he seemingly remarried and had at least three more daughters. Nevertheless, of the seven surviving children mentioned in John Thompson's will, four of them, viz., John, Joseph, Hannah, and Mary, were likely children of his first wife.
If Savage's assertion that John Thompson was a "contract settler" and arrived in the colony in 1639 is taken as factual, then it is likely that John, Jr., Joseph, and Mary were born in America. In support of this, Dodd indicates that John Thompson assented to the Colony Constitution shortly after it was first signed. Moreover, a birthdate of September 6, 1641, has been asserted for John, Jr., by various secondary sources. Although, the authority for this date is not clear, no other researcher has proposed that he was born before 1640. Therefore, according to the custom of primogenture John was identified as the oldest son; hence, it is clear that his brother Joseph was born later. Likewise, it is probable that his sister, Mary, was also younger.
Within this context, Savage further suggests that the younger three daughters, viz., Rebeckah, Abigail, and Sarah, were from a second wife. Moreover, she seems to have been the Dorothy Thompson that married Thomas Harrison as identified by Torrey, probably in February or March of 1655 (1656 N. S.).3
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Disconnected from John Thompson, of New Haven & Mirable Thompson as parents Dec 2015
GEDCOM Note
Category: Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Connecticut
Biography ==*John Thompson Jr. was born in 1641 in Stratford, Connecticut, and he died there in 1681. His will indicates that he had no wife or children.
Sources
<references />*Orcutt, Samuel. Space:A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut|A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, Conn., 1886) Page 1304
Acknowledgements
- Ancestry.com Member Family Trees* WikiTree profile Thompson-4247 created through the import of FISCUS Family Tree.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Fairbanks-92 | Liisa Small* WikiTree profile Thompson-5167 created through the import of ettel.ged on Aug 26, 2011 by Ettel-3 | Ed Ettel. See the Changespage for the details of edits by Ed and others.
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John "The Farmer" Thompson's Timeline
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1615
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Coventry, Leicestershire, England
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| 1640 |
1640
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England or, East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
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1641
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East Haven, New Haven Colony
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1643
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East Haven, New Haven Colony
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1645
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East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
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January 26, 1652
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New Haven, New Haven Colony
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January 26, 1652
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East Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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April 30, 1654
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New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, (Present USA)
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