Capt. Thomas Munson

Thomas MUNSON (John MUNSON1) was baptized 13 SEP 1612 in Rattlesden, Suffolkshire, England, was christened 13 SEP 1612 in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England, and died 07 MAY 1685 in New Haven, New Haven Co., CT. He was buried MAY 1685 in Grove St Cem, New Haven, CT.

Biography

Thomas Munson came in the Elizabeth to Boston in 1634; rem. to Hartford and was of the Hartford Contingent under Capt. Mason at the destruction of the Pequot Fort. (See Hartford in the Olden Times); rem. to New Haven, 1642; offered one-third of an unclaimed allotment in the Governor's Wuarter on conditions that he never complied with, namely, that he would build a house thereon and devote himself to making wheels and ploughs for the good of the colony. In 1669 he was a commissioner with Samuel Bishop and three others, to meet five commisioners from Branford, to establish boundaries. In 1675 he commanded the New Haven troops who, at Norrituck, defended the plantation against the Indians. His military rank was Capt. He was representative in the General Assembly 24 sessions from 1666 to 1683; d. 1685; inv. (english pound)270.

An agreement for distribution, signed June in, 1685, by Samuel Munson, Richard Higginbottom and Joseph Tuttle; movable divided between Elizabeth Higginbottom and Hannah Tuttle.

His s. Samuel m. Martha, dau. of Wm. Bradley of Guilford. His dau. ELIZABETH m. RICHARD HIGGINBOTTOM.

Family

From https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=logger&id=I88947

He was the son of John MUNSON and Elizabeth SPARKE.

He married on 3 December 1638 at New Haven, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America to Johanna; his wife died December 13, 1678 aged 68.

Their children

1. Samuel MUNSON c: 7 AUG 1643 in New Haven,New Haven,Connecticut. Married Martha Bradley.
2. Elizabeth MUNSON b: 1645 in New Haven,New Haven,Connecticut. Married 1) Timothy Cooper 2) Richard Higginbotham
3. Hannah MUNSON c: 11 JUN 1648 in New Haven,New Haven,Connecticut. Married 1) Joseph Tuttle 2) Nathan Bradley

“notes”

• Susan Munson was not his wife.
• Ann Stebbins was not his child

Origins

From link to FamilySearch

”The evidence is persuasive that the Thomas Munson who was recorded as being baptized in St. Nicholas Church in Rattlesden, County Suffolk, England on September 13, 1612, was the same man who later distinguished himself in the public affairs of colonial New Haven. The principal tie is the age listed on his gravestone… aged 73 years, which links well with the baptismal record. The Church records document that the Thomas Munson of Rattlesden was the son of John and Elizabeth Munson. John was baptized 14 October 1571 and was buried 26 November 1650. Elizabeth was buried 3 January 1634/5. John was the son of Richard and Margery (Barnes) Munson. Richard was buried at Rattlesden on 3 December 1590, while Margery was buried there 7 February 1622/3. (The Munson Family of County Suffolk, England, and New Haven, Connecticut, Milton Rubincam, The American Genealogist, January 1941.)”

Supporting data

His life is documented in 1637-1887, the Munson record : a genealogical and biographical account of Captain Thomas Munson, a pioneer of Hartford and New Haven, and his descendantsby Munson, Myron A. (Myron Andrews), b. 1835 Publication date 1896 link

From link to Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut: A ..., Volume 4 edited by William Richard Cutter, Edward Henry Clement, Samuel Hart, Mary Kingsbury Talcott, Frederick Bostwick, Ezra S. Stearns, p. 1757

• The descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, who came from old to New England in 1635, and settled in New Haven in 1639, with numerous biographical notes and sketches : also, some account of the descendants of John Tuttle, of Ipswich; and Henry Tuthill, of Hingham, Mass. (1883)
• http://www.archive.org/stream/descendantsofwil01tutt#page/n699/mode...
• 6. Joseph Tuttle, bap. in New Haven, Nov. 22, 1649; m. May 2, 1667, Hanna, dau. of Capt. 'THOMAS MUNSON'.* b. June 11, 1648. ........................
• *'THOMAS MUNSON came in the Elizabeth to Boston in 1634; rem. to Hartford and was of the Hartford Contingent under Capt. Mason at the destruction of the Pequot Fort. (See Hartford in the Olden Times); rem. to New Haven, 1642; offered one-third of an unclaimed allotment in the Governor's Wuarter on conditions that he never complied with, namely, that he would build a house thereon and devote himself to making wheels and ploughs for the good of the colony. In 1669 he was a commissioner with Samuel Bishop and three others, to meet five commisioners from Branford, to establish boundaries. In 1675 he commanded the New Haven troops who, at Norrituck, defended the plantation against the Indians. His military rank was Capt. He was representative in the General Assembly 24 sessions from 1666 to 1683; d. 1685; inv. (english pound)270. An agreement for distribution, signed June in, 1685, by Samuel Munson, Richard Higginbottom and Joseph Tuttle; movable divided between Elizabeth Higginbottom and Hannah Tuttle. His s. Samuel m. Martha, dau. of Wm. Bradley of Guilford. His dau. Elizabeth m. Richard Higginbottom.

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From Early families of Wallingford, Connecticut By Charles Henry Stanley Davis link to Pg. 304

6. Joseph, son of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, married Hannah, daughter of 'Thomas Munson', May 2, 1667. He died in Sept., 1690. She afterwards married Nathan Bradley in 1694, and died in 1695. Estate, L269. This family was of East Haven, Conn.

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Thomas b. abt. 1612; m. Joanna app'y, b. abt. 1610 ; she d. 13 Dec. 1678, œ. 68 ; he d. 7 May 1685, ce. 73. Carpenter, civic office, military service ; Cong.; res. Hartford, New Haven, Ct.

Children:

• i. Elisabeth
• ii. Samuel bp. 7 Aug. 1643: " Samuell Munson ye Sonn of Thomas Munson was Baptised 7th 6mo 43." Record of First Church, New Haven.
• iii. Hannah bp. n June 1648: "Hannah Munson n. 4m<1' 48." Rec. First Church 1637. (Aged 25.)

Thomas first becomes known to us as a resident of Hartford who performed military service in the Pequot War.

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From Ancient Families of New Haven, Vol. 4, pp. 1285-6

Thomas Munson: At age 25 yrs while living in Hartford Conn, he led a militia of 90 men against tribe of Algonquin Indians during the Pequot War.

A battle occurred at daybreak on June 5, 1637 .8 miles northeast of New London Conn. His troops were victorious for which he was awarded 28 acres of cleared land. Two years later he and 62 other free burgesses and or/franchise holders met on June 4,1639 in Mr Newman's barn to limit church memberships to persons of property. There is a monument to him near the First Congressional Church Hartford Ct.

He later lived in Wallingford Ct and New Haven Ct. He aided in the resettlement of New Haven residents attempting settlement of Delaware Bay by ship to Salemsettlement in Delaware Bay. He served as General Asssemblyman from New Haven in 1665. On March 15th he was foreman of the first jury trialin New Haven to determine damage done to Thomas Nash by hogs.

He organized defense against anticipated invasion of the Dutch,and Governor Winthrop appointed him to public office.

There is a monument to him at the Commons of New Haven. He was buried on the Green. His estate was 114 acres with value of L500

There is some chance, albeit remote, that the family is connected with that of the retired Admiral Sir William Monson, who in 1611 intercepted Lady Arbella Stuart outside Calais after she escaped from the Tower of London.

Many members of the Munson family were benefactors for establishing Yale University.

Information on the Munson family is available in The Munson Record: A Genealogical and Biographical Account of Captain Thomas Munson and His Descendants, by Myron A. Munson, M.A., 1895. There are now 5 volumes of this Munson family history and copies may be found in larger libraries across the country.

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Thomas Munson (1612-1685) first appears in America in records of Hartford, Connecticut in 1637 as a member of the militia unit engaged in the Pequot Indian War. In 1639, he signed the Fundamental Agreement at New Haven where he established his permanent home. His life is well documented in The Munson Record Volume I and the Connecticut Colony records. The evidence is persuasive that the Thomas Munson who was recorded as being baptized in St. Nicholas Church in Rattlesden, County Suffolk, England on September 13, 1612 was the same man who later distinguished himself in the public affairs of colonial New Haven. The principal tie is the age listed on his gravestone.. aged 73 years, which links well with the baptismal record. The Church records document that the Thomas Munson of Rattlesden was the son of John and Elizabeth Munson. John was baptized 14 Oct 1571 and was buried 26 Nov 1650. Elizabeth was buried 3 Jan 1634/5. John was the son of Richard and Margery (Barnes) Munson. Richard was buried at Rattlesden on 3 Dec 1590, while Margery was buried there 7 Feb 1622/3. (The Munson Family of County Suffolk, England and New Haven Connecticut, Milton Rubincam, The American Genealogist, January 1941.)

Beginnings - Thomas Cooper of Springfield and Some Allied Families by Agnew Thompson Cooper and John Bradley Cooper, published 1987:

Thomas Munson was first recorded as in Hartford, Connecticut in 1637. He was one of sixty-three signers of the "Agreement", sergeant in the "Trayned Band" selectman in 1656, promoted to "Ensigne" in 1661, assigned "seat No. 29 of the shorte seats in the meetinghouse". He was a member of the Council of War which considered what action should be taken against the Dutch in America and he commanded troops around Saybrook, Connecticut in King Phillip's War. He was later commissioned to deal with the Indians.

• I. Capt. Thomas Munson, the ancestor of all the Munsons in the United States, was born in 1612 and died in 1685. He came from England, and in 1637 was one of the forty-two men of Hartford, Connecticut, who served under Captain Mason in the Pequot Indian war. He was of New Haven, where he signed the Fundamental Agreement in 1639. He was lieutenant in 1664-76, served under Captain Treat in the King Phillip war; was captain in 1676 of the New Haven Militia. Captain Thomas was elected to the Plantation Court in 1662. He was foreman of the first grand jury empaneled in New Haven; also a member of the Supreme Court of Appeals. In 1666 he was elected deputy to the General Assembly, serving in this capacity for twenty-four sessions.

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From: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dickdutto...

•_FA1: 1637 First heard of in New Haven, CT

•_FA2: 1641 Moved to Hartford, CT

•_FA3: 1642 Returned to New Haven, CT

•_FA4: SEP 1675 Lieutenant in Command of New Haven Troops sent to Norwottuck, indian guard.

Page 149 of The Munson Record: A Genealogical and Biographical Account of ..., Volume 1 By Myron Andrews Munson

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Category: Founders of Hartford, Category:New Haven, New Haven Colony, Category:New Haven, Connecticut, Colony, Category:New Haven, Connecticut, Category: Signers of the New Haven Fundamental Agreement, Category:Questionable_Gateway_Ancestors, Puritan Great Migration

Disputed Wife

Susan Munson migrated on the Elizabeth of Ispwich. She was enrolled at London, 30 April 1634, aged 25, bound for New England. Ref: Hotten, John Camden (editor). The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. London: John Camden Hotten, 1874 (p. 281) See http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Munson-2360

Anderson in his Great Migration Series, states that no records have been found for this passenger in New England. Ref: Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P. p. 200. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.

Savage in his Genealogical Dictionary suggests that Susan was perhaps the wife of Thomas Munson of New Haven. Ref: Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Vol III p. 257. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862.

However, Thomas' only known wife was named Joanna. Ref: Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published asNew Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932. p. 1285, 1287</ref>

Thomas Munson

Thomas Munson was a captain in the colonial militia. He was a carpenter, held civic office, and was a member of the colonial legislature. He belonged to the Congregational Church. <ref>The Munson Record: A Genelogical and Biographical account of Captain Thomas Munson (a pioneer of Hartford and New Haven) and His Descendants Munson Associatio Munson Association, New Haven, CT, 1895 </ref>

Baptism ===Thomas Munson, son of John and his wife was baptized 13 SEP 1612, in Rattlesden, County Suffolk, England.<ref name="Rubincam">Rubincam, Milton. :The Munson Family of County Suffok, England, and New Haven, Conn. The American Genealogist 17:129- January 1941.Link to page at American Ancestors (pay site) (quote p. 131)</ref><ref name="Jacobus" /> John's wife was Elizabeth. No maiden name was given for his wife.

"There is a strong probability -- although it is not yet a proved fact-- that the Thomas Munson, recorded as having been there baptized on September 13, 1612, was the same man of that name who so distinguishedhimself in the public affairs of colonial New Haven."<ref name="Rubincam" /> No further proof has been located. Does it exist? Or has this strong probability become proofless "fact?"

Hartford ===Thomas arrival in New England was either unrecorded, or the record waslost, or it has not yet been found. No records have been found for Thomas prior to Hartford and it is unknown precisely when he arrived there. The first English settlers arrived in Suckiaug (later Hartford) in1635 with the Rev. Thomas Hooker. Thomas was 23. Two years later 1637, Thomas joined the military force sent to defeat the Pequot Indians

"First Day of May, 1637, Gen^r Corte att Harteford. ... It is ordered that there shalbe 90 men levied out of the 3 Plantatacons, Hartford, Weathersfeild & Windsor." Hartford sent 42 men. The 90 Englishmen and 70 Mohegan Indians fought and defeated a force of Pequot Indians.<ref>Trumbull, Hammond J. The public records of the Colony of Connecticut prior to the Union with New Haven Colony May 1665. Hartford: Brown & Parsons, 1850. p 9</ref> The Hartford court assigned a fertile field, called soldier's field, as land to be distributed to those who served in the Pequot War. Thomashad a share in this field.<ref>Munson, Myron A. 1637-1887, the Munson record Volume 1 p. 3 citing Parker, F.H. "The Soldiers Field and Its Original Proprietors" read before the Conn. Historical Society andprinted in the Courant June 18, 1887.</ref> Thomas sold several parcels of land in 1639, in the soldiers field, and on the east side of the Great River. He also owned a houselot in Hartford which he sold before February 1640. A parcel in the North meadowwas forfeited and returned to the town.<ref name=Munson>Munson, MyronA. 1637-1887, the Munson record : a genealogical and biographical account of Captain Thomas Munson, a pioneer of Hartford and New Haven, and his descendants. New Haven, Conn. : Printed for the Munson Association, 1896</ref>

New Haven ===Thomas was not among the first signers of the New Haven Fundamental Agreement on 4 June 1639, but his name was the sixth signer after that date.<ref name=Hoadley1>Hoadley, Charles J, MA. (editor) Records of the Colony or Jurisdiction of New Haven, From May 1653 to the Union. Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Company, 1858. pp. 18, 32</ref> A military man he was very important to the town and Colony of New Haven. As early as March 1639/40, he was being asked to help solve a problem between two other inhabitants.:"“Itt is ordered thatt brother Andrewes and brother Mounson shall veiw the grounds of difference betwixt Mr. Malbon and Thomas Moulenor the elder, and acquaint Mr. Turner, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Lamberton and Thomas Fugill w'h the same, who are desired to end the same if they can, or else to certyfye where the impediment lyes.”<ref name=Hoadley1 />His name appears inumerable times in the court records and these entries can be read:*Hoadley, Charles J, MA. (editor) Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, From 1638 to 1649. Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Company, 1857. Index Munson*Hoadley, Charles J, MA. (editor) Records of the Colony or Jurisdiction of New Haven, From May 1653 to the Union. Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Company, 1858. Index Munson*Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (editor) [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067363812;view=1up;seq=7 Ancient Town Records Vol 1. New Haven Town Records 1649-1662. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1917. Index Munson*Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (editor) [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067364133;view=1up;seq=7 Ancient Town Records Vol II. New Haven Town Records 1662-1684]. New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society, 1919 [*https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067364133;view=1up;seq=462 Index Munson]Offices Held by Thomas Munson: Sergeant of the New Haven Train Band Aug, 1642; Sergeant of the Artillery Co., March 1645; Sergeant of the New Haven Colony Troop June 1654; Ensign of the New Haven Train Band March 1661 (Munson declined the office, but accepted it on a temporary basis); Lieut of the Train Band May 1664, confirmed July 1665; Deputy from New Haven to the New Haven Legislature May 166, May 1664,; Judge (New Haven Town, June 1662, May 1663, May 1664.<ref name="Jacobus"/>

Death ===His gravestone says that he died 7th 3d mo 1685 ae 73. 3rd month is May not March. A distribution of his estate was made June 12 1685, so itmust be 3rd month 1684/5.<ref>Note: Jacobus' Fam. of Anc. New haven has 7 Mar 1685/6</ref> Buried at the New Haven Town Green.<ref name="Jacobus" />. Gravestones were relocated from the Green at Center Church to the Grove Street Cemetery. Photos of stone at Find a Grave

Children ===Thomas Munson and wife Joanna had three children.<ref name="Jacobus" />#Elizabeth m. (1) 19 Oct 1664 in Springfield, Massachusetts Timothy Cooper; m. (2) Richard Higginbotham<ref name="Jacobus" />#Samuel bpt 7 Aug 1643 in the First Church of New Haven;<ref name=baptismNH>"List of Baptisms In the Church in New Haven, Conn., during the Ministry of Rev. John Davenport ... New England Historical and Genealogical Register 9:361. Boston: NEHGS, 1855. At AmericanAncestors NEHGS (membership required) At Google Books</ref><ref name="Jacobus" /> died 1692 in New Haven; m. 26 Oct 1665 New Haven, Martha Bradley, who later married Eliasaph Preston and Matthew Sherman.<ref name="Jacobus" />#Hannah, bp. 11 Jun 1648 in the First Church;<ref name="Jacobus" /><ref name=baptismNH /> died 30 Nov 1695 in Guilford, Connecticut; m. (1) 2 May 1667, New Haven, Joseph Tuttle; m.. (2) 21 Aug 1694, Guilford, Nathan Bradley<ref name="Jacobus" />

Banks Dictionary lists Thomas Munson of Rattlesden, England to Hartford, CT. Married probably 1735. Munson, Thomas (1612-85) from Eng. to Hartford, CT, 1637; recd a grant of land in recognition of his services in the Pequot War; granted land a New Haven; rep. Colonial Assembly 27sessions; Capt New Haven Co. forces King Philip's War; m. Joanna__ (ca 1610-1678). He received 6 acres of land in New Haven for military service. <ref>Immigrant Ancestors, Extract of Volume VII, Compendium ofAmerican Genealogy by Frederick Adam Virkus Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, Chicago, 1942 reprint 1968, Second Date, Compendium of American Genealogy</ref>

Sources

<references />* 1637-1887, the Munson record: a genealogical and biographical account of Captain Thomas Munson (a pioneer of Hartford and New Haven) and his descendants

• Space:Fairfield Historical Society, Reports and Papers|Fairfield Historical Society, Reports and Papers (Bridgeport, April 14th, 1882)::* Page 16: "Thomas Munson first settled in Hartford and soon removed to New Haven, which he represented in the General Assembly twenty-four sessions, from 1660 to 1683."* WikiTree Publication: MyHeritage www.wikitree.com Media: 10109 Collection http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=2627... :: Capt. Thomas Munson
  Gender: Male
  Birth: Sep 13 1612 - Rattlesden, Suffok, England
  Marriage: Circa 1634 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
  Death: Mar 17 1685 - New Haven,New Haven County, Connecticut
  Father: John Munson
  Mother: Eliabeth Munson (born Sparke)
  Spouses: Susan Munson (born UNKNOWN)Joanna Munson (born Mew)
  Children: Anne Stebbins (born Munson)Elizabeth MunsonHannah MunsonElisabeth Munson
  Sibling: Remember Munson

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• Immigration: Came to Conneticut during its founding from: - 1637 - Hartford, Connecticut
• Residence: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
• Residence: Hartford, CT
• Residence: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
• Politics: He was elected as Representative. He was elected as representative between 1669 and 1675. - 1666 - New Haven, New Haven County, CT
• Residence: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, British America - 1669
• Military promotion: Appointed Captain of North Haven County souldiers - Feb 25 1676
• Military service: Ltn Munson commanded troops against the Indians in King Phillips War - 1677 - Pequot War
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 31 2021, 0:11:57 UTC