Col. John Thompson

Col John Thompson
BIRTH
1650
England
DEATH
2 Jul 1702 (aged 51–52)
Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
BURIAL
Saint Stephens Episcopal Cemetery
Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
MEMORIAL ID
145599246 · View Source
MEMORIAL
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John THOMPSON, born 1650 [1658] England, died 1701, North Sassafras Parish, Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland, America, was second son (possibly) of Richard THOMPSON, and of his wife, Ann [Anne], born 1650 [1658], England. He emigrated probably by 1679, as a free adult, and resided for most of his life in North Sassafras Parish, Cecil County, Maryland, America.

John THOMSON, 1650-1701 was literate, had clerical skills; possibly attended Middle Temple, 1674. John THOMPSON, 1650-1701, had acquired a series of minor clerkships soon after his arrival. During his lifetime he served as a placeman, was an attorney, who had been admitted to Cecil County Court by 1686, and was a planter in Cecil County, Maryland for the remainder of his life.

John THOMPSON, 1650-1701, married 1677 Judith HERMANN, 1660-1761, daughter of Augustine HERMAN, 1605-1686, and of his wife, Jannettje Marie VERLATH, 1626-1674, of Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Maryland, America.

"Through his wife he became possessed of many acres that had formerly belonged to his father-in-law, Augustine Herman, Lord of the Manor. Besides these, he had large possessions elsewhere, including a house in New Castle and a farm in New York, which he held in partnership with COLONEL BAYARD. He lived as is supposed, to the advanced age of 109 years, and then died, leaving his eldest son in possession of the property he had inherited from [Augustine] Herman" (Source: Ancient Families of Bohemia Manor, Rev. Charles Payson Mallery, 1888).

John THOMPSON, 1650-1701, served the public in the State Legislature in the Lower House of Cecil County, 1694-1697 (Accounts 1) but died before the second session of the 1701-1704 Assembly.

John THOMPSON, 1650-1701, held a series of other Provincial Offices, including service as a Clerk in the Prerogative Office, 1679-1681; he served as Justice of the Provincial Court, 1697-1701; as a Clerk for Cecil County, 1681-1681, 1685, 1689-1694; he served on the North Sassafras Parish Vestry, 1693-1700; was a Justice for Cecil County, 1695-1697, 1697-ca. 1701/2; and later in life, served as the coroner for Cecil County, 1700.

John THOMPSON served in the Maryland militia, achieving the rank of Captain by 1694; Major between 1695-1697, and later, as a Colonel, 1697-1701.

By the time of his first election to public office, John THOMPSON, 1650 [1658]-1701, had accumulated about 2,000 acres of land of which 1,366 were acquired through his wife's dower. At the time of his death, between December 10, 1701 and March 16, 1701, the total estimated value (TEV) of his estate was £1,304.14.10 (including 9 slaves and books); FB, £1,158.0.4. LAND: ca. 2,300 acres, plus a farm in New York in partnership with a Col. BAYARD. The Will of John THOMPSON, 1650 [1658]-1701 was probated December 10, 1701, in Cecil County.

John THOMPSON, 1650-1701, was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, (fomerly known as North Sassafras Church), North Sassafras Parish, Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland;

Children born of his marriage include:

son, Richard I THOMPSON, 1677 [1680]-1775; md. first April 18, 1706, Magdaline / Magdalen BOUCHELL / BOUCHELLE, 1680-1735; md. second Tabitha CHICK, 1714-1772;

son, John THOMPSON, d. 1718; md. Mary DARE, daughter of William DARE, d. 1718;

son, Captain Augustine Thompson (1691-1738/39);

son, Ephraim THOMPSON 1697-1697;

son Robert THOMPSON, 1699-1737; md. RUTH - ;

daughter, Jane THOMPSON, d. 1762; md. William FRISBY, 1684-1738, son of William FRISBY, 1664-1713;

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Col. John Thompson
Born 1655 in Lincolnshire, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of Judith Heermans — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Richard Thompson
Died 2 Jul 1702 at about age 47 in Cecil, Marylandmap
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Contents
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1 Biography
1.1 Birth
1.2 Marriage
1.3 Death
2 Sources
Biography
John Thompson was born in 1655 - Lincolnshire, England. Deceased in 1702 - Cecil Co., MD , age at death: 47 years old[1] He married Judith Herman, born 9 May 1660 - Cecil Co., MD, Deceased in 1702 - New York, NY age at death: 42 years old.

John THOMPSON, born 1650 [1658] England, died 1701, North Sassafras Parish, Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland, America, was second son (possibly) of Richard THOMPSON, and of his wife, Ann [Anne], born 1650 [1658], England. He emigrated probably by 1679, as a free adult, and resided for most of his life in North Sassafras Parish, Cecil County, Maryland, America.[2]

John THOMSON, 1650-1701 was literate, had clerical skills; possibly attended Middle Temple, 1674. John THOMPSON, 1650-1701, had acquired a series of minor clerkships soon after his arrival. During his lifetime he served as a placeman, was an attorney, who had been admitted to Cecil County Court by 1686, and was a planter in Cecil County, Maryland for the remainder of his life. John THOMPSON, 1650-1701, married 1677 Judith HERMANN, 1660-1761, daughter of Augustine HERMAN, 1605-1686, and of his wife, Jannettje Marie VERLATH, 1626-1674, of Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Maryland, America.

John THOMPSON, born 1650 [1658] England, died 1701, North Sassafras Parish, Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland, America, was second son (possibly) of Richard THOMPSON, and of his wife, Ann [Anne], born 1650 [1658], England. He emigrated probably by 1679, as a free adult, and resided for most of his life in North Sassafras Parish, Cecil County, Maryland, America.

John THOMPSON, 1650-1701, served the public in the State Legislature in the Lower House of Cecil County, 1694-1697 (Accounts 1) but died before the second session of the 1701-1704 Assembly.

John THOMPSON served in the Maryland militia, achieving the rank of Captain by 1694; Major between 1695-1697, and later, as a Colonel, 1697-1701.

Birth
BIRTH 1650
England
Marriage
John Thompson 1655-1702
Judith Herman 1660-1702
Married in 1684, Cecil Co., MD
Children:
Richard Thompson Born in 1685 - Cecil Co., MD Deceased in 1775 - Cecil Co., MD , age at death: 90 years old Married 8 April 1706, Cecil Co., MD, to Magdalena Bouchelle, born in 1688 - Cecil Co., MD, Deceased in 1735 age at death: 47 years old (Parents : M Lege de Bouchelle & F Anna Margareta de Conte)
Children: Judith Thompson 1707- married 22 February 1722, Cecil Co., MD, to Arnold Bassett 1700
Children: Richard Bassett, Gov. 1745-1815 married 22 December 1774, Cecil Co., MD, to Ann Ennalls 1746-1796
Children: Ann Bassett 1777-1854
John THOMPSON, d. 1718; md. Mary DARE, daughter of William DARE, d. 1718;
Captain Augustine Thompson (1691-1738/39);
Ephraim THOMPSON 1697-1697;
Robert THOMPSON, 1699-1737; md. RUTH - ;
Jane THOMPSON, d. 1762; md. William FRISBY, 1684-1738, son of William FRISBY, 1664-1713;
On the 19th of November, 1772, Dr. Abraham 'Abram' MITCHELL, 1734-1817 he married Mary Thompson, daughter of Dr. Ephraim Thompson, who was the son of Richard, who was the son of Richard, who was the son of the John Thompson who married Judith Herman, the second daughter of Augustine Herman, the founder of Bohemia Manor.[3]

Death
The Will of John THOMPSON, 1650 [1658]-1701 was probated December 10, 1701, in Cecil County.

DEATH 2 Jul 1702 (aged 51–52)
Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
BURIAL
Saint Stephens Episcopal Cemetery
Earleville, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Sources
↑ Tim Dowling Geneology Site: John Thompson
↑ FIndAGrave: Col John Thompson: Memorial ID: 145599245
↑ https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=305&p=localit...
https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&n=thompson&oc=2&p=richard
Maryland Family Group Sheet for the Richard THOMPSON Family