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Ellen Thompson (Harrison)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kirby Close, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 2DF, United Kingdom
Death: April 08, 1690
New Haven, New Haven County, Colonial Connecticut
Place of Burial: 250 Temple Street, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, 06510, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Richard Harrison, of Branford and Margaret Harrison
Wife of John Thompson, of New Haven and John Thompson
Mother of Mary Clark; Hannah Bradley; Elizabeth Bradley; Lydia Thompson; Sarah Thompson and 1 other
Sister of Sgt. Richard Harrison; Elizabeth Morris; Ens. Thomas Harrison; Samuel Harrison; John Harrison and 1 other

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About Ellen Thompson

Ellen Harrison Thompson

  • BIRTH bef. 25 Mar 1630 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England
  • BLESSED 25 Mar 1630 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England
  • MARRIED 25 Feb 1651 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • DEATH 8 Apr 1690 (aged 58) New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • BURIAL Center Church on the Green Churchyard, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 27803246

Ellen Harrison, daughter of Richard Harrison & Margaret Picke, was blessed 8 25 Mar 1630 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England. She married 9 John Thompson Sr. 1625-1674 on 25 Feb 1651 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. She was probably a sister of the Thomas Harrison who married the widow of Farmer John Thompson of East Haven (memorial #64404454). She died 8 Apr 1690, & in her will of Oct 1689 she mentions her daughters Mary, Hannah, & Elizabeth, her sons-in-law Abraham & Benjamin Bradlye, & her grandchild Sarah, daughter of her daughter Elizabeth.

Parents
Richard Harrison II 1595–1665
Margaret Picke Harrison 1598–1655

Spouse
John "Senior" Thompson 1631–1674 m. 2/25/1651 New Haven, CT

Siblings
Rev. Thomas Harrison 1619–1682
Sgt. Richard Harrison III 1620–1686
Thomas Harrison 1626–1704

Children in New Haven, CT*
Mary Thompson Lines Hitchcock Clark 4/24/1652–11/1714
Hannah Anne Thompson Bradley 9/22/1654-10/26/1718
Elizabeth Thompson Bradley 6/3/1657–11/3/1718
Lydia Thompson 3/13/1664*-bef.1682*
Sarah Thompson Ball 3/25/1667*–16691707*

Notes

NEHGR identifies her as "probably sister of Thomas who married the widow of John Thompson of East Haven." Corbin calls her probably daughter of Richard, and gives the date of her married to John Thompson. In "Families of Ancient New Haven," Jacobus gives her death date and the date of her marriage to John Thompson, and calls her probably the daughter of Richard Harrison, placing her in order as the second child.

On 6 October 1682, "sister Ellen Thompson" was mentioned in the will of William Thompson Sr. of New Haven.
In her will dated October 1689 she mentions daughters Mary, Hannah and Elizabeth, sons-in-law Abraham and Benjamin Bradlye, grandchild Sarah, daughter of her daughter Elizabeth. (NH Probate Rec 2:41).

References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27803246/ellen-thompson

2. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/aqwg60.htm#951

3. http://web.pdx.edu/~davide/gene/Thompson_John_2.htm

4. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sanford%2...

5. A Potter-Richardson memorial : the ancestral lines of William W. Potter of Michigan, and his wife, Margaret (Richardson) Potter. Page 18. < AncestryImage >

Additional Data

  •   F i Mary THOMPSON was born 24 Apr 1652 and died Nov 1714.
  •   F ii Hannah THOMPSON was born 22 Sep 1654 and died 26 Oct 1718.
  •   F iii Elizabeth THOMPSON was born 3 Jun 1657 and died 3 Nov 1718.
  •   F iv Lydia THOMPSON 1, 2, 3 was born 13 Mar 1664 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. She died before 1682 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
  •   F v Sarah THOMPSON 1, 2, 3 was born 25 Mar 1667 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. She died 1669 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Ellen Thompson's Timeline

1630
March 25, 1630
Kirby Close, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, CH2 2DF, United Kingdom
1652
April 24, 1652
New Haven, New Haven Colony (Present New Haven County), (Present Connecticut)
1654
September 22, 1654
New Haven, New Haven Colony
1657
June 3, 1657
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
1664
March 13, 1664
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
1667
March 25, 1667
of perhaps, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
March 25, 1667
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
1690
April 8, 1690
Age 60
New Haven, New Haven County, Colonial Connecticut