Sgt. Miles Thompson

Miles Thompson, Carpenter, settled in Berswick, the part which is now Kittery on or before 1655. Selectman 1659, 1661. Sergeant 1659. Lot layer 1661. Miles Thompson, Senior, carpenter, Kittery, signed the petition to Cromwell in 1657; was one of the selectmen in 1659. Bought land adjoining to some previously possed of John Morrall, plasterer, 12 May, 1663; bought other land in partnership with Israel Hodgsden, of Abraham Tilton and Mary his wife. Deeded land Dec. 4, 1694, to sons Bartholomew and Thomas, the latter to maintain himself and his wife Ann. [ref 44:205]

Miles is suposedly the son of David THOMSON and Amyes COLLE, but David died Dec 1628, leaving only an infant son named John. (Amyes then married Samuel MAVERICK)

Married

1. 1655 Kittery, ME to Ann Tetherly, b. 1635 d. 1717 Berwick, York, ME. Parents: Father: TETHERLY, William Mother: THORN, Christian

Children:

1. Miles
2. Mary
3. Ann
4. John
5. Amy
6. Bartholomew b. ABT. 1665 Berwick, York, ME.
7. Sarah
8. Thomas

Sources

1. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pattyrose/engel/gen/fg01/f...

Links

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37873005

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Not the son of David Thomson

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thompson-216
Miles Thompson (abt. 1627 - bef. 1708)

Miles Thompson
Born about 1627 in South Berwick, York, Province of Mainemap [uncertain]
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of [father unknown] and Amias (Colle) Maverick [uncertain]
Brother of John Thompson [half] and Samuel Maverick [half]
Husband of Ann (Tetherly) Thompson — married about 1655 in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Maine)map
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of John Thompson, Amy Ann (Thompson) Goodwin, Ann (Thompson) Evans, Mary (Thompson) Rhodes, Sarah (Thompson) Goodwin and Thomas Thompson
Died before 30 Jun 1708 before about age 81 in Kittery, York, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Maine)map [uncertain]
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Biography

Disputed Origins

It is not certain that Miles Thompson is the son of David Thomson and his wife Amyes (Colle). David and his wife married in Plymouth, England, in 1613. They came to America in 1623 and built a house in New Hampshire. In about 1626, the family moved to an island in Boston, now known as Thompson's Island. By 1627/28, David Thomson died.[1] It is acknowledged that David left behind his wife and some say "infant" child. Whether that child is David's known son, John Thomson, or Miles Thompson, has not been verified yet with source documents. Based on a birth date of 1627 Miles would have been only 1 or 2 years old at the time of David's passing. John's birth date is 1619, making him 8 years old, which seems too old to be called an infant.

NOTE: the use of the term "infant" in the 17th century could certainly have referred to an 8-year-old child.
It is unlikely that Miles Thompson was born in Kittery/South Berwick around 1627. The first house known to have been built in Kittery (which extended up the Piscataqua River to what is now South Berwick) wasn't built until 1635, and a Thompson family is not documented as living there in the 1620s or 1630s.[2]

Miles is shown in the Pedigree Research File and the International Genealogical Index (IGI) as being the child of David and Amyes, but no source data is cited.

Other information later places Miles near his possible mother, Amyes; in 1643 a Miles Thompson was found in Boston. In April 1651, a Miles is found in Middlesex court for playing cards after 9:00 at night.[3]

In summary, while it appears possible that Miles could have been the child of David Thomson and his wife, Amyes, no reliable source data has been found to support the contention.

Miles is mentioned in the court records of Boston 27 May 1643: [At a Quarter Court] The 27th of the 5th Month, 1643. Present, Mr. Governor, Mr. Dudley, Mr. Bellingham, Mr. Hibbens, Increase Nowell.

Samuel Bacon for stealing wine, & other things, was censured to be severely whipped, & to make double restitution, to Mrs. Hull, & his Dame. Robert Rogers was, for receiving stolen wine, being consenting in it, enjoyned to pay Mr. Manning 32s & fined to the Countrey 40s. Miles Tompson for drinking with them, & being privy, was to pay Mr. Manning 16s. Toby Davies being privy, & drinking with them was to pay Mr. Manning 10s. Robert Wyar for drinking with Bacon, being privy to the taking of it, was enjoyned to pay Mr. Manning 4s, Thomas Cooper for drinking, being privy to the manner of taking, it, to pay Mr. Manning 4s.[4] Miles Thompson's drinking partner, Robert Rogers, was born in England and settled in Proprietor Ferdinando Georges' Agamenticus (York, Maine) between 1634 and 1641. Miles Thompson's possible father, David Thompson, was an agent for Ferdinando Gorges.

Miles also was fined in the Middlesex court in Apr. 1651 for playing cards after 9:00 PM.[5]: At a County Court held at Cambridge 1.(2).1651.

This Court fined Miles Tompson eighteen shillings 4d for playing at Cards being unseasonable at (2) sevrall meetings in the night after nine of the clocke.[6]

Miles was a carpenter and lived on the first lot north of Thompson's Brook in South Berwick in 1655 where he had a grant of land 15 July 1656. He was on the grand jury in 1656 and was a Sergeant in 1659. [7]

Miles signed the petition to Cromwell in 1657[8] and was one of the selectmen in 1659 and in 1661.[9]

Miles bought land adjoining to some previously possessed of John Morrall, plasterer, 12 May 1673:

"I John Morrall of... Kittery Playsterer... have sould unto Miles Tomson of Pischataq... Carpencer, all my meddow & fence liing & being in bla : cricke, between the Land of the aforesd Myles Tomson & the upland of John Heard, of Sturgeon Cricke known by the name of the ould ground poynt, the which Prcell of Meddow I formerly bought of Mr Hattavill Nutter of Dover... 14 : Septembr 1668... this Twelth day of May 1673: John Morrall... in ye psence of, Willi : Gowen, Thomas Abbet"[10]

Miles then bought more land in partnership with Israel Hodsdon from Abraham Tilton and his wife Mary:

"I Abraham Tillton with ye Consent of Mary my wife, have for... Twenty two pounds in hand payd... have sold unto Myles Tomson Senjor & Israell Hodgsden in Joynt Partnershipe all that Tract of upland & Meddow bought of Nathan Lord, as by a bill of sayle undr his hand beareing date Octobr 31 : 1668 : the upland Contayneing fourty Acers, & liing at the East end of the heathy Marsh, & wch was granted unto Renald Junkines by the Town of Kittery & stands upon ReCord beareing Date ye 18th of Decembr 1672... this eight day of March... one thousand six hundred seaventy one seaventy two- Abra : Tillton, Prsence of us- Christopher Banefeild, William Gowine".[11]

Miles deeded land to his sons for maintenance of himself and his wife Ann 4 Dec. 1694:

"I Miles Thompson Senr Carpenter of ye town of Barwick... for the Love that I beare unto my Naturall Son Bartholomew Thompson, have given... All that Tract of Land both upland & Meadow lieing and being in the Towne... abovesaid Containing forty Acres... which I bought of Abraham Tilton as may Appear by a bill of Sale from sd Tilton bearing Date March ye Eighth 1671/2... This Decembr ye fourth one thousand Six hundred Ninety and four. Miles X Thompson, Ann X Thompson... In the presents of us- Edward Tompson, Benony Hodsden, James Neaull"[12].... "I Miles Thompson Senr, of Barwick... for a Certain Sum... have granted... unto my Son Thomas Thompson... the whole of my Home Lot with ye Addition belonging to it Lying in ye Town... abovesaid... containing... four score Acres... bounded... by the Land of Benony Hodsden... James Heard... the Town Comons... by the River... Likewise my housing barns orchards Cattle Swine sheep Husbandry Tackling, And all my working tooles, only I doe reserve my two old oxen to be at my Disposall... on these conditions That my Son Thomas Thompson doe pay... Annually well and truly two fiveths of ye Product of ye grain Cyder wooll Cattell Swine shall be raised upon ye sd Land, Alsoe that he shall not make Sale of any Cattle that shall be raised on the said Land without my consent Likewise that my abovesd shall Provid us or either of us if we see cause convenient habitable house room, procure ye grinding of our corn And Provide for us a Sufficiency of Suteable wood and draw it Home to us, the abovesaid conditions to be performed unto me ye said Miles Thompson dureing my Naturall Life And if God by his Providence shall take me away by death before Ann Thompson my wife, then my Son Thomas Shall truly pay or cause to be paid the thirds of ye above Specified things and shall bring ye abovesaid product to my said wife in any convenient place near Piscataqua River And likewise keep her two Yews which said Yews shall be at her Disposall And likewise I doe reserve all my household Moveables to be for ye Use and Disposall of my abovesaid wife my Son Thomas Thomas fulfilling ye abovesaid Conditions... This Decembr ye third one thousand Six hundred Ninety and four. Miles Thompson, Ann X Thompson... In the presents of us. Edward Tompson, Thomas Rhodes, Samuel Small."[13]

Miles and his wife were absent from church in 1663, 1671 and in 1675.[14]

"Miles Thompson of Kittery... Carpenter and Ann his wife... for and in consideration of the naturall love and affection which we have to our Grandson John Tompson Son of our son John Thompson Deceased of ye Same town... Have... given... a certain tract of land granted to me the said Miles Thompson by the town of Kittery April the thirteenth one thousand Six hundred Seventy one... one hundred Acres... next Jonathan Nasons land on South of York pond... on the East with Comons near York line And on the west with the Brook that runs out of York Pond... this Six day of March... one thousand Seven hundred and two three... Miles Thompson, Ann X Thompson... in prsence of us- Bartholemew B Thompson, Thomas Penny, Daniel Emery... Kittery June 30 1708... Ann Thompson above named Appearing Acknowledged the above Instrumt to be her and her Deceased husbands Act and deed." [15]

"The Deposition of John Nason Aged Seventy seven years or thereabouts Testifieth & Saith that he very well remembers that mr Richard Leader lived in ye Now Town of Berwick at a place Called ye great Workes & had a dwelling house there & a Sawmill on ye falls Called Assabumbedock falls and was in the possession & Improved ye mill house & ye Land in sd place. And Afterwards which is Now above Sixty years agone Left ye house Mill & land in ye possesson of the Hutchinsons and Mr Edward Rishworth And is Now in ye possession of John Plaisted Esqr and his Son Elisha Plaisted Esqr & Mrs Mary Hill.

In Testimony of what is above written I have hereunto Set my hand ye 19th day of Sept Anno Domini 1717
John X Nason...

James Emery Aged About Eighty Seven years & Anne Tompson Aged about eighty five years made Oath to ye Truth of ye within Affidavit of John Nason..."[16]

Miles' wife, Ann, was born in 1635 as a deposition shows. He was living in 1702 and she in 1717. Thompson was fined for absenting himself and his wife from public meetings. Civic duties were performed under difficulties. See references Old Families of Kittery, Maine: Piscataqua Pioneers.

Alternate death date may be 1708.

Sources

↑ Kittery and Her Families, by Everett S. Stackpole, published 1903, page 19
↑ Kittery Historical and Naval Society, A Brief History of Kittery, Maine, 2020, p. 4. http://www.kitterymuseum.com/r-town/Kittery-History-02-Bicentennial...
↑ Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, by Charles T. Libby, Volume 5, page 681
↑ John Noble, Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1630-1692, vol. 2, Boston: County of Suffolk, 1904, pp. 131-132.
↑ Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- pp.681-2
↑ FamilySearch, Massachusetts Town Clerk, Vital, and Town Records, 1626-2001, Middlesex, County court records, 1649-1663 vol. 1, p. 17. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-SYF?i=18&wc=Q...
↑ Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- pp.681-2
↑ Mass. Archives- Vol.3, p.242
↑ York Deeds- Vol. II, fol. 97
↑ York Deeds- Vol. II, fol. 141
↑ York Deeds- Vol. II, fol. 141
↑ York Deeds- Vol. IV, fol. 96
↑ York Deeds- Vol. VI, fol. 45
↑ Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- pp.681-2
↑ York Deeds- Vol. VII, fol. 102
↑ York Deeds- Vol. VIII, fol. 237
See also:

http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/a/y/Patsy-P-Ray/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-130...
Pope, Charles Henry; "Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire", page 205