Private Abijah Thompson, Sr.

Private Abijah Thompson served in the Massachusetts Line during the American Revolution Service started: 19 Apr 1775

Unit(s): Clerk, Train band, Capt. Josiah Johnson's 1st Woburn co., Master Armorer, Continental Army. Service ended: 15 Jan 1776

Abijah Thompson was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, on April 11, 1739, the son of Samuel Thompson and Ruth Wright.[1][2][3]

Biography

Private Abijah Thompson served with Massachusetts Line during the American Revolution.
Abijah Thompson was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, on April 11, 1739, the son of Samuel Thompson and Ruth Wright.[1][2][3]

He married first, Esther Snow, also of Woburn, in Woburn on December 13, 1759. She died of "small-pox" on January 3, 1761, aged 21, leaving no children.[2][4][5]

He married second, at Woburn in 1762, Abigail Wyman, daughter of Zebediah and Abigail (Pierce) Wyman of Woburn. They had two children:[2][6]

Rhoda Thompson, born November 5, 1763; married, October 19, 1780, Jonathan Tidd.[2][7][8]
Abijah Thompson, born October 24, 1768; married 1st, July 1, 1790, Lydia Mead, of Bedford, Massachusetts, 2nd, March 10, 1809, Lydia Bradford, of Wilmington, Massachusetts.[2][9][10][11]
His second wife, Abigail, died in 1778. He married third, intention recorded July 16, 1779, at Woburn, the widow Mrs. Sarah (Stanley) Burtt, of Tewksbury, Massachusetts. She survived him eleven years, and died March 22, 1821, in her 67th year. Their children were:[2][12][13][14]

Charles Thompson, born October 25, 1780; married, January 19, 1802, Mary Wyman.[2][15]
Alpha Thompson, born June 11, 1785; married, January 4, 1810, Mary Scottow.[2][16]
Sally Thompson, born January 23, 1787; married, April 21, 1808, William Bond, of Wilmington, Massachusetts.[2][17][18]
Nancy Thompson, born 1788; died January 15, 1790, aged 2.[2][19]
Nancy Thompson, 2nd, born June 3, 1790; married, February 27, 1812. Christopher P. Hosmer, of Bedford, Massachusetts.[2][20][21]
He served with his older brother, Samuel, in the old French war in 1758. On the morning of the 19th of April, 1775, when notified that the British troops were on their way to Concord, he lost no time in putting both his military knowledge and his patriotism to the test. With his brothers, Samuel and Daniel, he hurried away to the scene of danger, and took an active part in the conflict in which Daniel was killed. He subsequently served in the Revolutionary army, for some time as armorer, but later as adjutant of militia. After the War he ran a hotel on what is now Elm St. in Woburn. He was also involved in the promotion of the "Baldwin Apple" (See also: Col. Loammi Baldwin), and for twenty or thirty years served as deputy sheriff, becoming known as "Sheriff Thompson" or "Sheriff Abijah."[2][22]

Sheriff Abijah Thompson died "by paralysis" in Woburn on January 16, 1811, at the age of 71.[2][23] He was buried at the Second Burial Ground in Woburn.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thompson-51993 Abijah Thompson (1739 - 1811)

Sheriff Abijah Thompson

Born 11 Apr 1739 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Son of Samuel Thompson and Ruth (Wright) Thompson

Brother of Samuel Thompson and Daniel Thompson

Husband of Esther (Snow) Thompson — married 13 Dec 1759 (to 3 Jan 1761) in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (Stanley) Thompson — married after 16 Jul 1779 in Woburn, Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts [uncertain]

Father of Sally (Thompson) Bond

Died 16 Jan 1811 at age 71 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Profile last modified 28 Dec 2022 | Created 13 Aug 2019

Sources

↑ Thompson, Rev. Leander. Memorial of James Thompson of Charlestown, Mass., 1630-1642, and Woburn, Mass., 1642-1682. (Boston, Press of L. Barta & Co., 1887). Page 32. Citing: "32. Samuel Thompson ... m. Ruth Wright ... Dec. 31, 1730 ... Children: ... iv. Abijah, b. April 11, 1739; m. 1, Esther Snow, 2, Abigail Wyman, 3, Sarah Burtt."
↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Memorial of James Thompson of Charlestown: Pages 51-55. Citing: "110. Abijah Thompson was b. in Woburn, April 11, 1739. ... his sudden death by paralysis, Jan. 11, 1811. [Life facts; 3 marriages; 7 children]."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume I. BIRTHS. Page 256. Citing: "THOMPSON, Abijah, s. of Samuel and Ruth, April 11, 1739."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume III. MARRIAGES. Page 276. Citing: "Abijah Thompson and Esther Snow, both of Woburn, Dec. 13, 1759."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume II. DEATHS. Page 190. "Esther, wife of Mr. Abijah, of small-pox, Jan. 3, 1761; 21 y."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume III. MARRIAGES. Page 276. Citing: "Abijah Thompson and Abigail Wyman, both of Woburn, __ __, 1762."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume I. BIRTHS. Page 257. Citing: "THOMPSON, Rhoda, d. of Abijah and Abigail, Nov. 5, 1763."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume III. MARRIAGES. Page 276. Citing: "Rhoda Thompson and Jonathan Tidd, Jr., both of Woburn, Oct. 19, 1780."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume I. BIRTHS. Page 257. Citing: "THOMPSON, Abijah, s. of Abijah and Abigail, Oct. 24, 1768."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume III. MARRIAGES. Page 277. Citing: "Abijah Thompson of Woburn and Lydia Mead of Bedford, at Bedford, July 1, 1790."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume III. MARRIAGES. Page 277. Citing: "Maj Abijah Thompson of Woburn and Lydia Bradford of Wilmington, March 10, 1809."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume II. DEATHS. Page 191. Citing: "THOMPSON, Abigail (?), wife of Abijah, ____, 1778."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: PART X. MARRIAGE INTENTIONS. Page 168. Citing: "Abijah Thompson (of Woburn) and Sarah Burt, of Tewksbury, July 16, 1779."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume II. DEATHS. Page 191. Citing: "THOMPSON, Sarah, widow of Abijah, March 22, 1821; 66 y."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume I. BIRTHS. Page 257. Citing: "THOMPSON, Charles, s. of Abijah and Sarah, Oct. 25, 1780."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume III. MARRIAGES. Page 277. Citing: "Alpha Thompson and Mary Scottow, both of Woburn, Jan. 4, 1810."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume I. BIRTHS. Page 257. Citing: "THOMPSON, Sally, d. of Abijah and Sarah, Jan. 23, 1787."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume III. MARRIAGES. Page 277. Citing: "Sally Thompson of Woburn and William Bond of Wilmington, April 21, 1808."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume II. DEATHS. Page 191. Citing: "THOMPSON, Nancy, d. of Abijah, Jan. 15, 1790; 2 y."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume I. BIRTHS. Page 257. Citing: "THOMPSON, Nancy, d. of Abijah and Sarah, June 3, 1790."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume III. MARRIAGES. Page 277. Citing: "Nancy Thompson of Woburn and Mr. Christopher P. Hosmer of Bedford, Feb. 27, 1812."
↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War. (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1907). Vol 15. Sti-Toz. Page 626. Citing: "Abjiah Thompson."
↑ Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages: Volume II. DEATHS. Page 191. Citing: "THOMPSON, Abijah, s. of ____, sheriff, Jan. 16, 1811; 72 y."
See also:

Thompson, Rev. Leander. The Baldwin Apple. New Hampshire Architecture. Seventeenth Annual Report of the Board of Agriculture. From May 1, 1887, to May 1, 1888. (John B. Clarke, Manchester, 1888).
Johnson, Edward. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 (Woburn, Mass., 1890-1919).
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed March 19, 2020), "Record of Abijah Thompson", Ancestor # A113798.
Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 13 August 2019), memorial page for Abijah Thompson (11 Apr 1739–16 Jan 1811), Find A Grave: Memorial #78714014, citing Second Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).
Sewall, Samuel. The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Mass. (Wiggin & Lunt, Boston, 1868) Page 547: Appendix, No. IX. "Diary of Lieut. Samuel Thompson of Woburn". Also see footnote.

https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/abijah-thompson_14362570

Abijah Thompson was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA on 1739 to Samuel Thompson and Ruth Wright. Abijah married Abigail Wyman and had 4 children. Abijah married Esther Snow. Abijah married Sarah Stanley and had a child. He passed away on 6 Jan 1815 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents

Samuel Thompson 1705-1748

Ruth Wright 1709-1775

Spouse(s)

Abigail Wyman 1742-1778

Esther Snow 1740-1761

Sarah Stanley 1739-1821

Children

Rhoda Thompson 1763-1836

Abijah Thompson 1768-1820

Charles Dea Thompson 1780-Unknown

Nancy Thompson 1790-1850

Charles Thompson 1782-1869