Ralph (Robt.) Thompson, Gent. of Watton, Herts

Ralphe Thompson

• Birth: ABT 1560 in Hertfordshire, England
• Death: After 1634
• Note: !RESID: of Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire, England
• Father: Maurice Thompson b: 1530 in Engl. Name also seen as Morris.
• Mother: Katherine Harvay b: 1535 in Engl
• Name also seen as Robert Thomson
• "Ralph (Robt.) Thompson, gent. of Walton, Herts"

Marriage 1 Elizabeth Harsnett Married: ABT 1596 in Engl. Name also seen as Elizabeth Halfehead.

5 sons:

1. Maurice b: before 1603 in Engl c: 30 Sep 1604 in Watton at Stone, Engl. Married 1) Ellin Owen 2) Dorothy Vaux
2. George b: 1603 in Engl c: 12 Apr 1607 in Watton at Stone, Engl
3. Paul b: 1611 in Engl.
4. William b: 1614 in Engl.
5. Robert.

4 daughters:

1. Mary b: ABT 1597 in Watton at Stone, Hertford, Engl. Married William Tucker.
2. Elizabeth. Married Francis Stuke.
3. Dennis (Dinah). Married Elias Roberts.
4. Anna.

The brothers of Maurice Thomson who lived in Virginia were, George (born 1603), Paul (born 1611), and William (born 1614). Another brother, Robert, may have lived in Virginia also, but there is no record of it.

notes

From Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Virginia Company of London: Virginia Historical Society, 1888 - Virginia. Page 183

The first of this family recorded was Robert Thompson, "that com out of ye North," married and had issue:

• Maurice, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, who married Katharine, daughter of Harvay, and had issue:
  • Ralph Thompson, of Walton, Hertfordshire, living in 1634, married Elizabeth, daughter of John Harsnett, and had issue:
    • i. Maurice (of the text);
    • ii Colonel George, as above, born 1603, came to Virginia in 1623, Burgess in 1629, and served gallantly the same year against the Indians;
    • iii. Sir William, Governor of the East India Company in the reign of Charles II;
    • iv. Paul, born 1610, and came to Virginia in 1628;
    • v. Major Robert, who owned considerable property in New as well as Old England;
    • vi. Elizabeth, married Stokes, Rector of Walton.

Maurice Thompson, the eldest son, had a son, Sir John, long a prominent member of the House of Commons, and created, May 4, 1696, Baron Haversham, a title which expired with him. Captain William Tucker, of Elizabeth City county, Virginia, married Mary Thompson. In 1636 William Tucker, Maurice Thompson, George Thompson, and others, had a joint grant of land. In 1624 William Tucker had a grant in Elizabeth City, and among the "head rights" were his wife's brothers, George, Paul and William Thompson.

From 'Parishes: Watton-at-Stone', in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 158-165 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol3/pp158-165 [accessed 17 June 2015].

The Free School, founded in 1662 by Maurice Thompson and Sir William Thompson, kt., and augmented by will of Abraham Crosland, 1703 (see article on Schools). (fn. 172)

From The Thom(p)son Conundrum

Some Emigrants in Virginia

Thompson, George (1603-1694) in Virginia 1624, &c; son of Ralph (Robt.) Thompson, gent. of Walton, Herts. Thompson, Maurice ( -1676); in Virginia 1620, &c; brother of George Thompson, preceding. Thompson, Paul (1611- ) in Virginia 1624, &c; brother of George Thompson, preceding. Thompson, William (1614- ) in Virginia 1624,&c; brother of George Thompson, preceding

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• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bradsdata...
• Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives: A Genealogy of the Tucker ... By Norma Tucker. Page 8
• Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary By Martha W. McCartney. Page 704
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watton-at-Stone
• Village-of-Watton-at-Stone -- History
  • In the early 17th century, the Thompson brothers were involved in trade with the Colonies in New England where they owned several plantations. The brothers sided with Parliament against King Charles. Maurice Thompson was a very successful merchant adventurer involved in trade in slaves, sugar and tobacco. His son John Thompson was created 1st Baron Haversham. William Thomson, after his returned from Virginia to England, was knighted and became Governor of the East India Company in the reign of Charles the Second. He was an MP for the City of London and a Customs Commissioner. Colonel George Thompson was an MP for Southwark, a Councillor of State, and an Admiralty Commissioner. Major Robert Thompson owned considerable property in both England and New England. He was very friendly with Oliver Cromwell and was Navy Commissioner from 1649 throughout the Interregnum, serving in 1657-60 as victualing commissioner at Plymouth. Thompson, Connecticut, is named in his honour.
• "Thomson - Tower Ward" in The Visitation of London: Anno Domini 1633, 1634, and 1635. Made ..., Volume 17. By Sir Henry St. George, Sir Henry Saint-George, Sir Richard Saint-George.  Page 282.