John THOMSON

John married Mary STEELE on 24 Oct 1670. Mary (daughter of Lieut. Samuel STEELE and Mary BOOSEY) was born on 5 Dec 1652. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dr Thomas THOMSON was born on 30 Jun 1674; died on 17 Jul 1748.
2. Mary THOMSON was christened on 1 Oct 1682; died in Oct 1763.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Thomas Thompson
• Fact: Son of John Thomson and Beatrice Detton

Notes:

Name:
Inventory L549, 5s. 5d.; among the other goods were "Tooles for a Carpenter."

He is supposed to have come from London in the Abigail" which sailed July 1, 1635, at which time he was 18 years old. He was a brother of Samuel Thomson, citizen and stationer of London, who, in his will dated August 25, 1668, mentions his nephew, Thomas Thomson, whose mother was in New England and his niece, Beatrice. He was first at Hartford and the earliest record of him is March 28, 1640, when he was a witness to a document for Governor Wyllys. He owned two acres of swamp land on the east side of the Connecticut River in Hartford, which he sold to Thomas Stanley. May 16, 1646, Thomas Welles, "Gent." then of Hartford, conveyed to Thomas Thomson and his wife Anne, also of Hartford, one-half of his farm and buildings in Farmington, comprising a home lot of 7 acres, bounded north on the highway, east on the Common, south on Mr. Steele's home lot and west on the river; 30 acres of meadow and 90 acres of arable land. This property was given "In consideration of a marryage lately had & taken betrothed & Sollemnized by & between Thomas Thomson & Anne Welles Daughter where he became one of "the seven pillars of the church." He was Deputy to the General Court, at the session of May 16 and 21, and June 26, 1650; Constable, March, 1652/3. In his will he gave each of his children a "Byble" and appointed as overseers of his will, "my two brothers ni England and my Brother Thomas Welles."

Thomas married Ann WELLES on 14 Apr 1646. Ann (daughter of Gov. Thomas WELLES and Alice TOMES) was born about 1619 in Essex County, England; died about 1680. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]