Thomas THOMSON

1610 - 1655  (~ 44 years)

• Name	Thomas THOMSON  [1, 2, 3]
  	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." [1]
  Christening	1 Oct 1610	Burford, Shropshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Thomas Thompson   [4]
  Fact	Son of John Thomson and Beatrice Detton   [1]
  Death	25 Apr 1655  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I56818	Main Tree
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family	Ann WELLES,   b. Abt 1619, Essex County, England d. Abt 1680 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1646  [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. Beatrice THOMSON,   c. 17 Jan 1646/7, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut  [Birth] + 2. John THOMSON,   b. Abt 1649, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut  [Birth]   3. Thomas THOMSON,   b. Abt 1651, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 2 Jan 1705/6 (Age 55 years)  [Birth]   4. Mary THOMPSON,   b. 7 Jun 1653, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 1687/8 (Age 34 years)  [Birth]   5. Esther THOMSON,   b. 17 Jun 1655   d. Bef 1 Dec 1698 (Age 43 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F19648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Christening - 1 Oct 1610 - Burford, Shropshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking. [S9777] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, (New England Historic Genealogical Society). [S04068] "Families of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut". [S02434] Albert Wells, History of the Welles Family in England and Normandy, (Name: Name: 1876;;).