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Note for: Anthony Thompson, 30 AUG 1612 - 16 MAR 1648
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Christening: Date: 30 AUG 1612
Place: Lenham, Kent County, England
Note: Baptism date is often given as birth date.
Emigration: Date: 26 JUN 1637
Place: New England
Note: The American Genealogical Research Institute put out the following information on emigrant Thompsons in 1972. The information was gleened from the "Original List of Person's of Quality" 1600-1700 by John C. Hotten; the "Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England, 1620-1650," by Charles E. Bank; and "Emigrants from England" by Gerald Foteghergill.
Anthony Thompson, arrived from London England abord the "Hector" in 1637. Founder of New Haven CT. Signer of the compact. Soldier against the Pequot Indians. b. 1612; d. 1647.
Note: Sailed on the St. John of London, Stephen Goodyear master. 26 January 1640, along with his brother John (#3614). His parents were Henry Thomson and Dorothy Honywood.
[NI26846] Anthony Thompson probably came to America, along with his wife, sons John and Anthony, and brothers John and William, with Gov. Eaton. He was at New Haven in 1639. Died the latter part of March, 1648, per William Richard Cutter, Genealogical & Family History of the State of Connecticut, Vol. II, (Orig. publ. NY, 1911; repr. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1997), pg. 1000.
[42905] [SOURCE] "Families of Ancient New Haven," Donald Jacobus, 1981, pg. 1749 & "Thompson Families of CT," NEHGS "Register," Vol 66, pg. 199.
"Families of Ancient New Haven," Donald Jacobus, 1981, pg. 1749 & "Thompson Families of CT," NEHGS "Register," Vol 66, pg. 199.
1. Sailed on the St. John of London, Stephen Goodyear master. 26 January
1640, along with his brother, John
2. Title: Jacobus, Donald L.; Families of Ancient New Haven; 9 Volumes; Rome, NY 1922-32; Reprint 1974, Baltimore.
Media: BookText: Date of Import: Apr 1, 1999
Event: I1
Type: REFI
Will: Date: 23 MAR 1647
Note: Bequeaths to wife, to eldes son, to second son Anthony, to daughter Bridget, by first wife "provided that she dispose of herself in marriage with the consent and approbation of her mother and the Elders of the Church" and to his brothers William and John Thomposn. Witnesses: John Davenport and Robert Newman. Will presented in court May 27, 1650, and "found to be defectivein sundry particulars so that court could not allow it for a legal will, yet being know that it is a declaration of the mind of the deceased concerning his estate and therefore ordered that.the wife of said Anthony Thompson should administer upon the estate according to this writing. Inventory taken Sept 26, 1648 by Richard Miles, Matthew Camfield and Wm. Thompson �150:15:04.
Burial: Date: SEP 1648
Place: - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Individual Note: ANTHONY Thompson (1612-1647) from England on "Hector" 1637, a founder of Quinnipiack (New Haven) 1638, and signer of the Compack; soldier in Indian Troubles, 1642; m. 2nd Katherine. Thompson Lineage compiled by William Baker Thompson, published by Telegraph Printing Co., Harrisburg, PA
A company of puritans led by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton sailed from England in the Hector and another vessel (name unknown). There were three brothers in the party that left England, led by Rev. Davenport and Rev. Eaton: Anthony, John, and William Thompson. They arrived in Boston on June 25, 1637. In 1638, they settled in Quinnipac and were joined by many others from England and others already there.
In 1640, the general court ordered the name changed to New Haven. In the list of names of those who formed the settlement is Anthony Thompson, "Four persons in his family"; estate 150 pounds; lands in the first division, 17 1/2 acres; in the neck, 3 1/2 acres; lands in the meadows, 92 acres; lands in the second division, 38 acres.
Seating in the meeting house 1647, first for the men's seats viz. -- the middle seats have to sit in them. Anthony Thompson was assigned seat 6, William Thompson to seat 7. Secondly, for the women, seats in the middle. Sister Thompson was assigned to seat 7. They beat their drums to call people to church. The ministers wore gowns and bands as they did in England. The settlers' first Sunday in their new home was April 18, 1638. Rev. Davenport preached.
On June 4, 1639, Anthony Thompson with other male members of the church signed the colony compact at a meeting held in Robert Newman's barn. Anthony was also a soldier in the Indian troubles, New Haven Colony.
Anthony also had a "brother" William and a "brother" John. Both were mentioned in Anthony's will made March 23, 1648, a short time before his death at the end of the month.
He was of New Haven, CT in 1639. According to Savage he had brothers John and William. He also says that Anthony 'probably came over with Gov. Eaton, bringing with him his wife and two children, John and Anthony. Their daughter Bridget was born in CT.
Cutter, in his History of NY, p. 575, states that Anthony and his brothers William and John, embarked at London on the ship 'Hector' in company with Theophilus Eaton, Rev. Mr. Davenport, and others from Coventry. They arrived in Boston on 26 June 1637. He gives their reason for emigrating because they were Dissenters from the Church of England, and left home to 'enjoy quietly here the principles of their faith, as well as to avoid the constant persecutions, taxes, and exactions which were so frequent during the reign of Charles I."
The Davenport Colony, as it was known, finally settled in Quinnipiac [New Haven], where Anthony signed the constitution on 4 June 1639. All three Thompson brothers secured land, John being located in East Haven.
By his second wife, Catherine, he had three more children, the last, Ebenezer, thought to be a posthumous child.
According to 'Banning & Allied Families', Kate Banning, 1928, the Thompson origins stem from:
Thompson of Kent [spelled 'Thomson'] Thomas Thomson of Sandwich Co., Kent, Merchant
had a son, Thomas, who married a Mansfield. Arms were granted to him in 1600. His children were: Henry, Anne, and Thomas. Of these three, both Henry and Thomas Both had sons named John, Anthony, and William. Which of these is Anthony of New Haven, CT may never be known.
Birth Note: Birth Place also given as Coventry, Coventry, Warwick, England
Death Note: Death as given by Linda Crannell was March 1647/48
Also death as 16 Mar 1648 per www.familysearch.org
Second death date given: June 02, 1707. (Thompson book gives this date as the death of John Thompson).
Death Note: Other Thompsons listed as well.
Individual Note: From the Thompson Families of Connecticut
Individual Note: May 27, 1650 in court