John Thompson and Jane Humbles

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Husband John Thompson

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           Born: 3 May 1635 - Kirkfenton, Yorkshire, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 1710-1715 - Elsinborough, Salem, New Jersey
         Buried: 

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         Father: Thomas Thompson (Abt 1610-      )
         Mother: Elizabeth (      -      )

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       Marriage: 1665 - Donard, Co Wickloe, Ireland

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Leonard Fairbanks (      -      ) - 2 Apr 1679 - Salem Meeting, Salem County, New Jersey

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Wife Jane Humbles

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           Born: 1639 - Durham, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 1676-1677 - At Sea
         Buried: 

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         Father: Thomas Humbles (1617-      )
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M James Thompson

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           Born: 12 Oct 1668 - Donard, Wickloe, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1711-Mar 1712 - Elsinborough, Salem, New Jersey
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ann Hollingsworth (1680-      )
           Marr: 1700 - Elsinboro, Salem, New Jersey

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2 M Thomas Thompson

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           Born: May 1666 - Donard, Wickloe, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1714 - Salem County, New Jersey
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rebecca Creary (      -      )
           Marr: 1690 - Salem County, New Jersey

         Spouse: Dorothy Dunsley (Dunsfield) (      -      )
           Marr: 1696 - Salem County, New Jersey

         Spouse: Sarah Ridley (      -      )
           Marr: Abt 1713

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3 F Ann Thompson

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           Born: Jul 1672 - Donard, Wickloe, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: 1696 - Salem County, New Jersey
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Mason (      -      )
           Marr: 24 Feb 1692-24 Feb 1693 - Salem County, New Jersey

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4 F Mary Thompson

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           Born: 25 Aug 1675 - Donard, Wickloe, Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1707 - Salem County, New Jersey
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Richard Woodnut (      -      )

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General Notes (Husband)

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This is not a complete list of his children, only the one who went to Chester County.

John and Andrew Thompson with their families left Ireland aboard the ship "Mary of Dublin" for West New Jersey - see below. They brought atleast one manservant with them. They arrived at Elsinborough, NJ on 12/22/1677.

John and Andrew purchased a very large tract of land in Penn' colony of West New Jersey. They organized and founded the Quaker meeting there; had it meet in their home, donated the land and much of the money, and were leaders of the meeting, as were some of their children. They also served as colonial members of the legislature and justices of the peace. One of them died with old books appraised at his death in his possession. Andrew wrote a long and beauifully written family history in the meeting records at Elsinboro.

JOhn was rep to New Jersey provincial Assembly, elder at Salem monthly meeting, Took charge of building meeting house.

He was a farmer and a brewer. He was buried in the Thompson Family Cemetery on his far in Elsinborough.

John Thompson's Thompson Family History

John Thompson entered the following family history into the Quaker records at Elsinboro, Salem County, New Jersey, where his family first settled.

John Thompson, sonn of Thomas Thompson, borne in Kirkfenton in Yorkshire in the yeare 1635, and in the third month of that yeare, commonly called May. In the Yeare: 1658: the said Thomas Thompson and Elizabeth his wife, with their two sones John Thompson the elder and Andrew Thompson the younger, removed or transported themselves from the Afforesaid Kirkfenton in England into Ireland. In the yeare: 1665: in the beginning of that yeare the said John Thompson tooke to wife Jane Humbles, daughter of Thomas Humbles, late of the County of Durham in England but now dwelling in Ireland. Thomas Thompson, sonn of John Thompson by Jane his wife borne in the County of Wicloe and the parish of donard in Ireland. About the beginning of the seventh month in the yeare 1666. James Thompson, sonn of John Thompson by Jane his wife was born in Ireland in the County and parrish Afforesaid about the middle of the 8th month, 1668.

Ann Thompson daughter of John Thompson by Jane his wife was borne in Ireland in the County and parrish Aforesaid about the beginning of the 9th month in the yeare 1672.

Mary Thompson daughter of John Thompson by Jane his wife was borne in Ireland in the County and parrish Aforesaid the 25th day of the 10th month 1675.

In the yeare 1677 the said John Thompson transported himselfe with his wife and his Afforesaid four Children and one man servant named William Hall, from Ireland to the Province of West new Jersey in America: they set sail on the 16 day of the 9 month in the ship called the Mary of dublin, John Wall being master, and landed at Elsinburgh in the Province of west new Jersey in America the 22of the 12 month following.

Andrew Thompson entered a similar statement about his own family. When I find it again, I will enter it here.

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General Notes (Wife)

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b Cty Wickloe, Parish Donard, Ireland, d 1676/7, either at sea, or soon after the family's arrival in New Jersey. She was the daughter of Thomas from County Durham, England

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