FATHER

John Thompson

MOTHER

Eleanor

HUSBAND

Matthew Moulthrop

CHILDREN

1. Hannah Moulthrop b. 02 Nov 1663

2. Hannah Moulthrop b. 20 Apr 1665

3. John Moulthrop b. 05 Feb 1666/7

4. Matthew Moulthrop b. 18 Jul 1670

5. Unknown Moulthrop b. 1673

6. Lydia Moulthrop b. 08 Aug 1674

7. Samuel Moulthrop b. 25 Jun 1677

8. Samuel Moulthrop b. 13 Apr 1679

9. Kezia Moulthrop b. 13 Apr 1682

Hannah Thompson
by Susan Brooke
April 2022

Hannah Thompson married Matthew Moulthrop on 26 Jun 1662 in New Haven, CT. (1)  She was the daughter of John Thompson, farmer, as proven when his estate was distributed in 1671. (2) Her husband died on 1 Feb 1690/1.  It is not known whether she remarried after the death of her husband.

Sources

(1) Connecticut Marriages
Mathew Moulthrop to Hannah Thompson
26 Jun 1662
New Haven, New Haven, CT

(2) New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol LXVI  July 1912 page 197 

      "On 27 Jan 1671 the children of John Thompson, farmer, deceased, made application for distribution of their father's estate, mentioning their 'father-in-law' Thomas Harrison as its custodian.  Their names are given as John the eldest son, Joseph, Hannah, Mary, Rebeckah, Abigaile and Sarah; and Mathew Moulthrop and John Cooper Jr. acknowledge the receipt of their wives' portions (New Haven County Court Records, vol. 1, p. 36)."

(3) http://web.pdx.edu/~davide/gene/Thompson_Hannah.htm

Hannah Thompson may have been born either in England or in the New Haven Colony.  In the will of her father, John Thompson, she was mentioned after her two brothers, John and Joseph.  Accordingly, John, Jr., was identified as oldest and, thus, as receiving a double share of the estate.  Of course, this merely implies that, according to the usual custom of primogeniture prevailing at the time, he was the oldest son irrespective of whether there might have been older daughters.  Therefore, although her brother John, was almost certainly born in New Haven, it is possible that Hannah was born first, perhaps, in England, but this is not proven.  Nonetheless, Savage indicates that John Thompson arrived in the colony with a wife and several children, which might have included Hannah; however, this remains an open question.Within this context, Hannah Thompson married Matthew Moulthrop, Jr., on June 26, 1662.  Jacobus indicates that she died in 1681.  However, Savage attributes a daughter, Keziah, born April 12, 1682, to Matthew, Jr., and Hannah Thompson Moulthrop.  Obviously, these assertions are inconsistent.  Moreover, other researchers have stated that Hannah was remarried to Samuel Hotchkiss after the death of Matthew Moulthrop, Jr.  Accordingly, she has been identified with "Widow Hannah Hotchkiss" who died January 19, 1712 (1713 N. S.) according to Dodd's East Haven Register.  However, Dodd gave her age as forty-one, which would have been much too young for Hannah Thompson, who would have probably been at least seventy.

1. James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England - Vols. 1-4, Little, Brown and Co., Boston, MA, 1860-1862: Vol. 4, pgs. 285-7.  (Reprint available from Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD, 21202-3897)2. Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven - Vols. 1-9, Printed by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, NY, 1923 & 1929: Vol. 7, pgs. 1749-51, etc.;  also appeared as "New Haven Genealogical Magazine:, Vols. I-VIII, 1922-1932.  (Reprint available from Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD, 21202-3897)3. Stephen Dodd, The East-Haven Register, T. G. Woodward and Co., print., A.H. Maltby, distrib., New Haven, CT, 1824: pg. 164.4. Ancestral File: 4JF2-JL & 2313-MWM, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT, continuously updated.