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Facts and Events
| Name |
Isaac Thompson |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
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Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States |
| Marriage |
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Westerly, Washington, Rhode Islandto Mary Holmes |
| Will[1] |
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Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States |
| Death[1] |
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Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United StatesWill proved |
Information on the Isaac Thompson family comes from the History of Stonington, Conn., Richard Anson Wheeler, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1977 and from History of Westerly, Washington, RI. And from the Washington Co, RI births from Probate Records.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abstracts of Westerly Wills, in Alden G. Beaman. Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (The Rhode Island Genealogical Research Institute)
306, April 1985.
WILL:
Dated Aug. 16, 1736, Westerly; pvd Sept. 5, 1738; pps. 276-78.
Wife Mary;
Sons: Isaac, eldest, William 2d, Elias 3d, Joshua 4th;
Daughters: Abigail Babcock, Sarah Champlin, Anna Babcock, Bridget Champlin, Susannah Babcock, Mary Noyes and Prudence Champlin; grandson, Isaac Babcock son of daughter Abigail Babcock.
Exors: son Isaac Thompson of Stonington and son-in-law Thomas Noyes of Westerly.
Inventory pps. 268-274 sworn to by widow Mary Thompson, Isaac Thompson of Stonington, William Thompson, Elias Thompson, Joshua Thompson, Daniel Babcock, Stephen Babcock, William Champlin, Samuel Champlin, Thomas Noyes and Joseph Babcock Jr.
Receipts to will signed by: Joseph Babcock Jr. & Susannah Babcock, Thomas Noyes & Mary Noyes, Samuel Champlin, Joshua & Bridget Champlin, Daniel Babcock & Abigail Babcock, Stephen Babcock & Anna Babcock, William Champlin Jr & Sarah Champlin.
- MISC:
-Called "Capt." Isaac Thompson.
-"1. ISAAC THOMPSON was born ca 1671 and is believed to be the one reported in the Hempstead Diary (p 338) as "an Eggharbour man Capt. Isaac Thompson of Westerly" who was buried 24 August 1738. Stercula though Isaac might be another son of the John Thompson who came to Stamford, Connecticut (from place unknown) ca 1667, moved to Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York in 1668; and was in Brookhaven, L.I. in 1673. That John Thompson died between 16 June 1691 and 28 Aug. 1699 and his wife Mary _____ may be the one who died in Stonington, Connecticut, Feb. 1698 at age 67. John and Mary had only two children known for certain (from deeds): (1) William Thompson b. ca 1659; m. 7 Dec. 1692 in Stonington, CT, Bridget Chesebrough; d. 13 June 1705; and (2) Samuel Thompson b. 4 March 1668; m. Hannah (Brewster) Muncey; d. 14 July 1749 Brookhaven, L.I. Stercula thought that other children might include: (3) Elizabeth Thompson m. Job Smith s/o Richard Smith and Sarah Folger of Smithtown, Long Island, NY; (4) Abigail Thompson m. John Tooker of Brokkhaven, L.I.; (5) John Thompson resided Brookhaven, L.I., N.Y.; and (6) the Isaac Thompson b. ca 1671, the subject of this genealogy.
Isaac married in 1696, Mary Holmes d/o Joshua Holmes and Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough. Although he served as J.P. of Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island from 1708 to 1714, he later was a seafaring man. He left will dated 16 August 1736, proved 5 Sept. 1738. He was buried 24 August 1738 in Westerly; wife Mary died in 1751. Children (all born Westerly, R.I. and baptised in 1st Church, Stonington, CT):"
[Abbrev: Thompson Family of Connecticut and Rhode Island
Title: Thompson Family of Connecticut and Rhode Island
Author: Glen Thompson
Publication: Thompson Nexus, Fall 1992 - 3 (V04N02Fa92P03) ]
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