Person:Robert Thompson (114)

Robert Thompson
b.Bef 1652 England
  1. Robert ThompsonBef 1652 - Bef 1697
  • HRobert ThompsonBef 1652 - Bef 1697
m. Abt 1672
  1. James ThompsonAbt 1680 - Bef 1721
  • HRobert ThompsonBef 1652 - Bef 1697
  • WMary FrenchEst 1672 - 1724
m.
  1. George Thompson - 1749
  2. Sebastian Thompson
  3. Elizabeth ThompsonAbt 1687 - Bef 1761
Facts and Events
Name Robert Thompson
Gender Male
Birth? Bef 1652 England
Marriage Abt 1672 Saint Mary's, Maryland, United Statesto Unknown
Marriage St. Mary's, Maryland, United States[2nd wife]
to Mary French
Property[1] 22 Jan 1694/95 St. Mary's, Maryland, United Statespatented "Hard Fortune"
Death[1] Bef 1 Nov 1697 St. Mary's, Maryland, United Statesinventory

Notes

  • As many as three Robert Thompson's settled in Maryland prior to 1687, it is difficult to identify him with any degree of accuracy, but it is believed that he was the Robert Thompson who was brought in sometime before 1680 by Mathew Nicklus. [from a study done in the 1980s]
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Records in St. Mary's county, MD.

    25 Oct 1680 - Mathew Nicklus proves seventeen rights and assigns them to Henry Lowe-Margaret Cole, Mary Lilly, William Smith, Thomas Evans, Francis Warrall, Bridgett, Daniel Jones, Thomas Coleman, James Ellin, Thomas Williams, David Williams, James Morgan, Alice Thomas, William Thomas, Richard Harry, William Taylor, and Robert Thompson. I do hereby assign and make over to Henry Lowe the above specified rights giving oath that they have never been made use of by any witness by hand and seal this 29th day of June 1680. signed (Matt. Nicklus)
    [Liber WC No. 2, folio 234, Land Office, Annapolis.]

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    22 Jan 1694/95 - "By virtue of a Warrant granted unto Robert Thompson of St. Mary's County, for one hundred acres of land bearing date the twenty-second day of January, one thousand six hundred and ninety four. These are to certify that I, Charles Brook by the appointment of Capt. Richard Smith, Survey General, have surveyed and laid out for him the said Robert Thompson a track or parcel of land called "Hard Fortune" lying in St. Mary's Co. and beginning at a marked Chestnut standing by a Branch being a Corner Tree of a parcel of land formerly surveyed for Henry Spink and in the possession of Francis Spink----witness our trusty and well beloved Col. Darnell, Keeper of our said Greater Seal on our said Province of Maryland. To be held of the Manor of West St. Mary's-----Rent of four shillings annually"
    [Liber C No. 3, folio 25-26, Land Office, Annapolis.]

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    15 Feb 1696 - there is a Robert THOMPSON named in will of Thomas TURNER, St. Mary's Co. 15 Feb. 1696 ; Thompson rec'd personalty together with Thomas BANCROFT and William MICHELL. TURNER's children receive acreage of "St. Thomas," " Audley End " and "St. Dorothys" on the west side of St. Clements Bay.

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    1 Nov 1697. Robert Thompson (watchmaker) 15.215 I SM £51.16.0.
    Appraisers: James French, John Bayly.
    Approvers: David Conner, James Gray.
    Administratrix: Mary Thompson (relict).
    [Appraised value was £51 and among the articles of interest were ten pictures and a parcel of old books.]

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    27 Sep 1707. Robert Thompson 27.150 A SM £39.18.4 £2.19.2.
    Payments to: Mr. Brooke, Mr. James Keech.
    Administrator: James Thompson.