SGT David Thompson

A partial genealogy of one of the Genesee Settlers of

North Bristol (now North Madison), Connecticut

David Thompson was born April 20, 1751 in Guilford, Connecticut. He was the son of David Thompson and Jane Doud. He first enlisted in Guilford, Connecticut in December 1775 in Captain David Sill’s Company, Colonel Samuel H. Parson’s Regiment. He served one year and then was discharged. He enlisted again in in January 1777 for 3 months and served in Captain Sanford’s Company in Colonel Ely’s Regiment to go to Rhode Island. While in Rhode Island and before his 3 months were up he enlisted again in Providence into Captain Elisha Ely’s Company in Colonel William Douglas’s Regiment. He served after that in Colonel Return Jonathan Meig’s Regiment and then Colonel Bett’s Regiment in the Connecticut Line. He was wounded at the Battle of Harlem Heights but he continued to serve. He served until the 9th day of June, 1783 when he was discharged at West Point, New York. His second term of service was pretty much for the duration of the war. (Source: Revolutionary War Pension application dated April 16, 1818)

 

He lived in Saybrook for about 10 years after the war was over and then purchased land in North Bristol (North Madison). He purchased 33 acres from Hull and Submit Cruttenden on April 12, 1791. His wife Jane on the same day bought 30 acres near his purchase from Abigail Parks of Saybrook formerly the land of the late Nathaniel Parks. David and his wife Jane sold this 2nd piece of land to their son Asher Thompson in 1798. The cellar hole is located at N41.39431 W72.67039 off of Goat’s Lot Trail near what the Regional Water Authority calls Durham Trail.

SGT David Thompson and his wife Jane Wright’s gravestone located in Rockland Cemetery, North Madison CT

 

Descendants of David Thompson

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1. DAVID1 THOMPSON was born Abt. 1703, and died 10 Mar 1800 in East Guilford, Connecticut. He married JANE DOUD 26 May 1732 in Guilford, Connecticut1, daughter of CORNELIUS DOUD and JANE HAND. She was born 31 Oct 1717 in Guilford, Connecticut, and died 18 May 1799 in East Guilford, Connecticut.

Children of DAVID THOMPSON and JANE DOUD are:

2. i. DAVID2 THOMPSON, b. 20 Apr 1751, Guilford, Connecticut; d. 24 Jul 1828, Durham, Connecticut.

ii. JANE THOMPSON, b. 08 May 1734, Guilford, Connecticut.

iii. ASENATH THOMPSON, b. 12 Aug 1747, Guilford, Connecticut.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. DAVID2 THOMPSON (DAVID1) was born 20 Apr 1751 in Guilford, Connecticut2, and died 24 Jul 1828 in Durham, Connecticut3. He married JANE WRIGHT 04 Jun 1772 in Saybrook, Connecticut4, daughter of JOSIAH WRIGHT and RHODA DOUD. She was born 10 Feb 1754 in Saybrook, Connecticut4, and died 13 Jan 1828 in Durham, Connecticut5.

Children of DAVID THOMPSON and JANE WRIGHT are:

3. i. BARON DEKALB3 THOMPSON, b. 13 Aug 1782, Saybrook, Connecticut; d. 24 Dec 1860, Madison, Connecticut.

4. ii. HARRIET THOMPSON, b. 13 Jun 1787, Saybrook, Connecticut.

iii. FLORINDA THOMPSON, b. Abt. 1780, Saybrook, Connecticut.

iv. ASHER THOMPSON, b. 15 Sep 1775, Saybrook, Connecticut6; m. PRUDENCE HOUGH, 14 Oct 1801, Saybrook, Connecticut.

v. MELORA THOMPSON, b. 21 May 1774, Saybrook, Connecticut6.

5. vi. LINDA THOMPSON, b. 20 Sep 1780, Saybrook, Connecticut.

6. vii. CHARLES THOMPSON, b. 05 Sep 1786, Saybrook, Connecticut.

viii. NICHOLAS OTIS THOMPSON, b. 29 Oct 1789, Saybrook, Connecticut6.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3. BARON DEKALB3 THOMPSON (DAVID2, DAVID1) was born 13 Aug 1782 in Saybrook, Connecticut6, and died 24 Dec 1860 in Madison, Connecticut. He married MARY PARKER, daughter of JONATHAN PARKER and MARY JONES. She was born Abt. 1783 in Saybrook, Connecticut, and died 13 Oct 1871 in Madison, Connecticut.

Children of BARON THOMPSON and MARY PARKER are:

7. i. ALVIN4 THOMPSON, b. Abt. 1815, East Guilford, Connecticut; d. 10 Oct 1882, Madison, Connecticut.

8. ii. EMILY THOMPSON, b. Abt. 1802; d. 19 Jul 1842, Westbrook, Connecticut.

 

 

4. HARRIET3 THOMPSON (DAVID2, DAVID1) was born 13 Jun 1787 in Saybrook, Connecticut6. She married APPLETON STEVENS. He was born 16 Jun 1780 in Guilford, Connecticut.

Children of HARRIET THOMPSON and APPLETON STEVENS are:

i. GILBERT4 STEVENS.

ii. EMILY STEVENS.

iii. SARAH STEVENS.

 

 

5. LINDA3 THOMPSON (DAVID2, DAVID1) was born 20 Sep 1780 in Saybrook, Connecticut6. She married ELIJAH STEVENS.

Child of LINDA THOMPSON and ELIJAH STEVENS is:

9. i. DAVID4 STEVENS.

 

 

6. CHARLES3 THOMPSON (DAVID2, DAVID1) was born 05 Sep 1786 in Saybrook, Connecticut6. He married LYDIA NETTLETON 05 Apr 1810 in Durham, Connecticut.

Children of CHARLES THOMPSON and LYDIA NETTLETON are:

10. i. LYDIA DIANA4 THOMPSON, b. 24 Jan 1811, Guilford, Connecticut.

11. ii. ANDREW JACKSON THOMPSON, b. 17 Feb 1821, Killingworth, Connecticut.

iii. DANIEL THOMPSON, b. 24 Jan 1811, Guilford, Connecticut.

iv. EDWARD THOMPSON, b. 24 Mar 1817, Killingworth, Connecticut; d. 06 Nov 1825, Durham, Connecticut7.
    1. LUCY ANN THOMPSON, b. 23 Jul 1826, Durham, Connecticut; m. FRANKLIN S. SMITH, 27 Sep 1846, Durham, Connecticut;
    2. b. of Middletown, Connecticut.

vi. PRUDENCE MELORA THOMPSON, b. 01 Jan 1824, Durham, Connecticut.

vii. WILLIAM THOMPSON, b. 14 Oct 1812, Killingworth, Connecticut.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

7. ALVIN4 THOMPSON (BARON DEKALB3, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born Abt. 1815 in East Guilford, Connecticut, and died 10 Oct 1882 in Madison, Connecticut. He married (1) ABIGAIL G. WATROUS 30 Jun 1839 in Saybrook, Connecticut, daughter of RUSSELL WATROUS and LYDIA WEBB. She was born 05 Nov 1818 in Chester, Connecticut, and died 04 May 1869 in Madison, Connecticut. He married (2) JULIA DOWD Nov 1870. She was born Abt. 1816, and died 27 May 1881.

Children of ALVIN THOMPSON and ABIGAIL WATROUS are:

12. i. WARREN ALVIN5 THOMPSON, b. 22 Jun 1840, Madison, Connecticut; d. 27 May 1907, Durham, Connecticut.

ii. CLIFFORD S. THOMPSON, b. Abt. 1860, Madison, Connecticut; d. 03 Aug 1881, Middletown, Connecticut.

iii. ELIZA LYDIA THOMPSON, b. 27 Aug 1854, Madison, Connecticut; d. 1878, Middletown, Connecticut.

iv. RICHARD E. THOMPSON, b. 22 Jun 1840, Madison, Connecticut.

v. RALPH S. THOMPSON, b. Abt. 1843.

vi. RUSSELL A. THOMPSON, b. Abt. 1847.

vii. CARLTON A. THOMPSON, b. 19 Dec 1855.

viii. CLAYTON A. THOMPSON, b. 10 Nov 1857.

ix. HELENA ISABELLA THOMPSON, b. 14 Mar 1864.

 

 

8. EMILY4 THOMPSON (BARON DEKALB3, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born Abt. 1802, and died 19 Jul 1842 in Westbrook, Connecticut. She married (1) JOSEPH HOSMER HILL 14 Aug 1831 in Madison, Connecticut8, son of JOSEPH HILL and HESTER BUTLER. He was born 27 Sep 1801 in Guilford, Connecticut, and died 29 Aug 1836 in Madison, Connecticut. She married (2) DARIUS STANNARD 17 Jun 1838, son of EPHRAIM STANNARD. He was born 25 Sep 1793 in Saybrook, Connecticut, and died 24 Aug 1870 in Westbrook, Connecticut.

Child of EMILY THOMPSON and JOSEPH HILL is:

i. MARY EDNA5 HILL, m. HENRY SMITH.

 

 

9. DAVID4 STEVENS (LINDA3 THOMPSON, DAVID2, DAVID1) He married NANCY SMITH.

Child of DAVID STEVENS and NANCY SMITH is:

i. HENRY SMITH5 STEVENS.

 

 

10. LYDIA DIANA4 THOMPSON (CHARLES3, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born 24 Jan 1811 in Guilford, Connecticut. She married THOMAS FRANCIS.

Child of LYDIA THOMPSON and THOMAS FRANCIS is:

i. CAROLINE5 FRANCIS.

 

 

11. ANDREW JACKSON4 THOMPSON (CHARLES3, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born 17 Feb 1821 in Killingworth, Connecticut. He married BETSEY.

Child of ANDREW THOMPSON and BETSEY is:

i. CHARLES BENJAMIN5 THOMPSON, b. 28 Oct 1843, Durham, Connecticut.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

12. WARREN ALVIN5 THOMPSON (ALVIN4, BARON DEKALB3, DAVID2, DAVID1) was born 22 Jun 1840 in Madison, Connecticut, and died 27 May 1907 in Durham, Connecticut. He married MYRTA AMANDA HALL. She was born 03 Jan 1842 in Guilford, Connecticut.

Children of WARREN THOMPSON and MYRTA HALL are:

i. GERTRUDE ESTELLA6 THOMPSON, b. 02 Feb 1862, Guilford, Connecticut.

ii. ADELLA CORNELIA THOMPSON, b. 09 Jan 1864, Madison, Connecticut.

iii. EDWARD ALMON THOMPSON, b. 13 Nov 1865, Guilford, Connecticut.

iv. IRA HALL THOMPSON, b. 21 Aug 1868, Guilford, Connecticut.

v. ABBIE ELIZABETH THOMPSON, b. 23 Jun 1870, Guilford, Connecticut.

vi. LENA MAY THOMPSON, b. 06 Jul 1871, Guilford, Connecticut.

vii. EVA LEVALLA THOMPSON, b. 12 Feb 1874, Guilford, Connecticut.

viii. REUBEN EGBERT THOMPSON, b. 08 Jun 1875, Guilford, Connecticut; m. MABEL CLARK.

ix. BERTHA ISADORE THOMPSON, b. 29 Oct 1876, Guilford, Connecticut.

x. BERTHA J. THOMPSON, b. 1877, Guilford, Connecticut.

xi. JULIUS DAVIS THOMPSON, b. 01 Nov 1878, Guilford, Connecticut.

xii. CLIFFORD THOMPSON, b. 14 Jul 1882, Guilford, Connecticut.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1. Guilford Connecticut Vital Records Volume 2 page 52.

2. Guilford Connecticut Vital Records Volume 2 page 103.

3. Gravestone Photograph Rockland Cemetery North Madison CT.

4. Saybrook Connecticut Vital Records NEHGS Online Records.

5. Gravestone Photograph Rockland Cemetery North Madison CT.

6. Saybrook Connecticut Vital Records NEHGS Online Records.

7. Connecticut Marriages and Deaths NEHGS Online 1792-1837 Database.

8. Vital Records of Madison CT NEHGS Online Database.

 

 

 

Gary Nilson Wallingford, Connecticut Updated March 7, 2010