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Subject: [THOMPSON-L] HUR THOMPSON line
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:51:44 -0400

HUR THOMPSON.
Tradition in the Thompson family says that three brothers, Moses, Aaron, and
Hur Thompson emigrated from Scotland to America: that one of them, (probably
Moses,) settled in Pennsylvania; one in Connecticut, and that liui settled
in Elizabethtown.

Moses, Thomas and Hur Thompson were among the first settlers of
Elizabethtown and their names are in the first list of the "Elizabethtown
Associates," respecting their tract of land, of some 500,000 acres,
purchased of the Indians, as recoided in the "Old Book of Recolds" in
Elizabethtown.

In the year 1699, there was a town meeting held in Elizabethtown, of all the
Associates then living, and "those holding under them, or some of them," and
among these is the name of John Thompson, who is the only Thompson therein
named.

And in the same "Old Book" John Thompson and Samuel Thompson are said to be
sons of Hur Thompson. It may reasonably be inferred then that Hur Thompson
was the father of John Thompson, who was probably the father of Thomas
Thompson, who was born 25th Jan 1712, and died 2d Nov. 1803, aged 91 years,
9 months and 8 days. He survived his 2d wife just one week. Tradition also
says that Thomas had a brother, John Thompson.

JOHN THOMPSON, (son of Hur Thompson,) had seven children. He lived a short
distance east of the residence of the late General William Crane, about two
miles west of Elizabethtown. The seven children were: (2d Gen.)

1. Thomas, who married 1st. Hannah Rushmore, of Hempstead, Long Island; 2d,
Rachel Shotwell, widow of Benjamin, of Piscataway.

2. Moses, who settled near the Church, in Connecticut Farms, and died there.

3. Aaron, who settled on Long Hill, in Morris county, and died in the time
of the French war.

4. Hannah, who married Thomas Baker, and with him removed to Turkey, now New
Providence, Essex county. [See Baker]

5. Sarah married 1st, Mr. Van Sickle, of Long Hill, and had a daughter,
Elizabeth, who married Jacob Britton, son of William. [See Britton.] Sarah
married 2d. Mr. Rutan, who had a son. Peter, who lived in Albany, N. Y. She
married 3d, James Enos, or Innes, of Long Hill.

6. Patience married Mr. Willis, of Short Hills, in Westfield township, and
had children, but her descendants are not now known.

7. Betsey married William Cauldwell, son of James, of Long Hill. [See
Cauldwell.]


THOMAS THOMPSON.
THOMAS THOMPSON. (son of John,) lived in Union Township, near Rahway River,
and owned the mills below Springfield. He and Hannah Rushmore had children:
(4th Gen.)

1. Mary, who married, 1st, John Lamb. [see Lamb;] 2d, Matthias Hetfield by
whom she had no children.

2. Lavina, born 6th July, 1734 and died young.

3. John married Lucy Woolcott, of Connect cut.

4. Abigail, who died in infancy.

5. Abigail 2d, married 1st, Moses Littell. [See Moses Littell, son of
Benjamin;] 2d, John Seabring.

6. Hezekiah married 1st, Jane Ross; 2d, Jane Woodruff.

7. Abner married Mary Ross and died July, 1815.

8. Phebe, born April, 1748, and died 29th October, 1836. She married first,
John Littell, son of Benjamin. [See Littell;] 2d, Benjamin Frazee, a
grand-son of Benjamin Littell.

9. Sarah, born 9th Nov. 1750, and died 28th Jan 1842; she married, 1783,
James Ross, Esq. son of John, as his 2d wife.

10. Hannah, born 23d Nov. 1753, and died 27th Feb. 1778. She married James
Ross, Esq., son of John, as his 1st wife. [See Ross.]

11. Carman married Patience Headley.

Thomas Thompson, by his 2d wife Rachel, had,

12. Aaron, born 19th Dec. 1760, and died 3d July, 1792. He married Aletta
Potter, daughter of Matthias Potter.

13. Rachel, born 31st Jan. 1763. married 1st, Noah Marsh; 2d, John Potter,
and removed to Redstone.

14. Chloe, who married Ephraim Price, of Elizabethtown.

15. Hur, born 9th July, 1767; died at about 18 or 19 years.

JOHN THOMPSON, (son of Thomas,) and Lucy Woolcott had children: (5th Gen.)

1. Caleb, who married 1st, Mary Jennings; 2d, Phebe Blake.

2. Phebe married Anthony Fountain, son of Vincent, of Staten Island.

3. John married Martha, daughter of David, and widow of Carman Thompson.

4. Abby, who died in 1838, aged 64 years, unmarried.

5. Hepsibah married Ephraim Marsh, son of Ephraim, of Westfield.

6. Josiah Woolcott married Hetty Merrel, of Staten Island, and lived there.

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