Thomson (Y-DNA)
Contents
Status summary
Completed as of October 10, 2020:
- Recruiting direct male-line descendants of Capt. John Thomson for NGS/WGS testing. Any male who believe he is such a descendant should Read me First
IMPORTANT: Read me First
Biography
For more information see Roser, Susan E. and Judith A. Swan, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations vol. 12 Cooke 2017 addendum of 1999 2nd Edition, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA.
First Generation
(Lieut.) John Thomson (Tomson) was born about 1616, presumably in Wales and died at Middleborough 16 Jun 1696. The date and circumstances of his emigration to Plymouth Colony is currently unknown.[1] He married Plymouth 26 Dec 1645 to Mary Cooke. They had twelve children (first three at Plymouth & last eight at Barnstable): Adam (1746-1748), John (1648-1648/9), John (1649), Mary (c1651), Hester/Esther (1652), Elizabeth (1654/5), Sarah (1657), Lydia (1659), Jacob (1662), Thomas (1664), Peter (c1667) and Mercy (1671).
Second Generation
John Thomson (II) was born Plymouth 24 Nov 1649 and died Middleborough 25 Nov 1725. He married about 1680 to Mary Tinkham. They had twelve children (Middleborough): Mary (1681), John (1692), Ephraim (1683), Shubael (1686), Thomas (1688), Martha (1689/90), Sarah (1691/2), Peter (1694-b1726 unm), Isaac (1696/7-b1724 unm), Ebenezer (1699-b1724 unm), Francis (1700/1-1734 unm) and Jacob (1703).
Jacob Thomson was born Barnstable 24 Apr 1662 and died Middleborough 1 Sep 1726. He married Middleborough 28 Dec 1693 Abigail Wadsworth and they had ten children (Middleborough): Jacob (1695), Abigail (1696/7), Mercy (1699), John (1700/1), Lydia (1703), Barnabas (1704/5), Esther (1706/7), Hannah (1708/9), Mary (1711) and Caleb (1712).
Thomas Thomson was born Barnstable 19 Oct 1664 and died Halifax 26 Oct 1742. He married Middleborough Dec 1715 Mary Morton (a descendant of Stephen Hopkins) and they had seven children (Middleborough): Reuben (1716), Mary (1718), Thomas (1720), Amasa (1722), Andrew (1724/5-1728/9), Ebenezer (1725/6) and Zebadiah (1728).
Peter Thomson was born Barnstable abt 1667 amd died prob. Halifax bef 29 Apr 1731. He married prob. Scituate abt 1698 Sarah Simmons and they had four children (Plymouth): Sarah (1699), Peter (1701), James (1702/3-1739 unm) and Joseph (1706).
Third Generation
John Thomson (II) was born Middleborough 9 Aug 1682 and died Halifax in 1757. He married Middleborough 24 Oct 1723 Elizabeth Thomas and they had three children (Plympton): John (1724/5 m Betty Fuller), Elizabeth (1726) and Lydia (1730).
Ephraim Thomson was born Middleborough 16 Oct 1683 and died Halifax 13 Nov 1744. He married Middleborough 6 Nov 1734 Joanna Thomas and they had four children (Halifax): infant (1735), Joanna (1738-1744), Ephraim (1742-1742) and Ephraim (1744-1744).
Shubael Thomson was born Middleborough 11 Apr 1686 and died there 7 Jul 1733. He married Middleborough 10 Dec 1713 Susanna Parlow and they had five children (Middleborough): Isaac (1714-1740 unm), Shubael (1716-1734 unm), John (1717 m Lydia Wood & Sarah BRYANT Soule), Mary (1719-1734) and Thomas (1721 m Jane Washburn).
Thomas Thomson was born Middleborough 29 Jul 1688 and died Halifax abt 1760. He married Middlebrough 25 Apr 1732 Martha Soule (a descendant of Peter Brown, Francis Cooke & George Soule) and they had five children (oldest Middleborough rest Halifax): Peter (1733 m Rebecca Thomas), Francis (1734/5 m Rebecca Snow), Nathan (1736 m Mary Harlow), James (1739 m Abigail Allen) and Thomas (1743-1747).
Jacob Thomson was born Middleborough 24 Jun 1703 and died Halifax 17 Feb 1750/1. He married Bridgewater 4 Sep 1735 Mary Hayward and they had seven children (Halifax): Jacob (1736 m Waitstill Miller), Ebenezer (1737 m Elizabeth Besse), Nathaniel (1740-b1761 unm), Mary (1743-1747), Martha (1745/6-1747), Ephraim (1748 m Janna Thayer & Mary Washburn) and Daniel (1750 m Fear Lyon & Sarah Snow).
Jacob Thomson (II) was born Middleborough 17 Apr 1695 and died there 10 Mar 1789. He married Middleborough 7 Jan 1730/1 Elizabeth TILSON Holmes and they had three children (Middleborough): Abigail (1735), Jacob (1738 m Freelove Finney) and Elizabeth (1741).
John Thomson was born Middleborough 19 Mar 1700/1 and died Halifax 10 Jan 1779. He married abt 1735 Joanna Adams and they had five children (Halifax): infant son (1736), stillborn child (1738), stillborn child (1740), Zaccheus (1743-1747) and Joanna (1751).
Barnabas Thomson was born Middlebrough 28 Jan 1704/5 and died Halifax 20 Dec 1798. He married (int. Abington 13 Mar 1740) Hannah Porter and they had fourteen children (Halifax): Abigail (1740/1-1747), Barnabas (1741/2-1742), Samuel (twin 1742/3-1747), Jacob (twin 1742/3-1743), Jabez (1744-1747), Asa (1745-1747), Noah (1746/7 m Priscilla Holmes), Hannah (1748), Isaac (1749 m Huldah Sturtevant), David (1750-1750), Abel (twin 1752-1754), Olive (twin 1752-1776), Adam (1754 m Molly Thomson) and Ichabod (1756 m Lydia Hall).
Caleb Thomson was born Middleborough 4 Nov 1712 and died there 19 Jan 1787. He married Taunton 20 May 1736 Abigail Crossman and they had ten children (Middleborough): Hannah (1737-1737), Sarah (1738), Lucia (1741-1747), Hannah (1743), Molly/Mary (1745), William (1747 m Deborah Sturtevant), Nathaniel (1750 m Hannah Thomas), Caleb (1752 m Mary Perkins), Abigail (1755) and Sylvia (1757).
Reuben Thomson was born Middleborough 11 Oct 1716 and died Halifax 28 Sep 1793. He married twice, first Halifax 8 Nov 1739 Mary Tomson and second Halifax 22 Jan 1771 Sarah BRYANT Soule Tomson. By his first wife he had five children (Halifax): Deborah (1740), Andrew (1742/3 m Judith Noyes), Mercy (1745-1747), Abigail (1748-1757) and Lucy (1755). By his second wife he had one child (Halifax): Joanna (1772).
Thomas Thomson (II) was born Middleborough 21 Apr 1720 and died Halifax 14 Sep 1769. He married Plympton 25 Oct 1745 Mary Loring and they had twelve children (Halifax): Joshua (1746-1747), Asa (1747/8 m Rebecca Campbell & Priscilla CUSHING Phillips), Ignatius (1750-1770 unm), Sarah (1752-1769), Mary (1754), Loring (1756 m Mary Whiten, Elizabeth HALL Swinnerton & Rachel Whitten), Lois (1758), Seth (1760 m Mary Waterman), Thomas (1762 m Ruhamah Barrow), Bezer (1765-1773), Caleb (1767 m Eunice King) and Sarah (1770).
Amasa Thomson was born Middleborough 18 Apr 1722 and died Halifax 7 May 1807. He married Halifax 23 Feb 1743/4 Lydia Cobb and they had four children (Halifax): Ruth (1744/5), Zadock (1747-1786 unm), Lydia (1752) and Molly (1756).
Ebenezer Thomson was born Middleborough 11 Mar 1725/6 and died Halifax 10 Sep 1813. He married Plympton 13 Jul 1748 Mary Wright (descendant of Francis Cooke) and they had five children (Halifax): Susanna (1749), Josiah (1751-1828 no ch.), Ebenezer (1753 m Deborah Prior), Mary (1757) and Eunice (1765).
Zebadiah Thomson was born Middleborough 18 Aug 1728 and died Halifax 30 Sep 1775. He married Halifax 5 Dec 1745 Zerviah Standish (descendant of John Alden, George Soule and Myles Standish) and they had nine children (Halifax): Rebecca (1746/7), Rachel (1748/9-1751), Zerviah (1750/1), Zebadiah (1752-1753), Thomas (1754-1837 unm), Mercy (1756), Zebadiah (1758 m Clarissa Sturtevant & Phebe WATERMAN Curtis), Moses (1762 m Abigail Samson) and Rachel (1767).
Peter Thomson (II) was born Plymouth 30 Jun 1701 and died Halifax 28 Nov 1791. He married twice, first Halifax 18 Mar 1740 Hannah Bolton and second (int Halifax 4 Jan 1756) Lydia Cowing (no children). By his first wife he had two children (Halifax): Hannah (1741-1747) and Peter (1747-1749/50).
Joseph Thomson was born Plymouth 3 Jun 1706 and died Halifax bef Nov 1788. He married Bridgewater 7 Feb 1732/3 Elizabeth Bolton and they had five children (Halifax): Betty (1734), Joseph (1735/6 m Jerusha Wood), John (1737 unk if m), Sarah (1744) and Hannah (1748-1755).
DNA results R1b-U152
Previous Y-DNA testing
The Thompson (etc.) DNA Project Subgroup: "Ungrouped" contains one individual who states his Most Distant Known Paternal Ancestor (MDKPA) was "John Thompson b.1616 UK d.1696 Massachusetts". This individual only has 37 Y-STR markers, but has also tested positive for the R1b-P312>>U152 SNP.
Further needed testing
We would need more Y-DNA descendants of John Thomson to take NGS/WGS tests to pin down the haplogroup, as well as possibly define subclades for various branches of the family.
References & External Links
- Woods, Ralph V. (with 2017 addendum by Susan E. Roser and Judith H. Swan), Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, vol. 6 Cooke General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA. Second edition 1999
- Wakefield, Robert S., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: vol. 7 Brown, Second Edition, 2002, Plymouth, MA, General Society of Mayflower Descendants
- Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury. Descendants of Edward Small of New England: and the Allied Families with Tracings of English (Revised Edition). (Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, 1934).
