Mary (Thompson) Tucker (1599 - bef. 1640)

Born Jan 1599 in Walton, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Tucker — married 1623 in Elizabeth City, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died before 1640 before age 41 in Elizabeth City, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Mary (Thompson) Tucker was born in England.

Mary (Thompson) Tucker was a Jamestown colonist.

Birth and Parentage

Mary Thompson was born around 1599-1606 in Watton-At-Stone, Hertfordshire, England. Her parents were Robert Thompson and Elizabeth Harsnett.^[1][2]

Arrival in Jamestown

In 1623, Mary and three of her brothers, William, George, and Paul, boarded the ship George and traveled to the Jamestown.^[3]

Marriage, Settlement, and Family

Soon after her arrival in Virginia, Mary married Captain William Tucker. It was a chaotic time, with Indians continuing attacks begun in 1622, decimating portions of the Jamestown settlement. Captain Tucker took an active lead in defense of the colonists, and we find Captain Tucker and his wife Mary listed among the living in 1624 in Elizabeth City.^[4] During this time, Mary had a child, named Elizabeth, who is listed with the Tucker family, still in Elizabeth City, in the 1624/25 Census.^[5]

THE MUSTER OF Capt WILLIAM TUCKER aged 36 in the Mary and James 1610

Mrs MARY TUCKER aged 26 in the George 1623

ELIZABETH TUCKER borne in Virginia in August

GEORGE TOMSON aged 17 jn the George 1623

PAULE TOMSON aged 14 in George 1623

WILLIAM THOMSON 11 in the George 1623

PASCOE CHAMPION aged 23 in the Ellonor 1621

STRENGHT SHEERE aged 23 in the Ellonor 1621

THOMAS EVANDS aged 23 in the George 1623

STEPHEN COLLOWE aged 23 in the George 1623

ROBART MUNDAY aged 18 in the George 1623

MATHEWE ROBINSONN aged 24 in the greate hopewell 1623

RICHARD APPLETON aged 19 in the James 1622.

JOHN MORRIS aged 24 in the Bona Nova 1619

MARY MORRIS aged 22 in the George 1623

WILLIAM HUTCHINSON aged 21 in the Diana 1618

PEETER PORTER aged 20 in the Tyger 1621

WILLIAM CRAWSHAW an Indian Baptised

ANTONEY Negro; ISABELL Negro; WILLIAM theire Child Baptised

PROVISIONS

Corne, 40 barle; Oatmeale, 1 bar; Meale, 1 bar; Fish, 500 ct; Swine 3; houses, 3; Pallizado, 1; Boate, 1. ARMES Snaphance peeces, 24; Pistoles 4' Murderers, 2; Swords, 6; Armors, 10; Powder, 10 lb; Lead, 200 lb

Notice that Mary's three brothers have joined the Tucker household. A fourth brother, Maurice, had also traveled to Virginia earlier.^[1]

The children of William and Mary Tucker were:^[6][7]

1. Elizabeth, b. 1624
2. William
3. Thomas
4. Mary

Death

Mary is reported to have died around 1640^[8]; certainly she was dead before 12 Oct 1642, when her husband wrote a will naming his wife as Frances.^[7] Mary is thought to have passed away in Elizabeth City County, Colony of Virginia.

Research Notes

Some genealogists claim that Mary's father was Henry Charlton, first husband of Elizabeth Harsnett.^[6] If that is true, then she was a half-sister of the Thompson brothers. Many researchers agree that her father was Ralphe Thompson.^[9] But if Mary was a Thompson, was she a daughter of Ralphe Thompson or Robert Thompson (Tompson)? Here is food for thought on the subject: ^[10][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, Ed. Brothers and Family of Mary Thompson, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. p.339
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB2N-8NZ Profile of Mary Thompson, Ancestor #LB2N-8NZ] FamilySearch.org
3. ↑ Passenger List of the George 1623 Research and compilation by Anne Stevens, packrat-pro.com.
4. ↑ Census of the Living and Dead.
5. ↑ Jester, Annie Lash., Hiden, Martha Woodruff. 1883. Musters of the Inhabitants in Virginia 1624/1625, Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1625: FamilySearch International, Title No. 2058494., page 49.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Thompson Genealogy FamilySearch.com Of Whom I Came, From Whence I Came, Volume 5, The Weatherbee-Norman Volume, Zelma Wells Price, pp. 139.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Transcript of Will of William Tucker, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. United States: Virginia Historical Society., 1914., page 267
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #66152711 Mary Thomson Tucker
9. ↑ Footnote about Mary Thompson, Colonial Virginians and their Maryland Relatives, Clearfield Company by Genealogical Publishing Company, June 2009., page 8.
10. ↑ Robert Thompson vs Ralphe Thompson
11. ↑ Saint-George, Henry, Sir, 1581-1644. The Visitation of London 1633, 1634, 1635; London, 1880-83.
12. ↑ The Visitation of Hertfordshire (accessed 6 Mar 2021)

See Also:

• OF WHOM I CAME; FROM WHENCE I CAME WELLS-WISE, RISH-WISE AND OTHERWISE BY ZELMA WELLS PRICE PUBLISHED 1959. NOTES TAKEN FROM VOL. 5 P.139
• Genealogy of Messamers, Cottons, etc.
• Ancestry Family Tree (Private Family Tree)
• Mary Tucker on Geni.com