John Thompson (1611 - 1667)

Born 1 Oct 1611 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England

Died 27 Jun 1667 at age 55 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England

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Biography

John Tompson was the son of John Tompson of Preston Capes and his first wife Sarah Mills.^[1] He was named in the IPM of his father as the oldest son and heir of his father John Tompson of Preston Capes. The IPM makes clear that his mother was not the current wife of John Tompson, but rather of an earlier first wife. The IPM gives his birth date as 1 October 1611.

He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford University, age 16, on 25 October 1628; received his B.A. on 24 April 1632; received his M.A. on 24 January 1634/5.^[2] He was instituted as vicar of Preston Capes on 24 January 1643/4, with Richard Knightley armiger as his patron.

He married Jane Knightley, daughter of Richard Knightley esquire, on 1 October 1644. She was the widow of ______ Gastrell. They had one child, Richard Tompson, baptized on 30 April 1646 at Preston Capes. Richard entered a pedigree into the visitations of Oxfordshire, 1669 and 1675 which help prove the Tompson ancestry.^[3]

"Mr. John Tomson, rector of Preston" was buried on 27 June 1667 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England.

Birth

Born: 1 October 1611, presumably in Preston Capes, Northampton, England.

Date from his father's IPM.^[4]

Marriage and Children

Married: Jane Knightley on 1 October 1644 at Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.^[1][5]

Child of Rev. John Tompson and Jane Knightley:

1. Richard Knightley. Born on 21 April and baptized on 30 April 1646 at Preston Capes.^[1]
   "Richard the sonne of John Tompson minister of this parish & Jane his wife was born^e April 21^th and baptized April 30^th".^[6]

Death

Buried: 27 June 1667 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England.^[1]

"Mr. John Tomson rector of Preston was buryed June 27 (1667)".^[7]

Research Notes

• Immigrant?: He is sometimes said to be the same person as John Tompson of Middleborough, Massachusetts. This is obviously incorrect as the history of John Tompson is known and he never left England. If John Tompson of Middleborough immigrated as early as 1623 as is said on his profile, this would preclude him from being the same as John Tompson of Preston Capes who was clearly still in England when his father's IPM was taken in 1628. Also, the dates are off for them to be the same person. We know John Tompson of Preston Capes was born 1 October 1611; John Tompson of Middleborough was born in 1616 (aged 80 at his death 1696).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} TAG, vol. 91 no. 2 (2019; pub. 2020): pages 139-142.
2. ↑ Alumni Oxoniensis: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714. (Oxford, 1891): page 1476.
3. ↑ Bysshe, Sir Edward ed. The Visitation of Oxfordshire, 1669 and 1675. (1993): pages 70-71.
4. ↑ TAG, vol. 14 (1938): pages 145-146.
5. ↑ Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812. Preston Capes, Parish Registers, 1614-1812. (Ancestry.com online database). Image 124 of 140, Marriage of John Tompson and Jane Gastrell.
6. ↑ Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812. Preston Capes, Parish Registers, 1614-1812. (Ancestry.com online database). Image 18 of 140, birth of Richard Tompson.
7. ↑ Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812. Preston Capes, Parish Registers, 1614-1812. (Ancestry.com online database). Image 86 of 140, burial of Mr. John Tomson rector of Preston.

• The American Genealogist, vol. 14 no. 3 (January 1938): pages 145-146. John Tomson of Little Preston, Northamptonshire, England, by Clarence Almon Torrey. AmericanAncestors.org link.

• The American Genealogist vol. 87 no. 3 (July/October 2014 - pub. July 2015):209-217. Alice Freeman, Wife of John Tompson of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, and of Robert Parke of Connecticut: New Information on Her Parents, Siblings, Children, and First Husband, by Randy A. West.

• The American Genealogist, vol. 91 no. 2 (April, July, October 2019; published April 2020): pages 139-142. "John Tompson¹ of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, First Husband of Alice (Freeman)(Tompson) Parke of Massachusetts and Connecticut," by Randy A. West.

• Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812. Preston Capes, Parish Registers, 1614-1812. (Ancestry.com online database). Image 18 of 140, birth of Richard Tompson; Image 86 of 140, burial of Mr. John Tomson rector of Preston; Image 124 of 140, Marriage of John Tompson and Jane Gastrell.

• Bysshe, Sir Edward ed. The Visitation of Oxfordshire, 1669 and 1675. (1993): pages 70-71.