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THOMAS, RECOMPENSE Ancestor #: A113139 Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 11-2-1709 NEW HAVEN NEW HAVEN CO CONNECTICUT Death: 4-18-1793 RIDGEFIELD FAIRFIELD CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK, RIDGEFIELD, CT, VOL 1746-1797, PP 106, 124, IN DATA FILE PRE-1958
Service Description: 1) TOOK OATH OF FIDELITY, APR 1777; GRAND JUROR, 1778, RIDGEFIELD, CT
Recompense Thomas and his wife Elizabeth moved (from New Haven?) to Ridgefield, Connecticut, apparently shortly after their marriage, since the births of their children are recorded in the Ridgefield, Conn. Vital Statistics.
(Thomas-7679 04:39, 29 June 2017 (EDT)) Information from the Rootsweb and Genealogy.com references below. Neither source is verified, although the Genealogy.com site mentions a few sources. So more robust sources are welcome if anyone is aware of any available online, or able to summarise information from offline resources!
From the Rootsweb site: Recompense b 2 Nov 1709 was the son of John Thomas and Mary (Unknown). He married Elizabeth (Unknown) on 26 Jul 1731 at Ridgefield. They had the following children:
From the Genealogy.com site. Wife's name given as Elizabeth Deming (sister of Elias Deming)
From the above it seems: 1. Mary Ford attached as the wife of John Thomas and mother of his children, including this Recompense Thomas, may be the incorrect mother.
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Author: George L. Rockwell Publication: Ridgefield, CT; 1927 Note: From: MARRIAGES & DEATHS Extracted from The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut, George L. ROCKWELL, 1927 (no copyright statement) Repository: Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ct/ridgefield_ct_vrs3.htm Media: Other
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Categories: Ridgefield, Connecticut | Patriotic Service, Connecticut, American Revolution | NSDAR Patriot Ancestors
Mary Waller, b. at Lyme in the spring of 1679;[123] m. John Thomas of New Haven. [Footnote] 123. Lyme VRs, 2:182. In reviewing the Vital Records of Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, per the Barbour Collection, I have not found a birth (or marriage) entry for Mary Waller. This source is now online as: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE4530519 The position of footnote 123 in the body of the text implies that it only pertains to the birth of Mary Waller. By what source(s) can it be determined that Mary Waller married John Thomas of New Haven? Assuming that Mary Waller married John Thomas of New Haven, by what source(s) can it be determined that he was identical with John-3 Thomas (Daniel-2, John-1), as presented by Jacobus in Families of Ancient New Haven at 7:1728? John [Thomas] b. c. 1672, d 25 Jan 1711/2 ae 39 WHT1; m. Mary -----; she m (2) Richard Porter & (3) Deliverance Downs.
The Mary Ford connected married a different John Thomas, who was born March 4, 1675 (son of John Thomas & Lydia Parker)