Recompense
Thomas
Sr.
Born in West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Thomas
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Enoch Thomas [half], Abraham Thomas [half], Ephraim Thomas [half], Hannah (Thomas) Andrews [half], Rebecca (Thomas) Plumb [half], Peleg Thomas [half], Mary (Thomas) Bryan [half], Sarah (Thomas) Bradley [half], Lydia (Thomas) Hotchkiss [half] and John Thomas [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Unknown) Thomas
— married
26 Jul 1731 in Ridgefield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Thomas) Weed, Recompense Thomas Jr., Jerusha (Thomas) St. John, Mary (Thomas) Bennett, Elizabeth (Thomas) St. John, John Thomas, Hannah Thomas, Phebe (Thomas) Smith, Abraham Thomas, Daniel Thomas and Rebecca Thomas
Died
at age 83
in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2015
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Biography
Recompense Thomas Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.
Recompense Thomas Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A113139.
DAR LISTING:
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.
Research Notes
(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:
- Elizabeth b 18 Jan 1732 m Jacob Weed
- Recompence b 28 Jan 1735 m Sarah Lawrence on 25 Feb 1757
- Jerusha b 17 Feb 1736 m James St John
- Mary b 4 Mar 1740 m Mr Bennett
- Betty b 16 Apr 1742 m Thomas St John
- John b 19 Jan 1744 m Martha St John
- Hannah b 8 Apr 1746 died young
- Phebe b 23 May 1747 m 1. Elisha Smith, 2. David Row
- Abraham b 30 Jun 1751 m Mary
- Daniel b 30 Nov 1754 m Eunice Foster
- Rebecca b 5 Sep 1756 m Stephen Jackson.
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.
Sr.
Sources
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Ridgefield, Page 122. Marriage record.
- Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850 (Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917) Part 1, Page 107.
- Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (New Haven Genealogical Magazine, 1922-1932) Vol. VIII, pp 1728-1733.
- FSFTID: 247J-YVV.
- The Genealogical and Family History of Western New York by William Richard Cutter
- Town of Ridgefield Land Records, Publication: Vol. 1, Page: 230
- Town of Ridgefield Vital Records, Publication: Vol. 2, Page: 206
- The History of Ridgefield, Connecticut
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
See also:
- Rootsweb. Genealogy of Descendants of John Thomas of New Haven Connecticut. Thomas Descendants
- Genealogy.com Forum. Descendants of John Thomas, Fairfield, CT. Descendants of John Thomas
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Recompense by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Recompense:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Recompense by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Recompense:
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~1.56%
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~0.39%
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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)