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Samuel Thompson (1735 - 1787)

Captain Samuel Thompson
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Husband of — married 7 Oct 1762 in Holden, Massachusettsmap
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Died at about age 52 in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Lieutenant Samuel Thompson served with 18th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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Samuel Thompson is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 304367
Rank: Lieutenant

Samuel Thom(p)son was a son of Samuel Thom(p)son and Margaret Clark. He was born in Massachusetts about 1735.

Samuel resided in Holden, Massachusetts. He was known by the title of "Captain."

Samuel's father's will, proved in 1756, provided him an inheritance of 86 acres of land described as being in "Rutland Districk" (probably now the town of Rutland, Massachusetts):

I will and bequeth unto my soon Samuel a sarten farm or track of land lyeing and Being in Rutland Districk containing eighte six acres which Land I purchased of James Boyd with all the Improvements theron willing him the said Samuel to pay his Brother Willm six pounds thirteen shillings and 8 pence lawful money in one year after my death.

He married Azubah Stevens in Holden on October 7, 1762. [1]

Children of the marriage included:

  1. Isaac Thompson, born August 26, 1763; married Kate Wheeler
  2. Phineas Thomson, born in Holden May 7, 1765; married Rhoda Colburn
  3. Samuel Thomson, born in Holden, April 10, 1767
  4. Benjamin Thompson, born about May 1769; died August 12, 1771, at the age of 2 years, 3 months
  5. Joseph Thompson, born 1771; married first Elisabeth Goodale and second her sister, Lois Goodale
  6. Calvin Thompson, probably born in 1765; died in infancy

Samuel Thompson of Holden is on the List of Massachusetts Citizens Who Loaned Money to the Government During the Revolution compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1901. [2]

Samuel Thompson of Holden was a Lieutenant in Capt. John Jones's co., Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regt., muster roll dated Aug 1, 1775, engaged April 24, 1775, service 3 mos., 15 days. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Samuel died in Holden on Jan. 3, 1787, at the age of 52. [8]

Sources

  1. ↑ Vital Records of Massachusetts, Record of marriage of Azubah Stevens and Samuel Thomson
  2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 342
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  4. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
  5. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
  6. ↑ The History of Holden, Massachusetts, 1684-1894
  7. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
  8. ↑ Vital Records of Massachusetts, Holden deaths, page 232




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Philip Ostrander, Jr.
Hi Ellen,

Thanks for responding to my email query. I will be glad to provide you more information about my Samuel Thompson as follows:

DOB: 3/22/1733 or 1735?

Spouse: Elizabeth Mary Andrews, 4/21/1732 - 11/26/1780, married (11/26/1750)

Father: Joseph Thompson

Mother: Sarah Stearns (1689 - 1741)

Son: Samuel Thompson (1755 - 1837)

Some of my sources included: FamilySearch.org, MA Births and Christenings, and MA State Vital Records.

I have to admit that some of my research on Samuel Thompson may have blended with Captain Samuel Thomson, however, I have observed that others have been confused by the two men as evidenced by their writings.

I would appreciate anything that you can find on Samuel Thompson that could distinguish him from Captain Thomson. My specialty in ancestral research is military history.

Thank you,

Phil Ostrander, Jr. Descendant of Revolutionary War Soldiers (19)

posted by Philip Ostrander, Jr.
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
Hi, Phil. I had a hard time finding any records relevant to the names and dates you posted.

I do find that the DAR database has numerous entries for men named Samuel Thompson, including about 10 who were from Massachusetts or served Massachusetts, but none of those entries corresponds to this man. This man appears in an SAR database, but there apparently have been no SAR members who based an application on him. I have to surmise that no descendants have applied to either DAR or SAR on the basis of his record. (And as it happens, I am not aware of any DAR or SAR members or applicants in my family lines that descend from him.) There probably are several

I suspect that some of the information you cited may derive from user-created online family trees that aren't supported by good documentation. Most of my searches in Massachusetts records were fruitless, but I find a couple of records that do correspond with your data for people you mentioned. Specifically, Elisabeth Andrews was baptized in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on 25 April 1732 (see https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/10813128:2495 and https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2495/images/40369_272008__0047-00096); a Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews married Joseph Thompson in Ipswich on 26 November 1750 (Ipswich vital records at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1493115:61401 and probably also on free websites), and Joseph Thomson and Eliz his wife had ten children, born 1751 to 1764, recorded at Beverly, Massachusetts, as a group, including Samuel born 30 June 1754 (see https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2495/images/40168_263798__0025-00114). Ipswich and Beverly are towns in Essex County, Massachusetts, not near Holden, and 1754 is not 1734, but at least these are records that support some of the details you have.

posted by Ellen Smith
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
Samuel born in Ipswich in 1654 is a DAR ancestor: https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A114530

ADDED: Also, baptism of Samuel, son of Joseph, in Ipswich in 1755 is at https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Ipswich/Images/Ipswich_B365.shtml and the earlier marriage of Joseph and Mrs. Elizabeth is at https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Ipswich/Images/Ipswich_M423.shtml

posted by Ellen Smith
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Philip Ostrander, Jr.
Good Morning Ellen Smith,

I was referred to you by Shirlea, WikiTree G2G. I am in a quandary about Samuel Thomson vs. Samuel Thompson. Both were born at about the same time, 1735 vs. 1737. Both were apparently born and died in Holden, Worcester County, MA. Both had sons named Samuel. Both apparently fought in the Revolutionary War. You provided information about Captain Samuel Thompson but in your research, do you have any information about the other Samuel Thompson?

Thank you,

Phil Ostrander

posted by Philip Ostrander, Jr.
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
I know nothing about a second Samuel Thompson, born about the same time as this man, and also living in Holden. There are no other contemporary Thom(p)son families (other than this man, his parents, and his siblings and their children) in Holden vital records. This man did have a brother William of similar age, and both this man and his brother William both had sons named Samuel whose births are recorded in the vital records.

What evidence do you have for this other Samuel?

Note: Most of the Rev. War citations on this profile were added by another member. The service records appear to be for this man, but I have not delved into his military history.

posted by Ellen Smith
edited by Ellen Smith

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