Samuel Thompson (1705 - 1748)

Born 8 Sep 1705 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Wright) Thompson — married 31 Dec 1730 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 13 May 1748 at age 42 in Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Samuel Thompson was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, on September 8, 1705, the son of Jonathan Thompson, Jr. and Frances Whitmore.^[1][2][3][4]

On December 31, 1730, he married, in Woburn, Ruth Wright, also of Woburn, daughter of Josiah Wright, and great-granddaughter of Capt. John Carter, one of the first settlers of Woburn.^[1][3][5]

In the spring of 1748, while in the act of unloading timber, Samuel received a severe injury which was followed by a fever, resulting in his death in Woburn, on May 13, 1748, at the age of 42. He was buried at the First Burial Ground in Woburn, where his gravestone reads:^[1][3][6]

Here Lyes Buried

y^e Body of M^r.

SAMUEL THOMPSON

who Departed this life

May 13^th 1748 in y^e

43^d Year of His Age.

Children

They had at least the following children, all born in Woburn:

1. Samuel Thompson, b. Oct. 30, 1731^[7][8][3]; m1, Abigail Tidd, m2, Lydia Jones, m3, Esther Wyman.
2. Daniel Thompson, b. March 9, 1734^[7]; m. Phebe Snow, Oct. 29, 1760.^[3]
3. Ruth Thompson, b. March 9, 1737^[7]; m. Noah Wyman, June 18, 1755, and d. March 16, 1826.^[3]
4. Abijah Thompson, b. April 11, 1739; m1, Esther Snow, m2, Abigail Wyman, m3, Sarah Burtt.^[3]
5. Mary Thompson, b. May 24, 1741^[7][3]
6. Phebe Thompson, b. Feb. 5, 1743^[7]; m. Moses Tufts of Medford, May 7, 1767.^[3]
7. Lois Thompson, b. Aug. 12, 1746.^[7][3]
8. Jonathan Thompson, b. Sept. 10, 1748^[7]; d. 1752.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Johnson. Woburn Records: PART II. EPITAPHS, FIRST BURIAL-GROUND. Page 33*. Citing: "(137.) 'Here Lyes Buried y^e Body of M'r Samuel Tompson who Departed this life May 13'th 1748 in y^e 43'd Year of His Age.'
   'My father Sam’l Thompson died in May, 1748, aged 42 years.' (Sam'l Thompson, Esq.'s, Memorandum Books.)"
2. ↑ Johnson. Woburn Records: PART I. BIRTHS. Page 255. Citing: "THOMPSON, Samuel, s. of Jonathan and Frances, Sept. 8, 1705."
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} Thompson, Memorial of James Thompson: Page 32. Citing: "32. Samuel Thompson born in Woburn, Sept. 8, 1705, and m. Ruth Wright ... Dec. 31, 1730 ... death May 13, 1748. [8 Children]."
4. ↑ Thompson, Memorial of James Thompson: Page 23. Citing: "Jonathan Thompson, Jr. m. Frances Whitmore ... children ... viii. Samuel, b. Sept 8, 1705; m. Ruth Wright."
5. ↑ Johnson. Woburn Records: PART III. MARRIAGES. Page 275. Citing: "Samuel Thompson and Ruth Wright, both of Woburn, Dec. 31, 1730,"
6. ↑ Johnson. Woburn Records: PART II. DEATHS. Page 190. Citing: "THOMPSON, Samuel, s. of _____, May 13, 1748; 43 y."
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6} Johnson. Woburn Records: Pages 255-256
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4V2-X44 : 3 November 2017), Samuel Tompson in entry for Samuel Thompson, 30 Oct 1731; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.

See also:

• Johnson, Edward. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 (Woburn, Mass., 1890-1919).

• Thompson, Rev. Leander. Memorial of James Thompson of Charlestown, Mass., 1630-1642, and Woburn, Mass., 1642-1682. (L. Barta & Co., Boston, 1887).

• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 May 2019), memorial page for Samuel Thompson (8 Sep 1705–13 May 1748), Find A Grave: Memorial #42413513, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Blodgett (contributor 46898800).