Ebenezer Thompson (bef. 1648 - abt. 1676)

Born before 15 Oct 1648 in New Haven Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1676 after about age 27 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Birth

Ebenezer Thompson was born before Oct. 15, 1648, at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA, as a posthumous birth to Katherine (____) Thompson, 2nd wife & recent widow of Anthony Thompson of New Haven.

He was christened 15 OCT 1648, at New Haven, CT

Parents

• Father: Anthony Thompson (1614 - 1648)
• Mother: Katherine Thompson

Residence

He settled at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA

Marriage

Ebenezer Thompson of Guilford, married Deborah Dudley, (b. 20 Sep 1647) in June 1671. After his death in 1674, Deborah was remarried to Thomas Scranton of Guilford.

Known children of Ebenezer and Deborah were:

• Jabez, Thompson, b. 16 Oct 1672: d. young.
• John, Thompson, b. Nov 1674.

Death

Ebenezer Thompson died in 1674, at Guilford, New Haven County, CT, USA.^[1]

His will is dated 16 August 1676.^[2] He mentions that he is about 28 years old. He mentions his wife Deborah and, his son John. His inventory was taken on 6 November 1676.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Mention in wife's father's will. - Dudley, Dean. History of the Dudley Family with genealogical tables, pedigrees, & c : number 1. Wakefield, MA: Dean Dudley, 1886. p. 346 - https://archive.org/details/historyofdudleyf01dudl/page/346/mode/2up?q=1683
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9NJ-R : 10 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 175-176. New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687, Vol. 1, Part 2, page 65-66.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #64417079
• Scranton, Erastus. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of John Scranton of Guilford, Conn., who died in the year 1671 (Case, Tiffany and Co., Hartford, 1855) Page 15.