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York Yacht and the Troy, serving the latter for many years as a director. He was a mem- ber of the Society of Mayflower Descendants and of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Association. His long and useful life terminated while engaged actively in the work of the church to which he was devoted. Mr. Thompson married, January 29, 1861, Mary Mabbett Warren, born May 6, 1838. Child: Hobart Warren, see forward, and Mary Warren, wife of Edward C. Gale.
(VIII) William AAugustus, second son of John Leland and Mary Perkins (Thompson) Thompson was
born in Troy, New York, February 2, 1834, died in that city, February 15, 1903. He was educa- ted at a private school in Poughkeep- sie and at the Rensselaer Polytechnic In- stitute, and upon leaving college was admit- ted to the wholesale drug firm of John L. Thompson Sons & Company, and was inti- mately associated with his father and elder brother in the management and development of the very large business transacted by that firin, one of the three largest wholesale drug houses of the state of New York. His busi- ness ability and acumen making him a pow- erful factor in the same. He presented in his quiet and unobtrusive way a phase of success- ful business life which we do not often see, and one that illustrates the fundamental prin- ciples of a true life, whatever the forms its enterprise assumes. Permanent success does not grow out of mere activity, perseverance and judicious action, but personal virtue com- bined with these. Probably the greatest com- pliment that can be paid him is that he made himself an honor to the great commercial world, as well as a credit to the mercantile community in which he lived. His business transactions were conducted on the principles of strict integrity, and he fulfilled to the letter every trust committed to him. He had many and varied business interests outside John L. Thompson Sons & Company. He was vice- president and director of the Troy Savings Bank; vice-president of the United National Bank; director of the Security Trust Com- pany ; president of the Troy & New England Railroad Company, which road he was fore- most in promoting and building ; director of Troy Gas Company. He was always active in the business enterprises that promised greater prosperity for Troy, and gave loyal support to all church and benevolent institut- tions. He was trustee of the Troy Public Library, of the Day Home, and of the Church Home. His religious home was St. John's Episcopal Church, which he served as a mem- ber of the vestry for over a quarter of a cen-
tury. He was of strong religious convictions and gave the church generous and loyal sup- port. Politically he was a Republican. He manifested a great interest in the Citizens Corp, of which he was an enlisted member for many years, belonging to the "Old Guard." He was a charter member of the present Cit- izens Corp and supported it most liberally. His club was the Troy. He was a member of the Sons of the Revolution, and regent of William Floyd Chapter of Troy.
Mr. Thompson married, June 18, 1863, Harriette Clarkson Crosby, born in Water- vliet, New York, September 9, 1843, died at her home in Saratoga, June 18, 1895, daugli- ter of Clarkson Floyd Crosby, born in Troy, died in that city, February 15, 1893, mar- ried Angelica Schuyler; granddaughter of Willian Bedloe Crosby. Children: 1. Clark- son Crosby, born October 12, 1867, married Elizabeth Winters. 2. William Leland, see forward. 3. Schuyler Floyd, born April 13, 1875. 4. Angelica Schuyler, married, April 28, 1903, Elbert Scranton Platt; child: El- bert Scranton, born March 20, 1904.
(IX) Major Hobart Warren, only son of Jolin Isaac and Mary Mabbett (Warren) Thompson, was born in Troy, April 2, 1862. He was educated in the Selleck school in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he prepared for college. He entered Trinity College, Hart- ford, Connecticut, where he was graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1883, and received the de- gree of Master of Arts in 1886. He took a post-graduate course at the Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute, which completed his colle- giate career. He began his business life with the John L. Thompson Sons & Company, where he remained two years. In 1885 the John L. Thompson Chemical Company was incorporated, with Hobart Warren Thompson as secretary and treasurer. The business of the company was the manufacture of chemi- cals. Their plant on Green Island continued in successful operation until 1890, when the business was purchased by the Nichols Chem- ical Company. Mr. Thompson continued with the Nichols Company as general manager of the works at Troy until 1898, when they were absorbed by the General Chemical Company of New York. He remained with the new owners as superintendent and manager until 1907, when he retired. The works at Troy were then abandoned by the General Chemi- cal Company and have not since been opera- ted. In 1907, as treasurer of the Sirocco En- gineering Company, he engaged in the manu- facture of ventilating fans, continuing in that business for about a year, when the com- pany was absorbed by the American Blower
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Company. He is director of the Troy & Greenbush, Saratoga & Schenectady, and Al- bany & Vermont railroad companies; trustee of the Troy Orphan Asylum; treasurer and director of the Troy Boys' Club. He is an active churchman, being vestryman of St. Paul's Church since 1902; member of the standing committee of the diocese of Albany ; secretary of the committee on bishop's salary ; and other important diocesan committees. He was an enlisted member of the Troy Citizens Corp for three years; appointed on brigade staff with the rank of captain, later was pro- moted major and quartermaster, serving al- together six years. In 1910 he became su- pernumerary. His clubs are: Troy Citizens Corp, senior company, Sons of the Revolu- tion, William Floyd Chapter; Society of Co- lonial Wars; Troy Club of Troy ; University Club of New York: Trinity College Alumni Association : I. K. A. fraternity, Trinity Col- lege. Politically he is independent. He mar- ried, April 16, 1895. Grace McLeod, born May 26, 1870. Children: Hobart W., Jr., born February 20, 1897; Marion McLeod, born May 29, 1899.
(IX) Captain William Leland (2), second son of William Augustus and Harriette Clarkson (Crosby) Thompson, was born in Troy, New York, April 4, 1871. He was educated at the Albany Boys' Academy, and prepared for college under private tutors. He entered Harvard University, where he was graduated Bachelor of Arts in the class of 1893. He was admitted to the J. L. Thomp- son wholesale drug firm, established as a re- tail store in Troy in 1797. In 1903 the busi- ness was incorporated as J. L. Thompson Sons & Company, and William Leland was chosen treasurer of the corporation. He has always shown a lively interest in public and military affairs. He is a director of the Se- curity Trust Company, United National Bank, Troy Savings Bank, and Young Men's Chris- tian Association, trustee of the Public Libra- ry, the Emma Willard School (Troy Female Seminary), the Samaritan Hospital. In 1906 he was a member of the city board of cdu- cation, and in 1908 was chosen president of the board. He is an active Republican and has been the choice of his party as candidate for the state legislature. He is a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and since 1903 a vestryman. His military career has extended over many years. He enlisted in the Troy Citizens Corp in 1896. During the Spanish- American war he enlisted as a private of Company C, Second Regiment, United States Volunteer Infantry. He was commissioned second lieutenant of Company B, Second In-
fantry, and second lieutenant of the Two Hundred and First Regiment, in 1898, and served as aide on the staff of Brigadier-Gen- eral Charles F. Roe. In 1899 he was commis- sioned second lieutenant of Company C, Sec- ond Regiment, New York National Guard, promoted first lieutenant in 1900, and captain in 1904. From 1901 to 1905 he served on the staff of Governor Odell. He is a member of the Society of Foreign Wars, Sons of the Revolution and St. Nicholas Society. His clubs are the Troy, the Union of New York, the Army and Navy, and the Harvard of New York City. His Harvard University clubs and societies are : The Hasty Pudding, Dick- ey, Zeta Psi and Institute of 1770. He mar- ried, January 6, 1909, Martha Groome, of Philadelphia, and has William Leland, born December 4, 1909.
(The Thompson Line).
Mary Perkins (Thompson) Thompson, had distinguished ancestry, beginning with the emigrant, John Thompson, born 1582, died in 1678. He married in England, Mir- able He settled in Stratford, Con- necticut, about 1640.
(II) Ambrose, son of John and Mirable Thompson, married Sarah, daughter of John Welles, and granddaughter of colonial Gov- ernor Thomas Welles, of Connecticut.
(III) Deacon John (2), son of Ambrose and Sarah (Welles) Thompson, married, 1705. Ruth, daughter of Benjamin Curtis, granddaughter of John Curtis, and great- granddaughter of William Curtis, who came from England in 1632 on the ship "Lion," married Elizabeth , and was a man of great prominence.
(IV) John (3), son of Deacon John (2) and Ruth (Curtis) Thompson, married, 1739, Mehitable Booth.
(V) Lieutenant William, son of John (3) and Mehitable (Booth) Thompson, was born October 29, 1742. The inscription on his tombstone in the Congregational burying ground in Stratford reads: "Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant William Thompson, who fell in battle bravely fighting for the liberty of his country in the memorable action at Ridgefield, 27th of April, 1777, when a handful of intrepid Americans withstood some thousands of British troops till, over- powered with numbers, he fell a victim to British tyranny and more than savage cruelty in the 38th year of his age. He lived beloved and died universally lamented, and his body being removed from the place of action, was here deposited with military honors." He married, October 14, 1762, Mehitable Ufford.
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(VI) Isaac, son of Lieutenant William and Mehitable ( Ufford) Thompson, was born August 24, 1775, died March 2, 1852. He married, January 5, 1800, Catherine Mum- ford, and they are the parents of Mary Per- kins (Thompson) Thompson.
Mehitable (Ufford) Thompson was a daughter of Lieutenant Samuel and Eliza- beth (Curtis) Ufford, granddaughter of John and Hannah (Hawley) Ufford, and great- granddaughter of Thomas Ufford, the emi- grant, who came to America from England in 1632 on the ship "Lion," settled in Strat- ford, Connecticut, where he died in 1650. His wife was Isabel Gardiner.
(The Gardiner Line).
Jerusha (Gardiner) Christophers, great- grandmother of Mary Perkins (Thompson) Thompson, was a descendant of Lion Gar- diner, first proprietor of Gardiner's Island, born 1599, died 1663. He was originally an engineer in the service of Prince William of Orange. He married Mary Williamson.
(II) David, son of Lion and Mary (Wil- liamson) Gardiner, married Mary Bering- ham.
(III) John, son of David and Mary (Ber- ingham) Gardiner, married, June 24, 1657, Mary, daughter of William King, of South- old, New Jersey.
(IV) John (2), son of John (1) and Mary (King) Gardiner, married, May 16, 1716. Sarah, daughter of Governor Gurdon and Jerusha (Richards) Saltonstall, and ma- ternal granddaughter of James and Sarah (Gibbons) Richards, of Hartford. James Richards was assistant, 1665, a man of large landed estate. Sarah Saltonstall was a grand- daughter of Colonel Nathaniel and Eliza- beth (Ward) Saltonstall. Elizabeth was a daughter of Rev. John Ward, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and granddaughter of Rev. Nathaniel Ward, author of the "Cobbler of Agawam," "whose wit," says Mather's "Mag- nalia," "made him known to more English than one."
(V) Jerusha, daughter of John (2) and Sarah (Saltonstall) Gardiner, married, May 7, 1741, John Christophers. They are the grandparents of Mary Perkins (Thompson) Thompson.
(Brewster Line).
The "Mayflower" descent of the Thompson family is through Mary Perkins Thompson, wife of John Leland Thompson, grandpar- ents of the present generation. The two fam- ilies of Thompson that were united in that manner were not related so far as known. The line traces in one direction to Elder
William Brewster, of the "Mayflower," 1620, ruling elder and spiritual guide of the Pil- grim Fathers, one of the most prominent figures in colonial history.
(II) Jonathan, eldest son of Elder William and Mary Brewster, settled on the Thames above New London, Connecticut.
(III) Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan and Lucretia Brewster, married, about 1654, Peter Bradley.
(IV) Lucretia, daughter of Peter and Eliza- beth (Brewster) Bradley, married, June 26, 1681, Judge Richard Christophers.
(V) Judge Christopher, son of Judge Rich- ard and Lucretia (Bradley) Christophers, married Sarah Prout.
(VI) John, son of Judge Christopher and Sarah (Prout) Christophers, married, in 1741, Jerusha Gardiner.
(VII) Lucretia, daughter of John and Jerusha (Gardiner) Christophers, married, 1770, John Mumford, of Newport, Rhode Island.
(VIII) Catherine, daughter of John and Lucretia (Christophers) Mumford, born Au- gust 22, 1777, died August 20, 1816, mar- ried, January 5, 1800, Isaac Thompson, of Stratford and New London, Connecticut, born August 24, 1775, died March 2, 1852.
(IX) Mary Perkins, daughter of Isaac and Catherine (Mumford) Thompson, born Au- gust 24, 1809, died February 24, 1892, mar- ried, August 17, 1829, John Leland Thomp- son, founder of J. L. Thompson Sons & Company, and grandfather of the present Troy families (1910).
(The Saltonstall Line).
Jerusha Gardiner, wife of John Christo- phers, descended from Sir Richard Salton- stall, born 1586, came from England to Amer- ica in 1630. In 1664 he was English ambas- sador to Holland, where Rembrandt painted his famous portrait. He was a son of Sam- uel Saltonstall, Lord Mayor of London.
(II) Richard, son of Sir Richard and Grace (Kays) Saltonstall, was deputy and assistant and privy to the concealment of the regicide judge. He married, 1632, Muriel Gurdon.
(III) Colonel Nathaniel, son of Richard and Muriel (Gurdon) Saltonstall, was assist- ant, 1679-86. Married, 1663, Elizabeth Ward.
(IV) Governor Gurdon, son of Colonel Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Ward) Saltonstall, was governor of Massachusetts elected in 1706. Married Jerusha Richards.
(V) Sarah, daughter of Governor Gurdon and Jerusha (Richards) Saltonstall, married.
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1716, John Gardiner, a merchant of New London, Connecticut.
(VI) Jerusha, daughter of John and Sarah (Saltonstall) Gardiner married, March 7, 1741, John Christophers, and they were the grandparents of Mary Perkins (Thompson) Thompson, wife of John Leland Thompson, of Troy.
THOMPSON This branch of the Thomp- son family in Troy, herein recorded, descends in di- rect male succession from William Thomp- son, of Kittery, Maine. An eminent au- thority says he came from England. He received a grant of land in Dover. New Hampshire, in 1656, "beyond Cocheco Legg Swamp." In 1715 John Thompson, of Dover, conveyed fifty acres of land which "were granted to my father William Thompson by the town of Dover." There is no evidence that William Thompson ever lived upon the land. October 15, 1656, a grant made in Kittery "below Sturgeon Creek" to John White in 1651, was assigned to William Thompson, who is supposed to have been White's son-in-law. In 1659 William Thomp- son was presented at York court "For re- bellion against his father and mother-in-law." He bound himself to the court in a bond of twenty pounds "that hee will be of good be- havior towards all men, especially toward his father and mother." He left twenty-three acres of land, a house and orchard in Kit- tery, Maine, and fifty acres in Dover, New Hampshire. His wife had probably died be- fore 1676. He left children whose ages were given in 1677 as here recorded: John, aged eighteen, married Sarah Woodman ; William, aged sixteen, probably married Mary Levering : Robert, aged thirteen, "liv- ing with Toby Hansen in Dover"; James, aged eleven, see forward: Alexander, aged six, married Anna Curtis; Judith, aged two. John. the eldest, gave a bond in 1684 for the proper administration of his father's es- tate and to provide for "James, his lame and crippled brother."
(II) James, son of William Thompson, "the founder," was born in 1666; as noted in the preceding lines, he was "lame and im- potent" at the age of eleven years, but he grew from this youthful weakness into a manhood of the sturdiest type. He became a tailor by trade. Land was granted him in Kittery in 1694 and 1696. In 1719 he moved to York. Maine, where he was also granted land. In 1727 he removed with his family to New Meadows, Brunswick, Maine, where he died. He married, in Dover, New
Hampshire, March 3, 1700-01, Elizabeth, daughter of Adrian Frye, of Frye's Point, Kittery, Maine. She was a woman of great strength and ability. Children: 1. Judith, married, July 1, 1724, John Smith, of York, Maine, and had a large family. 2. Alexander, born at Kittery, Maine. "He lived in Bruns- wick, Maine, before the Indian Wars. He lived to be over eighty years old. He had no learning, but was a hardy, honest, indus- trious man." He married, May 20, 1731, Sarah Grover, of York, daughter of Mat- thew Grover. She bore him several daughters and one son, James. 3. Captain James, born in Kittery, February 22, 1707, died at Tops- ham, Maine, September 22, 1791. He settled at New Meadows, Brunswick, Maine, where he was selectman and kept a gen- eral store. He was a member of the military company with his brothers, Cor- nelius and Alexander. His son, Brigadier- General Samuel Thompson, was a brave sol- dier of the revolution. Captain James mar- ried (first) Reliance Hinckley, a descendant of Governor Thomas Hinckley, of Massa- chusetts ; married (second) Mrs. Lydia Brown, of Ipswich, Massachusetts ; married (third) Mary Higgins. 4. Cornelius, see for- ward. 5. Sarah, born April 27, 1711, "died in twenty days after her birth." 6. Mercy (called Marcia and Marciel in some old rec- ords) born April 1, 1712; married (first) a Mr. Austin ; (second) David Junkins, and settled in Brunswick, Maine. 7. Joseph, born March 23, 1713-14, died before 1759. He lived and died at Sebascodegan Island, Harps- well, Maine. He was noted for great strength. 8. Dinah, born May 6. 1716; married her cousin, Jonathan Thompson, October 1, 1737. 9. Benjamin Thompson, born York, Maine, September 9, 1717, died 1765; married, Octo- ber 17, 1744, Abigail Philbrook. 10. Richard, born June 11. 1724; lived and died in Ken- nebunk, Maine, a respected farmer ; he mar- ried Elizabeth Maddox, of Arundel, Maine. II. Elizabeth, born April 19, 1726, died De- cember 22, 1726.
(III) Cornelius, son of James and Eliza- beth (Frye) Thompson, was born at York, Maine, October 14, 1709. died 1792. He served in the Indian wars in 1757. He mar- ried Hannah Smith, of York, Maine. Chil- dren: Thomas, who moved to Plattsburgh, New York; Amos, who moved to Bowdoin, Maine: Joel, see forward; Richard Thomp- son, who moved to , Wales, Maine; Robert, who died at New Meadows; Phinias, lost at sea on ship of war.
(IV) Colonel Joel, third son of Cornelius and Hannah (Smith) Thompson, was born
D. J. Thompson.
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in New Meadows, October 23. 1753. died in Lewiston, Maine, May 1, 1841. He was a soldier of the revolutionary war. He en- listed May 15. 1775, from Brunswick, Maine; not long after the revolutionary war he moved to Lewiston, Maine, where he spent the remainder of his days. He represented Lewiston, Maine, in the general court of
Massachusetts. He married, February 18, 1780, Martha, daughter of the Rev. Thomas and Agnes (Smith) Cotton, born in Bruns- wick, Maine, May 18, 1762, died July 16, 1828. Children : Mehitable, born May 10, 1782, died March 22, 1839, married General Jedediah Herrick ; Joel, see forward ; Phineas, born May 23, 1786, died young; Sarah, born March 2, 1789, died 1825: Cornelius, born April 18, 1791, died in Lisbon, Maine, No- vember 15, 1857, he served for a time in the war of 1812, being stationed at the garrison at Bath, Maine; Martha Cotton, born April 17, 1793, died October 13, 1880, married (first) Henry Herrick, who died in 1816, married (second) Captain Nathaniel Eames. Ithamer B. Eames, a son of the second mar- riage, was the father of Emma Eames, the noted singer; Ruth, born February 9, 1796; Hannah, born December 3. 1798, died Au- gust 1, 1837; Isaac Cotton, born May 22, 1801, died July 14, 1861 ; Theophilus Boyn- ton, born June 6, 1803, married, November I, 1841, Charlotte Corbett, of Worcester, Mas- sachusetts; Horatio Nelson born December IO, 1805, died 1852, unmarried.
(V) Joel (2), son of Colonel Joel (1) and Martha (Cotton) Thompson, born in Lewis- ton, Maine, July 26, 1784, died in Wayne, Maine, September, 1851. In 1809 he moved to Litchfield, Maine, where he taught school in the vicinity of Oak Hill. He lived in Litch- field several years and was on the committee of safety in the war of 1812. He moved to Wayne in 1848. He was a man of education and decided executive ability. He married (first) Ruth, daughter of Aaron Dwinel, of Lisbon, Maine. She died before 1811. He married (second) Rachel Wilson, of Tops- ham, Maine, daughter of William and Mary (Patten) Wilson, born December 12, 1813, died January 1, 1853. Child of first marriage : Joel Dwinel, see forward. Children of sec- ond marriage: Rev. Thomas Wilson, born November 12, 1814, died in Sumner, Maine, a prominent Free Baptist minister, married Hannah Harmon ; Jedediah Herrick, born January 11, 1817, died January, 1848; Wil- liam Wilson, born April 12. 1819, married Abbie Clark, resided in Jay, Maine; James Smullen, born April 9, 1822: George Owen, born March I1. 1826; Actor Patten, born
April 26, 1828. died May 7, 1904: Josiah San- ford, born December 4, 1832, resides in Woon- socket, Rhode Island, married (first) Rosc Hayford, (second) Lena Edson: Rachel Wil- son, born March 21, 1835, died April 21, 1889, married Major Warren L. Whitney.
(VI) Joel Dwinel, son of Joel (2) and Ruth (Dwinel) Thompson, was born in Lis- bon, Maine, December 25, 1810, died at Ban- gor, Maine, February 21, 1853. He taught school in his early life; later moved from Lisbon to Bangor, Maine. He was city clerk of Bangor, and afterwards engaged in busi- ness there. In politics he was a Whig. He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church, of Bangor, where he spent the greater part of his life. He married, February 17, 1842, Harriett Newell French, of Bangor, Maine, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Libby (Quimby) French, born April 11, 1818, died November 13, 1893. (See French VIII). Children: Professor Dwinel, see forward; Alice, born June 1, 1851, died April 17, 1855. (VII) Professor Dwinel French Thomp- son, son of Joel Dwinel and Harriett Ncwell (French) Thompson, was born in Bangor, Maine, January 1, 1846. He is a direct de- scendant of (I) Michael Dunnel, of Tops- field, Massachusetts, 1650, died there in 1713. (II) Thomas Dunnel, born November, 1672, died in Topsfield, 1747. (III) Jonathan Dun- nel, or Dwinel, born June, 1702, in Tops- field. (IV) Amos Dwinel, born in Sutton, Massachusetts, 1734. (V) Aaron Dwinel, born in Sutton, Massachusetts, August 10, 1762, died in Leeds, Maine, August 5. 1844. (VI) Ruth Dwinel, born in Sutton, Massa- chusetts : married Joel Thompson, of Lewis- ton. Maine : she died about 1811, in Lisbon.
Professor Thompson, after the death of his father, removed with the family to An- burn. Maine. He attended the (Abbott) "Little Blue" school, later completed his preparatory course at Lewiston Falls Acad- emy (now Edward Little Institute), took a two years' course at Bowdoin College, and then entered Dartmouth, taking a scientific course, and graduated with the degree of B. S., class of 1869. He taught three years at Dartmouth. In 1872 he was appointed to the chair of descriptive geometry, stereotomy and drawing at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, which position he still holds (1910). In his younger days he was greatly interested in athletics, and was called the "Father of Baseball" at Dartmouth, where he captained the first college team. He has always had a deep interest in archeologi- cal and genealogical research, has compiled a genealogy of the descendants of Edward
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French, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, and given valuable assistance to genealogists in preparing the many and complicated Thomp- son lines. He has the finest private collec- tion of Indian relics in the state. His college fraternity is the Delta Kappa Epsilon, and he is an honorary member of Sigma Psi and Tau Beta Pi, scientific fraternities, whose membership is based on merit and achieve- ment. He is a director of the Leonard Hos- pital, Troy, and was a trustee of the old Lansingburg Academy. Professor Thompson is well known in educational circles, where he is held in the highest esteem.
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