Three hundred colonial ancestors and war service, their part in making American history from 495 to 1934 online

Elizabeth Hungerford, (Feb. 7, 1798-Jan. 7, 1878).

From here same as Summary of Arms Ancestry, 8th to 10th Generations;
Colonial Daughters of the 17th Century, p. 136, No. 772; and Daughters of the
American Colonists, 1931, pp. 26-36, No. 2089; ancestry traced by the author of
his book.

THOMPSON ANCESTRY
Thompson Families of Connecticut



Arms — Or, on a fesse dancette azure
three estoiles argent, on a canton of the
second the sun in his splendour.

Crest — ^A cubit arm erect vested gules
cuffed argent, holding in the hand five
ears of wheat or.

Motto — In lumine lucem. (Colonial
FamiUes, 1928, pp. 158-9).




3ri;ompi?Ptt



The family of Thompson in Kent spelled the name Thomson,
and the change to the present form was made in America. Thomas
Thompson, of Sandwich, married a daughter of a Mansfield. Arms
were granted to him in 1600. He had children: Henry, Anne and
Thomas.



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Henry Thompson, born Derby, Eng.; died 1681; married Alice
-, died 1681; married (second) John Birdsee. He had sons.



John, Anthony and WilHam. Thomas Thompson, named last in
the paragraph above, also had sons, John, Anthony and William.
These names, found together in the Thompson family of County
Kent and the fact that three brothers, WiUiam, Anthony and John,
came from England to America, 1650, make it seem highly probable
that the Thompsons of America descended from the family of
Thompson (or Thomson) of Kent, England. There has been much
controversy on this matter, but extensive research has failed to
settle the point, and almost all of those who have investigated the
Thompson pedigree concede the probability of descent from the
family of Kent.

The name Thompson stands twenty-first in a roll of common
surnames, being rarer than Edwards, but more common than White.
Thomson or Thompson signifies a son of Thomas. Bardsley, in his
"Surnames," gives: Eborard fil Thome, County Cambridge, 1273;
Abraham fil Thome, County Bedford, 20 Edward 1, 1291; Richard
fil Thome, County York, 1291; Petrus Thome, son. County York,
1379; Johannes Thomasson, of County York, 1379.

There are large families of Thompson in both Ireland and Scot-
land. Baron Haversham, created baron in 1696, was a descendant
of Maurice Thompson, of Cheston, County Herts. This baronetcy
became extinct in 1745. A Thompson was Lord Mayor of London,
in 1737, and another in 1828. Richard Thompson was treasurer
of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, in 1582. Baron Sydenham,
Governor-General of Canada, was a descendant of the Thompsons
of County Surrey.

The New Haven family of Thompson was founded by three
brothers, William, Anthony and John. An attempt has been made
to connect them with the Thompson family of Lenham, Co. Kent,
England. This Lenham myth has been set forth as a certainty in
the History of Goshen (by A. G. Hibbard, 1897), in the "Marks-
Platt Ancestry (by E. J. Lines, 1902, p. 46-50), and in several
other accounts and so far as known has never been refuted. Henry
Thompson of Royton, in Lenham married Dorothy Hony Wood and
died 20 Oct. 1648, leaving, with other issue, sons John, William and
Anthony. The coincidence of names would seem promising, and
it is not strange that somebody hastily conjectured their identity
with the emigrants, but investigation overthrows the theory.
According to William Berry's "Pedigrees of the Families in the
County of Kent" (PubUshed in 1830, p. 15-17), Anthony Thompson
of Lenham was baptized 30 Aug. 1612; and died in England 13
Feb. 1682, leaving as heiress an only daughter. Moreover, John
Thompson of Lenham was born in 1604, too early for John of New
Haven, who was probably the youngest of the eimigrant brothers.
The Lenham brothers had three cousins, sons of Thomas Thompson
of Pethem, Co. Kent, likewise named John, William and Anthony;
but this John was a knight and died in 1645 without issue. Fur-



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thermore the evidence of chronology tends to show that the emi-
grants could not descend from Henry of Lenham or Thomas of
Pethem in the following generation. At all events, the accepted
pedigree must be abandoned.

(P. 198-199, The Thompson Family of New Haven.)

1. Anthony Thompson, was born in England, and died in
New Haven, Conn., in September, 1648. Three brothers, Anthony,
John and William Thompson left England, with the party led by
the Rev. John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton, in the "Hector,"
and arrived in Boston, Mass., June 26, 1637. In April, 1638, they
settled in the vicinity of what is now New Haven, Conn. On Sept.
1, 1640, when the settlement was called New Haven, Anthony
Thompson, with a family of four persons, was one of the list of
first settlers. He was a member of the band of soldiers organized
to protect the settlers from the Indians. He mentions his family
and brothers, John and William, in his will of 1647. He married
(first) in England. He married (second) Catherine, who married
(second) Nicholas Camp. (Society Colonial Wars, p. 382), Anthony
Thompson (1612-1684), New Haven, Soldier in Indian Trouble,
1642.

Anthony^ Thompson died Sept., 1648. In his will of 23 Mar.
1647, he mentions his eldest son; second son, Anthony; daughter
Bridget, which he had by former wife; other daughters; wife;
and brothers William and John (New Haven Probate Records, Vol.

1, p. 33). He married first ; and secondly Katherine , who

married for her second husband, 14 July 1652, Nicholas Camp of
Milford. The Proprietor's records contain several references to
payment of portions to Anthony's children, by "Kattern Camp,"
the children mentioned being John, Hannah, Liddia, Ebenezer,
Anthony and Bridget. (Proprietors' Records, Vol. II, pp. 91, 98,
114, 229.) (Soc. Col. Wars, p. 472.) Anthony Thompson 1612-
1647, Signer of Compact with Gov. Eaton and Rev. John Daven-
port at New Haven. Soldier in Indian troubles, 1642.

Children of first marriage :

1. John, of whom further.

2. Anthony, b. Dec, 1634, d. Dec. 29, 1654.

3. Beidget, b. in 1636; m. Rev. John Bowers.

Children of second marriage:

4. Hannah, bapt. June 8, 1645; m. a Stanton.

5. Lydia, bapt. July 24, 1647; m. Isaac Crittenden; m, (2) Dea. J, Meigs.

6. Ebenezer, bapt. Oct. 15, 1648; m. Deborah Dudley.

2. John Thompson, son of Anthony, was born in England, in
1632; and died June 2, 1707. He was called "mariner" and is
mentioned frequently in deeds, etc., owning land in New Haven.
He married Anne Vicars, Aug. 4, 1656. He was one of the Propri-
etors of New Haven. (Hist, of New Haven, p. 153.) (See Vicars.)
(John Thompson, No. 22, "Elizabeth and Ann," p. 153. See
Drake Founders, p. 84.)



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JoHN^ Thompson (Anthony^) called "Mariner," has usually
been assigned a wife Ellen or Hellena ("cf. History of Goshen, and
Genealogical History of Connecticut, 1911, p. 1000"). This is an
error, and the only wife of John who appears on record was Anne
Vicars, or Vicaris. On 25 Feb. 1657, John Tompson entered an
action against the estate of John Roberts, part of which was then in
the hands of Mr. Wakeman, on the ground that there had been a
treaty of marriage betwixt the said John Roberts and Ann Vicars
(now wife to the said John Tompson), and that her former betrothed
had by word of mouth left his estate to Ann (Hoadley, Records of
the Jurisdiction of New Haven, Vol. II, p. 198".) It should be
noted that John Wakeman 's wife, Elizabeth Hopkins, had a first
cousin Ann, daughter of Walter Vicaris (see the will of WiUiam
Hopkins of Bewdley, Worcestershire, given in the "Wakeman
Genealogy," p. 30.) John Thompson died 2 June 1707, and the
inventory of "Mr. John Thompson, Marriner, late deed," was
presented 28 Oct. 1707 (New Haven Probate Records, Vol. Ill,
p. 116) In the absence of any distribution of the estate, it is dif-
ficult to place his daughters with certainty. Most of his land had
been deeded in the later years of his life to his sons, John, Joseph,
Samuel, and Wilham (New Haven Deeds, Vols. II and III.) There
is no difiiculty in identifying the first three, but there seems to have
been considerable misapprehension as to the identity of William.
This problem is considered below under William Thompson (No. 9) .
There is no proof that Ann Vicars was mother of all the children, but
no other wife has been found.

Children :

1. John, b. May 12, 1657; m. Rebecca Daniel.

2. Anne, m. in 1688, Caleb Chidsey. She d. bef. 1693. He m. 2nd Hannah

Dickinson.

3. Joseph, b. April 4, 1664.

4. CMld, b. in Sept., 1667, d. in infancy.

5. Samuel, Capt., b. May 12, 1669, d. March 26, 1749; m. Nov. 14, 1695,

Rebecca Bishop, dau. of Lieut.-Gov. James and Elizabeth (Thompkins)
Bishop.

6. Saeah, b. Jan. 16, 1676; m. John Mix, b. Aug. 25, 1676; d. 1721.

7. William, b. Jan. 17, 1674.

8. Maky, b. May 16, 1675.

N. E. H. Reg., 1921, p. 318, Bapt. Dec. 3, 1749, Sarah, dau. of John Thomp-
son, (p. 77), June 12, Sarah, dau. of John and Mary Thompson, Jan. 1, 1716.
Sarah Thompson, widow and Rebecca, bapt. and Sarah and Ann, the children of
said Thompson.

Anthony^ of Milford, son of Anthony^ had no wife and died
before middle age. In his will of Dec. 26, 1654, he gave his property
to John. He had one sister, Bridget also half brothers and sisters
by good wife Camp, who had been the second wife of his father.

"Thompson FamiUes of Conn.," D. L. Jacobus, 1912.

Summary of Ancestry to Anthony Thompson:
1. Anthony Thompson, b. England, d. Sept. 1648; m. England, , b.



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2. Lieut. John Thompson, b. England, 1632, d. June 2, 1707, prob. New Haven,

Conn.; m. Aug. 4, 1656, Ann Vicars (or Vicaris), b. abt. 1634, England.

3. Sarah Thompson, b. Jan. 16, 1676, d. Nov. 21, 1711; m. Nov. 25, 1702,

John Mix, b. Aug. 26, 1676, d. Dec. 10, 1721.

4. Elizabeth Mex, b. 1715, d. Jan. 21, 1777; m. Oct. 7, 1730, Capt. Ephraim

Sanford, b. Feb. 12, 1708, d. Feb. 6, 1761/2.
6. Rachel Sanford, b. July 23, 1733, d. (not positive) abt. 1800; m. Oct.
31, 1751, Stephen Mead, b. 1728, d. Oct. 18, 1806.

6. Esther Mead, b. Aug. 11, 1760, d. Dec. 22, 1836; m. abt. 1777, Isaiah

Hungerford, b. Jan. 23, 1758, d. June 16, 1833.

7. Elizabeth Hungerford, b. Feb. 7, 1798, d. Jan. 7, 1878; m. April 29, 1821,

Nash David Phelps, b. Oct. 4, 1796, d. AprU 15, 1884.

From here same as Summary of Arms Ancestry, 8th to 10th Generations;
Colonial Daughters of the 17th Century, p. 136, No. 772; and Daughters of the
American Colonists, 1931, pp. 26-36, No. 2089; ancestry traced by the author of
this book.

John Thompson of Burford Ancestry
JoHN^ Thompson of Burford, Shropshire, Eng., was born
about 1580. He married at Neen Savage, April 12, 1608, Beatrice
Detton, who was baptized at Neen Savage, June 21, 1584, daughter
of George and Anne (Thomas) Detton. She was buried April 13,
1650. Their children were :

George, b, 1609, d. 1654; m. a. 1634, Margaret; Thomas, bapt. 1610, d.

1655; John, bapt. 1616; Samuel, b. a. 1620, d. 1668; m. a. 1647, ; Anne,

bapt. 1624.

Thomas^ Thompson was baptized in Burford, Shropshire,
Eng., Oct. 1, 1610, the son of John and Beatrice Thompson. He
was hving in Hartford, Conn., in 1646, where it is recorded "Thomas
Tom Sunn maryed Ann Welles, Apr. 14, 1646" She was born in
England in 1619, daughter of Thomas and Alice (Tomes) Welles.
They removed to Farmington before 1650, and their children were
all born there. He was one of six who signed the title to the land
at Farmington with the Tunxis Indians in 1650. In Oct., 1652,
he was one of seven who organized the church there, and his wife
was admitted "about one month later." He was deputy to General
Court, 1650; constable, 1652. He died Apr. 25, 1655, in Farmington.
His will of Apr., 1654, names his wife, his children John, Thomas,
Beatrice and Mary. Executors, "my two brothers in England, and
my brother Thomas Welles." His widow married (2), July 16,
1656, Anthony Hawkins, by whom she had three children. She
died in 1680.

Children :

1. Beatrice, bapt. Jan. 17, 1647; m. before 1680, Parker.

2. John, b. 1648, d. 1711; m. 1670, Mary Steele (John ^i).

3. Thomas, b. 1651, d. 1705; m. a. 1679, EUzabeth Smith (Arthur^), (2)

Abigail .

4. Mary, bapt. June 7, 1653, d. 1691; m. 1673, Samuel Hawley (Joseph^).

5. Esther, bapt. June 17, 1655, posth., d. 1696; m. Samuel Gridley (Thomas^).

Reference: "The Bassett-Preston Ancestry," Preston, 1930.
Summary of Ancestry of John Thomson:

1. Thomas Thomson, was bapt. in Burford, Shropshire, Eng., Oct. 1, 1610,
the son of John and Beatrice Thompson (John, is brother of Anthony and



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William Thompson, who arrived in Boston, Mass., June 26, 1637).
Thomas d. April 20, 1655, Farmington, Conn. He m. April 14, 1646,
Hartford, Ann Welles, b. 1619, England, d. 1680, prob. Farmington,
Conn.

2. Mary Thompson, bapt. June 7, 1653, Farmington, Conn., d. 1691, prob.

Framington; m. 1673, Samuel Hawley, b. 1647, prob. Stratford, Conn.

3. Matthew^ Hawley, b. Nov. 7, 1680, d. ; m. , , prob. Himt-

ington, Conn.

4. Matthew^ Hawley, b. Feb. 16, 1720, d. May 31, 1790, Huntington, Conn. ;

m. , Bethia , b. March 19, 1725, d. Jan. 23, 1786, Huntington,

Conn.

5. James Hawley, b. 1760, d. April 14, 1836, bur. Huntington, Conn.; m.

Feb. 12, 1793, Martha (Stevens) Waterhouse, b. May 12, 1761, d.
Sheldon, Vt.

6. Sophia Hawley, b. Aug. 17, 1795, Sheldon, Vt., d. Jan. 7, 1879, Waterville,

Vt.: m. Jan. 1, 1812, Sheldon, Vt., Tertius Leach, b. Nov. 21, 1786,
prob. Greenfield, Mass., d. Feb. 4, 1864, Waterville, Vt.

7. Tertius Hawley Leach, b. March 19, 1813, Enosburg, Vt., d. Sept. 19,

1881, Clinton, la.; m. Feb. 28, 1835, Sheldon, Vt., Orissa Fanton, b.
May 1, 1812, Sheldon, Vt., d. June 24, 1890, Fairfield, Vt.

From here same as Summary of Arms Ancestry, 8th to 10th Generations;
Colonial Daughters of the 17th Century, p. 136, No. 772; and Daughters of the
American Colonists, 1931, pp. 26-36, No. 2089; ancestry traced by the author of
this book.

TOMES ANCESTRY

To the "Register," Vol. 80, pp. 446-447 (October, 1926) the con-
tributor of this article communicated a note which, in addition to
certain Welles items from Enghsh records, contained a brief abstract
of the will of John Tomes of Marston Sicca, Co. Gloucester, England,
father of Alice Tomes, the first wife of Gov. Thomas Welles of
Connecticut, and also an account of the timely aid given to the
royal fugitive, Charles II, after the Battle of Worcester, in 1651,
by John Tomes, half brother of Ahce (Tomes) Welles. In that note
the writer expressed the hope of being able to communicate to the
"Register" an article on the ancestry of Alice Tomes; and, when he
was in London last summer, he was informed by Maj. Alfred Trego
Butler, Portcullis Pursuivant at the College of Arms, that he had
prepared, from what he called "original evidences," tabular pedi-
grees showing several generations of the Tomes and Gunne famihes,
for a descendant who died about the time when the pedigrees were
completed. According to Major Butler, Ellen (Gunne) (Phelps)
Tomes, the mother of Alice (Tomes) Welles, was descended, through
her mother, Anne Fulwood, from many of the best-known families
in Warwickshire. Major Butler stated that these pedigrees had
not been registered at the College of Arms, but were in such shape
that they might be registered there if anyone desired to have it
done. The writer, therefore, arranged to procure from Major
Butler these pedigrees, and they are given in this article in the
genealogical form customary in the "Register," having been re-
arranged from the chart form in which they were compiled.

The sources (other than wills and parish registers) from which
the pedigrees were compiled are, according to Major Butler, "The



308 Three Hundred Colonial Ancestors and War Service

Register of the Guild of Knowle in the County of Warwick," by
W. B. Bickley, 1894. "Men and Armour for Gloucestershire in
1608," by John Smith, 1902, Lay Subsidy Roll 116/490, 20 James I
(1622-23), preserved in the Public Record Office, London, and
the Tomes pedigree pubhshed in "Miscellanea Genealogica et
Heraldica," New Series, Vol. 3, pp. 273-279, which is based in part
on manorial documents in the possession of the Tomes family and
has been used by Major Butler in so far as he has been able to
verify it. In the pedigrees that follow words enclosed in brackets
are additions made by the contributor or by the editors of the
''Register."

Among the early members of the Tomes family whose relation-
ship, if any existed, to the ancestors of Alice (Tomes) Welles has
not been discovered may be mentioned the following:

Richard Tommes, of Long Marston (Long Marston, also called
Marston-Sicca or Dry Marston, is a parish in Gloucestershire, some
five miles northwest from Shipston-on-Stour in Worcestershire. In
Yorkshire there is another parish named Long Marston) Co.
Gloucester, contributed to the guild of Stratford-on-Avon, Co.

Warwick, in 1429-30. He married Joan , who died before

1429-30.

William Tommys, of Long Marston, Co. Gloucester, contributed
to the guild of Stratford-on-Avon, Co. Warwick, in 1441-42, and
received a lease of the manor of Marston from the abbot of Winch-
combe 20 Sept. 1479. He married Margaret , who contributed

to the guild of Stratford-on-Avon in 1441-42.

Children :

1. Robert, I both of Long Marston. Both contributed to the guild of

2. Geoffrey, \ Stratford-on-Avon in 1480-81.

Sir William Tommys, clerk in holy orders, rector of Whit-church,
Co. Warwick, in 1471-72 and 1492-93. His will, dated 13 Apr.
1495, was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 8 May
1495.

1. Tomes (perhaps he was a son or grandson of the William

Tommys, mentioned above, who had sons, Robert and Geoffrey),
great-grandfather of Alice (Tomes) Welles, was the father of the
following :

1. Geoffrey, of Long Marston, Co. Gloucester, whose wiU dated 30 Nov.

1545, was proved at Gloucester; m. , who was mentioned in her

husband's will, in 1545. He received a lease of copyhold lands in the
manor of Long Marston, 2 May 1525, and was present at a court held
28 Jan. 1540 (? 1539/40). (Either this Alice or her sister of the same
name married Kecke. See will of their half brother John, Regis-
ter, Vol. 80, p. 446.)

Children:

1. John, 1 all three mentioned in the will of their father, in 1545,

2. Robert, \ and in that of their uncle, John Tommes (2), dated

3. Thomas, J 20 March 1547/8.

2. John.



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2. John Tommes, of Long Marston, Co. Gloucester, died between
20 March 1547/8 when his will was dated, and 19 May 1548, when
it was proved at Gloucester. He married first — — , who was

buried at Long Marston ; and secondly Alice , who died between

30 Feb. (sic) 1587/8, when her will was dated, and 4 June 1588,
when it was proved at Gloucester. She married secondly John
Holtom of Long Marston, by whom she had issue, who was executor
of the will of her wife's stepson, Robert Tommes (2, i), in 1557
and made his own will 18 Feb. 1563 (? 1562/3), which was proved
at Gloucester 19 Apr. 1564 and in the Prerogative Court of Canter-
bury 7 Oct. 1569.

John Tommes received a lease of lands called Nolland, etc., in
the manor of Long Marston, 26 Aug. 1536, and was present at a
court of the manor held 28 Jan. 1540 (? 1539/40). His widow, Alice,
was the executrix of his will, in 1548, and also of the will of her
second husband, John Holtom, in 1564. She received a grant of a
house and lands in Long Marston on 29 Jan. 1567 (?1566/7).

Children by first wife:

1. Robert, of Long Marston, d. between 1 Mar. 1556/7, when his will was

dated and 2 June 1557, when it was proved at Gloucester. He was pres-
ent at a court of the manor held 28 Jan. 1540 (? 1538/40), and was
mentioned in his father's will, 20 March, 1547/8.

2. Alice, eldest daughter, was admitted a tenant of lands in the manor of

Long Marston, 11 April 1532, was present at a court held 28 Jan. 1540
(? 1539/40), and was mentioned in her father's will, 20 March 1547/8.

3. Joan, ] both mentioned in their father's will,

4. Alice, youngest daughter, J 20 March 1547/8.

Children by second wife:

5. John.

6. JoAH, m. Harrington. She was mentioned in her father's will, 20

March 1547/8, in that of her stepfather's, John Holtom, 18 Feb. 1563,
(1562/3), and in that of her brother John, 21 May 1602.

3. John Tomes (John), of Long Marston, Co. Gloucester, died
at Long Marston 25 May 1602. He married first Ellen (Gunne)
Phelps, daughter of Richard and Anne (Fulwood) Gunne of Saint-
bury, Co. Gloucester (vide infra, Gunne pedigree), and widow of
Joseph Phelps of Bengeworth, Co. Worcester, of whose will, dated
26 Oct. 1579 and proved at Worcester, in Dec, 1579, she was sole
executrix, by whom she had issue; and secondly, at Wormington,
Co. Gloucester, 3 Aug. 1601, Ann Warner, who was executrix of
his will in 1602 and married secondly Henry Cooper of Long Marston,
who was on the muster roll at Long Marston in 1608, was assessed
for a subsidy there in 1623, and made his will 7 Sept. 1646, which
was proved at Gloucester 13 Oct. 1646, by whom she had issue.

John Tomes was mentioned in the will of his stepfather, John
Holtom, 18 Feb. 1563 (? 1562/3), and in that of his mother, 30 Feb.
(sic) 1587/8. On 8 Feb. 1577/8, he received a grant of half the
manor of Marston Sicca from Robert, Earl of Leicester. His will,
dated 21 May 1602 and proved 23 Nov. 1602 (P. C. C, Montague,
73), contains much genealogical information (see abstract in "Regis-



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ter," Vol. 80, p. 446). His inquisition post mortem was taken at
Tetbury, Co. Gloucester, 11 Jan. 1603 (? 1602/3).

Children by first wife:

1. Maky, m. William Kecke. (Apparently she was d. in 1602, for "to Marie

Kecke, dau. of my son WiUiam Kecke," John Tomes, in his will, dated
21 May 1602, bequeathed £20).

2. Anne, (unm. 21 May 1602, when her father, in his will, bequeathed to her

£20); m. Clement Bushell of Long Marston, who was on the muster
roll there, in 1608, was assessed for a subsidy there in 1623, and d.
between 22 July 1647, when his will was dated and 4 May 1649, when
it was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. He m. (2)

Elizabeth , who was a witness to the wUl of Henry Cooper, in 1646

and was executrix of her husband's will in 1649.

3. Joan, (unm. 21 May 1602, when her father, in his will, bequeathed to her

£20); m. at Quinton, Co. Gloucester, 24 July 1622, WiUiam Bigges.

4. Alice, (unm. 21 May 1602, when her father, in his will, bequeathed to her

£20, d. in Connecticut, prob. not later than 1646. (Register, Vol. 80,
p. 300), m. soon after 5 July 1615, (Register, Vol. 80, pp. 285, 300)
Thomas Welles, later Governor of Connecticut. (For the ancestry and
biography of Gov. Thomas Welles, for his children by his first wife,
Alice Tomes, and for some of his descendants, see "Register," Vol. 80,
pp. 279-305.)

Child by second wife:

5. John (Tomes or Tombes), of Long Marston, aged 3 months on 25 May

1062 and mentioned in his father's will in 1602; m. Amy . He

sheltered Charles II on the night of 10 Sept. 1651, in his escape after
the Battle of Worcester (cf. Register, Vol. 80, p. 447).

Reference: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol.
83-84.

Summary of the line of ancestors of Alice Tomes, wife of Gov.
Thomas Welles:

1. Tomes, perhaps he was a son or grandson of the WilUam Tommys,

who had sons, Robert and Geoffrey.

2. John Tommes, of Long Marston, Co. Goucester, d. between 20 March

1547/8, when his will was dated and 19 May 1548, when it was proved

at Gloucester. He m. second wife Alice , who d. between 30 Feb.

(sic) 1587/8, and 4 June 1588.

3. John Tomes, of Long Marston, Co. Gloucester, d. at Long Marston, 25

May 1602. He m. first Ellen (Gunne) Phelps; and secondly at Worm-
ington, Co. Gloucester, 3 Aug. 1601, Ann Warner, who was Executrix
of his will in 1602.

4. Alice Tomes, m. soon after 5 July 1615, d. prob. not later than 1646; m.

Thomas WeUes, later Governor of Connecticut.

5. Ann Welles, d. before Oct. 19, 1680; m. April 14, 1646, Thomas Thomson,

b. England, d. April 20, 1655.

6. Mary Thompson, bapt. June 7, 1653; m. May 20, 1673, Samuel Hawley,

born 1647.

7. Matthew^ Hawley, b. Nov. 7, 1680; father of: .

8. Matthew^ Hawley, b. Feb. 16, 1720, d. May 31, 1790; m. Bethia ,

b. March 19, 1725, d. Jan. 24, 1786.

9. James Hawley, b. 1760, d. April 14, 1836; m. Feb. 12, 1793, Martha (Stev-

ens) Waterhouse, b. May 12, 1761.