[Tommies] more about David Thomson

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Dear Wilma,
I am not sure where the Sir Richard Thomson comes from.  I also dispute the Richard and Florence parentage.  They were English.  David was identified as a Scotsman - clearly his accent gave him away.  Richard Thompson in Clerkenswell was a servant.  David Thomson was extremely well educated and considered by Thomas Morton to be a scholar.  His letter to the Earl of Arundel also proves the social level he was at.  In addition, the Massachusetts grant from the Council of New England listed him as Mr. David Thomson, Gent.; children of household servants were not Gentlemen in the system prevalent at that time.

David Thomson of Corstorphine meets all the criteria.  His father was an extremely wealthy minister (Rev. Richard Thomson) with stipends allocated by King James.  His family was well connected too. - His father married into a family which included the Scottish ambassador to England and the Secretary of State of Scotland.  David attended the University of Edinburg in 1602.  And if the genealogy is valid, he was a direct descendant of King Robert II of Scotland through Alexander Steward, the Earl of Mar - the most famous man of his time.  This Thomson line started with the Earl's illegitimate son, Sir Thomas Stewart (son of Thomas).  Of course, the Earl was also an illegitimate son of Prince Alexander Stewart aka the Wolf of Baganock.  However, this was a day and age when such children were given titles and lands - especially if they proved themselves in battle as both the Earl and his son did - and demonstrated their unflinching loyalty to the King.

Genevieve
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wilma Fleming Haynes 
  To: Discussion list for David THOMSON & Amias COLE descendantsandresearchers. 
  Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:21 PM
  Subject: Re: [Tommies] more about David Thomson


  My name is Wilma Genevieve Fleming - 

  I can send you more data is your interested - David was a colorful and well educated for that time period - he spoke and understood several Indian dialects - His wife Amias was also interesting, it wasn't until later that I found her 2nd husband Samuel Maverick was my 10th great grand uncle!!

  the * shows I have oodles of data on these line

  My lineage goes like this from Richard -2) to myself

  Sir Richard -2) THOMSON born Scotland
    + unknown

  Richard -1) THOMSON born Scotland
    + Florence CROMLAN

  David 1) THOMSON born Clerkenwell, London, London, England
    + Amias 1) Cole  back to John c1545 in Hartland Devonshire, England

  John 2) THOMPSON born Plymouth, Devonshire, England
    + Sarah 2) [?TREVOR]  her father Wm was seaman aboard the SPEEDWELL

  Mehitable 3) THOMPSON b London, England
    +Samuel 2) HAYWARD * back to Wm -1) 1578/9 Limstone, Middlesex, Eng

  Mary 3) HAYWARD
    +Joseph 3) ROCKWOOD * back to Richard -1) ROCKETT/ROCKWOOD 1572

  Trial 4) ROCKWOOD
    + Samuel 4) WHITE * back to Robert -6) White c1459 , Hampshire, England

  Joanna 5) WHITE
    + Solomon 5) CHAPIN *  back to Roger -1) 1534 Totnes, Devonshire, England

  Darius 6) CHAPIN
    +Margaret 5) BEAMAN * back to Simon 1) 1629 England

  Salma 7) CHAPIN 
    + Lydia M 6) STRONG * back to Richard/John -1) 1561 , Caernarvon, Wales

  Lydisette Margaret 7) CHAPIN
    + William Augustus Franklin 2) PECKHAM * back to WAF 1) Scotland
    + John Brooks 7) SILLIMAN * back to Daniel 1) 1626 in Geneva, Switzerland

  George Franklin 3) PECKHAM
    +Emily Rosella LYONS + back to Asa 1740- her father  Reuben helped build 
         "The Little Brown church in the Vale"  know that song?

  Cornelia Jane 4) PECKHAM
    + Melroy Elmer FLEMING +  back to John [Ref war] to abt 1700

  Ellis Melroy FLEMING
    + Wilma Grace STEVENS  back to James 1791 

  Wilma Genevieve FLEMING
    +Orland Fay 11) HAYNES back to Robert -1) abt 1585 Bedfordshire, Eng


  Wilma
    -----Original Message-----
    From: tommies-bounces at wellswooster.com [mailto:tommies-bounces at wellswooster.com]On Behalf Of Edelweiss131 at aol.com
    Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 10:02 AM
    To: tommies at wellswooster.com
    Subject: Re: [Tommies] more about David Thomson


     Wilma,
      Thank you very much ! What is you full name ?
       George Bryan Thompson





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