[Tommies] John Thompson and David's fishing post

[Dick Hodgman]

Lois,

David and Amyes were in the New World to support the British fishing fleet.
Their providing provisions and services allowed the fleet to stay off North
America for the entire season.  The British came to the New World for the
fish before they came for religious freedom.

--Dick
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Dick Hodgman
dick at hodgman.org
http://hodgman.org/


On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:42 PM, <maaisha at aol.com> wrote:

>  Hi All,
>   I have two questions.
>   I noticed in John Thompson's will, that he mentions his son-in-law, John
> Aldrich.  I have only two children for John Thompson and Sarah Trevore -
> Mehitable Thompson Hayward (Haywood) and son, John.  Where does John Aldrich
> fit in?  I must be missing a daughter.  I am descended from both the son,
> John, and the daughter, Mehitable.  Who was their sibling?
>   This second question must have an obvious answer than I am too dense to
> see.  Why was David Thomson setting up a fishing station, drying cod and
> sending them back to England?  Isn't that like sending coal to Newcastle?
> What am I missing here?
>    Thanks for any help.
> Sincerely,  Lois
>
>
>
>
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