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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Betty,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I don't have time to dig through all my resources, but it
is almost a certainty that John's father is David. I found a very old,
handwritten Mendon document in the RI historic society that states this. I
notified Andersen but he brushed it off. His theory is based on John while
in Mendon being referred to as Goodman, not Mr. - A Goodman was a landowner
which was his position in Mendon. He had lost his shirt as a ship's master
(Mr.) a decade or so earlier. The Weymouth records list John's age in a
document which is identical to John's birth date in Plymouth England.
There are many other reasons' to believe this too, including signature fragments
that seem to match. At some point I have other leads I plan to follow
too.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Genevieve</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 05, 2008 4:20 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Tommies] more about David
Thomson</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5>Wilma,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5> I have appreciated the information you have
made available to the Tommies in recent emails, as well as the exchange about
the heritage of David Thompson. This matters little, however, if we
cannot connect with David's descendants.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5> Can you provide further data on John (2)
Thompson, son of David? What are your sources or proofs for the John who
settled at Mendon being the same John who was the son of David? As you
no doubt know, Robert Charles Anderson in his <EM>Great Migration</EM> study,
questions this. Those of us who descend from John (2) would like to be
able to establish him as our ancestor. Can you help?
Thanks!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5> Betty Lou</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5> <A
href="mailto:morrisb@libcoop.net">morrisb@libcoop.net</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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