Capt John Thompson
1699 - 1785 (86 years)-
Name John Thompson Prefix Capt Birth 1699 Northern Ireland 
Gender Male Death 11 Jan 1785 Palmer, Hampden, MA Person ID I971 Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart Last Modified 11 Jan 2009
Family Elizabeth Thomas, b. 1690, Middleboro, Plymouth, MA d. 11 Oct 1763, Palmer, Hampden, MA (Age 73 years) Children + 1. Janet “Jean” Thompson, b. 7 Feb 1735, Palmer, MA d. 22 Mar 1825, Western, Worchester, MA (Age 90 years)2. John Thompson, b. Abt 1728 Family ID F181 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Captain John Thomson was a signer of the memorial addressed to Governor Shute in 1717 and was a proprietor in Palmer in 1725.He was confirmed as a proprietor by the General Court in 1732. Captain John was the principal element in forwarding business and held a position in many important places of trust. The children of Captain John located on farms joining each other.
In 1752 he was elected to the first board of selectmen for Palmer and was re-elected eight times between 1752 and 1762. He served as Captain in the militia in the French and Indian War of 1754-1763. His gravestone reads "In memory of Capt. John Thomson, who died Jan ye 19th, 1785, in ye 86th year of hisage."
- Captain John Thomson was a signer of the memorial addressed to Governor Shute in 1717 and was a proprietor in Palmer in 1725.He was confirmed as a proprietor by the General Court in 1732. Captain John was the principal element in forwarding business and held a position in many important places of trust. The children of Captain John located on farms joining each other.