The first record of John Tomson in New England appears to be the 1643 list of men able to bear arms for Plymouth. John was a lieutenant.
John was fined for incontinency with wife before marriage, which indicates their first child was born too soon after marriage.
John married Mary Cooke on December 26, 1645 at Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.They had children:
Adam born before 26 Sep 1646
he died about 1648
John born about 1648
he died 11 Feb 1648/49
John born 24 Nov 1649
Mary born about 1651
Esther born 28 Jul 1652
Elizabeth born 28 Jan 1654
Sarah born 4 Apr 1657
Lydia born 5 Oct 1659
Jacob born 24 Apr 1662
Thomas born 19 Oct 1664
Peter birth date unknown
he married Sarah Simmons
Mercy born about 1671
It is not known where John died.
The will of John Tomson senior of "Middlebury" dated 23 April 1696, sworn 8 July 1696, names wife Mary Tomson; sons John, Jacob, Thomas and Peter; daug. Mary Tabor; dau. Ester Reed; dau. Elizabeth Swift; grandson Thomas Swift; daug. Sarah Tomson; d aug. Lidia Soul; dau. Mercy Tomson.
An agreement dated 19 June 1696 about the estate is signed by John Tomson, Elizabeth Swift (mark), Jacob Tomson, Sarah Tomson, Thomas Tomson, James Soule , Peter Tomson, Thomas Tabor, Marcy Tomson (mark) and William Read.
The first record of John Tomson in New England appears to be the 1643 list of men able to bear arms for Plymouth. John was a lieutenant.
John was fined for incontinency with wife before marriage, which indicates their first child was born too soon after marriage.
John married Mary Cooke on December 26, 1645 at Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.They had children:
Adam born before 26 Sep 1646
he died about 1648
John born about 1648
he died 11 Feb 1648/49
John born 24 Nov 1649
Mary born about 1651
Esther born 28 Jul 1652
Elizabeth born 28 Jan 1654
Sarah born 4 Apr 1657
Lydia born 5 Oct 1659
Jacob born 24 Apr 1662
Thomas born 19 Oct 1664
Peter birth date unknown
he married Sarah Simmons
Mercy born about 1671
It is not known where John died.
The will of John Tomson senior of "Middlebury" dated 23 April 1696, sworn 8 July 1696, names wife Mary Tomson; sons John, Jacob, Thomas and Peter; daug. Mary Tabor; dau. Ester Reed; dau. Elizabeth Swift; grandson Thomas Swift; daug. Sarah Tomson; d aug. Lidia Soul; dau. Mercy Tomson.
An agreement dated 19 June 1696 about the estate is signed by John Tomson, Elizabeth Swift (mark), Jacob Tomson, Sarah Tomson, Thomas Tomson, James Soule , Peter Tomson, Thomas Tabor, Marcy Tomson (mark) and William Read.
Inscription
Memento Mori
In Memory of
Lieut. John Tomson
who Died June ye 16 ~ 1696
In the 80th Year of his
Age
Death is a debt to nature due
That I have paid and so must you
