Andrew Thompson

1637 - 1696  (58 years)

• Name	Andrew Thompson
  Born	29 Sep 1637	Kirkfenton, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	Sep 1696	Salem, NJ
  Person ID	I27533	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2018

  
  

  Family	Isabella Marshall,   b. 16 Sep 1637, Selby, Yorkshire, England ,   d. Feb 1696, Elsinboro Point, Salem, NJ  (Age 58 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1664	Donard parish, Wicklow, Ireland
  Children	1. William Thompson,   b. 9 Oct 1669, Donard parish, Wicklow, Ireland ,   d. 7 Jun 1733, Salem, NJ  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F11308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Andrew Thompson was born in Yorkshire on 29 September 1637. He migrated to County Wicklow, Ireland and married Isabella Marshall on 11 July 1664 in Donard Parish, Wicklow, Ireland. According to "Andrew Thompson, the Emigrant of Elsinborough, Salem County, N.J. and One Line of His Descendants." by David A. Thompson (Albany, N.Y, Weed Parsons Printing Company, 1910), page 7. Andrew Thompson's journey for religious freedom took him from Yorkshire to County Wicklow, Ireland to Salem County, New Jersey between 1677-8. "In 1677, Andrew Thompson with his wife and three children (Elizabeth, William, Andrew b. Nov 13, 1676), removed from Ireland to West Jersey, sailing 9 month 16th in 'Mary of Dublin,' John Hall, master and landed Elsinburg, West Jersey 12th month 22d 1677. Above mentioned book, page 10. Undated, but between entries dated 24d 11m 1755 and 29d 12m 1755 of the Salem Monthly Meeting Minutes is the following: "Some account of the first friends that came over, and settled at Salem viz... In the year 1677 Andrew Thompson with his wife and children transported himselfe from the Kingdom of Ireland and Landed at Elsenburgh in the province of New Jersey afsd. with his brother John Thompson and divers others on the 22nd of ye 12th mo following. He died in Salem County, New Jersey in September 1696. Source: WikiTree