
Joseph Tompson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49]

-
Name Joseph Tompson [2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49] Birth 01 May 1640 Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America [2, 5, 7, 12, 15]
Gender Male Burial 1732 Old South Burying Ground, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7, 12]
Death 13 Oct 1732 Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America [2, 5, 7, 12, 15]
Person ID I312684223775 Oswald Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
Father Rev William Thompson, b. 1597, Preston, Lancashire, England d. 10 Dec 1666, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
(Age 69 years)
Relationship unknown Mother Abigail Collins, b. 17 Oct 1591, Bramford, Suffolk, England d. Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Relationship unknown Marriage 1626 Lancashire, England Family ID F1639 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Brackett, c. 12 May 1641, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Marriage 22 Jul 1662 Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Children 1. Mrs. Deborah Thompson, b. Abt. 1663, Massachusetts, USA 2. Mary Thompson, b. 18 Nov 1663, Billerica, Massachusetts American Colonies d. 1688, Ipswich, Massachusetts American Colonies
(Age 24 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
3. Joseph Tompson, Jr, b. 08 Apr 1666, East Billerica, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America 4. Abigail Thompson, b. 16 Apr 1668, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 04 Apr 1733, Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
(Age 64 years)
5. William Thompson, b. 03 Oct 1670, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. 22 Dec 1694 (Age 24 years)
Family ID F1689 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
Family 2 Mary Denison, b. 1652, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 09 Oct 1743, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
(Age 91 years)
Marriage Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Children 1. Elisabeth Tompson, b. 29 Jun 1688, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. 24 Aug 1712, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
(Age 24 years)
2. Mary Tompson, b. 17 Nov 1691, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. 24 Nov 1747, Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America
(Age 56 years)
3. Benjamin Tompson, b. Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. 28 Oct 1753, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
[Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
4. Edward Tompson, b. Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Family ID F1688 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
-
Notes - Mary/Dennison 17 Mar 1631
Mary/Dennison 17 Mar 1631
(1640)
(1640)
Non-standard gedcom data: 1 _IFLAGS 0
Non-standard gedcom data: 1 _IFLAGS 0
SOURCES
!
Information for Richard Bracket:
From Records of the General Court, 15 Oct 1684:
"On request of Captain Richard Brackett being 73 years of age and the infirmities of age upon him; having formerly desired, and now again to-day, to lay down his place as cchief military commander in Braintree, the court granted the request..." He was appointed in 1679 to marry and take oaths in civil cases. In Braintree his pursuit was farming. At whatever age he was busy. At all times, he was a highly honored and respected person in Braintree. (Brackett Geneology)
1) Archive Record submitted by Dorothy S. Hadlock;
2) Genealogical Dictionary by Savage; Vol 1
3) Brackett Geneology by Herbert Brackett;
4) Records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay;
5) American Marriage Records before 1699;
6) N.E. Historical and Gen. Register, Vol II;
7) Will of Father, Richard Brackett 594,175 Vol. 8, pages 9-11;
8) Vital Records of Billerica;
9) Records of the town of Braintree.
child #1 Hannah married 2nd spous Deacon John Blanchard
child #2 John married 2nd spous 31 May 1675 Ruth Ellice
child # 3 Peter married 2nd spous 30 Mar 1687 Sarah Foster
necessary explanations: Braintree is now in Norfolk County Massachusetts, but prior to 1793 it was part of Suffolk County.
Mary/Brackett Md. 1Feb1662.
Mary/Brackett Md. 1Feb1662.
- Mary/Dennison 17 Mar 1631
-
Sources - [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA.
- [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree.
- [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ2-J9M : Thu May 23 01:45:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Thompson and Mary Bracket, 22 Jul 1662.
- [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
- [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "History of Billerica, Massachusetts : with a genealogical register," by Henry A. Hazen, pp. ,148-149 of the Genealogical Register portion ( A. Williams & Co.: Boston, MA, 1883) FHL #974.44/B1 H2.
- [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Mary Bracket in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988." Mary Bracket in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2016. <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=81313672&db=MATownVital&indiv=1>.
- [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Book of Remembrance of Heber Chase Kimball Born: 14 June 1801. Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont
Died: 22 June 18. - [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH7F-7TY : accessed 20 Aug 2014),
, 17 Mar 1681; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 901881. - [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVR-9Y4 : 15 January 2020), Joseph Tomson in entry for Mary Tomson, 1663.
- [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Book of Remembrance of Heber Chase Kimball Born: 14 June 1801. Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont Died: 22 June 18.
- [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1638-1927", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7Q-QJB : Thu May 23 00:32:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tompson and Mary Denison, 17 Mar 1780.
- [S1173462472] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK16-GJR7 : Thu Apr 03 19:36:40 UTC 2025), Entry for Joseph Tompson.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMB-S57 : Sun Mar 10 07:09:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Compson and Joseph Compson, 18 November 1663.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMB-652 : Thu Mar 07 06:36:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 8 February 1666.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDV-69F : Sat Mar 09 04:28:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tompson, 13 October 1732.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-KHM : Sat Mar 09 04:28:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Deborah Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 29 September 1676.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-K4V : Sat Mar 09 04:28:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 18 November 1663.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-GJ3 : Thu Mar 07 09:27:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Deborah Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 29 September 1676.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZL-8VDG : Thu Sep 12 14:50:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tomson and Mary Denison, 17 Jan 1681.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSH-VJM : Sat Mar 09 12:14:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tomson and Mary Denison, 17 January 1681.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-K45 : Sat Mar 09 04:28:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Abigail Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 16 April 1668.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMB-1BF : Fri Mar 08 23:10:22 UTC 2024), Entry for Abigail Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 16 April 1668.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-K4L : Sat Mar 09 04:28:53 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 8 April 1666.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-GN5 : Thu Mar 07 09:27:31 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 8 April 1666.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7F-QHH : Sat Mar 09 04:28:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tompson and Mary Denison, 17 March 1781.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC99-ZRZ : Sun Mar 10 13:02:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Edwd. Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 18 November 1683.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC99-KZK : Sat Mar 09 10:02:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Benjamen Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 7 December 1685.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-KHD : Sat Mar 09 04:28:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Elisabeth Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 29 June 1688.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-KHW : Sat Mar 09 04:28:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Edward Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 18 January 1684.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-GNL : Thu Mar 07 09:27:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 18 November 1663.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSH-ZLS : Sat Mar 09 07:25:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Thompson and Mary Brackett, 2 July 1662.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-GNY : Thu Mar 07 09:27:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Abigail Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 16 April 1665.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM1-QBY : Fri Mar 08 09:58:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Willm. Thompson and Joseph Thompson, 3 August 1670.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDV-69C : Sat Mar 09 04:28:55 UTC 2024), Entry for William Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 22 December 1694.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-GJM : Thu Mar 07 09:27:31 UTC 2024), Entry for William Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 3 October 1670.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-K4Y : Sat Mar 09 04:28:53 UTC 2024), Entry for William Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 3 October 1670.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7F-7TT : Thu Mar 07 09:27:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tompson and Mary Bracket, 22 July 1662.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7F-QHW : Sat Mar 09 04:28:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tompson and Mary Bracket, 22 July 1662.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-GJD : Thu Mar 07 09:27:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Elizabeth Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 29 June 1688.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7F-7TB : Thu Mar 07 09:27:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Tompson and Mary Denison, 17 March 1682.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-GJF : Thu Mar 07 09:27:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 17 November 1691.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9S-8Y3 : Sun Mar 10 03:10:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Elizabeth Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 29 June 1688.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDV-69D : Sat Mar 09 04:28:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Elisabeth Tompson and Jospeh Tompson, 24 August 1712.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-GJC : Thu Mar 07 09:27:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Benjamin Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 7 February 1686.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-GJW : Thu Mar 07 09:27:31 UTC 2024), Entry for Edward Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 18 January 1684.
- [S1173462605] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-KHF : Sat Mar 09 04:28:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 17 November 1691.
- [S1173462615] FamilySearch.org, Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6P-MLX : 15 January 2020), Joseph Tompson in entry for Abigail Tompson, 1665.
- [S1173462635] FamilySearch.org, England, Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, "England, Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDQH-9MJ : Sun Mar 10 01:14:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Thomson and Joseph Thomson, 6 9 1792.
- [S1173462793] FamilySearch.org, England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL77-DPRT : Fri Apr 19 19:47:49 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Tompson and Joseph Tompson, 1801.
- [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA.