Ellin Thompson^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]}

- 1711

• Name	Ellin Thompson  [1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	Lancashire, England   [10]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1711	Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [10]
  Death	23 Apr 1711	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [10]
  Person ID	I312684223836	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	William Vesey,   b. 1616, Gumley, Leicestershire, England d. 16 Jun 1681, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Abt. 1643	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F1698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	John French,   b. 26 May 1622, Thornydykes, Midlothian, Scotland d. 06 Aug 1692, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	08 Jul 1683	New England
  Family ID	F1697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Ellinor's father the the Reverend Willia Ellinor's father the the Reverend William Thompson, first minister atBraintree. His gravestone is the oldest standing in Hancock Cemetarydating to 1666. The Rev. Thompson suffered greatly from what was calledat the time "The devil's bath", what we refer to today as severedepression. After the death of his first wife whilst he was enroute fromVirginia, his depression worsened. He would take to breaking down incrying fits during his sermons, his children were scattered to thevarious neighbors to care for. Prior to his leaving England, his ownmother was locked away for murdering her husband with an axe. After the death of her husband, William, Ellinor Vesy contracted intomarriage with John French, who at that time was a widower with sixchildren of his own. In the contract it clearly stated that French wouldhave no control, or rights, to William Vesey's estate, that French wouldpay Ellinor an allowance per annum that she may spend as she pleased, andthat French would spend the length of Ellinor's mourning period living inthe barn. LAST NAME also seen as TOMPSON LAST NAME also seen as TOMPSON Facts about this person: Burial Hancock Facts about this person: Burial Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts

  
  

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