Hannah Thompson
  b: England or New Haven Col.
  d: 19/Jan/1712(1713) - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT

Father: John Thompson
Mother: Eleanor *****

Spouse-1: Matthew Moulthrop, Jr.
 m: 26/Jun/1662 - New Haven Col.

Child-1: Hannah - b: 2/Nov/1663 - East Haven Twp., Conn. Col.
                            d: 2/Jan/1663(1664) - East Haven Twp., Conn. Col.
          2: Hannah - b: 20/Apr/1665 - East Haven Twp., Conn. Col.
                            d: 3/Feb/1724(1725)
                           m: John Russell - 17 or 19/Aug/1687
          3: John - b: 5/Feb/1666(1667) - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
                        d: 14/Feb/1712(1713) - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
                       m: Abigail Bradley - 29/Jun/1692 - New Haven Co., CT
          4: Matthew - b: 18/Jul/1670 - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
                              d: 12/May/1740 - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
                             m: Mary Brockett ~1692 - New Haven Co., CT
          5: Abigail - b: 18/Jul/1670 - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
                           d: 1673 - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
          6: Lydia - b: 8/Aug/1674 - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
          7: Samuel - b: 24/Jun/1677 - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
                            d: 14/Oct/1677 - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
          8: Samuel
          9: Keziah - b: 12/Apr/1682 - East Haven, New Haven Co., CT
                           d: 31/Dec/1757 - CT
                          m: Daniel Barker - 27/Aug/1701

Spouse-2: Samuel Hotchkiss

Biographical Details:

Hannah Thompson may have been born either in England or in the New Haven Colony.  In the will of her father, John Thompson, she was mentioned after her two brothers, John and Joseph.  Accordingly, John, Jr., was identified as oldest and, thus, as receiving a double share of the estate.  Of course, this merely implies that, according to the usual custom of primogenture prevailing at the time, he was the oldest son irrespective of whether there might have been older daughters.  Therefore, although her brother John, was almost certainly born in New Haven, it is possible that Hannah was born first, perhaps, in England, but this is not proven.  Nonetheless, Savage indicates that John Thompson arrived in the colony with a wife and several children, which might have included Hannah; however, this remains an open question.

Within this context, Hannah Thompson married Matthew Moulthrop, Jr., on June 26, 1662.  Jacobus indicates that she died in 1681.  However, Savage attributes a daughter, Keziah, born April 12, 1682, to Matthew, Jr., and Hannah Thompson Moulthrop.  Obviously, these assertions are inconsistent.  Moreover, other researchers have stated that Hannah was remarried to Samuel Hotchkiss after the death of Matthew Moulthrop, Jr.  Accordingly, she has been identified with "Widow Hannah Hotchkiss" who died January 19, 1712 (1713 N. S.) according to Dodd's East Haven Register.  However, Dodd gave her age as forty-one, which would have been much too young for Hannah Thompson, who would have probably been at least seventy.

Source Citations:
1. James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England - Vols. 1-4, Little, Brown and Co., Boston, MA, 1860-1862: Vol. 4, pgs. 285-7.  (Reprint available from Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD, 21202-3897)

2. Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven - Vols. 1-9, Printed by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, NY, 1923 & 1929: Vol. 7, pgs. 1749-51, etc.;  also appeared as "New Haven Genealogical Magazine:, Vols. I-VIII, 1922-1932.  (Reprint available from Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD, 21202-3897)

3. Stephen Dodd, The East-Haven Register, T. G. Woodward and Co., print., A.H. Maltby, distrib., New Haven, CT, 1824: pg. 164.

4. Ancestral File: 4JF2-JL & 2313-MWM, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT, continuously updated.

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