01. Anthony Thompson ^[1] was bapt. August 30, 1612 in Lenham, Kent, England.  His first wife's name is not known but they had two sons and one daughter.  After her death he came to America on the ship Hector with two brothers John and William arriving in Boston July 26, 1637.  He married (2) Katherine and had two daughters and a son.  He died in New Haven, CT in March 1648.  He was among the first settlers of New Haven.  He, with his brother John, signed the Colony Constitution at New Haven, June 4, 1639.  He took the oath of allegiance at New Haven, 1644.

The 3 children of Anthony by his unknown first wife are:

1	John Thompson (See Below)
2	Anthony Thompson, Jr. (Dec 1634 - Dec 1654 in New Haven, CT) age 20 - unmarried
3	Bridget Thompson (1636 Derby, New Haven, CT - May 19, 1720 in Derby, New Haven, CT) Married Rev. John Bowers abt. 1660      1. Samuel Bowers (Nov 5, 1665 in CT - )          Married (1) Ruth Wooster (1668-1688) in 1687               1. John Bowers (Aug 26, 1688 - )                   Married Charity Riggs          Married (2) Lydia French (1669-) on Nov 4, 1691 - 6 children               1. Miriam Bowers (Apr 5, 1703 in CT - Apr 16, 1774 in CT)                   Married Ephraim Washburn on Oct 7, 1722                         1. Timothy Washburn (Jan 20, 1724/5 - 1769)                             Married Hannah Curtiss on Apr 20, 1745 - 5 children                         2. Hannah Washburn (May 2 __ - Oct 30, 1737)                         3. Joseph Washburn ( - Oct 28, 1737)                         4. Benjamin Washburn ( - Nov 4, 1737)                         5. Dorcas Washburn ( - Nov 13, 1737)                         6. Mary Washburn (-)                         7. Hannah Washburn (Aug 23, 1740 - )                         8. Dorcas Washburn (Mar 22, 1742 in CT - )                         9. Bowers Washburn (Jun 18, 1745 - Nov 24, 1817)                       10. Benjamin Washburn (Jun 6, 1747 in CT - )

The 3 children of Anthony by Katherine are:

4	Hannah Thompson (Bapt. June 8, 1645 in MA - Oct 3, 1713) Married Capt. John Stanton (1641-1713)      1. John Stanton (May 22, 1665 in CT - May 13, 1755 in CT)          Married Mary Starkweather (1689-1761) in 1754 - 12 children               1. Joseph Stanton (Feb 14, 1709 in CT - Oct 1, 1798 in NY)                   Married Abigail Freeman (1718-1806)                        1. Ebenezer Stanton (Mar 14, 1746 in CT - Mar 27, 1819 in NY)                        2. Reuben Stanton (Jul 7, 1748 in CT - Oct 4, 1832 in NY)               2. Lydia Stanton (Jul 15, 1712 in CT - May 5, 1760 in CT)                   Married Capt. Samuel Leonard (1712-1760)                        1. Samuel Leonard (Jun 11, 1734 in CT - Dec 21, 1808 in CT)                        2. Lydia Leonard (Mar 20, 1739 in CT - Dec 28, 1822 in NY)                        3. Ebenezer Leonard (Jul 1, 1741 in CT - Aug 19, 1815 in CT)                        4. John Leonard (Nov 29, 1744 in CT - Aug 9, 1826 in NY)                        5. Mehitable Leonard (Sep 28, 1747 in CT - Apr 6, 1808)               3. Robert Stanton (Feb 20, 1713 in CT - Mar 10, 1800 in CT)                   Married Mary Lester (1723-1806)                        1. Mary Stanton (1746-)                        2. Robert Stanton (1748-1826)               4. Jabez Stanton (Dec 19, 1718 in CT - Mar 2, 1804 in CT)                   Married Sarah Morse (1724-1799)                        1. Abel Stanton (Dec 29, 1748 in CT - Apr 5, 1820 in MA)                        2. Elizabeth Stanton (Jul 8, 1751 in CT - Nov 25, 1820)                        3. Daniel Stanton (May 11, 1753 in CT - Aug 10, 1792 in CT)               5. David Stanton (Oct 22, 1720 - Jun 7, 1796)                   Married Sarah Kimball                        1. Asa Stanton (Mar 2, 1760 in CT - Nov 12, 1817 in NY)                        2. Jason Stanton (Aug 25, 1761 in CT - Feb 1, 1843 in PA)                        3. Lucy Stanton (Sep 10, 1781 - Mar 27, 1862)               6. Samuel Stanton, Sr. (Jun 20, 1726 in CT - Mar 25, 1803 in CT)                   Married Mary Palmer (1736-1815) in 1754                        1. Mary Stanton (1756-1764)                        2. Samuel Stanton, Jr. (1759-1816)                        3. Lydia Stanton (Feb 24, 1761 in CT - Dec 16, 1820 in PA)                        4. Daniel Stanton (1762-1769)                        5. Rebecca Stanton (Apr 14, 1765 in CT - May 19, 1827 in OH)                        6. Mary Stanton (Mar 22, 1767 in CT - Dec 5, 1829 in CT)                        7. Freelove Stanton (1770-1775)                        8. Daniel Palmer Stanton (Jan 19, 1776 in CT - Jan 23, 1828 in CT)      2. Anne Stanton (Oct 1, 1673 in CT - Mar 23, 1680 in CT) age 6      3. Theophilus Stanton (Jun 16, 1676 in CT - 1705) age 28/9      4. Dorothy Stanton (1680 in CT - Apr 28, 1699 in CT) age 18/19
5	Lydia Thompson (Bapt. Jul 24, 1647 in CT - Dec 1729 in CT) Married (1) John Cruttenden on Sep 20, 1665 in Guilford, CT      1. Isaac Cruttenden (Aug 9, 1666 in CT - 1668 in CT) age 1-2      2. Lydia Cruttenden (Jul 17, 1668 in CT - Jan 11, 1682) age 13      3. Elizabeth Cruttenden (Sep 22, 1670 in CT - Mar 1702 in CT)          Married Daniel Hubbard (1666-1701) in 1692      4. Deborah Cruttenden (Oct 23, 1673 in CT - Jul 28, 1755 in CT)          Married Joseph Norton (1681-1754)      5. Samuel Cruttenden (Nov 1, 1675 in CT - Dec 12, 1745 in CT)          Married Mindwell Meigs (1682-1762) in 1702      6. Hannah Cruttenden (Mar 27, 1678 in CT - Mar 28, 1756 in CT)          Married Joseph Hotchkiss (1678-1740) in 1699      7. Jabez Cruttenden (Feb 25, 1679 in CT - Feb 25, 1679 in CT)      8. Mehitable Cruttenden (Apr 11, 1682 in CT - Nov 30, 1750 in CT)          Married Caleb Hotchkiss (1684-1763) in 1705      9. Naomi Cruttenden (Jun 3, 1685 in CT - Sep 1, 1692 in CT) age 7 Married (2) John Meigs on Nov 24, 1691 - no children
6	Ebenezer Thompson (Oct 15, 1648 in CT - 1676 in CT) Married Deborah Dudley (1647-) in June 1671      1. Jabez Thompson (Oct 16, 1672 - ) ; died young      2. John Thompson (Nov 1674 - )

02. John Thompson, ^[1] son of Anthony, was born in 1632.  He was called "Mariner" and has usually been assigned a wife Ellen or Hellena (cf. History of Goshen, and Genealogal History of Connecticut, 1911, p. 1000). This is an error, and the only wife of John who appears on record was Anne Vicars, or Vicaris. On 25 Feb. 1657, John Tompson entered an action against the estate of John Roberts, part of which was then in the hands of Mr. Wakeman, on the ground that there had been a treaty of marriage betwixt the said John Roberts and Ann Vicars (now wife to the said John Tompson), and that her former betrothed had by word of mouth left his estate to Ann (Hoadley, Records of the Juristiction of New Haven, vol. 2, p. 198). It should be noted that John Wakeman's wife, Elizabeth Hopkins, had a first cousin Ann, daughter of Walter Vicaris (see the will of William Hopkins of Bewdley, Worchestershire, given in the Wakeman Genealogy, p. 30). John Thompson died 2 June 1707, and the inventory of "Mr. John Thompson, Marriner, late deed," was presented 28 Oct. 1707 (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 116). In the absence of any distribution of the estate, it is difficult to place his daughters with certainty. Most of his land had been deede in the later years of his life to his sons John, Joseph, Samuel, and William (New Haven Deeds, vols. 2 and 3). There is no difficulty in identifying the first three, but there seems to have been considerable misapprehension as to the identity of William. This problem is considered below under William Thompson. There is no proof that Ann Vicars was mother of all the children, but no other wife has been found. 

Source: "Families of Ancient New Haven", by Donald Jacobus (1931)

The 6 children of John and Anne are:

1	Lieut. John Thompson (May 12, 1657 in New Haven, CT - Nov 15, 1711 in New Haven, CT) Married Rebecca Daniel (1657/8-) on May 9, 1682 in New Haven, CT      1. Daniel Thompson (1677-1766)      2. Ann Thompson (1682-1751)      3. Rebekah Thompson (1689-1760)      4. Elizabeth Thompson (1693-1756)
2	William Thompson (See below)
3	Joseph Thompson (Apr 8, 1664 in New Haven, CT - Dec 14, 1711 in New Haven, CT)  Married Elizabeth Smith on Feb 2, 1696 in New Haven, CT      1. Anna Thompson (Feb 17, 1697 in CT - 1761)          Married Ebenezer Clark on Feb 8, 1726      2. Ens. Joseph Thompson (Mar 5, 1703 in CT - Jul 5, 1745 in CT)          Marriad Hannah Smith on May 15, 1728      3. Stephen Thompson (Dec 3, 1705 in CT - 1746 in CT)          Married Elizabeth Humphreyville on Sep 4, 1728               1. Jonathan Thompson (Feb 11, 1732 in CT - Nov 1, 1784 in CT)               2. Elizabeth Thompson (Oct 9, 1737 in CT - Mar 14, 1782 in CT)                   Married Titus Beecher (1740-1803)                        1. Thompson Beecher (1768 in CT - 1792 in CT)                        2. Sarah Beecher (Jul 19, 1769 in CT - Oct 22, 1852 in OH)                        3. Joseph Titus Beecher (Jul 2, 1770 in CT - Sep 25, 1840 in OH)                            Married Sybble Thompson (1771-1840)                                 1. Erastus Beecher (Sep 10, 1799 in CT - Feb 5, 1892 in NY)                                     Married Betsey Denny (1804-1874)                                           1. John J. Beecher (Feb 9, 1832 in CT - Sep 30, 1914 in NY)                                           2. Senah J. Beecher (May 1834 in NY - )                                               Married Isaac Purdy (1839-1874)                                           3. Betsey M. Beecher (1837 - Dec 20, 1854)                                           4. Harrison W. Beecher (Jun 30, 1842 in Ny - Jul 14, 1922 in NY)                                               Married Mary Hart (1852-1907)                                 2. Sarah Beecher (1802-)                                 3. Almira Beecher (Apr 30, 1803 in CT - May 9, 1858 in CT)                                     Married Caleb Barton (1779-1883)                                          1. Charles Barton (1821 in CT - Nov 8, 1889 in CT)                                          2. Elmore Barton (1831 in CT - 1907 in CT)                                              Married Sarah E. Cook (1835-)                                          3. Sarah Sally Barton (Sep 14, 1833 in CT - Dec 11, 1922 in CT)                                              Married (1) Morgan Lewis Cook (1822-1861) - 3 children                                              Married (2) Jerome Albin Monroe (1825-1902) - 3 children                                          4. Francis C. "Fannie" Barton (1832 in CT - Dec 22, 1880 in CT)                                              Married William Parker Waldron (1829-1875)                                          5. Thompson Barton (Jun 5, 1834 in CT - Aug 27, 1909 in CT)                                          6. Mary Jane Barton (Feb 1841 in CT - Jul 28, 1903 in CT)                                              Married Miles Henry Waldron (1833-1917)                                          7. Harriet Marie Barton (Oct 2, 1843 in CT - Oct 10, 1917 in CT)                                              Married Edward Nathaniel Palmer (1842-1933)                                          8. Egbert John Barton (May 13, 1844 in CT - Feb 22, 1928 in CT)                                              Married Phoebe Elizabeth DeMusey (1856-1923)                                 4. Mariah Beecher (Jun 23, 1807 in CT - Dec 29, 1885 in CT)                                 5. Thompson Beecher (Apr 16, 1809 in CT - Oct 4, 1860 in OH)                                     Married Julia Hartrum (1820-1882)      4. Jonathan Thompson (Apr 8, 1709 in CT - Jan 31, 1725 in CT)      5. Rev. Ebenezer Thompson, Sr. (Jun 21, 1712 in CT - Nov 28, 1775 in MA)          Married Esther Stevens on Mar 20, 1733/4               1. Ebenezer Thompson, Jr. (1745 in MA - Dec 10, 1805 in RI)                   Married Lydia Kinnicutt (1739-1777) in 1759                        1. Edward Kinnicutt Thompson (Apr 8, 1762 - Mar 8, 1825 in RI)                            Married Sarah Kuhn (1770-1847)                                 1. Edward Kinnicutt Thompson (1797 in RI - Aug 13, 1814 in RI)                                 2. Esther Lois Thompson (Sep 1, 1802 in RI - Jun 25, 1850 in RI)                                     Married Alexis Seaver (1799-1877) in 1830 - 6 children                        2. John Thompson (1771 in RI - )
4	Mary Thompson (Sep 9, 1667 in New Haven, CT - )
5	Capt. Samuel Thompson, Sr. (May 12, 1669 in New Haven, CT - Mar 26, 1749)  Married Rebecca Bishop on Nov 14, 1695 in New Haven, CT - 8 children
6	Sarah Thompson (Jan 6, 1671/2 in New Haven, CT - Nov 21, 1711 in New Haven, CT)  Married John Mix, Jr. on Nov 25, 1702 in New Haven, CT

03. William Thompson, ^[1] son of John was born in 1660. That "John the mariner" had a son William is proved by two deeds to the latter, and by mention of him in the will of William Thompson (no. 1) in 1682; but there has been considerable doubt as to his identity, as there were two Williams who could be elgible. One, called William, Sr., was a man of some importance, is called "joiner" and "surveyor" in deeds, and frequently had "Mr." prefixed to his name; he married in 1682 Joanna Daniel, widow of John Glover, and died in 1741. The other, called William, Jr., married before 1708 Martha ____, and died in 1717. The obvious theory is that William, "Sr.," was one of the oldest sons of John, and that William, "Jr.," was son of William "Sr.," but this hypothesis, which is generally accepted, proves untenable. 

The chronology of William, Sr's, recorded family leaves no room for the birth of a son William. Moreover, William Sr., deeded no land to William, Jr., nor did he mention him or his heirs in his will, wherein he made careful provision for his sons. Nor do the heirs of William, Jr., appear in deeds in which all the heirs of William, Sr., appear; but there is positive evidence to prove that William, Jr., was son of John the mariner. First: William, son of John Thompson, was born 17 Jan. 1674, which is much to late for the birth of William, Sr.; secondly : John the mariner deeded to his son William along with other land one-third part of his whole division and tract of land (1702), which property was afterwards (1707) deeded away by William Thompson, husbandman (New Haven Deeds, vol. 3, pp. 21,34), showing that John's son William was a farmer, whereas William Sr., always appears as joiner or surveyor; thirdly : the other land deeded by John the mariner to his son William (New Haven Deeds, vol. 3, pp. 21,22) is to be found mentioned in the inventory of William, Jr. (New Haven Probate Records, vol.6, p. 1) ; and finally Caleb Thompson, who is known to be a son of William Jr., deeded land that was laid out to his father William Thompson, deceased, and other land that was laid out to his grandfather John Thompson, deceased (New Haven Deeds, vol. 8, p. 331).

The only question that could remain is whether, as sometimes happened, John could have had two sons named William, but the evidence is against it, for in John's deed to William he is referred to as his "son William." Also the will of William Thompson (no. 1), wherein he mentioned his "cousin William, son of nephew John," would have distinguished between them if there had been two sons named William. William, Jr., who died 13 Mar 1717, married Martha _____ who died after 1755. His estate was not settled until 1730 (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 6, p.1 ). 

Source: "Families of Ancient New Haven", Vol. VII, page 1757

The children of William and Martha are:

04. Caleb Thompson, ^[1] son of William and Martha was born on September 15, 1708 in New Haven, CT.  He chose Capt. Samuel Thomson his guardian (New Haven Probate Records, vol. 5, p. 320.)  After moving to Waterbury he married Rebecca Hickok, daughter of William Hickok and Rebecca Andrews on August 16, 1731 in Waterbury, CT.

The children of Caleb and Rebecca are: