Thomas Munson
M, #14195, b. 13 September 1612, d. 7 March 1685
| Burial* | | Thomas Munson was buried at Grove St. Burial Ground.1 |
| Note* | | Http://www.thomas-munson.org/thomas.htm Thomas Munson Foundation The first appearance of Thomas Munson (1612-1685) in America is recordedin Hartford, Connecticut in 1637 as a member of the militia unit engagedin the Pequot Indian War. In 1639, he signed the Fundamental Agreement atNew Haven where he established his permanent home. His life and actionsare well documented in The Munson Record Volume I and the ConnecticutColony records. The evidence is persuasive that the Thomas Munson who was recorded as being baptized in St. Nicholas Church in Rattlesden, County Suffolk, England on September 13, 1612 was the same man who later distinguishedhimself in the public affairs of colonial New Haven. The principal tie isthe age listed on his gravestone.. aged 73 years, which links well withthe baptismal record. The Church records document that the Thomas Munson of Rattlesden was theson of John and Elizabeth Munson. John was baptized 14 Oct 1571 and wasburied 26 Nov 1650. Elizabeth was buried 3 Jan 1634/5. John was the sonof Richard and Margery (Barnes) Munson. Richard was buried at Rattlesdenon 3 Dec 1590, while Margery was buried there 7 Feb 1622/3. (The Munson Family of County Suffolk, England and New Haven Connecticut,Milton Rubincam, The American Genealogist, January 1941.) Thomas Munson of Hartford and New Haven married Joanna and their marriageproduced 3 children; Elizabeth, Samuel, and Hannah. The Munson Record Volume I dedicates sixty pages to recounting the activities of Thomas Munson during his life at the colonial New Haven Colony.1 |
| Birth* | 13 September 1612 | He was born on 13 September 1612 at Carlton, Licolnshire OR Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.1 |
| Marriage* | 1639 | He married Johanna Mew in 1639 at Connecticut.1 |
| Death* | 7 March 1685 | Thomas Munson died on 7 March 1685 at New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, at age 72.1 |
Citations
- [S170] Gedcom file by Debora J Krauss Franklin (see her record for more).