Rev William Thompson

- 1623

• Name	Rev William Thompson  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	From Jameson: Rev. William Thompson, Mrs. Cogswell's father, was the Vicar of Westbury Parish, Wiltshire, for twenty years, from 1603 to his death in 1623. His wife, Mrs. Phillis Thompson, died in 1608. The Westbury Register records her burial thus: “Phillis, uxor of Mr. William Thompson, Vicar, Sepult. 19 July, 1608." Of this marriage were Elizabeth, who married John Cogswell, Maria, who was baptized in 1604, and other children, as mention is made in his will of five daughters. After the death of Mrs. Cogswell's mother, her father married Elizabeth _____, who survived him. Of the second marriage were two sons: William, who was baptized April 23, 1615, and Samuel, whose baptism is thus recorded in the Westbury Register: "1616, Samuell, ftlius Willmi. Thompsonn, Vicarie de Westburie, baptizal Novemb. 30." Samuel Thompson, Mrs. Cogswell's youngest brother, became the Rev. Samuel Thompson, D. D., of London. His son, William Thompson, lived with his uncle, John Cogswell, for many years in Ipswich, Mass. Vid. p. 12.
  Died	1623	Westbury Parish, Wiltshire
  Person ID	I1144	Our Family
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2016

  
  

  Family 1	Phillis,   bur. 19 Jul 1608
  Children	1. Elizabeth Thompson,   d. 2 Jun 1676   2. Maria Thompson
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth
  Children	1. William Thompson   2. Samuel Thompson
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Jameson, E. O., Cogswell (Reliability: 0).