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Susan m. England b. 1609? England emigr. 1634 Boston MA |
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Joanna Mew m. Dec 13,1638 b. 1611 England d. Dec 13, 1678 Hartford CT |
Elizabeth b. Dec 7, 1642 New Haven CT d. Dec 18, 1706 Stamford CT |
Samuel b. Aug 17, 1643 New Haven CT d. Jan 10, 1693 New Haven CT |
Hannah b. Jun 11, 1648 Rowley, Essex Co., MA d. Nov 30, 1695 Guilford CT |
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His first wife Susan emigrated after Thomas in 1634 aboard the Elizabeth
at the age of 24. |
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A Thomazin Munson was aboard the Blessing that left London Jul
1635 under shipmaster John Lecester, arriving in Massachusetts Bay. |
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As a resident of Hartford in 1637, Thomas was one of the 130 Connecticut men
to see military service in the Pequot Indian War. For this service,
he was allotted a house lot of two and a half acres on High Street. |
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In 1639 he quit the Hartford plantation and cast his lot with the new settlement
at Quinnipac, later to be called New Haven. On Jun 4 1639, he was the sixth
signer of the original agreement of the free planters of the new settlement. |
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Land Ownership Map of New Haven in 1641
from The Munson Record, 1892, shows the locations of the three different
homes of Thomas Munson, on George Street in 1640, on Church Street from 1656 to 1662,
and finally on Grove Street across from the Green, which was a stately home
inhabited by several generations of Munsons. |
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Thomas was made Captain in 1676 and placed in charge of all the New Haven troops.
For his service in King Philips War (1675/76) he was granted 26 acres of land
in New Haven. He represented the town as Deputy to the General Court/Assembly
from 1662-1679 and 1681-1682. |
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Daughter Hannah was the second wife of Nathan Bradley, the son of
Danyall Broadley in 1694. |
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Thomas is buried next to his wife Joanna in the "Green". Their tombstones were
later moved to the present Grove Street Cemetery, the same place where Eli
Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin, is buried. Thomas'
tombstone inscription reads:
"Thomas Munson, Age 73; deceased. Time 7th of 3rd M 1685". |
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Sources: Jacobus, D. L., Ancient Families of New Haven, p. 795-799. The Munson Record, 1892, v. 1. Stevens, Anne, comp., Ship Lists of the Blessing, Jul 1635. Tombstone, Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn. |
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