Seeking information on the descendants of Mary Thompson - See # 3 listed below. FIRST GENERATION 1. William THOMPSON was born in 1728 in Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts. He died on 7 Sep 1811 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Stewart Clan Magazine, published by George T. Edson of Olathe, Kansas, Volume X, No. 3, September 1932, p. 285. of Princeton, Mass. He was married to Ann THOMPSON (daughter of William THOMPSON and Sarah) on 23 Jun 1757 in Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts. Ann THOMPSON was born in 1726 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 11 Jun 1811 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. William THOMPSON and Ann THOMPSON had the following children: +2 i. William THOMPSON (born on 28 Apr 1758). +3 ii. Mary THOMPSON (born on 3 Jun 1760). SECOND GENERATION 2. William THOMPSON (William-1) was born on 28 Apr 1758 in Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts. He died in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Death date listed in Ancestral File as: 12 July 1800/1835 He was married to Margaret on 9 Apr 1792 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Margaret was born about 1769. William THOMPSON and Margaret had the following children: 4 i. Betsy THOMPSON was born on 9 Jul 1792 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. 5 ii. Adams THOMPSON was born on 26 Jun 1794 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. 6 iii. Peter THOMPSON was born on 6 Jan 1797 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. 3. Mary THOMPSON (William-1) was born on 3 Jun 1760 in Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts. She was married to James STEWART on 3 May 1780 in Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts. James STEWART was born about 1757. He Int. Marriage on 8 Apr 1780 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 165. Resident, 1790. U.S.C.; Occupant, 1798, Direct Tax. Stewart Clan Magazine, published by George T. Edson of Olathe, Kansas, Volume X, No. 3, September 1932, p. 258. Resided in Montague, Mass. The reason we know this is that on August 23, 1814, Alexander, John and Anna Stewart deeded land in Montague to James Stewart, Jr., all of them being children of Mary, daughter of William Thompson of Princeton, Mass. In the census of 1790 James Stewart in Montague had three boys under 16 years of age, and a wife and daughter. Mary THOMPSON and James STEWART had the following children: 7 i. Alexander STEWART was born about 1781 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. +8 ii. James STEWART (born on 1 Oct 1783). 9 iii. John STEWART was born in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 10 iv. Anna STEWART was born in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. +11 v. Elizabeth (Betsey) STEWART (born about 1798). THIRD GENERATION 8. James STEWART (Mary THOMPSON-2, William-1) was born on 1 Oct 1783 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 21 Jan 1859 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 93. of Montague, Mass. Stewart Clan Magazine, published by George T. Edson of Olathe, Kansas, Volume X, No. 3, September 1932, p. 285 - 6. A tanner and removed to Amherst, where he died, Jan. 21, 1859, aged 75 years, 3 months and 21 days. Stewart Clan Magazine, published by George T. Edson of Olathe, Kansas, Volume X, No. 3, September 1932, p. 258. Resided in Montague, Mass. The reason we know this is that on August 23, 1814, Alexander, John and Anna Stewart deeded land in Montague to James Stewart, Jr., all of them being children of Mary, daughter of William Thompson of Princeton, Mass. In the census of 1790 James Stewart in Montague had three boys under 16 years of age, and a wife and daughter. Abstract of Names and Dates from Deeds - Dry Hill Section, Town of Montague, Mass, by Harold R. Sargent, Typewritten, 1945. p. 17. The following entry appears: James Stewart - 1818 (date of deed) "west part of farm where John Bangs last lived." He was married to Mindwell MARSH (daughter of Joshua MARSH and Mindwell CROSBY) on 5 Mar 1818 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Married by Rev. Aaron Gates Mindwell MARSH was born on 14 Jun 1795 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 2 Mar 1870 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 93. of Montague, Mass. James STEWART and Mindwell MARSH had the following children: +12 i. Eliza STEWART (born on 26 Jan 1819). +13 ii. Edwin STEWART (born on 7 Feb 1823). 14 iii. Abigail STEWART was born on 14 May 1825 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 3 Oct 1839 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 11. Elizabeth (Betsey) STEWART (Mary THOMPSON-2, William-1) was born about 1798 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1867 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Phelps & Servin-1899, Vol 1&2 has the Phelps line but pg.1741 notes that there is some confusion in this line. *(P&S pg. 386 show that Richard married a daughter of James Stewart) She was married to Richard PHELPS (son of Elihu PHELPS and Elizabeth BEACH) on 29 Jan 1826 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875 p. 515. Richard, married a daughter of James Stewart, of that town (Montague, Mass). Richard PHELPS was born on 25 Feb 1798 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 5 Jan 1825 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 31 Dec 1871 in Erving, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (Betsey) STEWART and Richard PHELPS had the following children: +15 i. Ann S. PHELPS (born in 1828). 16 ii. Robert PHELPS was born about 1830 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. +17 iii. Elizabeth PHELPS (born about 1833). +18 iv. Mary E. PHELPS (born about 1835). +19 v. Amella (Villa) B. PHELPS (born about 1839). Sources available upon request. Paul W. Allred pwallred@aol.com