DRAKE; FREESE; HAUG; MELLICK; READ; THOMPSON Elder or Rev. JONATHAN S. THOMPSON Born: July 1793 Died: 10 December 1866, in or near Rochester, Monroe County, New York Minister of: Johnsonburg Christian Church 1826 to 1836. He may have begun his career in New England, records are unclear. In 1814, he formed the Galway Christian Church, the first Christian Church organized in New York State. Thompson arrived in Warren County in 1824 and began to organize a Christian Church in Johnsonburg. The church was formally founded in 1826. He preached the charging sermon at the founding of the Hope Christian Church in 1842. His name appears frequently as the minister in wedding records of Warren County. After 1842 he appears to be in New York State. Buried: that's a good question. Snell's history of Warren County states that he is buried in Union Brick and gives the date 2 February 1829 (page 652). However, checking the stones in Union Brick I discovered that the only Thompson who died on that date was his wife Mary, who Snell does not list. Snell only gives the seond wife, Sarah, who died in 1831. There is no stone for Jonathan. The New Jersey Geneological Society also repeats this error in their transcript of Union Brick. I get the feeling tht they used Snell's list as a baseline for their transcript and added to it, that they didn't start all over again in the 1930s when they did the transcript. Thompson died in Rochester, New York in 1866. Although ice caskets had been invented by that time, it was an expensive way to ship a body, even by rail. It is more likely that he is buried in New York with his fourth wife. By the way, ice caskets are pretty wild. Basically you have a casket with a white tin enameled interior.! The ice goes in the bottom, then the body is placed in a metal insert which goes in the casket. These were used mid-century before embalming became popular. Embalming came into use just around the Civil War, was used to a limited extent during the war (the U.S. Aramy really couldn't afford to embalm every Battlefield causalty for transport home). After the war it slowly gained in popularity and by the 1880s was in general use in urban areas, not sure when it caught on in rural areas. If you're ever in Baltimore, Maryland, go visit Westminster Presbyterian Church (now a museum/reception Hall) where Edgar Allen Poe is buried. They have an ice casket down in the crypts (empty of course...Edgar is out in the yard somewhere!). Jonathan Thompson married 4 times. First: MARY (LAST NAME UNKNOWN) Born: 1791 Died: 2 February 1829, buried Union Brick Cemetery, Blairstown Township Second: 11 February 1830, Warren County SARAH HAUG Born: 1791 Died: 13 September 1831, buried Union Brick Third: 21 March 1833, Warren County JANE READ, the widow DRAKE Born: 19 January 1805, near Hope, Warren County Died: 29 January 1837, buried Swayze Cemetery, Hope Township Daughter of SAMUEL READ and MARIA H. FREESE Her first husband: GEORGE W. DRAKE, (1 March 1799-8 January 1830), buried Swayze Cemetery Fourth: by 1842 SUSAN M. (LAST NAME UNKNOWN) Born: circa 1820 Died: 1882, Monroe County, New York Known Children: SARAH M. THOMPSON Born: circa 1821 Died: 21 April 1842, aged 21 years Buried: Johnsonburg, Christian Church burial ground. Transcript of stone says she was daughter of Rev. Jonathan and S. Thompson. This would imply Sarah Haug as mother. However, Jonathan was probably married to Mary in 1821, he didn't marry Sarah Haug until 1830. There is a possiblity that dates in transcript are wrong or that the stone actually says Jonathan S. Thompson without the "and" between "Jonathan" and the "S." Sarah Thompson was dead by 1850, as her husband appears on the census with another wife. Married: Peter Mellick (1825-29 May 1855, buried Johnsonburg Christian). Children: SON, died as infant; ANNAH M. MELLICK, born circa 1838. WILLIAM A. THOMPSON Born: 10 November 1834 Died: 1919, Rochester, Monroe County, New York Mother: Jane Read ABIGAIL J. THOMPSON Born: 1836 or 1837 Mother: Jane Read Lived with grandparents Samuel and Maria Read in Hope after Mother's death. They also raised her half-sister by Jane's first marriage: Maria R. Drake (28 June 1829-10 January 1846), there may have been another Drake daughter. Jane's son Hezekiah Drake died 9 September 1831, age 3 years, 9 months, 7 days, before Jane married J.S. Thompson. I. KIMBALL THOMPSON Born: 1843 Died: 1853 Mother: Susan JULIA A. THOMPSON Born: 1846 Died: 1870 Mother: Susan Any additional information about children, grandchildren, step-children would be great!