Fifth Generation

506. Abigail PHILBROOK was born on 9 April 1725 in Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire. She was baptized in 1725 in Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

Abigail PHILBROOK and Benjamin THOMPSON of Brunswick, ME were married on 17 October 1744 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine.¹³⁴ Benjamin THOMPSON of Brunswick, ME²⁰⁷, son of James THOMPSON and Elizabeth FRYE, was born on 9 September 1717 in Kittery, York, Maine.^382,383 He died in 1781 at the age of 64.^382,384 Taken from "Thompson Family In Maine" by Rev. Charles N. Sinnett

Of the date of his death Ezekiel Thompson, his nephew, says in his Day Book: "He died 50 years before 1831." One says: "Benjamin Thompson of Georgetown, Me., purchased of Rebecca Moseley of Dorchester, Mass. the daughter of Thomas Stevens, seventy-two and one-half acres of land, stretching across the peninsular from, on the one side, the waters of Stevens' or New Meadows River, and on the other side bounded by the waters of Merrymeeting Bay, the latter being where the waters of the Androscoggin River meet, kiss, and mingle with the waters of the Atlantic, the same as the young and gallant tars did with the blooming maidens on the return voyage from the high seas, and thus the place was called Merrymeeting Bay." This was lot No. 50. "Benjamin Thompson lived at Brunswick and Bath, Me. near head of New Meadows River, where Thomas and Adam Lemont now live."

Ezekiel Thompson in his Day Book, thus speaks of the family of Benjamin Thompson: "Jan 24, 1831, I hear that Widow Sarah Bates died lately. She was the oldest daughter of my Uncle Benjamin Thompson. Her mother was Abigail Philbrook. After his decease she married old Mr. Tobias Ham, who is since dead (died Oct. 30, 1791) and was called "Long Tom". My Uncle Benjamin died about 50 years since. Benjamin Thompson had three sons--Jonathan, David and Alexander. The daughters were Sarah Bates, above mentioned, Abigail, who married Eben Coombs and 2nd Samuel Tebbetts, Esq. and moved to Ohio; Huldah married James Crawford and moved to Pa. Priscilla married Hugh Mulloy, amd moved to Ohio; she was the mother of Ebenezer Herrick's wife. Hannah married a Herrick and lived in Greene. One, whose name I have forgotten, married a Blossom and lived in Monmouth, Me. All these were worthy women and bore a good name."

Two lists of the children of Benjamin Thompson and Abigail Philbrook were furnished. One was from Miss Sarah A. Thompson of Topsham, Me. and the other from E.A. Parker, Esq. of Indianapolis, Ind., who secured them the town clerk of North Georgetown, Me. Both lists harmonize perfectly.
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Taken from OLD KITTERY AND HER FAMILIES

Lived in West Bath, Me.Taken from "Thompson Genealogy" by Rev. Charles N. Sennett

Of the date of his death Ezekiel Thompson, his nephew, says in his Day Book: "He died 50 years before 1831." One says: "Benjamin Thompson of Georgetown, Me., purchased of Rebecca Moseley of Dorchester, Mass. the daughter of Thomas Stevens, seventy-two and one-half acres of land, stretching across the peninsular from, on the one side, the waters of Stevens' or New Meadows River, and on the other side bounded by the waters of Merrymeeting Bay, the latter being where the waters of the Androscoggin River meet, kiss, and mingle with the waters of the Atlantic, the same as the young and gallant tars did with the blooming maidens on the return voyage from the high seas, and thus the place was called Merrymeeting Bay." This was lot No. 50. "Benjamin Thompson lived at Brunswick and Bath, Me. near head of New Meadows River, where Thomas and Adam Lemont now live."

Ezekiel Thompson in his Day Book, thus speaks of the family of Benjamin Thompson: "Jan 24, 1831, I hear that Widow Sarah Bates died lately. She was the oldest daughter of my Uncle Benjamin Thompson. Her mother was Abigail Philbrook. After his decease she married old Mr. Tobias Ham, who is since dead (died Oct. 30, 1791) and was called "Long Tom". My Uncle Benjamin died about 50 years since. Benjamin Thompson had three sons--Jonathan, David and Alexander. The daughters were Sarah Bates, above mentioned, Abigail, who married Eben Coombs and 2nd Samuel Tebbetts, Esq. and moved to Ohio; Huldah married James Crawford and moved to Pa. Priscilla married Hugh Mulloy, amd moved to Ohio; she was the mother of Ebenezer Herrick's wife. Hannah married a Herrick and lived in Greene. One, whose name I have forgotten, married a Blossom and lived in Monmouth, Me. All these were worthy women and bore a good name."

Two lists of the children of Benjamin Thompson and Abigail Philbrook were furnished. One was from Miss Sarah A. Thompson of Topsham, Me. and the other from E.A. Parker, Esq. of Indianapolis, Ind., who secured them the town clerk of North Georgetown, Me. Both lists harmonize perfectly.

Abigail PHILBROOK-3599 and Benjamin THOMPSON of Brunswick, ME-3609 had the following children: