Part One: Mayflower Descent of
William Arthur THOMPSON (1819-1906)

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
To the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of District of Columbia
I hereby apply for membership in this Society by right of bloodline descent in the 13th generation from WILLIAM BREWSTER, who was a passenger on the MAYFLOWER voyage which terminated at Plymouth, New England, December, 1620.
Name of Applicant:: Richard David Cummings

STATEMENT OF LINE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP
1. WILLIAM BREWSTER
2. JONATHAN BREWSTER who married Lucretia Oldham
3. GRACE BREWSTER

            Place / Date / References

    b. Duxbury, MA 1 Nov 1639 MFIP Brewster #11
    d. New London, CT 22 Apr 1684 MFIP Brewster #11
    m. 4 Aug 1659 MFIP Brewster #11
    married to Daniel Wetherell [William Wetherell – Mary Fisher]
    b. Maidstone, England 29 Nov 1630 MFIP Brewster #11
    d. New London, CT 14 Apr 1719 MFIP Brewster #11

4. MARY WETHERELL m1) Thomas Harris
    b. New London, CT 07 Oct 1668 MFIP Brewster #53
    d. New London, CT 22 Aug 1711 MFIP Brewster #53
    m. New London, CT 06 Aug 1694 MFIP Brewster #53
    married to (2) George Denison [John Denison – Phebe Lay]
    b. New London, CT 28 Mar 1671 MFIP Brewster #53
    d. New London, CT 20 Jan 1719/20 MFIP Brewster #53

5. SARAH DENISON
    b. New London, CT 20 Jun 1710 MFIP Brewster #248
    d. New London, CT 12 May 1797 MFIP Brewster #248
    m. New London, CT 04 Mar 1730/1 MFIP Brewster #248
    married to William Douglas [Richard Douglas – Margaret Abell]
    b. New London, CT 01 Jan 1708 MFIP Brewster #248
    d. New London, CT 13 Nov 1787 MFIP Brewster #248

6. WILLIAM DOUGLAS
    b. New London, CT 07 Feb 1731/2 VR CT (Barbour) Page 103
    d. New London, CT 01 Oct 1805 Douglas Gen (C. Douglas) 147
    m. New London, CT 31 May 1752 VR CT (Barbour) Page 104
    married to Mary Lucas [Ivory Lucas – Mary Coit]
    b. New London, CT Abt 1727 Douglas Gen (C. Douglas) 147 calculated
    d. New London, CT 31 Jan 1810 Douglas Gen (C. Douglas ) 147

7. WILLIAM DOUGLAS
    b. New London, CT 29 Sep 1753 VR CT (Barbour) Page 104
    d. Richmond, VT 17 Sep 1822 VR VT; VT PR 1800-1921 CHT
    Co. 1822 Box 5,     File 565; Douglas Gen (C. Douglas) 248-249
    m. New London, CT 28 Dec 1775 Douglas Gen (C. Douglas) 248-249
    married to Lucretia Caulkins [David Caulkins – Hannah Leach]
    b. New London, CT Abt 1757 VR VT calculated
    d. Richmond, VT 19 May 1837 VR VT

8. PHEBE ESTHER DOUGLAS
    b. Richmond, VT 09 Jul 1796 B/R Richmond VT Town Records; VR VT
    d. Richmond, VT 03 Feb 1882 Burlington, VT Daily Free Press & Times
        Feb 4, 1882 and Feb 9, 1882
    m. Douglas Gen (C. Douglas) 249;
    (VT PR 1791-1919 CHT Co. 1873, Box 25, File 3495)
    married to Micah Thompson [Benoni Thompson – Susannah (---)]
    b. Dummerston, VT 17 Jun 1796 VR VT
    d. Richmond, VT 23 Oct 1872 VR VT

9. WILLIAM ARTHUR THOMPSON
    b. Richmond, VT 1819 VR VT
    d. Burlington, VT 11 Nov 1906 VR VT
    m. (VT PR, 1791-1919 CHT Co. 1889, Box 28 File 4246); g.s. photo
married to Emily H. Bennett [Thomas Bennett – Nelly Robbins]
    b. Richmond, VT Abt 1818 VR VT
    d. Shelburne, VT 15 Jul 1889 VR VT

Contributed by Richard Cummings rcummings52@verizon.net

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