Teresa E. Shirley's Blog – December 2013 Archive (1)

Joel is my earliest Thomson relative. His birth date is listed in an Estes genealogy as March 19 1775 in Kent CT.

Unfortunately, I have never found any record that confirms this date or place. He married Mary Estes in Dutchess County NY in 1800, also according to the Estes family.  The Estes records say his father was a John Thomson without further explanation. Sigh.