Simon Thompson and Mary Converse

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Husband Simon Thompson

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           Born: 
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       Marriage: 19 Dec 1643 - Woburn, Massachusetts

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Wife Mary Converse

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           Born: Abt 1625 - (South Weald, Essex)
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         Father: Edward Converse (1589-1663)
         Mother: Sarah Parker (1592-1625)

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   Other Spouse: John Sheldon (      -      ) - 1 Feb 1659 - Woburn, Massachusetts

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Children

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Converse

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GREAT MIGRATION BEGINS:

The following is from Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633:

Children of Edward Converse with first wife:

iv SARA, bp. South Weald, Essex, 2 June 1623 [NEHGR 141:131; Converse Gen 863]; no further record (unless this record is really for Mary, immediately below).

v MARY, b. say 1625; m. (1) Woburn 19 December 1643 Simon Thompson; m. (2) Woburn 1 February 1658/9 John Sheldon (recorded in Billerica).

The baptismal dates for the children of Edward and Sarah Converse, both in South Weald and in Charlestown, deserve some comment. On 4 April 1660 Josiah Converse gave a deposition in which he stated his age as 41, which is in precise accord with his baptismal date. On the same day James Converse deposed that his age was 39, which would be the correct age for the John Converse, son of Edward, baptized on 29 November 1620. This suggests strongly that the South Weald register entry is defective, and causes us to look closely also at the entry for the next child. There is no further record for the Sarah baptized on 2 June 1623, but she would be just the right age to marry in 1643, as did Mary Converse. [Sarah was buried in South Weald 30 Dec 1623; see notes under Sarah]