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Before Feb of 1640 Thos Munson had quit the Harford plantation and cast in his lot with the settlers at Quinnipiac. Thomas' name is mentioned in a New Haven court record dated April 3, 1640. On June 11th his name appears 25th in a list of 70 names of Freemen of the Court of New Haven. 104He was living in Harford in 1641 and moved the next year to New Haven, CT. Served in the Indian War. In the division of his estate there is mentioned another child by the name of Elizabeth, wife of Richard Higginbotham. At a court in Hartford Sept 2, 1641, the court records shows Thos Munson against John Hall defendant, in a accusation of defamation. the jury found for Munson with damages to be paid him at 20 shillings. In 1644 Munson's name is 25th in a list of 182 inhabitants who took the "oath of fidelity" from Gov. Eaton at gen'l court on July 1st. March of 1645 Thomas was chosen sergeant of the Artillary Company, though retained his office in the "Trayned Band". "Thatt every one of this company purposely coming to any General or particular Court, or to the ordinances at any public meeting, whether on the Lords days, lecture days, days of solemn fasting or thanksgiving, shall carry and wear his sword by his side, under penalty of 6d for every such omission." June 16th - Thomas was one of four chosen to "consider where the dyers and tanners may get their bark .. with the least damage to the public:" and they have the power to regulate. December 3rd - "To put an end to the wrangles about the fences belonging to the vacant lots, It was ordered that Brother Andrews and Brother Munson shall view them all and allow those that made them so much as they were worth when they were set up. December 8th - The Gov., magistrates, deputies, elder, deacons, Mr. Cheevers, three others, and brother Munson, are a committee to consider and digest the case of inhabitants who have been enjoying public benefits, but have hitherto born no part of the public charges. In 1662 Thomas took up the residence of New Haven's Elder Richard Newman. It was on Newman's home lot, now Thomas Munson's, that the "mighty barn" stood in which the document, the "Fundamental Agreements" was signed. Upon the motion of Capt. Jos. Whiting of New Haven as attourney to the heirs of Franciss Girdler of marblehead, deceas'd, shewing to thhis Assembly that a grant of a hundred acres of land granted to Lt. thomas Muson, May 8 [May 13], 1673 and ordered to be laid out by Mr. John Moss and Mr. Brackett, and afterwards, viz. Feb'ry 26, 1686/7, by Samuel Munson, only son and heir of Thomas Munson aforesaid, sold to said Franciss Girdley ... ------------------------------------------------- The Munson Record of Captain Thomas Munson (A pioneer of Harford and New Haven) and His Descendants; by Myron A. Munson, M.A.; Vol 1, Pub. 1896; The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, New Haven, CT. | ||||||||
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