Evening journal., 1913-10-23
BODY OF ONE OF FIRST
JURISTS OF DELAWARE IN
NEW RESTING PLACE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL. =
NEW CASTLE, Oct, 23.-Aftcr re-
in tomb in tho Shaw ceme-
terry at Fourth and Chestnut streets
for 1913 years. the remains of Judge |
John Thompson, who went on the /
bench In l777. have been removed /
TO the Glebe cemetery. This work /
Was done by Mayor Chauncey =. !
Holcomb. JAMES G.. Shaw and Mayor
Richard s. Rodney under an act OF
the Legislature passed last winter.
Undertaken G. n. Clcwen found the
vault 10 be oval in shape. without
bricks "a the ends or bottom
The grave of this ono OF the early
/ iurisls OF Delaware had been forgot
ten for many years, u bciug In a
corner OF pasture lot. Some resi-
dents OF New Castle thought the re-
mains deserving OF more digniied
/ resting place aud Speaker llolcomb
/ had an act passed by the last Lcgis-
lsturc naming Mayor Rodney Mr..
! shaw aud himself as q commission
TO remove the remains the state TO
dcfray the expense.
In connection with the removal ot
the remains Of Justice Thompson.
Mayor Rodney said today:
Thomas Thompson aud Elizabeth,
his wife lived at kukfcnton, in
Yorkshire England. They had tN0
sons. John Thompson and Andrew
Thompson. John Thompson was born
MAY. iG35. In 1858. Thomas 1homp-
son. bis wifc aud two sons removed
IRON England TO ireland.
"In 1863. John Thompson, son OF
Thomas. married Jane Humbies
daughter Of Thomas Humblce. late OF
the County Of Durham, but living in
/ ireland
"John Thompson. son OF Thomas.
1 had four children Thomas Thompson,
horn 1866. James Thompson, Anne
/ Thompson and Mary Thompson.
"ln the year 1911 John Thompson
transported himself. his wife and four
children. and one man.servant, named
William hall. from ireland. to "a
province OF West New Jersey. sailing
the n nth month and sixteenth day IN
the ship called Mary OF Dublin,
John Hall being master, and landed al
Elsenherg. West Jersey. on the
twelfth month and twenty
day. See Friends Records at Sal
en-. \ J.. found in the Pennsylvania
! hlnloricai NoCletNl
"'rhe will of John Thompson is
found in New Jersey ArchlvesN Volume
]. in which he mentions John. James
and daughters of son Thomas; and
children OF bis daughter Mary.
James Thompson. son OF JohN
. Thompson. had two sons. John and
E James This John. son OF James. was
81 afterwards judge Thompson. and was
- 7 4 sal. It. fArsFfHgnrF
and trust Of the community in which
s he lived This fact is indicated by his
D appointment TO serve as executor on
= the estates of several deceased per.
s sons among others. that OF william
r. Mexican. tWiil Record y. z. 35S..
8 1881, that OF Adam Nuttal. (Wil'
}, Record M p. 07,-tIs5l lie was nist
very much Interested IN public affairs
S the records showing that he was sher
= 80 Of New Castle County for four
4 years, under commissions from join
s Penn. one dated October 4. 1855. ant
0 recorded IN Deed Record y. Volume |
u Page 6l2. and the other dated October
4. l76e. and recorded in Deed Rocor,
= ". Volume /. PAGE AS. lie was alsi
: one o. the Judges OF the Court o
o Common Pleas, his commission hein
!. recorded in Decd Record c.. Volum
Z >. Page Ia. a copy Of which follows
n "His Excellency. John McKinle!
' President and Commander In Chief {
the Delaware State To John Jone
!. James Latimer. John THOMPSON an
Abraham Robinson of the County {
|, New Castle Esquires Greeting
Z Resposing special Trust and conf
4 dence In your Integrity and Abilii
. Know Ye that by virtue Of the Pow
p" ers and Authorities unto me given ,
the Delaware State. do hereby al
, sign you the said Jonn Jones. jaime
!. Latimer. John Thompson and Abri
II ham Robinson. Justices or the CouI
nl Is Court Of Common Pleas and O
% phans Court Of and for the County I
!. New Castle aforesaid requiring an
lt commenting Won To hold pleas Z
Azize. scire Facias. Rrpleyins and
"a hcsr and determine all aud all MAJ
" ner on Pleas Actions. Suits and Caui
e.. ci1it portcn3l zeal aud nike
60 nor cepsndinx or phich shall her,
after be aasnLnane5hi 10 LAs "a.