Maurice Thomson (died 1676)

Maurice Thomson (1601/4-1676), of St Andrew's parish, Eastcheap, City of London and of Haversham in Buckinghamshire, was an English merchant and Puritan, said to be "England's greatest colonial merchant of his day". He obtained a monopoly of the Virginia tobacco trade.

Origins

He was the eldest son and heir of Robert Thomson of Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, by his wife Elizabeth Harsflet, daughter of John Harsflet (alias Halfehead, Harsnett) of Watton-at-Stone.[1] His sister Mary Thomson married William Tucker, a merchant and one of the first plantation owners in Virginia. His younger brothers included:

Marriage & progeny

He married Dorothy Vaux, daughter of John Vaux, of Pembrokeshire, by whom he had progeny including:

Landholdings

He owned estates and property including:

Death & burial

He died in 1676 and was buried in the chancel of Haversham Church.

Sources

References

  1. Dictionary of National Biography, vol.56, re Thomson, George (fl.1643-1668)
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