About Thomas Gregson
Thomas Gregson was a politician and businessperson.
Thomas Gregson was an English merchant and politician in New Haven Colony during the seventeenth century. He served several roles such as a magistrate and as a Treasurer. He disappeared aboard the Phantom Ship of New Haven in 1646, presumably drowned when it sank.
Life and legacy Thomas Gregson was born around the year 1602 in Thurvaston, Derbyshire to John Gregson and Joan Hill. He and his wife Jane had 6 children and immigrated to New England in 1637. He served several roles in New Haven Colony such as a Treasurer in 1639 and as a Magistrate in 1642. He died aboard the Phantom Ship of New Haven in 1646, presumably drowned when it sank in 1646.
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Who was Thomas Gregson?
colonial New England Magistrate and Merchant
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Thomas Gregson died in 1646.
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Thomas Gregson was a politician and businessperson.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Thomas Gregson (magistrate)
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