. Our Thompson family in Maine, New Hampshire and the West. hompson family until 18G9. Cornelius Thompsonowned the lot in 173S/9, and his first child was born in1741. If, as is probable, the house was erected before thebirth of this child, the house is not less than 136 years chimney of this house is about four feet square at thetop. The bricks are laid in clay. The flooring boards arefrom sixteen to eighteen inches wide, and are trenailedinstead of being nailed. The west room, or parlor, is pan-elled on the sides and ends up to the windows, and is plas-tered above. The sides of the bu
. Our Thompson family in Maine, New Hampshire and the West. hompson family until 18G9. Cornelius Thompsonowned the lot in 173S/9, and his first child was born in1741. If, as is probable, the house was erected before thebirth of this child, the house is not less than 136 years chimney of this house is about four feet square at thetop. The bricks are laid in clay. The flooring boards arefrom sixteen to eighteen inches wide, and are trenailedinstead of being nailed. The west room, or parlor, is pan-elled on the sides and ends up to the windows, and is plas-tered above. The sides of the building on the north andeast are bricked between the studs as high as the ceilingof the lower story. This was done for warmth. In thecenter of the parlor is a buffet, with shelves, etc., elab-orately moulded by hand. The frame of the house is ofmassive timber. The door hinges are of wrought iron,large, clumsy, and of curious construction. The housefaces the south. The present road north of the house wasnot made when the house was built. The occupants had a. The Cornelius Thompson House, built about 1 737, at New Meadows. THOMPSON GENEALOGY. 45 private road leading southeasterly to the New MeadowsRiver Road, which was a short distance off. Mrs. Medora Small of Oakland, Me., writes:- Wheelergives a good picture of the old Cornelius Thompson slept in it many times when I was a child. It was veryquaint inside, with its big fireplace, winding stairs, buffetin tne parlor, etc. There used to be the framed silhouettesof all my grandmothers brothers and sisters. These maystill be at the home of Miles Purinton at Hardings Station,near the bridge between New Meadows and West Bath. Hemay have other relics, as his grandfather, Robert Thomp-son, died in that house. This house was burned a fewyears ago. Miss Sarah A. Thompson of Topsham, Me., says: ThomasGrows of New Meadows, now deceased, helped to transferthe bones of Cornelius Thompson, with bones of his rela-tives, fr
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