THOMSON, ALEXANDER [SSNE 3664]
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He was a son of Thomas Thomson [SSNE 1648] and Catherine Murray [SSNE 6255]. In 1640 he was a student at Uppsala. He was an ensign in colonel Johan Gordon's [SSNE 2515] Närke and Värmland regiment in 1641. He was captain in 1645. He was captain of dragoons from Västergötland in 1646. He was captain of Fabian Bernde's dragoon regiment from Småland and Finland in 1647. In 1652 he was captain of Närke and Värmland regiment. In 1658 he was major under Småland. In 1659 he was major in Kronoberg regiment. In 1669 he was lieutenant colonel of Närke and Värmland regiment. It appears that he departed from military service temporarily in 1676 and then re-joined as colonel in 1677. He married into Swedish nobility (Margareta Svenske). He died in 1678 leaving his wife and sons, Jacob and Patrick.
Sources: Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Personhistoria https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0074122_00099#?c=&m=&s=&cv=98&xywh=3118%2C1159%2C3348%2C1835
Correspondence from his widow Margareta Svenska is found in https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0074122_00114#?c=&m=&s=&cv=113&xywh=1715%2C2507%2C5781%2C3170
Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1641/5; 1642/4,19-21; 1643/5; 1644/5; 1645/7; 1646/9; 1647/2; 1652/3,5; 1653/2; 1654/3; 1655/3,8,9; 1656/6,7; 1657/2,5; 1658/4; 1659/6; 1669/4; 1670/5; 1671/1; 1672/5; 1674/6; 1675/8; 1677/6,12; C.O. Nordensvan, (ed.), Värmlands Regementes [Närkes och Värmlands Regementes] Historia: Andra Delen, Personal Historia (Stockholm, 1911), 43; Swedish Riksarkiv, P. Sonden, Militära chefer i svenska arméen och deras skrivelser; Svenska Adelns Ättartavlor, vol. 8; A letter can be found in 'Krigskollegium Kancelliet; Adressatregistratur till Krigskollegiets Registratur 1631-1654' regarding "fullmakt att vara kapten under col Johan Gordon reg Närke och Värmland knektar 20/9/1651".
Service record
- SWEDEN, UPPSALA
- Arrived 1640-01-01, as STUDENT
- Departed 1640-12-31, as STUDENT
- Capacity STUDENT, purpose ACADEMIC
- SWEDEN, NARKE OCH VARMLAND
- Arrived 1641-01-01, as ENSIGN
- Departed 1644-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, VASTERGOTLAND
- Arrived 1645-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1646-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, BERNDE, FABIAN
- Arrived 1647-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1651-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, NARKE OCH VARMLAND
- Arrived 1652-01-01, as CAPTAIN
- Departed 1657-12-31, as CAPTAIN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, SMALAND, FINLAND
- Arrived 1658-01-01, as MAJOR
- Departed 1658-12-31, as MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, KRONOBERG
- Arrived 1659-01-01, as MAJOR
- Departed 1668-12-31, as MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY
- SWEDEN, NARKE OCH VARMLAND
- Arrived 1669-01-01, as LT. COLONEL
- Departed 1677-12-31, as LT. COLONEL
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY