LAMSON: Descendants of William Lamson of Ipswich, MA, 1634-1917By W. Lamson The earliest mention of the name Lamson in America occurs in New England with three men, William of Ipswich, Massachusetts (1634), Barnabas of Cambridge, MA (1635), and Thomas of New Haven, CT. Some variations of the. name included Lampson, Lampsonne, Lambson, etc. This is the Lamson ancestory and descendants, from 1635 1908. In August, 1635, Barnabas Lamson came from Harwich, England in the ship Defence, in company with Rev. Thomas