Stith Thompson (1782)

Born 19 Jun 1782 in Dinwiddie, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Barksdale (Warrick) Thompson — married 15 Feb 1818 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Thompson Name Study.

Stith Thompson was born on June 19, 1782 in Dinwiddie, Colony of Virginia, son of William Field Thompson (~1738–<1790) and Margaret Darville (~1727–~1806).

Stith married Martha North. Their children were:

• Elizabeth Thompson (~1806–1826)
• Martha Stith Margaret Thompson (~1810– )

Stith (35) married Sarah Warrick (1817) on February 15, 1818 in Amherst Co., VA. Their children were:

• Charles Sydney Thompson (~1800– )
• William Warrick Thompson (~1800– )

Research Notes

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Dinwiddie Co., VA., March 1790 Quarterly Court Session, page 189:

"In Chancery, Samuel Wainwright and Nancey his wife, George Green and Elizabeth his wife, William Thompson, Charles Thompson, Joseph Thompson, and Stith Thompson infants by the said Samuel Wainwright their guardian....Complainants against Darvill Thompson eldest son of William Thompson dec'd and Margaret Thompson Executrix of the said William Thompson....Defendants.

This cause was this day heard upon the Bill and answers and by consent of the parties by this counsel it is ordered and decreed that the deft. Margaret Thompson the Executrix do produce to Francis Muir, Rawleigh P. Downman, Robert Cryer and John Jones or any three of them all the slaves belonging to the Estate of the said William Thompson dec'd not specifically devised and that the said Commissioners or any three of them do make equal division of the said Slaves between all the complainants(except George Green and Elizabeth his wife) and the Deft. Darvill Thompson unless the George Green and wife shall bring into the said division the Slaves devised to said Elizabeth by the will of the said William, and in that case then the said Commissioners to allott to the said George and Elizabeth an equal Share of the whole with the other complainants and the said Darvill. And it is further ordered that the said Margaret do make up an account of her administration of the said William Thompson's Estate and that the said commissioners or any three of them do examine the same and make report of their whole proceedings to the court in order to a final decree." (Extract from Dinwiddie Co., VA.,Records).

Stith Thompson, b. 19 June 1782, s/o William F. Thompson & Margaret

Darvill, m. ___Warwick.

1810 census, Dinwiddie Co., VA.,: 00020/20001

DINWIDDIE CO., VA., PERSONAL PROP. TAX LIST A, 1800

Prop. Name Name of free males over __ yrs of age

Robinson, Peter Peter Robinson

Stith Thompson 4-2-3-0-0-1 May 20th

1820 census, Dinwiddie Co., VA.: 210410/02022 (census shows 41 slaves).

1830 census, Dinwiddie Co., Dinwiddie Twp.: 0120101000000/000101>

MUSTER ROLLS OF THE VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE WAR OF 1812:

Stith Thompson rank: Lt. Time of Service: 6 days

Stith Thompsons name appears in a petition dated 18 Dec. 1819 to incorporate Winfield Academy, in Dinwiddie Co., VA.

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Acknowledgments

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