Event: William Massie in Day Book for 1837 refers to James Thompson Sr as Soldier. Therefore he was probably the James Thompson referred to as Soldier Jimmy.
Type: Reference as soldier
Date: 1837
Place: Massie Plantation, Nelson County, VA
Notes
Served in Revolutionary War.
Source Earliest Memories of my Mother's People.
Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776
Certificates.
Name: James Thompson
Comment: soldier in one of the Va. Regts. in 1758, and served under command of Genl. Forbes to end of that campaign.
Court Name: Amherst Co.
Date: Mar 1780
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PRYOR, WILLIAM.--Amherst, Oct. 15, 1832. Born in Albemarle (now Amberst), about 1752. Moved to the Great Kanawha in fall of 1773, and planted corn next spring, but was driven back to Amherst by Indians. Was at Point Pleasant, spring of 1775, and there saw Capt. Isaac Shelby, who had been left with the wounded after the battle the preceding October. Early in 1776 the Indians were so troublesome that he, with many others had to take shelter in the fort at Point Pleasant, and here substituted for James Frazer, in the command of Capt. Matthew Arbuckle, who was in charge of the fort. The subalterns were Lieutenants Andrew Wallace, James Thompson and Ensigns Samuel Wood and James McNutt. After serving out eight months for Frazer in the fall he enlisted under Arbuckle for two years. About this time Capt. William McKee, Lt. James Gilmer, and many privates came to Point Pleasant and were stationed under Arbuckle. Was often sent on detail with others up the Kanawha to a plantation to get corn, and was often a spy or on guard on the Ohio above the fort. In the fall of 1777, Colonels Skillern and Dickinson came on an expedition against the Shawnee towns. He met this force at the mouth of Elk. Among others of them were James Harrison and Micajah Goodwin. When they reached the fort, Lt. Gilmer went over the Kanawha to shoot turkeys and was there killed by unknown Indians. As soon as Gilmer's body was brought to the fort his men murdered Cornstalk, his son Ellinipsico, and another Indian, these Indians being held as hostages for the safety of the garrison and the settlers. While Skillern and Dickenson were at Point Pleasant, Gen. Hand, of the Continental army, came from Pittsburg and ordered a return, saying it was too late in the season to attack Chillicothe and other Indian towns. Hand ordered Arbuckle and McKee to shorten the pay and daily allowance of their men, saying they feasted too high. When this order was put into execution almost every man in the fort shouldered his gun and put on his knapsack, resolving to go home. But Col. McDowell told Hand of the impolicy of such measure and obtained permission to address the men, who on being promised their former pay and allowance, returned to duty. He himself took no part in the mutiny. Because of the murder of Cornstalk, the Shawnees, in the spring of 1778, [p.85]
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SHUMAKER, ZEDEKIAH.--Amherst, Oct. 15, 1832. Born in Henrico about 1754. Went to the Great Kanawha and there resided till 1775, but returned because of Indians. In the autumn of 1776, enlisted two years under Lt. William Moore, of Rockbridge, some comrades being John Hogg, John Finney, Samuel Peters, and William Hicks, and marched to Point Pleasant. Other officers were Capt. William McKee, Lt. James Thompson, and Ensign James Gilmer. Capt. Matthew Arbuckle was in command at Point Pleasant, his subalterns being Lts. Andrew Wallace and Samuel Wood, and Ensign James McNutt.
Remainder of declaration is substantially the same as that of William Pryor. (Sec. 61). He adds that Inchminger and Logan declared they could not get by the Indians, that the Indians did not believe anyone would dare leave the fort, and that the reward offered by Morgan's father was 0. Also that Capt. Arbuckle's idea in sending off the men before their time was quite out was that otherwise the Indians might waylay them. He served a month or two guarding British prisoners at Albemarle Barracks, his Captain being Anthony Rucker. [p.92]
NAME Thompson, James.
NOTE Rank: Lieutenant.
NOTE Service: Virginia Continental Line.
NOTE Military certificate number: LO 4976.
NOTE Original Documents: Box 188, 6 (1 item)
MICROFILM Available on microfilm. Virginia Land Office. Military Certificates, reels 1-38.
BACKGROUND After examining and approving documentation of Revolutionary War military service, the governor issued a certificate on which the Land Office register subsequently issued a warrant for bounty lands. The certificates are printed forms filled in with the name of the individual, his rank, whether he served in a state or a continental line unit, and the length of such service. The original certificates are dated, signed, and filed in individual folders along with any supplemental papers presented with the claim other than those actually proving military service. The certificates were numbered 1-9926 and cover the period July 14, 1782 - August 5, 1876.
NOTE The Land Office military certificates (RG #4 -- Virginia. Land Office. Register and Entry 86 in the Virginia Land Office Inventory) are housed in the Archives of the Library of Virginia.
SUBJECT Veterans -- Virginia.
SUBJECT Bounties, Military -- Virginia.
SUBJECT Virginia -- History -- Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.
SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia. aat.
SUBJECT Certificates. aat.
Virginia
Amherst County
Stevens Thompson, Elizabeth James Jr.
Spouse: Stevens, Elizabeth
Thompson, James Jr. Marriage Date: 14 Oct 1795http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=eamva&gsco=2%2cUnited+States&gspl=49%2cVirginia&Submit=Search<pop=1&prox=1&yeart=a&ti=0&gss=angs&sourceid=2524&o_iid=2524%3a+Main+Search+Box+Form+(%22Enter+Your+Ancestor%27s+Name%22)+on+home+page+-+cookied+users&gsfn=James&gsln=Thompson
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WikiTree profile Thompson-3876 created through the import of harvey.ged on May 28, 2011 by Debbie Harvey. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Debbie and others.
Source: S00006 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant Generalís Office, 1780ís-1917, Rec; Repository: #R00018 NOTEAncestry.com, U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant Generalís Office, 1780ís-1917, Rec), Source Medium: (null) CONT _APID: 1198::0 CONT .
Source: S00053 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1830 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19, 201 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Cens; Repository: #R00018 NOTEAncestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19, 201 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Cens), Source Medium: (null) CONT _APID: 8058::0 CONT .
Source: S00123 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G; Repository: #R00018 NOTEAncestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G), Source Medium: (null) CONT _APID: 7734::0 CONT .
Source: S00131 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872; (National; Repository: #R00018 NOTEAncestry.com, U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872; (National), Source Medium: (null) CONT _APID: 1116::0 CONT .
James S Thompson, Jr. International FindaGrave Member ID Find A Grave: Memorial #72897156
James Thompson, Jr. Virginia, Select Marriages 1785-1940: FHL Film#30273, Ref. ID 104. James Thompson married Elizabeth Stephens on Oct. 14, 1795 in Amherst County, Virginia. She as daughter of James Stephens.
James Thompson. U.S. Army Register of Enlistments, : enlisted June 20, 1812 in Nelson County, Virginia by Lt. Keyes as private in 20th US Infantry for 5 years. Height 5 ft 10 and half inches, eyes: blue, hair:black, Complexion: fair, Age 43. Occupation: Farmer in Nelson County, Virginia. Discharged June 20, 1817 as term expired.
↑ Source: #S00006 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1769Birth place: Virginia, United States Note: @N00975@
↑ Source: #S00123 Page: Year: 1820; Census Place: , Nelson, Virginia; Roll: M33_130; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1820Residence place: Nelson, Virginia, United States Note: @N00972@
↑ Source: #S00053 Page: Year: 1830; Census Place: , Nelson, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1830Residence place: Nelson, Virginia, United States Note: @N00974@
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