William Thompson II (abt. 1780 - 1850)

Born about 1780 in Connecticut, United States

Husband of Sarah (Parmentier) Thompson — married 21 Feb 1807 in Queens, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1850 at about age 70 in Lander, Farmington Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

The parentage of William Thompson:

• He was the son of Josiah Thompson in one source.^[1]

The following parentage of William Thompson is not supported in sources or records:

• He was the son of William Thompson and Martha Drake.

William was born about 1780. He died in 1850 in Pennsylvania.

Research Notes

Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania: Volume 3, John Woolf Jordan, Jan 1912 · Lewis Historical Publishing Company, pp. 963-964:^[1]

The Thompsons of Russell, Pennsylvania, descend from Josiah Thompson, born in Scotland, coming thence to America, settling in the state of Connecticut about the period of the revolution . He cleared a farm there on which he resided until his death. He married and had issue.

• (II) William S. R., son of Josiah Thompson, was born on the Connecticut homestead farm in 1785, died at the homestead farm, Warren county, Pennsylvania,1850. At the age of fifteen years he left home, going to Boston to learn the trade of ship carpenter, remaining there ten years. During a part of this period he was in the employ of "Bill Gray," known to fame as the first millionaire in the United States. After ten years in Boston he moved to New York City, where he continued working at ship carpentering until his marriage, when he moved to Queens county, New York, continuing at his trade until 1832, when he came to Warren county , settling in Pine Grove, now Farmington township, where his son, William P., had settled in 1829. Here Mr. Thompson bought one hundred fifty acres of heavily timbered land , which with the assistance of his sons he cleared and cultivated, also working at the carpenter's trade when possible. He resided on his farm until his death, aged sixty-five years. He married Sally, daughter of John Polmetier, born in Holland. She survived him six years, dying aged seventy years. Children: 1. William P., of whom further. 2. Samuel, married Angeline, daughter of Daniel Putnam; children: Walter, married Martha Love and had Clarence, May and Sam- uel; Alfred, married Emma Lyon; Elmer, married (first) Clara Ashton, (second) Abbie Stanton; Sousa, married Sylvester Clark. 3. Maria, married Latten Parker; children: Clarence, John, Henry, Hiram and Louisa. 4. Daniel, married Anna Knapp; children: Tirzah, Anna, William, and Mahala. 5. John, married Uralia Tupper; children: Katherine, Olive, Aaron, Charles, Sarah, Bertha and Edith. 6. James, married (first) Eliza, daughter of Edson Putnam, (second) Lucy, daughter of J. D. Lent, of Mayville, New York; children, all by second wife: Amanda, Minnie and Sarah. 7. Betsey, married Dorastus Hatch; children : William, Dora and Alice. 8. Harriet, married Elijah Scudder; children: Stillman, Louisa, Mahlon, Laverne, James and Manford. 9. George, married Fanny, daughter of Adam Pratt, of Sag Harbor, New York . 10. Sally, married Samuel Maybe; child: Gilbert (Gil), of Kane, Pennsylvania.
• (III) William P., son of William S. R. Thompson, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1807, and lived there until he was twelve years of age, then began following the sea, continuing a sailor until 1829. There never was a sailor but whose ambition it was to some day own a piece of land and retire from the sea. William P. was no exception to this rule, and in 1829 he took a long jump away from the ocean, settling in Farmington township, Warren county, Pennsylvania, where he bought a farm of one hundred forty acres. After clearing a portion of his purchase, and in 1832, being joined by his father, he made another jump westward, settling in Michigan. In 1870 he returned to Warren county, where he lived until his death in 1894. He married Lucinda, daughter of Hazel Tupper, a pioneer settler of Warren county. Children: Miranda, married J. W. Van Zile; Edwin W., of whom further; Freeman, died young; Jane, married George Merchant; Henry, married Arville Montague; Sidney, married Etta Jones, children: Lou and Ray.

William Thompson, son of William Thompson, married Lucinda Tupper:

• 1860 U. S. Census, Farmington, Warren, Penn. - William, Lucinda, Jane, Henry and Sidney^[2]

Daniel Thompson, son of William Thompson, married Anna Knapp:

• 1860 U. S. Census, Farmington, Warren, Penn. - Daniel, Annis, Eliza, Mahala, William W, Ezra^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania: Volume 3, John Woolf Jordan, Jan 1912 · Lewis Historical Publishing Company, pp. 963-964: William Thompson son of Isiah Thompson of Connecticut GoogleBooks
2. ↑ William Thompson - Farmington, Warren, Pennsylvania Ancestry.com
3. ↑ Daniel Thompson - Farmington, Warren, Pennsylvania Ancestry.com

• http://www.geni.com/people/William-Thompson/6000000010685386129
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181518378

• 1850; Census Place: Pine Grove, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_832; Page: 267A; Image: 532

• Thompson Hill Cemetery, Thompson Hill, Farmington Twp, Warren County, PA, Sally and William Thompson.

• Palmatier-Parmentier Family of Dutchess County, New York, by Prentiss Glazier,1976.

• Ancestors of David Kipp Conover Jr.,person Page 138. see Thompson-23001
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181518378/william-thompson: accessed 18 November 2022), memorial page for William Thompson II (16 Aug 1780–2 Jul 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 181518378, citing Thompson Hill Cemetery, Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Casey Bricker (contributor 47845806) - contains disputed parentage