William Thompson (abt. 1627 - 1686)

Born about 1627 in Yorkshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died May 1686 at about age 59 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

1657: When William Thompson deeded his property in 1657, Middlesex was still part of Lancaster County, VA. : "I WILLM. THOMPSON of Rapa: in ye County of Lancaster in Virginia for ... One hundred & fifty acres being ye outermost halfe a cros ye bredth of three hundred acres of land granted by Pattent unto JOHN SHARPE & now in ye possession of WILLM. TOMSON, lying on South side of Rapa: River."

William was assessed for taxes in Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, based on the size of his labor force. The county assessed him for three tithables, 6 Feb 1655,^[1] for two tithables, 30 Nov 1659,^[2] and for four tithables, 15 Nov 1660.^[3]

After the death of William's father-in-law Peter Montague in 1659, the Lancaster County court ordered that a heifer named Bramble, marked with a crop on the left ear & a hole & a square on the right ear and previously left by Peter to William's child, be provided to that child.^[4]

1674: William Cheney named as legal guardian of Elizabeth Thompson, orphan of William Thompson (from Lancaster County Order books)

1675: 10 Jan 1675. John Summers as marrying Elizabeth Thompson, one of the orphans of William Thompson decd. Book 1, p 49.

1679: There is a document ordering Mr. Thos. Hasellwood to pay Willm. Cheyney "as guardian of William Thompson . . ." March 1686/7: the will of William Thompson [Jr.] was presented to court by Abraham Brierly and John Sumers "in Right of Eliz. his Wife, Sister of the said Thompson."

1686: 9 Mar 1686/7. Administration of the estate of William Thompson is granted to his sister Elizabeth Sumers and her husband John Sumers. Book 2, p 281

Sources

1. ↑ 1655 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 6 Feb 1655. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Deed & Will Book 1, 1652-1657, pp. 174-178. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 8 Feb 2024. To see what others appear on this tax assessment, in alphabetical order, and for a list of the colonists with the largest labor forces, visit Lancaster County Tax Records.
2. ↑ 1659 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 30 Nov 1659. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1655-1666, pp. 100-105. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 25 Jan 2024. Visit Lancaster County Tax Records to see what other colonists appear on this tax assessment, in alphabetical order, and for a list of the colonists with the largest labor forces.
3. ↑ 1660 Tax Assessment. Tax Assessment Record, 15 Nov 1660. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1655-1666, pp. 131-132. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 10 Apr 2024. Visit Lancaster County Tax Records to see what other colonists appear on this tax assessment, in alphabetical order, and for a list of the colonists with the largest labor forces.
4. ↑ 1659 Court Record: “It appearing to this court that Peter Montague dec[ease]d granted unto the child of William Thompson his sonne in law one heifer ...” Court Record, 25 May 1659. Lancaster County, Virginia Colony, Order Book 1655-1666, p. 84. Available online without restriction courtesy of FamilySearch here. Accessed 2 May 2024.

Name: Will Thompson Marriage Date: Abt 1659 Spouse Name: Ellen Montague Marriage Location: Virginia, United States

Info Will Thompson Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 Detail Related Source Source Location

Select all text Source Citation Description Title: Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800

Source Information Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Headley, Robert K. Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649–1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 November 2020), memorial page for Col William Thompson (1627–1666), Find a Grave Memorial no. 135788964, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Ray Isbell (contributor 47188697) . Find A Grave: Memorial #135788964

See Also

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Thompson-7405 created through the import of Nazario Family Tree.ged on May 2, 2012 by Nicholas Nazario.