Mary (Alvey) Thompson (1787 - 1821)

Born 4 Feb 1787 in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Thompson — married 25 Nov 1809 in Washington, Kentucky, United States

Died 3 Aug 1821 at age 34 in Washington, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1787. She was the daughter of John Alvey and Elizabeth Williams. She passed away in 1821.

When Mary Alvey was born on February 4, 1787, in St Marys City, Maryland, her father, John, was 30, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 27. She married Charles Thompson on November 25, 1809, in Washington, Kentucky. They had three children in 16 years. She died as a young mother on August 3, 1821, in Washington, Kentucky, at the age of 34, and was buried in St Mary, Kentucky.

Mary Alvey Thompson BIRTH 4 Feb 1787 St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA DEATH 3 Aug 1821 (aged 34) Washington County, Kentucky, USA BURIAL Saint Charles Cemetery Saint Mary, Marion County, Kentucky, USA^[1] MEMORIAL ID 26701946

P a r e n t s : John Henry "Old John" Alvey 1757–1850 and Elizabeth Ann Magruder Williams 1765–1850^[2]

S p o u s e : Charles Thompson, married 25 Nov 1809, Washington, Kentucky, USA^[3]

MARY ALVEY^[4]

Mary Alvey (b. 4 February 1787, St. Mary’s County, Md., d. 3 August 1821, Marion County, Ky., daughter of John Henry Alvey Sr. and Elizabeth Williams,

married

Charles Thompson (b. 10 October 1786, Mecklenburg County, Va., d. 19 July 1845, Ind.), a son of Stith Thompson and ____ ____ on 25 November 1809 in Washington County, Ky.4

Mary and Charles had three children during their short marriage and before the death of Mary, all of whom were born in Nelson County. They were

1. Sterling Thompson (b. 28 February 1813, d. 23 July 1952, Indiana),

2. Elizabeth Thompson (b. 7 December 1814, d. 5 July 1860, Indiana, m. O.F. Houghland), and

3. William Thompson (b. 3 April 1817, d. 1903, Kansas, m. 1. Sarah Sumner and m. 2. Anna Elizabeth Haas).

D E A T H : 3 Aug 1821, Age 34, Washington County, Kentucky, USA. Burial in Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Mary, Marion County, Kentucky, USA^[5] MEMORIAL ID 26701946

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26701946/mary-thompson: accessed 13 November 2022), memorial page for Mary Alvey Thompson (4 Feb 1787–3 Aug 1821), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26701946, citing Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Mary, Marion County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by RhondaPattonWathen & children (contributor 46879360) .
2. ↑ 2004 Kentucky Ancestors V39-3,"The Alvey Family of England, Maryland, and Kentucky" By Robert Lee Alvey Sr., Part Four, John Henry “Old John” Alvey Sr. and his descendants, page 138
3. ↑ Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965. Source Information, Ancestry.com. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky.
4. ↑ 2004 Kentucky Ancestors V39-3,"The Alvey Family of England, Maryland, and Kentucky" By Robert Lee Alvey Sr., Part Four, John Henry “Old John” Alvey Sr. and his descendants, page 138
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26701946/mary-thompson: accessed 13 November 2022), memorial page for Mary Alvey Thompson (4 Feb 1787–3 Aug 1821), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26701946, citing Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Mary, Marion County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by RhondaPattonWathen & children (contributor 46879360) .

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/151184848/person/162101682454/facts : accessed 13 November 2022), profile for Mary Alvey.

• [1] "The Alvey Family of England, Maryland, and Kentucky" by Robert Lee Alvey, Sr. Part Four