John Gilbert Thompson Jr. (abt. 1757 - 1846)

Born about 1757 in Albemarle, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1846 at about age 89 in Henry, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Thompson served as a Private in the American Revolution under Captains Henry Garrett and Moses Hawkins et. al.^[1] He was probably born around 1757.^[2] He married Mary Miller McCraw in Powhatan, Virginia on 6 January 1785.^[3] John died 2 January 1846 in Henry County, Virginia.^[4] His known children with Mary were:

1. Frank^[5]
2. John Thompson^[6]
3. George Thompson^[7]
4. Sophia Thompson, m William Nunley^[8]
5. William Thompson^[9]
6. Robert Thompson, born 1805^[10], m Pauline Lipscomb^[11][12][13]

Research on Family of Robert Henry Thompson

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LD-2KX : 22 December 2020), Robert H Thompson, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G6-4QH : 18 February 2021), Robert H Thompson, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P8-L8Q : 14 January 2022), R. H. Thompson, Beat 5, Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 210, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31640131/mary-ellen-miller: accessed 16 March 2023), memorial page for Mary Ellen Thompson Miller (7 Oct 1833–21 Dec 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31640131, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Peabody (contributor 49067801).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24398360/napoleon-norris-miller: accessed 16 March 2023), memorial page for Napoleon Norris Miller (23 Jul 1826–4 Aug 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24398360, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Peabody (contributor 49067801).

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 03/16/23), "Record of John Thompson", Ancestor # A114293.
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-B93B-4?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RS1%3A1597372340 : 29 August 2019), Virginia, Census of pensioners, 1840 > image 2 of 13; citing various published state rosters, United States.
3. ↑ Carol McCraw, "It Is McCraw, Not McGraw", 1981, p. 223.
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 03/16/23), "Record of John Thompson", Ancestor # A114293.
5. ↑ McCraw, p. 223.
6. ↑ McCraw, p. 223.
7. ↑ McCraw, p. 223.
8. ↑ McCraw, p. 223.
9. ↑ McCraw, p. 223.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G6-4QH : 18 February 2021), Robert H Thompson, 1860.
11. ↑ McCraw, p. 223.
12. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 03/16/23), "Record of John Thompson", Ancestor # A114293.
13. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6851-NG7T : 21 June 2022), Robert H Thompson, 1825.

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1840", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHBM-B93 : Tue Mar 14 06:08:43 UTC 2023), Entry for John Thompson, 1840.