Archibald Thompson (1764 - 1846)

Born 1764 in Bath, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Peery) Thompson — married 29 Mar 1796 in Wythe, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1846 at about age 82 in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Archibald Thompson He was born in 1764 in Virginia.

Research Notes

A source is needed to confirm which is the correct birth date ...

born on 10 Jun 1764 ? as cited on Find A Grave

born on 10 Jul 1764 ?

born 6 June 1763 as per the SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/303993

Archibald Thompson served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Archibald Thompson is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-303993
Rank: Soldier

Archibald Thompson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A113848.

The DAR/ SAR list him in 1776 as a Guard at the Blue Stone Creek Station under Capt Robert Crockett and is noted as a Sgt in Daniel Triggs the NSDAR record states: Soldier: Guard of Forts. ^[1]

Like his brother and father, he served in the American Revolutionary War, although the records would indicate that perhaps he was an unwilling enlistee. On more than one occasion persons were forced into service under false pretenses. Such may have been the case here? In any case, Archibald distinguished himself as a soldier and eventually attained the rank of Major.

Archibald Thompson married Rebecca Peery (daughter of George Peery & Martha Davidson) and their children included ...

1. William Thompson
2. John Thompson
3. Martha Davidson Thompson m: 15 Oct 1818 #Milton Ward
4. Nancy Thompson m: 01 Feb 1827 John Rutledge.

He passed away on 04 Aug 1846 and was buried at Thompson Cemetery in Benbow, Tazewell County, Virginia as was his wife. ^{[2] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ SAR cites https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/303993 History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia 1748-1920, p 368, by William C Pendleton, Summers, Annals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800, Volume 2, p 1481
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #9597054 for Archibald Thompson
3. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVH-2R8K : 13 Dec 2015) citing memorial #9597054 for Archibald Thompson, d: 1846; buried: Thompson Cemetery, Benbow, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

• "Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800-1922 p508, 208 by John Newton Harman in 1922 & W. C. Hill Printing Co. of Richmond, Virginia.

Acknowledgments

• Thompson-7949 was created by Marie (Ward) Mills on 24 Jul 2012.
• Thompson-11702 was created by Gary Peery on 28 Jun 2013.