| 2. | William B. Thompson was born in 1722 in Co Down, Ireland; died on 9 Jul 1797 in Wythe Co, Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Will: 17 Dec 1830, Wythe Co, Virginia; appraised
Notes:
quote from R. Lyle Brown website:
"William is believed to have come to America with his father from Ulster, Ireland. This is definitely "our" William. However his parentage in is question at the moment. It is possible that his father was the above mentioned James. There is also some confusion about his wives. One source says the first wife was Margaret, another says Jane. (Perhaps Margaret Jane or Jane Margaret?). Clorah Brown Lainhart in her DAR application lists the second wife as Lydia Ward. There is contrary evidence to this, as well. I refer you to the excerpts from Virginia Connections by Judy B. Anderson. Her verification appears to be more acceptable. (See below)"
EXCERPTS FROM "VIRGINIA CONNECTIONS"
(Notes from her book sent to me by Judy B. Anderson)
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1. William Thompson. B. 1722, County Down, Ireland. D. July 9, 1797 at 76 years of age. Married twice, first to Jane Buchanan, born about 1732 in County Down, Ireland; died in Bath County, Virginia. Married second, Lydia Graham, born about 1743; died Oct. 12, 1830 at 87 years of age.
There were twelve known children from the two marriages. The Thompson Family Record, kept by George Peery Thompson and Elizabeth Virginia Ward, indicated that all but two, John and Archibald, were from the second marriage. Records submitted to the Family History Library in Salt Lake by Letitia Peery of California show there were three children from the first marriage: John, Archibald and Jane.
George B. Gose, in his book Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass, says there were six or seven children from the first marriage. However, he only gives the names of five; the rest are listed as children of the second marriage. Information from the files of Mr. John A. Blakemore shows five children from the first marriage. Since birthdates for all the children are not known at the present time, any one of these claims could be possible, but those dates which are known would seem to confirm that there were three children from the first marriage: 1) John; 2) Archibald; and 3) Jane. The remainder of the children would have been from the second marriage: 4) Nancy, 5) Andrew, 6) James, 7) Rachel, 8) Annis, 9) Lydia, 10) William, 11) Alexander and 12) Mary (Polly).
There has been some confusion concerning the names of William Thompson's wives, but a letter sent by James Haston Thompson, a brother to George Peery Thompson, dated March 12, 1886, and giving birth and death dates of family members, definitely states that a Buchanan was the first wife of William Thompson, and that Lydia Graham was the second wife. Adding to, and supporting this information, was a microfilm of the Endowment House Records found in the Family History Library, Salt lake City, Utah.
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Louisa and her husband lived in Nauvoo, Illinois for several years until persecutions drove the settlers from their homes. In the meantime, Louisa's parents died and they decided to return to Burke's Garden to claim their share of her parent's estate. They hoped for enough capital to join the rest of the Mormons in their trek west. After arriving home Louisa found there was nothing left of her parents estate, so they resettled in Virginia, where they remained until the death of William from typhoid. Louisa and the children determined to continue with plans and came west, settling in Weber County, Utah.
In 1871 Louisa and her son, Simon, did the sealing work in the Endowment House for their deceased ancestors, with Louisa acting as proxy for the females and Simon for the males. I checked microfilm # 1149520, page 56, showing the original entries for work done in the Endowment House on June 21, 1871. While dates are only given for the immediate parent, relationships for all individuals are shown. Louisa states she is a granddaughter of entry #2670, Lydia Graham Thompson, and a step granddaughter of entry #2669, Jane Buchanan Thompson. The relationship is close enough that Louisa should have been well aware of who her grandparents were.
Will:
"In the name of God, Amen, I William Thompson bequeath the following, (etc). To my beloved wife, Lydia Thompson the plantation I now live on, with all the stock of cattle, horses, sheep and hogs. To my son John the tract of land where he now lives. To my son Archibald 93 acres lying in Bath Co., VA (now Kentucky). To my daughter Jean Sloan five shillings, her having got her share. To my daughter Nancy Ward 10 pounds cash. To my son Andrew, that part of land I now live on known as the McAdams place. To my son James that tract of land known as the Kigg place. To my daughter Rachel Thompson a tract of land containing 200 acres. To my daughter Annis Thompson 60 pounds when she arrives of age, also a tract of land. To my daughter Mary Thompson a tract of land known as Long Hollow survey, also part of the King Survey. To my son Alexander 250 acres on Reed Creek. To my daughter Lydia Thompson 1 half of a tract on land also 60 pounds. To my son William part of tract I now live on. Executors, sons John, Archibald and Andrew and son-in-law James Sloan."
His estate was appraised 17 Dec. 1830 following the death of his wife, Lydia.
Appraisement of personal property of William Thompson, dec'd, that was devised by the said William Thompson to his wife, Lidia Thompson, who is now dec'd; Bible; Negroes: James, Philis, Mary Ann, Easter, Keziah, Anderson, Clariser, Angalina, Henry, Juda, Phillis, Nell, boy child. Exrs: John Thompson & Archibald Thompson. by Thos. Witten, Jas S. Witten, John Buckhannon.
William married Lydia Graham about 1768. Lydia died before 17 Dec 1830 in Wythe Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1793 - 1851 (58 years)