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Captain William Archibald Thompson 1630–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Sep 1630

Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 FEB 1687

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Rev. I

Mother: Elizabeth Cunningham

Spouse(s): Mary Fordyce, Mary Fordyce, Mary Fordyce

Children(s): William Thompson

Captain William Archibald Thompson was born in 1630 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Rev William Archibald Thompson I And Elizabeth Cunningham. Captain William Archibald Thompson married Mary Fordyce, and had children including William Thompson. Captain William Archibald Thompson passed away in 1687 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Captain William Archibald Thompson was born in 1630 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Rev William Archibald Thompson I And Elizabeth Cunningham.
  • Captain William Archibald Thompson married Mary Fordyce, and had children including William Thompson.
  • Captain William Archibald Thompson passed away in 1687 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. I
1570–1630
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Elizabeth Cunningham
1612–1631
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fordyce
1638–
Birth Location: Clogh, Antrim, Ireland
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Mary Fordyce
1638–
Birth Location: Clogh, Antrim, Ireland
MF
Mary Fordyce
1638–1713
Birth Location: Clogh, Antrim, Ireland
MF

Children(s)

William Thompson
1671–1717
Birth Location: Argyllshire, Scotland
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Captain Thompson's Ancestors

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Captain Thompson
1630–1687
Birth Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Rev. William Archibald Thompson I
1570–1630
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Elizabeth Cunningham
1612–1631
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Thompson
1545–1587
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Henderson
1548–1640
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Thompson
1520–1611
Marion Cochran
1520–1549
William Henderson
1521–1547
Elizabeth Scott
1519–1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Thompson
1493–1572
Isabella Normond
1503–1571
Robert Cochran
1472–1539
Lady Argyll
1465–1529
Sir Fordell
1480–1547
Katherine Adamson
1496–1539
Alexander Scot
1497–1539

Captain Thompson's Descendants

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Captain (William Archibald) Thompson (07 Sep 1630–22 FEB 1687) m. Mary Fordyce (1 Dec 1638–Unknown) m. Mary Fordyce (1 Dec 1638–) m. Mary Fordyce (1 Dec 1638–abt 1713)
  1. 1. William Thompson 1671–1717 m. Marie (Margaret) Milne 1665–1752
    1. 1. Hugh (George) Thompson 1694–1738 m. Elizabeth McGraudy 1695–1768
      1. 1. Elizabeth Thompson 1715–1817 m. Daniel McCrillis 1710–1763
        1. 1. Agnes McCrillis 1734–1818 m. Samuel Cochran 1729–1802
    2. 2. Samuel Thompson 1691–1782
    3. 3. Peter Thompson 1690–
    4. 4. Samuel Thompson 1691–1753
    5. 5. Miriam Thompson 1689–1772
    6. 6. William (Thompson V) V 1690–1763
    7. 7. Samuel Thompson 1691–1782
    8. 8. William Thompson 1689–1730

Captain Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1630
07 Sep 1630
Birth of Captain William Archibald Thompson in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland
1687
22 FEB 1687
Age 57
Death of Captain William Archibald Thompson in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1630
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1687
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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