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Hezekiah (Rushmore) Thompson 1738–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1738

Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 3 Jul 1796

Death Location: Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States

Father: Thomas Tompson

Mother: Rachel Shotwell

Spouse(s): Jane Ross

Children(s): Mary Gardner

The story of Hezekiah (Rushmore) Thompson began in 1738 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. Hezekiah (Rushmore) Thompson married Jane Ross, and had children including Mary Polly Thompson Gardner. Hezekiah (Rushmore) Thompson passed away in 1796 in Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Hezekiah (Rushmore) Thompson began in 1738 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.
  • Hezekiah (Rushmore) Thompson married Jane Ross, and had children including Mary Polly Thompson Gardner.
  • Hezekiah (Rushmore) Thompson passed away in 1796 in Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Tompson
1712–1803
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Rachel Shotwell
1733–1802
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jane Ross
1743–1771
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Children(s)

Mary Gardner
1759–1833
Birth Location: Conn Farms, New Jersey
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Hezekiah Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Hezekiah Thompson
1738–1796
Birth Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Thomas Tompson
1712–1803
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Rachel Shotwell
1733–1802
Grandparents
Martha (Forster) Parkhurst
1678–1728
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey
John (Henry) Thompson
1673–1734
Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Parkhurst
1644–1725
Catherine Patillo,
1640–1673
Hur Thompson
1649–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Jr
1618–1698
Sarah MA
1628–1691

Hezekiah Thompson's Descendants

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Hezekiah ((Rushmore)) Thompson (12 Oct 1738–3 Jul 1796) m. Jane Ross (1743–13 February 1771)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly Thompson) Gardner 1759–1833 m. Benjamin Gardner 1759–1815
    1. 1. Thomas Gardner 1790–1810
      1. 1. William (R Gardner) Jr. 1810–1884 m. Cynthia (Elizabeth Batts) (Gardner) 1805–1869
        1. 1. William (Spencer Gardner Jr, CSA, NC 1st) Inf 1832–1901 m. Elizabeth (Weaver) Edwards 1838–1921

Hezekiah Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1738
12 Oct 1738
Birth of Hezekiah (Rushmore) Thompson in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
1796
3 Jul 1796
Age 58
Death of Hezekiah (Rushmore) Thompson in Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1738
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1796
    Event Place: Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
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