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Jacob Thompson 1727–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: Nov 1793

Death Location: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Thompson

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s): Ann Downard

Children(s): Sarah Thompson, Ann Thompson, Rebecca Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Nancy Thompson, Josiah Thompson, James Thompson, Margaret Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Matthew Thompson, Sally Thompson, William Thompson

Jacob Thompson was born in 1727 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, the child of John Thompson And Mary Wilson. Jacob Thompson married Ann Susannah Downard, and had children including Ann Nancy Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Jacob Thompson, James Thompson, Josiah Thompson, Margaret Thompson, Matthew Thompson, Nancy Jane Thompson, Rebecca Thompson, Sally Thompson, Sarah B Thompson, William Thompson. Jacob Thompson passed away in 1793 in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Thompson was born in 1727 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, the child of John Thompson And Mary Wilson.
  • Jacob Thompson married Ann Susannah Downard, and had children including Ann Nancy Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Jacob Thompson, James Thompson, Josiah Thompson, Margaret Thompson, Matthew Thompson, Nancy Jane Thompson, Rebecca Thompson, Sally Thompson, Sarah B Thompson, William Thompson.
  • Jacob Thompson passed away in 1793 in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Jacob Thompson's Ancestors

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Jacob Thompson
1727–1793
Birth Place: Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
John Thompson
1695–1783
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Mary Wilson
1698–1798
Newton, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Hugh Thompson
1660–1719
Edinborough, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Craig
1670–1692
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Robert Wilson
1653–1721
Corshill, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Gilmore
1680–1729
Newton, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1630–1687
Mary Fordyce
1638–
Samuel Craig
1630–
Margaret Patterson
1630–
John Wilson
1603–
Margaret Lecky
1620–
James Gilmore
1722–1785
Martha Dennison
1722–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1600–1633
Janet Hay
1610–1632
Samuel Fordyce
1602–1680
Abigail Gallagher
1605–
Robert Patterson
1600–1631
Margaret Orr
1605–1642
John Wilson
1580–1658
Margaret Cunningham
1580–1604
Alexander Leckie
1599–1643
Grizel Murray
1607–1641
John Gilmore
1700–1759
Agnes Hamilton
1704–1759

Jacob Thompson's Descendants

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Jacob Thompson (1727–Nov 1793) m. Ann (Susannah) Downard (1730–1800)
  1. 1. Sarah (B) Thompson 1762–1799 m. Abraham Jackson 1759–1847
    1. 1. Abraham Jackson 1788–1861 m. Mary Leonard 1789–1852
      1. 1. Margaret Jackson 1814–1859 m. George Whippo 1809–
        1. 1. William (Levi) Whippo 1837–1921 m. Annie (Catherine) Keister 1837–1916
        2. 2. Thomas Whippo 1840–
        3. 3. Mary Whippo 1838–
        4. 4. John (Jackson) Whippo 1835–1919 m. Emily Whippo 1847–1904 m. Margaret Heller 1839–
        5. 5. George Whippo 1846–1884
        6. 6. Rachel Whippo 1851–
        7. 7. Hannah (Adaline) Whippo 1854–1866
        8. 8. Reuben Whippo 1844–
        9. 9. Hiram Whippo 1833–
        10. 10. Isaac Whippo 1832–1879
        11. 11. Jane Whippo 1848–
        12. 12. John Whippo 1836–1880
      2. 2. Hannah Jackson 1818–1862
      3. 3. Leonard Jackson 1823–
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Jackson 1826–1907
      5. 5. Robert Jackson 1816–1835
      6. 6. Silas Jackson 1810–1850
      7. 7. Jesse Jackson 1813–1865
      8. 8. Jane Jackson 1821–
    2. 2. Rebecca Jackson 1792–1875
    3. 3. Annie Jackson 1790–1880
    4. 4. Samuel Jackson 1796–
    5. 5. Aaron Jackson 1783–1837
    6. 6. Deborah Jackson 1795–1884
    7. 7. Jesse Jackson 1785–1839
  2. 2. Ann (Nancy) Thompson 1749–1819
  3. 3. Rebecca Thompson 1752–1832
  4. 4. Elizabeth Thompson 1754–1832
  5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Thompson 1755–1844
  6. 6. Josiah Thompson 1756–1835
  7. 7. James Thompson 1758–1835
  8. 8. Margaret Thompson 1760–1827
  9. 9. Jacob Thompson 1760–1813
  10. 10. Matthew Thompson 1760–
  11. 11. Sally Thompson 1770–1854
  12. 12. William Thompson 1754–1813

Jacob Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1727
1727
Birth of Jacob Thompson in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
1793
Nov 1793
Age 66
Death of Jacob Thompson in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1793
    Event Place: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

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