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John M. Thompson 1687 – 1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1687

Birth Location: by River Foyle, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1753

Death Location: United States

Father: William Thomson

Mother: Elizabeth Thomson

Spouse(s): Ann Ferguson, Margaret Thompson, Margaret Osbourne

Children(s): John Thompson, Robert Thomson), Mary Thomson, Elisabeth Thompson, Elizabeth Thomson, Esther Thompson, Sarah Thomson, Robert Thomson)

John M. Thompson was born in 1687 in by River Foyle, Ulster, Ireland, the child of William Thomson and Elizabeth Rees Thomson. John M. Thompson married Ann Ferguson, Margaret Ester Osborne Thompson, Margaret Esther Osbourne, and had children including John Thompson, Robert “Roger” Thompson (formerly, Thomson), Mary Thomson, Elisabeth Thompson, Elizabeth Thomson, Esther Thompson, Sarah Thomson, Robert “Roger” Thompson (formerly, Thomson). John M. Thompson passed away in 1753 in United States.

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Biography

  • John M. Thompson was born in 1687 in by River Foyle, Ulster, Ireland, the child of William Thomson and Elizabeth Rees Thomson.
  • John M. Thompson married Ann Ferguson, Margaret Ester Osborne Thompson, Margaret Esther Osbourne, and had children including John Thompson, Robert “Roger” Thompson (formerly, Thomson), Mary Thomson, Elisabeth Thompson, Elizabeth Thomson, Esther Thompson, Sarah Thomson, Robert “Roger” Thompson (formerly, Thomson).
  • John M. Thompson passed away in 1753 in United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thomson
1648 – 1772
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Thomson
1650 – 1714
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ann Ferguson
1706 –
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Thompson
1690 – 1735
Birth Location: Ireland, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Osbourne
1690 – 1735
Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
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Children(s)

John Thompson
1722 –
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
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Robert Thomson)
1723 – 1771
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Thomson
1716 – 1767
Birth Location: –
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Elisabeth Thompson
1724 – 1756
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Thomson
Birth Location: –
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Esther Thompson
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Thomson
Birth Location: –
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Robert Thomson)
1723 – 1771
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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John Thompson's Ancestors

Self
John Thompson
1687 – 1753
Birth Place: by River Foyle, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
William Thomson
1648 – 1772
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Rees) Thomson
1650 – 1714
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Thompson's Descendants

1.
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John (M.) Thompson (About 1687 – 1753) m. Ann Ferguson (1706 – ) m. Margaret (Ester Osborne) Thompson (1690 – 1735) m. Margaret (Esther) Osbourne (01 Jan 1690 – 27 Aug 1735)
  1. 1. John Thompson (05 Mar 1722 – )
  2. 2. Robert (“Roger” Thompson (formerly,) Thomson) (1723 – 16 May 1771) m. m. Ann Ferguson (1730 – 1800)
    1. 1. Josiah Thompson (1752 – )
    2. 2. Rebecca Thompson (27 Jan 1752 – 9 Apr 1840)
    3. 3. Lavinia Thomson (29 Sep 1753 – )
    4. 4. Rebecca Thompson (1754 – )
    5. 5. Letitia Thompson (29 Aug 1754 – 11 Jan 1832) m. Minos CANNON (1756 – 10 May 1829)
      1. 1. Thompson Cannon (1773 – 1780)
      2. 2. Robert Cannon (1773 – 1780)
      3. 3. Newton Cannon (22 May 1781 – 16 September 1841) m. Leah (Pryor) Perkins (2 Aug 1797 – 27 Jul 1816) m. Rachel (Stearns) Cannon (11 November 1795 – 6 January 1867)
        1. 1. Leah (America) Perkins (14 November 1814 – 18 April 1878) m. Thomas (Fearn) Perkins
        2. 2. William (Perkins) Cannon (27 July 1816 – 1896) m. Susan (A.) Perkins
        3. 3. Rebecca (Letitia) Bostick (11 October 1810 – 3 August 1900) m. Richard (W.H.) Bostick m. Richard (Whitman Hyde) Bostick
        4. 4. Rebecca (Leah) Cannon (1818 – )
        5. 5. Mary (Macon) Cannon (27 Mar 1824 – abt 1846)
        6. 6. Rachel (Adeline Cannon Maney (The Mistress Of) Oaklands) (Jun 1826 – 8 Jan 1911) m. Lewis (Meredith) Maney (1823 – 1882)
        7. 7. Lavinia (Cannon Thompson) Claiborne (May 1828 – 15 Nov 1905) m. M (G L) Claiborne (1808 – 1878)
        8. 8. Joseph (W) Cannon (1830 – )
        9. 9. Narcissa (Willborn) Cannon (22 Sep 1834 – 22 Sep 1834)
        10. 10. William (Newton) Cannon (6 Apr 1833 – 20 Jul 1899)
        11. 11. James Cannon (1836 – 1863)
        12. 12. Maria (Graham) Horton (15 January 1839 – 12 March 1915)
        13. 13. Ann (L) Cannon
        14. 14. Rachel Cannon
        15. 15. Marion Cannon
        16. 16. Macon Cannon
      4. 4. Clement Cannon (1783 – 19 Jan 1860) m. Susan Cannon (29 June 1793 – 15 March 1874)
      5. 5. Minos Cannon (1785 – 7 Apr 1823)
      6. 6. Fanny Gentry (1788 – 11 Mar 1855) m. Samuel (Reuben) Gentry (24 Feb 1778 – 16 Feb 1816) m. Thomas Cheatham (22 December 1792 – 15 October 1857)
        1. 1. Nancy (Cannon) Gentry (24 Feb 1811 – 3 Jul 1848)
        2. 2. Samuel (Richard) Gentry (24 Feb 1816 – 16 Nov 1875) m. Mary (Agnes) Bailey (12 April 1817 – 15 Nov 1904)
      7. 7. Robert (Thompson) Cannon (1791 – Mar 1864) m. Elizabeth Scales
      8. 8. Thompson Cannon (20 Aug 1793 – 5 Oct 1834)
      9. 9. Letitia Cannon (24 Nov 1793 – 1 Feb 1853)
      10. 10. Lucinda Cannon (24 Nov 1793 – 1 Feb 1853)
      11. 11. Rachel Cannon ( – 1841)
    6. 6. Samuel Thompson (18 Jun 1755 – 1801)
    7. 7. Robert Thompson (15 Mar 1757 – 1832)
    8. 8. Thomas Thompson (2 Oct 1759 – 1837) m. Jennie ("Ahniswakie") Vann (1770 – 6 May 1815) m. Ann Thompson (1769 – ) m. Nancy Carter
      1. 1. Elizabeth Thompson (1779 – ) m. John Hill
    9. 9. Washington Thompson (1760 – )
    10. 10. Ephraim Thompson (23 Jun 1761 – Nov 1834)
    11. 11. Lavinia Thomson (28 Jan 1763 – 13 Feb 1836)
    12. 12. John Thomson (23 Feb 1765 – 1 Jun 1791)
    13. 13. John Thompson (23 Feb 1765 – 1833)
    14. 14. John Thompson (23 Feb 1765 – 1 Jun 1791)
    15. 15. Jason (Hazard) Thomson (27 May 1767 – 1833)
    16. 16. Jacob Thompson (1768 – )
    17. 17. Hannah Thompson (1769 – )
    18. 18. Mary Thomson (1770 – )
  3. 3. Mary Thomson (11 Apr 1716 – abt 1767)
  4. 4. Elisabeth Thompson (abt 1724 – 28 Aug 1756)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Thomson
  6. 6. Esther Thompson
  7. 7. Sarah Thomson

John Thompson's Timeline

3 Records

1687
About 1687
Birth of John M. Thompson in by River Foyle, Ulster, Ireland
by River Foyle, Ulster, Ireland
1726
ABT 1726
Age 39
John M. Thompson was married in NC
NC
1753
1753
Age 66
Death of John M. Thompson in United States
United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1687
    Event Place: by River Foyle, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1726
    Event Place: NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths
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