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John Hugh Thompson 1720 – 1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: Nov 1758

Death Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA

Father: William Thompson

Mother: Jane Osborne

Spouse(s): Margaret Means**

Children(s): James Thompson**

The story of John Hugh Thompson began in 1720 in Ireland. John Hugh Thompson married Margaret A. Means**, and had children including James W. Thompson**. John Hugh Thompson passed away in 1758 in Augusta, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Hugh Thompson began in 1720 in Ireland.
  • John Hugh Thompson married Margaret A. Means**, and had children including James W. Thompson**.
  • John Hugh Thompson passed away in 1758 in Augusta, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Thompson's Ancestors

Self
John Thompson
1720 – 1758
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
William Thompson
1668 – 1781
Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Jane Osborne
– 1740
Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Thompson's Descendants

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John (Hugh) Thompson (1720 – Nov 1758) m. Margaret (A.) Means** (1720 – 17 March 1773)
  1. 1. James (W.) Thompson** (1737 – 1790) m. Rebecca (Gay) (Guy) (1750 – 1810)
    1. 1. John (T) Thompson (12 Mar 1777 – 2 June 1852) m. Jemina (Ann) Shields (1776 – 1861) m. Mima Thompson (abt 1776 – 1861)
      1. 1. Robert Thompson (1790 – Aft. 1850) m. Nancy (2 Oct 1783 – )
        1. 1. James (M. (Jell)) Thompson (28 Sep 1820 – 4 Jun 1898) m. Charlotte (Jane Batton Bateson) Thompson (16 May 1821 – 28 November 1897)

John Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John Hugh Thompson in Ireland
Ireland
1758
Nov 1758
Age 38
Death of John Hugh Thompson in Augusta, Virginia, USA
Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Augusta Co., Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Augusta Co., Virginia; Year: 1740; Page Number: 47

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: His Majesties Ship Northumberland
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 842

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1758
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 842

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