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John T Thompson 1777 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1777

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 2 June 1852

Death Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Thompson**

Mother: Rebecca (Guy)

Spouse(s): Jemina Shields, Mima Thompson

Children(s): Robert Thompson

The story of John T Thompson Senior began in 1777 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1800, John T Thompson Senior resided in No Township Listed, Blount County, TN. In 1850, John T Thompson Senior resided in District 2, Blount, Tennessee, USA. John T Thompson Senior married Jemina Ann Shields, Mima Thompson, and had children including Robert Thompson. John T Thompson Senior passed away in 1852 in Blount, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John T Thompson Senior began in 1777 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1800, John T Thompson Senior resided in No Township Listed, Blount County, TN.
  • In 1850, John T Thompson Senior resided in District 2, Blount, Tennessee, USA.
  • John T Thompson Senior married Jemina Ann Shields, Mima Thompson, and had children including Robert Thompson.
  • John T Thompson Senior passed away in 1852 in Blount, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thompson**
1737 – 1790
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Rebecca (Guy)
1750 – 1810
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jemina Shields
1776 – 1861
Birth Location: Maryland Colony, Maryland, USA
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Mima Thompson
1776 – 1861
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Robert Thompson
1790 – 1850
Birth Location: Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
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John Thompson's Ancestors

Self
John Thompson
1777 – 1852
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James W. Thompson**
1737 – 1790
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Gay) (Guy)
1750 – 1810
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Hugh) Thompson
1720 – 1758
Ireland
Margaret (A.) Means**
1720 – 1773
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1668 – 1781
Jane Osborne
– 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Thompson's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Thompson (8 January 1847 – 3 December 1908) m. Henry (Clay) Sweeney (22 May 1847 – 28 May 1924)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Parlia) Sweeney (21 Jul 1876 – 28 September 1968) m. William (Jefferson Rollins) (Rawlins) (8 August 1866 – 26 MAR 1946)
        2. 2. Harrison (Alexander) Sweeney (18 January 1866 – 12 June 1956)
        3. 3. John (H) Sweeney (1867 – 1968)
        4. 4. Susan (Charlotte) Bedwell (4 April 1872 – 12 December 1960)
        5. 5. James (Shade) Sweeney (9 January 1874 – 19 July 1961)
        6. 6. Mary (Belle) Miller (21 January 1880 – 21 January 1955)
        7. 7. Charley (Emery) Sweeney (18 August 1882 – 2 November 1969)
        8. 8. Anvil (Grover) Sweeney (1885 – 3 September 1961)
        9. 9. Frank Sweeney (1891 – 6 April 1906)

John Thompson's Timeline

6 Records

1777
12 Mar 1777
Birth of John T Thompson Senior in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1800
1800
Age 23
John T Thompson Senior resided here in No Township Listed, Blount County, TN
No Township Listed, Blount County, TN
1850
1850
Age 73
John T Thompson Senior resided here in District 2, Blount, Tennessee, USA
District 2, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1852
4 May 1852
Age 75
Death of John T Thompson Senior in Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
1852
2 June 1852
Age 75
Death of John T Thompson Senior in Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
1852
2 June 1852
Age 75
Death of John T Thompson Senior in Blount, Tennessee, USA
Blount, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1777
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4614577

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Blount County, TN
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 871; Page: 12b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1852
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4614577

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1852
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1852
    Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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