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Sgt. Anthony Finley Thompson 1759–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1759

Birth Location: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1834

Death Location: Green, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Thompson

Mother: Martha Finley

Spouse(s): Rachel Handley

Children(s): Judge Thompson

In 1759, Sgt. Anthony Finley Thompson entered the world in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Thomas Thompson And Martha Finley. Sgt. Anthony Finley Thompson married Rachel Handley, and had children including Judge John Handley Thompson. Sgt. Anthony Finley Thompson passed away in 1834 in Green, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1759, Sgt. Anthony Finley Thompson entered the world in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Thomas Thompson And Martha Finley.
  • Sgt. Anthony Finley Thompson married Rachel Handley, and had children including Judge John Handley Thompson.
  • Sgt. Anthony Finley Thompson passed away in 1834 in Green, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Thompson
1721–1782
Birth Location: Letterkenny, , Donegal, Ireland
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Martha Finley
1721–1782
Birth Location: Mullaghbrack, Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Handley
1764–1836
Birth Location: Winchester, Berkeley, Virginia,USA
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Children(s)

Judge Thompson
1782–1870
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sgt. Thompson's Ancestors

Self
Sgt. Thompson
1759–1834
Birth Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Thompson
1721–1782
Letterkenny, , Donegal, Ireland
Martha Finley
1721–1782
Mullaghbrack, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
John Thompson
1695–1783
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Mary Wilson
1698–1798
Newton, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Michael Finley
1683–1750
Mullaghabrac, Armagh, Ireland
Ann O'Neill
1691–1758
Magherienton, Armagh, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Hugh IV
1660–1729
Margaret Craig
1670–1692
Robert Wilson
1653–1721
Agnes Gilmore
1660–1729
Robert Boone)
1634–1712
Margaret Lauder
1643–1712
Samuel Sir
1660–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Swan
1647–
Anne Weddell
1647–
Casey Wilson
1603–1691
Captain Gilmore
1625–1685
Martha Dennison
1622–1685
John Fife"
1579–1670
Sarah Finley
1580–1669
Alexander Lauder
1610–1700
Teige Néill-Dungannon
1641–1690
Mary Domhnall)
1635–

Sgt. Thompson's Descendants

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Sgt. (Anthony Finley) Thompson (18 Mar 1759–21 May 1834) m. Rachel Handley (01 Jun 1764–01 Sep 1836)
  1. 1. Judge (John Handley) Thompson 1782–1870 m. Margaret McLoney 1787–1833 m. Ruth Waller –1850
    1. 1. William (Findley) Thompson 1817–1904 m. Mary (Eliza) Albertson 1828–
      1. 1. Edgar (D.) Thompson 1851–1923 m. Clara (Adel) Keasey 1857–1919
        1. 1. Eva (J) Thompson 1892–1979 m. Adolph (H) Blum 1888–1961

Sgt. Thompson's Timeline

2 Records

1759
18 Mar 1759
Birth of Sgt. Anthony Finley Thompson in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1834
21 May 1834
Age 75
Death of Sgt. Anthony Finley Thompson in Green, Kentucky, USA
Green, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1759
    Event Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1834
    Event Place: Green, Kentucky, USA
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