Thompson Family
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There are at least 9 or more unlocated Thompson siblings or cousins who were born in the 1760-1790 time frame and were descended from John Thompson and Yacomintye Eltinge Thompson who lived in Fredericks/Montgomery County, Maryland from 1738-1752. Those descendants are descended from John Thompson's sons William (b. March 11, 1739), Cornelius (b. March 20, 1741), and John, (b. Dec. 13, 1743). All are descended from William Thom(p)son and wife Anne, formerly of Edinburgh, Scotland and migrated to Charles County, Md about 1685.

Listed below are the children of John and Yacomintye Thompson's son William who married Susannah Fields. They could have been residents of Montgomery County, Maryland OR Virginia (which later became Berkeley County, West Virginia). One court document pertaining to this family is found in the Augusta County, Virginia records pertaining to a suit between William Thompson and Lord Fairfax. That suit pertained to property that William Thompson inherited and which was part of the John Van Meteren land grant.

1. Henry Thompson b around 1757-8 and probably the first born. By Scottish naming tradition he should have been named after his grandfather John Thompson, therefore it is likely that his name was John Henry Thompson.
2. James Fields Thompson b around 1758-59. His files can be found at link: Thompson Family History Page
3. John Thompson b. around 1761
4. William Thompson b. around 1768
5. Susanah Thompson b. around 1770 died before 1793
6. Nancy Thompson b. around 1773 died before 1793
7. Joseph Thompson b. around 1775
8. Sarah Thompson b. after 1776 maried Jacob Hidener of Hardy Cnty, Va.

If you think that there is a possibility that you are descended from any of the above people then I suggest a DNA test to confirm or refute the possibility. The Thompson Family DNA profile can be found on the Thompson Family DNA Results page. Please go to the home page indicated by the link below and obtain my e-mail address from the bottom of that page. Then send me an e-mail and I will provide you the details that you need. The DNA test is the Y chromosome test and only works for direct Thompson male descendants. This family migrated from Scotland because of religious persecution by King Charles II of England.

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