WILLIAM THOMPSON of CHARLES/PRINCE GEORGE'S CNTY, MD. AND DESCENDANTS
MOSTLY G GRANDSON JAMES THOMPSON/NANCY PACK DESCENDANTS
Up front, when you read the information on this web page be prepared to throw handed down family tradition out the door and deal with specific facts supported by
deeds, wills, and court records. EVERYTHING on this web site pertaining to James Fields Thompson and his ancestors is backed by factual documents that still exist
as public records in Charles County, Maryland, Montgomery County, Maryland, and North Carolina.
ELISHA THOMPSON FAMILY PICTURES BELOW:
Religious persecution was the motivation for William Thomson's migration to America. Charles County, Maryland public records show that
William Thom(p)son migrated from Scotland most likely transported by the Col. Ninian Beall among the 200 Scottish families that he settled in
Charles County, Maryland. Those records and deeds are supplied below in a document which you can download. Those records INCLUDE a deed
transfer from William Thompson to his son John Thompson and they also document that John's wife was Yacomintye. William Thompson's will provides
other specific details about his wife and children and grandchildren.
If you want to go to the trouble to do so, you can trace the Beall, Offutt, Thompson, Riley, Estep, and other families.
The wills, deeds, and other records in Montgomery County, Maryland and earlier ones from Charles County, Maryland allow you to track these families as they migrated to new locations.
North Carolina census records track the property locations which correspond to the original Davie County, Land Grant Map. Those EXACT property locations are pinpointed by maps
which can be downloaded from this web site. The public records prove that in Rowan/Davie County, North Carolina
the same famiies and their descendants are found living near the Thompsons. Further, the Pack, Fields, Riley, and Thompson families are all documented as having lived in
the same location in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Taylor maternal ancestors are documented as ALSO having lived in that location. Then the Pack, Fields, and Riley families were
members during the same time period within Seneca Primitive Baptist Church at Dawsonville in Montgomery County, Maryland. One record states that the baptist church even sponsored their
attainment of property in North Carolina. The evidence is OVERWHELMING in proof of the accuracy of this research and it was derived from various independent sources.
William Thompson and wife Anne were the parents of John Thompson. It is obvious that following the Scottish naming tradition John Thompson
named his oldest son William and also named his daughter Anne. William and Anne had four children who are listed in Charles County, Maryland Wills, Court, Church, Land, Inventories, and Accounts.
One son Christopher apparently died young and never married. The records show that Mary Thompson married James Perry. Margaret Thompson married
James Shaw and William Shaw was the nephew of John Thompson and William Thompson was his grandfather. The records are
tied specifically to this John Thompson because his wife Yacomintye signed off her dowery rights. John Thompson's 1747-52 Fredericks County, Maryland
will also listed Mary Pearre/Perry as John's next of kin. The records also show that
William Thompson had a brother Walter Thompson who married a Margaret in Edinburg, Scotland and died there. One thing of interest
is a will record which shows that William Thompson willed his "divinity books" to grandson James Shaw. Some sources state that John Thompson was born 1696 in the Highlands of Scotland but that
appears to be conflicting information. (The link below pertaining to an e-mail from Kimball Everingham provides details about those sources.) My research
has shown that most likely this Thompson family changed their name from MacTavish to Thomson after migrating from the Highlands to the lowlands some time during
the fifteenth century. In the 1680 time period they were living in Edinburgh, Scotland and that was the period of intense religious persecution. One indenture
document states that Walter Thompson had a son named William who was a mariner and lived in London, England. Don't be confused by those matching DNA files
which link back to England because those Thompsons migrated from Scotland to England during an earlier time period.
Henry C. Peden, Jr in the book Rev. Patriots of Montgomery
County, Maryland 1776-1783 indicates on page 256 that William Pack Sr was Private, 1st Co., Middle Bn., Militia Aug 30 1777. That was James Fields Thompson's father
in law. On page 112 Peden states that James (plus brother Matthew) Fields joined as private, 4th Co., Upper Bn Miliitia Aug. 30, 1777. These were James Fields Thompson's cousins.
On page 323 Peden documents that James Thompson Private, 4th Co., Middle Bn Militia Sept 1777 joined the SAME company at the same time as did his Fields cousins.
His brother John Thompson on that same page is documented as joining on the same day but was placed into 3rd Co., Middle Bn.
James Fields Thompson grandson, the Rev. William Thompson married into the maternal lines of James Potts and Joshua Penix. James Potts was most likely the father of Mary Jane Potts who married John Penix. John Penix's
daughter Annie Penix was my great great grandmother. John's father Joshua Penix fought in the Revolutionary War with Daniel Boone and is listed on the plaque at Boonesborough. James Potts
fought in the Revolutionary War in the Rowan County militia and served as a wagoneer. So these four related families are documented as
contributing in some way to the Revolutionary War efforts and are all the ancestors of James Ronald Thompson, owner of this web site.
Click here to download a pdf file containing the ancestrial fan tree for James Henry Thompson, grandfather of web site owner.
PDF file with Elizabeth "Betsie" Taylor Thompson's parents, siblings and their descendants.
GED file with Elizabeth "Betsie" Taylor Thompson's parents, siblings and their descendants.
****Note: It is clear from the above file that these Taylors are probably related to an Earlier George Taylor whose descendant married Elizabeth Harwood. That
Taylor family ALSO included Simon Taylor who married Yacomintye Eltinge Thompson's niece Anna Marie Hite***
The following three links require a password. These files are ONLY available to direct Thompson family descendants. You must go to the home page
and send an e-mail to Ron Thompson per the contact information from that page to obtain a password to download these files.
FTM Ged file of William Thompson Descendants and intermarried maternal lines.--4.0 megabyte file
(Electronic book "From The Cradle To The Grave-The William Thompson Family From Edinburgh, Scotland")--13.3 megabytes main book
(Electronic book ")--.5 megabytes appendix only
(Valerie Thompson Cearley has just written a book "UNBROKEN CIRCLE" about some of the descendants of this family. Click here to obtain the details.)
Click on this link to read the true origin of the word "Redneck"."REDNECK" DOES NOT AT ALL represent the slovenly and drunken class of people as portrayed by leftist social perverts. The term "Redneck" was a
RELIGIOUS scarf or garment symbol worn around the neck by covenanter Presbyterian Scotts who objected to a carnal minded king presuming himself to be the HEAD of the church rather than Jesus. That covenant was
signed by many of the Scotts using the blood from their own bodies as the ink. Click on the above link to read the details and to view Elisha Lunsford, the
grandson of Elisha Thompson who wore the traditional scarf around his neck during the Civil War. No doubt his mother Elizabeth Thompson Lunsford made that
scarf and gave it to her son to wear into battle. It is shown as a black and white picture but very probably was the traditional red and black scarf. To obtain FACTS about
the Scottish National Covenant you can search the internet and obtain specific details about the murder ot the presbyterian Scotts by Kings Charles II and James II of
England. If you are a Thompson descendant those details including the Scottish National Covenant are included in the Thompson Family Book "From The Cradle To The Grave".
If you are trying to locate your Thompson ancestors from Maryland or Virginia please check out information linked below:
Click here to check out these Thompsons of Maryland and Virginia.
Link to Mike Marshall's files pertaining to migrating ancestor William Thompson of Charles County, Maryland.
***THE FOLLOWING DETAILS PERTAIN TO MIGRATING ANCESTOR WILLIAM THOMSON AND CHILDREN***
(Click here to see EXACTLY where William Thom(p)son lived in Charles County, Maryland)
He owned the tract "Scotland" per the 1685 original landgrant and the Historic Fort Lincoln Cemetery waymark was on his property. Also, my research
indicates that the spring house later built by George Conn was ALSO on the tract "Scotland". The map and GPS coordinates will take
you to the spot where these Thomsons first lived in America. They were neighbors to the Rev. Hugh Conn and the Col. Ninian Bealle. MOST LIKELY
William's son in law James Pearre was a relative of the Admiral Commodore Perry who later lived in the same location.
(Click here to see pictures of Mill Site at Seneca Ford where maternal ancestor Cornelius Eltinge
owned a grist mill.)
He was John Thompson's father in law. The relics remaining at the site are from mills that were constructed at a later period on the same site.)
(Click here to see a picture of Great Falls, Maryland.)
John Thompson owned property in 1751 called Thompson's Hopyard.
The southernmost boundary of that property lay near the second falls, per old Maryland State Archives. John Thompson also owned Darby Island and Fair Island when he died. It
seems very likely that Olmstead Island is one of those tracts. The name was changed in about 1850 to honor a "politician".
(Click here for details about deeds recorded by William and John Thompson and descendants-from Montgomery Cnty. Hist. Society files and Charles County, Md records)
****It should be noted that the Potomack River landscape has changed and the names of the Islands are different now.****
It should be noted that DNA test results plus other data indicates that John Thompson was the son of migrating ancestor William
Thompson who came from Edinburg, Scotland as stated in a 1726 indenture document regarding his nephew William Thompson. John married Yacomintye Elting around 1738. John inherited property
from his father William and later signed that property over to his nephew, Margaret Thompson Shaw's son William Shaw.
John and Yacomintye settled in Fredericks County, Maryland. Take note that this area was orginally Charles County, Maryland and was
renamed to Prince George's County and then Fredericks County, Maryland. Fredericks County, Maryland was then split to form two counties
with the southern portion being Montgomery County and the northern portion remaining Fredericks County. The area where William Thompson was living
is now Prince George's County Maryland and the area where John Thompson lived is now Montgomery County, Maryland. It appears that John and Yacomintye
Thompson owned property obtained from her relatives and also from his own relatives. The DNA test results indicate that other relatives probably
migrated to Ulster County, New York because there was a DNA match to a Henry Thompson in Brunswick, N. J. who married a relative
of the Elting family. There also was another slightly more distant DNA match to a descendant of another Henry Thompson of Ulster
County, New York. Then there was a similiar match to a William McTavish from Lanark, Scotland. Some historical sources
state that the McTavish family were Highlander Scots who were defeated by the British in war duing the fifteenth century
and afterwards changed their name to Thomson to avoid persecution. Also, at least two distant DNA matches are linked to
a Rev. William Thompson who migrated to America in an earlier time frame and married Abigale Collins. One of those matches is
for their descendant John Thompson who married Hannah Brewster who was descended from the Mayflower pilgrims.
(Click here for background about the Lord Fairfax Court Case referenced below. Fairfax disputed the land grant given to William Thompson's Great Great
great grandfather John Van Meter/Meteren. Since John and Yacomintye Eltinge Thompson's son William inherited part of that property he HAS TO BE the William Thompson referenced in the suit. James Thompson
is specifically named in the suit and as one of William's Children. This document combines a history of the Van Meteren pioneers in America with an account about the faith of Sarah Dubois' mother. Both Sarah
Dubois and Joost (John Van Meteren) were captured by Indians as infants. The couple later married and were the maternal ancestors of the John Thompson family because their grand daughter Yacomintye Elting married
John Thompson.
(Click here for details about Virginia Court Case listing William Thompson died 1793. It names the living children.) ***This should be a
proof document showing that William Thompson had a son named James. Also the location was apparently Berkeley County, W. V.
(Click here for details about the Seneca Primitive Baptist Church-Fields and Packs attended this church
(Map location--Seneca Primitive Baptist Church was located at Dawsonville, Md. William Thompson probably lived between Dawsonville and the Potomac River.
****The small Islands located on the Potomac River are named differently now but probably belonged to John Thompson in 1751.****
John Thompson died between 1747 and 1751. His will named Yacomintye Eltinge Thompson and their children as heirs. But Yacomintye Eltinge
Thompson also died shortly thereafter. When you consult the will of Yacomintye's widowed mother, Rebecca Eltinge, you find that she left her
estate to her son Isaac Eltinge and nothing to her daughter Yacomintye. That was because Yacomintye was already deceased prior to her mother. Isaac Eltinge was the executor of Yacomintye Eltinge's estate and the guardian for her underaged children. But Isaac Eltinge
also died and that responsibility fell to Rudolph Eltinge. Court records show that Isaac's widow Mary Eltinge was not satisfied with her share
of the estate as outlined by the Isaac Eltinge will. So she filed a court document asking for her share per law. Internet sources state
that Sarah Elting, the widow of Rudoplh Elting, took control of the property belonging to the Thompson children and took it for her own use
until 1761. Sarah then married a Clappet and Mary Elting married John Cary. One Chancery court record was a petition by Sarah and John Clappet
for relief in lieu of paying the amount ordered by a previous court. Chancery Court records as late as 1791 document that the Thompson
children never received their property, although some records indicate a distribution of the estate.
LOCATION MAPS SHOWING THE SITE OF EACH HOME PLACE/PROPERTY OF THOMPSON MIGRATIONS
****Note: These maps trace William Thomson family origin in Edinburgh, Scotland and each successive generation thereafter beginning in Charles County, Maryland
and ending in McMinn County, Tennessee****Take note that beginning in Edinburgh, Scotland and through 1828 the Thompsons ALWAYS lived near
a major waterway. Edinburgh,Scotland was a port for seafaring ships. William Thomson migrated to America and lived near the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River and
a ferry landing was located on his property. John Thompson lived near the Potomac River in Fredericks/Montgomery County, Maryland and owned Islands on the Potomac
River. William Thompson lived on property willed to him near the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. James Fields Thompson bought property that was
located within 1/4 mile of the Yadkin River in Davie County, North Carolina (formerly Rowan County). Elisha Thompson and descendants lived in Cherokee County, North
Carolina not far from the Hiwassee River.
JAMES THOMPSON 1814 WILL PAGE 1
JAMES THOMPSON 1814 WILL PAGE 2
TRANSCRIPTION OF JAMES THOMPSON WILL
Street Atlas driving directions to James Thompson farm in Davie County, N. C.
Map Showing 1814 James Thompson Property Location: Davie County, N. C.
Original Davie County, N. C. landgrant map showing James Thompson Property Locations
****Note: Between 1794 and 1807 James Thompson lived on 164 A. property bought from Benjamin Gilpin. From 1807-1832 the family lived on property that
was formerly owned by John Harry. That 216 acre tract lay between John's (Harry's) Creek and (Giles) Mill Creek.****
Download pages from History of Davie County about Fork Baptist Church-written by James W. Wall.
Download continuation page of above article.
Download Wordpad Document containing deed abstracts for James Fields Thompson property
DOWNLOAD JPG 1790 Montgomery County, MD Census file with William Thompson, William Pack Sr, Thomas Pack, Fields family + many more relatives
****Note: The above Montgomery County, Md census record indicates where James Thompson's father in law William Pack Sr. lived + other likely relatives ie William Thompson and Fields Family.
DOWNLOAD various Rowan County/Davie County, N. C. deed abstracts that pertain to James Thompson children and inlaws
DOWNLOAD JPG Historical 1878 Map of Davie County, N. C.
DOWNLOAD JPG Historical map showing original Davie County land grant owners AND the ORIGINAL LOCATION OF FORK BAPTIST CHURCH--probably site of lost cemetery
DOWNLOAD JPG 1800 Rowan Cnty Census file with James Fields Thompson, Reason Pack, Azariah Pack, + many more relatives
DOWNLOAD JPG 1820 Rowan Cnty Census file with Nancy Pack Thompson, Reason Pack, Azariah Pack, + many more relatives
*****Note: The above Rowan County Census records are for that area now in Davie County just north of the Yadkin River.
DOWNLOAD RTF DATA FILE ABOUT Margaret Thompson Taggart Descendants
DOWNLOAD RTF DATA FILE ABOUT William J. and Lucy Banks Thompson Descendants
DOWNLOAD RTF DATA FILE ABOUT Zadock and Elizabeth Mullican Thompson Descendants
DOWNLOAD RTF DATA FILE ABOUT Reason and Hannah Robards Thompson Descendants
DOWNLOAD RTF DATA FILE ABOUT Azariah Pack Thompson Descendants
DOWNLOAD RTF DATA FILE which lists James Thompson's children and son Elisha Thompson descendants.
The above RTF file was compiled mostly by Elisha Thompson descendent Mike Colucci. I have managed to tie several internet files together regarding some of the James Thompson
descendents. A special thanks is given to Mike for his efforts and hopefully he will not mind me sharing it with Thompson family researchers. The other files pertaining to James
Thompson and Nancy Pack Thompson's children have been created with the assistance of researchers Barbara Turner and Virginia Helms Thompson. A special thank you is due both
researchers. These files may have errors in them and definitely lack all of the descendants. They are here for research only. If any reader has information regarding James
Thompson/Nancy Pack or descendants please contact me via e-mail address found on my home page.
Go To another internet site to view John Harvey Thompson files
A couple of years ago I began trying to locate the records for the James Thompson who is shown as married to Nancy Pack. I had a copy of the 1814 James Thompson Will which
is discussed at the bottom of this paragraph. Reading that will I noted a couple of FACTS. William Thompson was listed as the executor for that will, the property was
supposed to be rented for Nancy's upkeep until she died, and then the property was to be sold with the proceeds divided among the heirs. So beginning with the Rowan County
Deed abstracts of 1814 I searched through the records until I found where William J. Thompson, the executor for the James Thompson estate, sold the property.
The location of the James Fields Thompson property was located in what is now Davie County, North Carolina. Previous to 1836 that area was Rowan County, North Carolina.
In Rowan County, North Carolina deed books there is a record found in deed book 33 page 151. 22 Sept. 1831. William J. Thompson, as executor of James Thompson,
to William Wyatt for $500, 216 A on the Yadkin River at Harry's Branch adj Robert Foster, Peter Hairston, Jack Anthony, and Anderson P. Bailey. Wit: Daniel Click,
H. H. Click. Prv'd by H. H. Click at Aug Ct. 1836. When I took the property description and searched the deed abstracts looking for the purchase record I found that
the property was purchased by James FIELD Thompson on 12 Sep 1807 from Joseph Booe. for 216 pounds. The deed was registered in 1828, most likely by the executor of the
James Thompson estate. The purchase document is in Rowan County deed book 30 page 13. Noteworthy is that the parties involved in this transaction as seller and
witness are those who came from Fredericks/Montgomery County, Maryland where James Thompson's wife Nancy Pack's father William Pack Sr. lived and where James Thompson
most likely married Nancy. Also there are two more land entry records for James Field Thomson with one located in deed book 15 page 333 dated Oct. 20, 1794 where Benjamin
Gilpine/Gilpin and wife Rebeka sold James Fields Thomson 146 A for 75 pounds. Then in deed book 21 page 301 James Field (T) Thomson on 12 Sept 1807 sold Haley Tatum the
146 A for $100.00. Take note that James Fields Thomson did not use an "X" mark but signed with a "T". It is clear from these FACTS
that James Fields Thomson bought property in 1794 and sold it on 12 Sept 1807 which is same date he purchased the 216 A property that he owned when he died. For those
who would contest the FACT that the deed registrations are referencing the James Thompson who wrote the 1814 will PLEASE look at the original copy of the will AND you will
find that James Thompson signed his name with the same "T" mark. I searched through EVERY deed abstract ever written in the Rowan County records
and found that NO ONE else ever signed a deed in that manner. Everyone else used an "X". A handwriting expert could testify in a court of
law that the same James Thompson who wrote the will was the James Fields Thompson who bought and sold the properties. I guess I loose patience with those persons who
argue with court legal documents but ignorance is not a virtue. You might be interested to know also that the only other person who used the first letter of his surname
for a mark was Edward (B) Buckner who was James Thompson's son in law who married Nancy Thompson. You might also like to know that the same mark used by
James Fields Thompson was formed into a branding iron and used to mark his animals. I have one such branding iron which was given to my dad by the
Elisha Thompson North Carolina descendants. The iron was forged on an anvil. James Thompson may have possibly made it himself or maybe it was made by
his son Elisha Thompson who was my ancestor.
In the deed book 15 page 333 you find that the first property sale was to James FIELDS Thomson. The other documents use the name as James FIELD Thompson. It is my opinion
that the true name was James Fields Thomson/Thompson. They were of scot descent and signed their name as THOMSON. But today we use the Thompson form of that name. The middle
given name of Fields is a traditional indicator of a maternal ancestor. It was common to use that name to honor the mother's surname so it is VERY likely
that James Fields Thompson's mother was a FIELDS. Along that same line I find a John Thompson living with a Joseph Fealds/Fields in the 1776
census of Frederick/Montgomery County, Maryland. Living nearby was a William Thompson who was the right age to be the father of James Fields Thompson.
But since James Thompson is presumed to marry Nancy Pack in 1775 he was no longer living with parents and not included in the family census. Why James was not
listed in the 1776 census I don't know unless he was fighting in the Revolutionary War and not at home. However James Thompson was listed in 1778 as living
near these families and also near Thomas Pack. Take note also that Abraham Fealds/Fields is documented as marrying Johanna Pack in 1778 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Johanna Pack was Nancy Pack's first cousin so this is a DEFINITE link to the Fields family as well.
If you check the Rowan County, North Carolina deed abstracts you find that Nancy Pack's brothers lived north of the James Thompson property and very likely
the properties joined. You can find a family location of every son or daughter in law if you consult these deed abstracts.
James Thompson's 216 Acre property was adjacent to property bought by John (Harvey) Thompson for $268 on the S. side of the North Fork
of Yadkin River on Jiles Mill Crk per deed book 26 p. 58. 2 Mar 1819. Benjamin Buckner's Mill was located on nearby Peeler's Creek and Jesse Buckner also lived nearby.
Elisha Thompson's father in law John Taylor owned 328 A. on N. side of Hunting Creek and is buried there in Taylor Family Cemetery #2 along with his wife Elizabeth.
Lewis Mullikin, Zadock Thompson's father in law owned property in the Forks of the Yadkin River on the E. fork of Big Branch. Nancy Patrick's brother Jeremiah owned
property which was located on Bear Creek. The Thompson family attended Fork Baptist Church which is located on highway 64 east from Mocksville approximately one
mile before the intersection of highway 64 and highway 801. Nancy Thompson's alledged brothers Reason and Azariah Pack owned property located on North creek immediately
north of the James Thompson property and possibly adjoining it. The approximate GPS coordinates for the James Thompson property are N35: 50.56' W80: 27.43' .
The will of James Thompson can be found in will Book G, pp. 331, 332 in Rowan County, North Carolina. The testator was James Thompson and the date was
March 26, 1814. The beneficiaries were wife: Nancy, daughters Nancy Buckner, Polly, Rachel, Susanna, and Margaret and sons Rezin, Elisha, James, John, Zadok,
Asee, Azariah, Bryant, and William. The second given names are missing for all of these children. Other internet sources indicate that son John's complete name
was John Harvey Thompson. Polly Thompson was daughter Mary "Polly" Thompson. Nancy Thompson married Edward Buckner on Sept. 30, 1807.
The previously listed Augusta County Court case and circumstantial evidence supports
the conclusion that James Fields Thompson was the son of William Thompson and Susannah Fields Thompson because there was no other Thompson old enough to be his father living in the same area. It seems very likely that the son of William Thompson would marry
the daughter of his close neighbor. It has been proven that James Fields Thompson's middle name was "Fields" because he used it when he bought his Rowan County, North Carolina property.
Based on the Scottish naming tradition alone it is predictable that James Fields was named after his maternal Fields family. The ancestry of James Fields Thompson matches family tradition that the Thompsons descended from Scots/Irish
and black dutch. William Thompson's mother Yacomintye Eltinge was of dutch descent. Also, the religious association of the family has always been protestant, usually baptist and definitely
calvinistic. The Eltinge Family were members of the Kingston, Ulster County, New York Dutch Reformed Church. There was also an early Dutch Reformed Church in Frederick County,
Maryland. I think it very likely that the marriage record for William Thompson and the baptismal records of his children were possibly recorded by the Dutch Reformed Church of
Fredericks County, Maryland (now Montgomery County). But the Thompsons were associated with Charles County, Maryland and it is possible the marriage records were part of the reformed
presbyterian church of which William's great uncle Christopher Thompson was a trustee.
Another object of this web page is to display and allow downloads of images of 1800 and
1900 era pictures of the descendants of James Thompson/Nancy Pack of Rowan County, Cherokee County, and Buncombe Country
North Carolina.
Recent research has confirmed that several Thompson maternal ancestors also followed the same migrational path as did the William Thompson descendants. In particular,
the Estep family migrated from Charles County, Maryland to Fredericks/Montgomery County, Maryland and thence to Rowan/Davie County, North Carolina. Then a later migration took
place toward Buncombe County, North Carolina with some ties to Wilkes and Burke Counties, North Carolina. Elisha Thompson's son James married Ruth Estep during that migration and
some Esteps also migrated with the Thompsons to Cherorkee County, North Carolina. It appears that Ruth was the daughter of Henry Estep and wife Sarah MNU and the granddaughter of
Samuel Estep and Susanna Adams Estep who lived within two miles of the James Fields Thompson property in Rowan/Davie County, North Carolina but the details haven't been proven.
Some of the later generations of Thompsons and Esteps migrated from Cherokee County, North Carolina into McMinn County and Polk County, Tennessee. It appears very likely that
the Taylor family relationships to Elisha Thompson's wife Elizabeth Taylor join with those Taylors who married into the Eltinge Maternal ancestors as well but the exact relationship
has not been determined yet. Another maternal tie is between Joshua Penix and son John Penix via his daughter Annie Penix who married William Thompson, another of Elisha's sons.
Those maternal family files are now included below in PDF format but keep in mind that part of the files came from other internet sources.
PDF file of Joshua Penix descendancy from his son John Penix.
PDF file of Ruth Estep's ancestry and descendants. Ancestors previous to Samuel Estep are unproven but taken from internet sources.
PDF file with Elizabeth "Betsie" Taylor Thompson's parents and siblings and their descendants.
The link below is a file which I have created and consider to be the probable ancestry of James Fields Thompson (and son Elisha). Understand that this is unproven
but use it for a research tool. However, there is considerable circumstantial evidence to support this opinion.
DOWNLOAD ONE LINE JAMES FIELDS THOMPSON ANCESTRY GENFILE
Go To Page to View James Fields Thompson Homeplace Pictures (location Davie County, North Carolina
Go To Page To View John Harvey Thompson Family Pictures
Go To Page To View Azariah Pack Thompson Family Pictures
Go To Page To View Elisha Thompson Family Graves In Uanaka Baptist Church and Old Unaka Cemeteries
***Note:The Elisha Thompson grave is in Old Unaka Cemetery which is sometimes called Rose Cemetery ALTHOUGH the Thompson family owned BOTH properties and donated them.
Go To Page To View Thompson Family Graves In Union McMinn Baptist Church Cemetery
Thanks to Nina Bowman, descendant of Elisha Thompson's daughter Elizabeth Thompson Lunford, for the following three pictures.
Picture of Elisha Thompson's daughter Elizabeth Thompson and husband James Thomas Lunsford
Elisha Thompson's grandson Elisha Lunsford's Civil War picture -take note of red scottish scarf worn around neck-hence the term "redneck"
Picture of Elisha Lunsford's wife Sara Pruit Lunsford and family
*****Special thanks to Jim (Red) Thompson and wife Trudy of Phoenix, Az for these first four pictures.*****
NEW***Picture of Elisha Thompson's son Nehemiah M. Thompson and his wife Lucienda Jane FieldsView Nehemiah and Lucienda Jane
NEW***Picture of Turkey Creek Baptist Church (Tellico Mountains) ca 1920-30. Beginning at the left side of the picture, the man with the child in his arms is Harvey Fields Thompson.
The child in his arm is Pearley Thompson. The lady to the right of Harvey (wearing the hat) is his wife Louisa Thompson. Looking at the door way and to the left
standing in front of the 2nd man to left wearing a round hat and with a scarf is Cynthia Miller Thompson, the wife of Elijah Fields Thompson who is standing to the left of
and behind her wearing a hat and with a mustache. At the back of the picture and standing near the right side of the door holding a baby (Pauline Thompson) is Robert Oliver
Thompson and to the right of him and slightly below is his first wife Vira. There are several other Thompsons also in the picture but not identified.
Click here to view Turkey Creek Baptist Church Picture of members -Tellico Mountains-
NEW***Oct. 1951 picture of Vastine Thompson and family--L to R back row: Claude (19), Vastine (40), his wife Iva (35) holding baby Jerry (5 months), Edna (14)
L to R front row: Cecil (11), Delores (2 1/2), Betty (4 yrs 10 months), Pasty (8)
Click here to view picture
NEW***Picture of Cynthia Miller Thompson (left) and her husband Elijah Fields Thompson (right) Click here to view picture
NEW**Picture of Ruth(Estep) Thompson-wife of James A. Thompson with son William A. approx. 1880. VIEW RUTHIE
NEW**Remains of James A. Thompson and Ruth (Estep) Thompson homeplace in Hanging Dog, N. C VIEW HOME PLACE
NEW**Picture of bluegrass pickers. L to R -Bryant, Oliver H. Thompson, Wayne? Click (approx. 1920) VIEW PICKERS
NEW**1880 era Picture of Julia (Grant) Foland -sister to Theodrick Bradford Grant who was the father of Hester Lily (Grant) Thompson who was the wife of James Henry Thompson.VIEW JULIA
1. Unaka Log Dam built by Joseph Henry Thompson who was the son of James Thompson and a grandson of Elisha Thompson,
and the great grandson of James Thompson/Nancy VIEW PICTURE 1
2. This sawmill was located in McMinn County, Tn., was owned by Oliver Harrison Thompson, a g g grandson of Elisha Thompson
and a g g grandson of James Thompson/NancyVIEW PICTURE 2
3. This steam powered tractor furnished power to the sawmill of picture number 2. It also was used to pull a wheat
combine that was operated by the Thompson family. VIEW PICTURE 3
4. A picture of Isaac "Ike" Thompson who was a brother of Joseph Henry Thompson, the son of James
Thompson, the grandson of Elisha Thompson and the g Grandson of James Thompson/Nancy.
VIEW PICTURE 4
5. Another picture of Isaac "Ike" Thompson. VIEW PICTURE 5
6. A picture of John L. Thompson and Callie Bates. John L. was the son of James Thompson and brother to Isaac "Ike" Thompson
and of Joseph Henry Thompson who were the grand children of Elisha Thompson and g grandchildren of James Thompson/Nancy
VIEW PICTURE 6
7. A picture of Joseph Henry Thompson and wife Martha Lucinda Thompson with their children and some grandchildren.
VIEW PICTURE 7
Key to Pictures:all are descendants of Elisha Thompson and Elizabeth Betsy Taylor*
Elisha Thompson was the son of James Thompson/Nancy
picture number
1. Located at "The Bottoms" Unaka, North Carolina, this dam supplied water for the grist mill
left: James Henry Thompson who was a son of Joseph Henry Thompson
right: Oliver Harrison Thompson who was another son of Joseph Henry Thompson picture taken in 1940 probably by Clarence L. Thompson
2. Located at McMinn County, Tn. near Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church on property of Oliver Harrison Thompson. Front right: Oliver Harrison Thompson, middle probably James Henry Thompson; person at rear unknown but probably Isaac *Ike* Thompson; picture probably taken around 1940. This sawmill was owned and operated by Oliver Harrison Thompson
3. Located at McMinn County, Tn. near Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church (powering the sawmill of picture number 2). This steam powered tractor also powered a wheat thrasher. Left: probably Brad Thompson, right:probably James Henry Thompson
4. Location unknown but probably at Unaka, North Carolina.
top left to right: Brad Thompson a son of James Henry Thompson, James Henry Thompson a son of Joseph Henry Thompson, Isaac (Ike) Thompson brother to Joseph Henry Thompson, Oliver Harrison Thompson note: both James Henry & Oliver Harrison are also the nephews of John L. Thompson; Also bottom left: Wilma Thompson (daughter of Brad Thompson)
Also bottom right: Maynard Thompson a son of Oliver Harrison Thompson
picture taken in 1940 probably by Clarence L. Thompson
5. Location unknown but probably at Unaka, North Carolina
top right: Isaac (Ike) Thompson (son of James Thompson and brother of Joseph Henry and John L. Thompson) Others are Lucile, Bud and Moad, and Edward plus two not named
picture taken in 1940 probably by Clarence L. Thompson
6. Left Callie Bates, right John L. Thompson
7. Standing: Rosie Thompson, John Franklin Thompson,Ruthy Ann "Crickett" Thompson, Oliver Harrison Thompson-all children of Joseph Henry Thompson and the grandchildren of James Thompson, g grandchildren of Elisha Thompson
sitting: Joseph Henry Thompson the son of James Thompson, Martha Lucinda Thompson, Isaac Thompson son of James Henry, James Henry Thompson son of Joseph Henry, Bradford Thompson son of James Henry,
Hester Lily Grant wife of James Henry, and Anderson Tommy Thompson son of James Henry
Notes:
Oliver Harrison Thompson owned a shop and worked as a blacksmith and also owned and ran a sawmill. He could play the violin and I believe he also could play a banjo. The steam powered tractor owned by him was used by the Thompson family to power a wheat thrasher which was taken from farm to farm in the fall of the year. This tractor probably gathered the wheat crop for all of the farmers who lived in the immediate McMinn County area. The sons of James Henry Thompson worked with their uncle "Ol" and learned the blacksmith trade as well as how to run the sawmill. Music was very much a part of their lives as well. There are records in the minutes of Hanging Dog Baptist Church in North Carolina which document their singing ability. They were active in the Baptist churches of the area as well and were Charter Members of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church.
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