Samuel Thomason, Sr.

Not the same as Samuel Thompson

Origins

Thomas Thomasson and his wife had the following three children:

1. Samuel, b. 1691, d. 1753, m. (1) Hannah Glass (2) Temperance (Yancey ?);
2. George, b. 1703, d. 1783, m. ca 1733 Mary Pollard; and
3. Thomas Jr., d. ca 1773.

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Family

Children with Mary Hannah

• John Thompson C1720 2 Jan 1760
• Samuel Thompson 1728 1 Sep 1779
• Sarah Thompson 1724
• Thomas Thompson 1718 22 Oct 1774

Children with Temperance

• Asa Thompson 1790
• Robert Thompson 1722 Sep 1783

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thomasson-128

Notice: The wives and children seen above are conflated from several families.

Samuel Thomson probably was not born 31 Dec 1691 in Blair Manor, Ayrshire, Scotland. There is no evidence for that. (See Research Notes below.) Nor are his parents known.

Samuel was living in Louisa County, Virginia at the end of his life. [1]

Samuel was married to Temperance Unknown at the time of his death. It is not known if she was the mother of his children. Some researchers say she was Temperance Yancey; however, Mary Jane Stokes pointed out that Temperance Yancey was mentioned in a deed the same day that Samuel's will was proved, making it unlikely that she was married to him. [1]

Samuel had children mentioned in his will:

Asa Thomson; David Thomson;
Elizabeth Thomson;
John Thomson;
Joseph Thomson;
Robert Thomson;
Samuel Thomson;
Sarah (Thomson) Kembrow;
Thomas Thomson;
William Thomson.[1]

Samuel died between 16 June 1753, when his will was written, and 28 August 1753, when it was proved. [1]

Will

Please note that in the 18th century (and prior), spelling wasn't standardized; it was mainly phonetic. Samuel's will spells the surname "Thomson." His son Thomas' will spells the surname "Thomson." There are deed abstracts which spell the surname, "Thomason/Thomasson" and "Thompson."

Will of Samuel Thomson. Louisa Co., VA, WB 1, pp. 29, written 16 Sep 1753, proved 28 Aug [page torn]. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/2abn73xk

The entire right side of this will has been torn. wife Temperance Thomson
[page torn]mes Thomson
my youngest son Asa Thomson
son Thomas Thomson
son Samuel Thomson
son John Thomson
my five youngest sons John Thomson, (Joseph ?) Thomson, David [page torn] Robert Thomson and Asa Thomson
the rest of my children
daughter Elizabeth Thomson
my son (Joseph ?)
son David Thom[page torn]
[page torn] Robert Thomson
son Asa [page torn]
son William Thomson
daughter Sarah Kembrow
son Thomas Thomson
[page torn]son Samuel Kembrow
son Samuel Thomson
… the schooling of [page torn] youngest son (Joseph ?)
Exrs: wife Temperance Thomson, William [page torn] and Thomas Thomson my sons
Wit _?_ Champness Terry, William _?_

Will

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Samuel Thomson, County of Louisa in the Parish of Fredericksville being very sick and ? But of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God, I do dispose of Estate as follows: Viz:

I first commend my Soul to God that gave it to the Earth to be Buried after a Christian manner at the Discretion as follows my Dearly Beloved wife Temperance Thomson ? Thomson and my Son Thomas Thomson whom I institute and ? Sole Executors.

Item: I give and bequeath to my Dearly Belove(d) (wife Temper)ance Thomson Two hundred and forty acres of Land be a pa(rt) Whereon I now Dwell during her natural life, and at her de(ath) to my youngest son Asa Thomson and his heirs and assigns. I a(lso) Bequeath to my Beloved Wife Temperance One negro fel(low) Jack, One negro Wench named Kate and the Child that my negr(o) Phebe is great with, Three Cows and their Calves next spring the bed whereon I lie with all its furniture, a Small Bed Blankets to make a Small Bed, with what feathers in the house a?? can get this year. One natural (paceing?) black gelding Eight ? of fat Pork at the falls for her next years provision to her, her ?

Item: I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Thomson One ne(gro named) Frank to him his heirs or assigns, and the Tract of Land before ? and my Desire is that my Wife may not have her thirds of it.

Item: I give and bequeath to my Son Samuel Thomson, One negro boy na(med) ? ? him his heirs or assigns, and the Tract of Land Before Acknowledg(ed) Desire is that my Wife may not have her thirds of it.

Item: I Give a ? to my son John Thomson One negro Wench named Ros(e?) and ?? to him his heirs and assigns and One Natural (paceing?) Grey Stone ?? Blue Housing and One Saddle ? and ? him of age and ?? the crop now making and all my wearing clothes.

Item: I Give and ?? to my five youngest Sons John Thomson, Joseph Thomson, David (Thomson) Robert Thomson and Asa Thomson Twelve (?) hundred Acres of ?? together on which I live, to be equally divided, and my Executor ?? Lots for them, and if George Brocks heirs should Sue or ??? which I purchased of John Stubblefield the rest of my Children to ?? Loss, to them their heirs or assigns.

Item: I give and bequeath to Daughter Elizabeth Thomson One negro Wench named Dinah ?? increase forever and one negro Boy named George to her her heirs and assigns, and the Bed and furniture that she Lies on.

Item: I give and Bequeath to my son Joseph one negro Boy named Isaac to him ???

Item: I give and Bequeath to my son David Thomson a negro wench named Phebe and all her increase after His Child ?? with to him, his heirs or assigns.

Item: I Give and bequeath to m(y) son Robert Thomson One negro Girl named Savin(?) with her increase his heirs and assigns.

Item: I Give and bequeath to my son Nat??** one negro Boy named Cleave to him his heirs or assigns.

Item: I Give and bequeath to my Son William Thomson One negro Wench and her increase and One negro boy named Fred, which he hath ?? to Him, Him his heirs and assigns.

Item: I Give and bequeath Daughter Sarah Kimbrow (sic) One negro fellow named Sambo to h(er) ?? assigns.

Item: I Give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Thomson ??? he now standeth indebted to me.

Item: I Give and bequeath to my G? son Samuel Kimbrow One Cow and Calf to him his heirs and (assigns.)

Item: I Give and bequeath to my Son Samuel Thomson my Riding Saddle, Rest of my Estate after my Debts are paid to be equally divided among ? and Children, only fourteen pounds current money for the Schooling of Youngest son Joseph two years and the rest four years apiece ??

I appoint my Dearly Beloved Wife Temperance Thomson, William and Thomas Thomsons my Sons my Sole Executors of this my last Will and ??

As Witness my Hand and Seal this Sixteenth Day of June in ??(the year of) Our Lord Christ One thousand Seven Hundred and fifty three. 16 June 1753

his Samuel (S) Thomson mark

Tests. Champness Terry William Steel

At a court held for Louisa County on Tuesday, the 28th day of August ?? (1753) This Will, was this Day proved in open Court by the Oaths of all the ?? the ??, and By the Court admitted to Record and is Recorded

Comments

From Private User

Samuel Thomson's Last Will on my webpage: https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bianco/Resources/sam_will.html

He was never married to Temperance Yancy:

28 August 1753 - Samuel Thomson's Will proved in Louisa County. WB 1, p. 29.

28 August 1753 - Edward Lane of Louisa Co. Planter to Thomas Poindexter of same, Planter, £10 current money. 100 a. branch of Little River commonly called Rocky Branch...John Woolum's corner......THOMAS THOMSON's line...TEMPERANCE YANCEY'S line...Thomas Pointdexter's corner..near Rocky Branch in sd. TEMPERANCE YANCEY'S line.....
Wit: John Snead, WILLIAM THOMASON, James Johnson. ac. Edward Lane. (Louisa Co, Va. DB A and B, 1742, 1759 Rosalie Davis p. 89)

Research Notes

National Records of Scotland (ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk) has no record of the birth or christening of a Samuel Thomson or variant surname anywhere in Scotland 1686-96 or of any Thomson or variant on 31 Dec 1690-92.

Uncertain Parents

May be the son of Samuel Thomson and Marie Milne;[2] however, Samuel Thomson has the same death date as this Samuel and there is no evidence for his birth date and location.

Once thought to be the son of William Archibald Thompson and Margaret Thompson but no evidence. The Samuel Thompson who is the son of William Archibald Thompson and Margaret Thompson is this Samuel Thompson. He and his descendants are well documented in this Thompson family genealogy. [3] He, and other family members, are buried in Ellington, Connecticut and nearby towns.

References

• “Thomassons learn about Springs ancestry.” Published 12:49 pm Saturday, August 12, 2017. By Curtis Thomasson < link >
• http://don.mckinney.tripod.com/thomasthomasson.html cites
  • "Thomasson Traces, Narrative of the Thomasson Family 1677 - 1995" Volume II, by Curtis H. Thomasson & Marjorie B. Malloy
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thomasson-128 cites

1. Louisa County, Virginia Will Book 1, page 29. Transcript and document image
2. A source for this information is needed.
3. Elliott, Mary Ann Thompson. Thompson Genealogy, The Descendants of William and Margaret Thomson (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1915 p. 110) (Unsourced family history)
4. Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills. Ancestry.com (Several Samuel Thomsons are listed with no details. All were transported for crimes.)

• http://kykinfolk.com/hopkins/fam/t/thomasson/william1759.html
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• http://don.mckinney.tripod.com/thomasthomasson.html
• http://www.larryjgordon.com/ancestors-descendants~ljg-ncg_082011/pa...
• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/THOMASON/1999-08/0935...
• http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/scott/queries/s_arch96.txt
• http://genforum.genealogy.com/thomasson/messages/450.html
• http://frontierfolk.org/nichres1.htm
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• Samuel Thompson
• https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bianco/Resources/sam_will.html