Samuel Thompson, Sr.

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Samuel Thompson, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Louisa Co., VA
Death: September 11, 1779 (50)
Amelia County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Thompson and Mary (Mollie) Thompson
Husband of Nancy Anne Thompson
Father of Nathaniel Thompson; Poindexter Thompson; John Thompson; Ann Brooking; Mildred Robertson and 8 others
Brother of Sarah Thomson; Robert Thomson; Temperance Thomson; Joseph Thomson; Samuel Thomson and 1 other
Half brother of Patience Coleman

Managed by: Donald Franklin Colvin
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About Samuel Thompson, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A114551

Son of Rev. Samuel S. Thompson & Mary McDonald.

His mother died on Christmas Day, the day after he was born. He was given the name Samuel after his father because he was born so close to his father's birth date (Dec. 31). He was given the middle name of Yancey after his father remarried.

Married 1752 in Amelia Co., VA to Anne "Nancy" Jennings.


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Samuel Thompson, Sr.'s Timeline

1728
December 24, 1728
Louisa Co., VA
1751
1751
1757
1757
1758
1758
1758
Albemarle County, VA, United States
1760
1760
1762
1762
Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester, VA, United States
1763
1763
1765
1765
Amelia, Virginia, United States