Francine, Yes I believe they passed through Marion County on their way to Union County. This is the email that got me started: > On 4/1/2016 10:06 AM, Patrick Thompson <[email protected]> > via wrote: In doing some new research, and accessing some digital > marriage records online, I across an 9/18/1837 Marriage Bond from > Union County, Kentucky. The bondsmen are Henry and Leo Thompson > regarding the impending marriage between Henry and Miss Nancy > Thompson, daughter of Charles Thompson. > > For reasons too complicated to go into here/now, I believe Charles > Thompson is from the area of Washington County that became Marion > County and moved to Union County ca. 1837 and died soon thereafter. I > also believe Charles' son John eventually grew up to marry Leo's > daughter, Susan Jane, in Union County in 1856. I have not yet found a > "minister's return" for the marriage, but it must have taken place, as > Henry and Nancy are together in census records in Union County. > > Has anyone encountered these folks before or have any clue as to their > relationship to each other? It's strange, maybe, that ALL of their > surnames are Thompson, so I suspect they are related in some way. I > looked online for some guidance about marriage bonds, and it suggested > that the groom is usually one of the bondsmen, while a member of the > bride's family (usually her father) is the other. I don't know exactly > when Charles supposedly died, but I wonder if that's why Leo is > representing Nancy Thompson's family? I should add that I did find an > oath taken out by Leo attesting to Nancy's age (being over 21 years > old). I can send images of the bond, etc. (JPG files), if anyone wants > to see them. I would appreciate ANY opinions or guidance on this > puzzle. I may post this on the Washington County list too. Thanks. > Patrick Thompson This is the will of Raphael Thompson who married Appolonia Brown: > Will of Raphael Thompson, SMC, 1/21/1781-3/13/1781. Wife: Appelonia, > all my estate during her single life, reserving to my mother, Margaret > Thompson (during her life) that part of my land which she now has in > her possession. > Sons: John Barton Thompson and Charles Thompson, my dwelling > plantation to be equally divided between them after the death or > marriage of their mother and reserving to my mother her life that part > where she lives. > Daughter: Ann Thompson, all of my personal estate. > Exec.: Brother, John Thompson. Wit: Philip Ford, Ignatius Brown, > Monica Brown. NOTE: Widow renounced will and elected her third. (St. > Mary's County, Maryland Wills 1776-1791 by > Linda Reno and Joann Humphries). > > Chr. of SM. Chronicles, Vol. 7, Jan 1959 No. 1. Bottom of the first > column it says Thompson Raphael, husband of Anastasia, father of John > Barton b. Apr. 24, 1773. > > 12/16/1785: Admin. accts. of Raphael Thompson by John Gerard > Thompson, Exec. Distribution: Widow, 1/3 (refused will); balance to > daughter, Ann Thompson. (Balances and Distributions, Chr. of SM, > Spring 1993). I went through the Washington and Marion Counties baptismal records and couldn't find a connection. There are scads of Thompson in those counties. So, I thought I would ask the other Union County researchers for their help I believe they moved to Marion County for a short period and then moved onto Union County. Any ideas? Mike On 4/11/2016 3:46 PM, lfhalter via wrote: > Do you know anything else? > > > Could this Thompson family have been from Marion Co., KY before going to Union Co., KY? like Henry's siblings or possibly parents? > > > You showed 1840-1880 census ages for Henry & Nancy's children but not for Henry and Nancy - that could help. > > > > > > > Francine > [email protected] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Thompson via <[email protected]> > To: KYUNION <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Apr 11, 2016 10:56 am > Subject: [KYUNION] Henry and Nancy Thompson - Union County: 1837-1880? > > Is anyone out there researching Henry and Nancy Thompson (maiden name > Thompson), married in 1837? > > There are present in the UC census records from 1840 through 1880. > > Children were: > Charles born ca. 1839 > Mary ca. 1840 > Philip ca. 1843 > Thomas ca. 1845 > Julia ca. 1848 > John ca. 1850 > Joseph ca. 1853 > Martin ca. 1856 > > In particular, trying to determine Henry and Nancy's parents - they are > very likely cousins of a sort. > > Just thought I'd ask if anyone has researched them? Thanks. > > > > Patrick Thompson > Bellevue, NE > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
"Tidbits" from Peyton Headys' Book: "The Census of the United States Union Co. KY. 1810- 1820-" & includes the information below: SOME EARLY UNION COUNTY PIONEERS: THOMPSON, Capt. Andrew, settled in 1811, origin: Tazewell Co. VA. WILLS RECORDED IN UNION COUNTY, KY. 1811-1851: THOMPSON, James, pg. 046, Book B, year probated-1838 THOMPSON, Rives, pg. 394, Book B, year probated-1844 THOMPSON, Rosan, pg. 048, Book B, year probated-1838 1810 U.S. Census, Union Co. KY. No THOMPSON listed. 1820 U.S. Census, Union Co. KY. THOMPSON, Reeves- 1 Male age 0-10, 1 Male age 16-26 1 Female age 0-10, 3 Females age 10-16, 1 female age 16-26 THOMPSON, Andrew- 2 Males age -10, 1 Male age 45+ 2 Females age 0-10, 2 Females age 10-16, 1 Female age 16-26, 1 Female 26-45 One "Tidbit" from Peyton Headys' Book: "UNION COUNTY PAST AND PRESENT" Villages and Hamlets- pg. 199, Hitesville; "The Virginia State government granted two surveys within this district, one to Colonel Grundy, the other to CAPTAIN THOMPSON, for services in the Revolution. The country was then an unbounded forest." Pat Corona -----Original Message----- From: Mike Gough via Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 10:20 PM To: lfhalter ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [KYUNION] Henry and Nancy Thompson - Union County: 1837-1880? Francine, Yes I believe they passed through Marion County on their way to Union County. This is the email that got me started: > On 4/1/2016 10:06 AM, Patrick Thompson <[email protected]> > via wrote: In doing some new research, and accessing some digital > marriage records online, I across an 9/18/1837 Marriage Bond from > Union County, Kentucky. The bondsmen are Henry and Leo Thompson > regarding the impending marriage between Henry and Miss Nancy > Thompson, daughter of Charles Thompson. > > For reasons too complicated to go into here/now, I believe Charles > Thompson is from the area of Washington County that became Marion > County and moved to Union County ca. 1837 and died soon thereafter. I > also believe Charles' son John eventually grew up to marry Leo's > daughter, Susan Jane, in Union County in 1856. I have not yet found a > "minister's return" for the marriage, but it must have taken place, as > Henry and Nancy are together in census records in Union County. > > Has anyone encountered these folks before or have any clue as to their > relationship to each other? It's strange, maybe, that ALL of their > surnames are Thompson, so I suspect they are related in some way. I > looked online for some guidance about marriage bonds, and it suggested > that the groom is usually one of the bondsmen, while a member of the > bride's family (usually her father) is the other. I don't know exactly > when Charles supposedly died, but I wonder if that's why Leo is > representing Nancy Thompson's family? I should add that I did find an > oath taken out by Leo attesting to Nancy's age (being over 21 years > old). I can send images of the bond, etc. (JPG files), if anyone wants > to see them. I would appreciate ANY opinions or guidance on this > puzzle. I may post this on the Washington County list too. Thanks. > Patrick Thompson This is the will of Raphael Thompson who married Appolonia Brown: > Will of Raphael Thompson, SMC, 1/21/1781-3/13/1781. Wife: Appelonia, > all my estate during her single life, reserving to my mother, Margaret > Thompson (during her life) that part of my land which she now has in > her possession. > Sons: John Barton Thompson and Charles Thompson, my dwelling > plantation to be equally divided between them after the death or > marriage of their mother and reserving to my mother her life that part > where she lives. > Daughter: Ann Thompson, all of my personal estate. > Exec.: Brother, John Thompson. Wit: Philip Ford, Ignatius Brown, > Monica Brown. NOTE: Widow renounced will and elected her third. (St. > Mary's County, Maryland Wills 1776-1791 by > Linda Reno and Joann Humphries). > > Chr. of SM. Chronicles, Vol. 7, Jan 1959 No. 1. Bottom of the first > column it says Thompson Raphael, husband of Anastasia, father of John > Barton b. Apr. 24, 1773. > > 12/16/1785: Admin. accts. of Raphael Thompson by John Gerard > Thompson, Exec. Distribution: Widow, 1/3 (refused will); balance to > daughter, Ann Thompson. (Balances and Distributions, Chr. of SM, > Spring 1993). I went through the Washington and Marion Counties baptismal records and couldn't find a connection. There are scads of Thompson in those counties. So, I thought I would ask the other Union County researchers for their help I believe they moved to Marion County for a short period and then moved onto Union County. Any ideas? Mike On 4/11/2016 3:46 PM, lfhalter via wrote: > Do you know anything else? > > > Could this Thompson family have been from Marion Co., KY before going to > Union Co., KY? like Henry's siblings or possibly parents? > > > You showed 1840-1880 census ages for Henry & Nancy's children but not for > Henry and Nancy - that could help. > > > > > > > Francine > [email protected] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Thompson via <[email protected]> > To: KYUNION <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Apr 11, 2016 10:56 am > Subject: [KYUNION] Henry and Nancy Thompson - Union County: 1837-1880? > > Is anyone out there researching Henry and Nancy Thompson (maiden name > Thompson), married in 1837? > > There are present in the UC census records from 1840 through 1880. > > Children were: > Charles born ca. 1839 > Mary ca. 1840 > Philip ca. 1843 > Thomas ca. 1845 > Julia ca. 1848 > John ca. 1850 > Joseph ca. 1853 > Martin ca. 1856 > > In particular, trying to determine Henry and Nancy's parents - they are > very likely cousins of a sort. > > Just thought I'd ask if anyone has researched them? Thanks. > > > > Patrick Thompson > Bellevue, NE > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Thank you for sending that. I'll look it all over and see what if I find any "hits." Patrick Thompson Bellevue, NE On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Pat Corona via <[email protected]> wrote: > "Tidbits" from Peyton Headys' Book: "The Census of the United States > Union > Co. KY. 1810- 1820-" & includes the information below: > > SOME EARLY UNION COUNTY PIONEERS: THOMPSON, Capt. Andrew, settled in > 1811, origin: Tazewell Co. VA. > > WILLS RECORDED IN UNION COUNTY, KY. 1811-1851: THOMPSON, James, pg. > 046, Book B, year probated-1838 > > THOMPSON, Rives, pg. 394, Book B, year probated-1844 > > THOMPSON, Rosan, pg. 048, Book B, year probated-1838 > > 1810 U.S. Census, Union Co. KY. No THOMPSON listed. > 1820 U.S. Census, Union Co. KY. THOMPSON, Reeves- 1 Male age 0-10, 1 > Male age 16-26 > > 1 Female age 0-10, 3 Females age 10-16, 1 female age 16-26 > THOMPSON, Andrew- > 2 Males age -10, 1 Male age 45+ > > 2 Females age 0-10, 2 Females age 10-16, 1 Female age > 16-26, 1 Female 26-45 > > One "Tidbit" from Peyton Headys' Book: "UNION COUNTY PAST AND PRESENT" > Villages and Hamlets- pg. 199, Hitesville; "The Virginia State government > granted two surveys within this district, one to Colonel Grundy, the other > to CAPTAIN THOMPSON, for services in the Revolution. The country was then > an unbounded forest." > > Pat Corona > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Gough via > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 10:20 PM > To: lfhalter ; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [KYUNION] Henry and Nancy Thompson - Union County: 1837-1880? > > Francine, Yes I believe they passed through Marion County on their way > to Union County. This is the email that got me started: > > > On 4/1/2016 10:06 AM, Patrick Thompson <[email protected]> > > via wrote: In doing some new research, and accessing some digital > > marriage records online, I across an 9/18/1837 Marriage Bond from > > Union County, Kentucky. The bondsmen are Henry and Leo Thompson > > regarding the impending marriage between Henry and Miss Nancy > > Thompson, daughter of Charles Thompson. > > > > For reasons too complicated to go into here/now, I believe Charles > > Thompson is from the area of Washington County that became Marion > > County and moved to Union County ca. 1837 and died soon thereafter. I > > also believe Charles' son John eventually grew up to marry Leo's > > daughter, Susan Jane, in Union County in 1856. I have not yet found a > > "minister's return" for the marriage, but it must have taken place, as > > Henry and Nancy are together in census records in Union County. > > > > Has anyone encountered these folks before or have any clue as to their > > relationship to each other? It's strange, maybe, that ALL of their > > surnames are Thompson, so I suspect they are related in some way. I > > looked online for some guidance about marriage bonds, and it suggested > > that the groom is usually one of the bondsmen, while a member of the > > bride's family (usually her father) is the other. I don't know exactly > > when Charles supposedly died, but I wonder if that's why Leo is > > representing Nancy Thompson's family? I should add that I did find an > > oath taken out by Leo attesting to Nancy's age (being over 21 years > > old). I can send images of the bond, etc. (JPG files), if anyone wants > > to see them. I would appreciate ANY opinions or guidance on this > > puzzle. I may post this on the Washington County list too. Thanks. > > Patrick Thompson > > This is the will of Raphael Thompson who married Appolonia Brown: > > > Will of Raphael Thompson, SMC, 1/21/1781-3/13/1781. Wife: Appelonia, > > all my estate during her single life, reserving to my mother, Margaret > > Thompson (during her life) that part of my land which she now has in > > her possession. > > Sons: John Barton Thompson and Charles Thompson, my dwelling > > plantation to be equally divided between them after the death or > > marriage of their mother and reserving to my mother her life that part > > where she lives. > > Daughter: Ann Thompson, all of my personal estate. > > Exec.: Brother, John Thompson. Wit: Philip Ford, Ignatius Brown, > > Monica Brown. NOTE: Widow renounced will and elected her third. (St. > > Mary's County, Maryland Wills 1776-1791 by > > Linda Reno and Joann Humphries). > > > > Chr. of SM. Chronicles, Vol. 7, Jan 1959 No. 1. Bottom of the first > > column it says Thompson Raphael, husband of Anastasia, father of John > > Barton b. Apr. 24, 1773. > > > > 12/16/1785: Admin. accts. of Raphael Thompson by John Gerard > > Thompson, Exec. Distribution: Widow, 1/3 (refused will); balance to > > daughter, Ann Thompson. (Balances and Distributions, Chr. of SM, > > Spring 1993). > > I went through the Washington and Marion Counties baptismal records and > couldn't find a connection. There are scads of Thompson in those > counties. So, I thought I would ask the other Union County researchers > for their help > > I believe they moved to Marion County for a short period and then moved > onto Union County. > > Any ideas? > > Mike > > On 4/11/2016 3:46 PM, lfhalter via wrote: > > Do you know anything else? > > > > > > Could this Thompson family have been from Marion Co., KY before going to > > Union Co., KY? like Henry's siblings or possibly parents? > > > > > > You showed 1840-1880 census ages for Henry & Nancy's children but not for > > Henry and Nancy - that could help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Francine > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Patrick Thompson via <[email protected]> > > To: KYUNION <[email protected]> > > Sent: Mon, Apr 11, 2016 10:56 am > > Subject: [KYUNION] Henry and Nancy Thompson - Union County: 1837-1880? > > > > Is anyone out there researching Henry and Nancy Thompson (maiden name > > Thompson), married in 1837? > > > > There are present in the UC census records from 1840 through 1880. > > > > Children were: > > Charles born ca. 1839 > > Mary ca. 1840 > > Philip ca. 1843 > > Thomas ca. 1845 > > Julia ca. 1848 > > John ca. 1850 > > Joseph ca. 1853 > > Martin ca. 1856 > > > > In particular, trying to determine Henry and Nancy's parents - they are > > very likely cousins of a sort. > > > > Just thought I'd ask if anyone has researched them? Thanks. > > > > > > > > Patrick Thompson > > Bellevue, NE > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >