B.K.Marshall <marsh004@tc.umn.edu> wrote to <MDCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com>, Subject: [MDCHARLE-L] Mr. J.C. Thompson, a son-in-law of Dr. William Queen: >> In 1865, Dr. Samuel Mudd testified that he had been introduced to John Wilkes Booth by "Mr. J.C. Thompson, a son-in-law of Dr. William Queen" does anyone have genealogical information on Thompson or Queen. Byron Marshall (a gr-gr-gr-gr-gr-gr grandson of Thomas Mudd of Charles >Co. (b abt.1680-d.1739) << Gee, I thought that the list would come alive over this one. After searching the searching the QUEEN-L Archives I was amazed to find no information on Dr. William Queen. From some serious surfing, the following was pieced together. Who was Dr William Queen? "Mr. J.C. Thompson" is John Cratin Thompson, son of Henry Bradford Thompson son Joseph Thompson (in GA by 1796, had eight children, all sent back to MD and Georgetown to be educated at Catholic schools). Henry Bradford Thompson married Louisa Sophia Cratin 26 October 1813 in Warren County, Georgia. John Cratin Thompson married Mary Ellen Queen 1851, Charles County Maryland in the Catholic Church. There were at least two children: 1. Mamie Thompson married Walter Alexander Edelen, Junior; both buried in the family lot in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Upper Marlboror, MD. 2. Henrietta Pauline Thompson baptized on 4/1854 by Rev. John P. Donelan, Dr. Queen & his Lady being sponsors." ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ....................................... Different Queen - Thompsons? Charles Thompson born 1762 Shenandoah Co., VA; died Apr 2, 1836 Lincoln Co., NC; married 1st Lurancy Queen who died before 1820. Son John Thompson Born NC, Died Circa 1846 Canton, Cherokee Co., GA Married Mary ......; Children John B., Charles A. and Ann C. ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ...................................... Different Queen - Thompsons? William Matthew Thompson married Katherine Queen Circa 1707St. Mary's Co., MD, daughter of Samuel Queen and Katherine Marsham. Interesting? James B. Hardin