Dear Donna: William Thompson (died in 1838) worked as an overseer on two plantations (Friendfield [now part of Hobcaw Barony] and Waites Point [which was in Georgetown Cty or Horry Cty.]). His ancestors were probably from England. However, he left more than 300 acres of land to his mulatto son, Nelson. Nelson married Nellie Washington (also a mulatto, according to the Census data) at Chicora Wood Plantation (formerly Matanzas) on the Great Pee Dee River. (Read Them Dark Days: Slavery in the American Rice Swamps by William Dusinberre.) There are Thompsons in FL, KY, MD, NC, NJ, NY, SC, Sweden, . . . and of course, England. The Thompson web site is at http://home.earthlink.net/~renascence. My web page is at http://home.earthlink.net/~renascence/diana.htm. DianaPoet@aol.com (212) 368-8293