This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tunnelm1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/8020.2.1.3.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have never seen any evidence that Hugh Thompson had a son named John. No such son was named in Hugh's will. I just did a search on the internet, and nothing came-up claiming that Hugh had such a son (but if you have evidence of such a son, please let me know what that evidence is.....who do you show that this John Thompson married)? I did find a couple of charts on World Connect in RootsWeb that claim that Hugh Thompson's wife was a Margaret Appleton. Do you have any idea what the source is for that? William Thompson (died circa-1781, as I recall; apparent brother of Hugh Thompson) and his wife Jane/Jean Unknown had a son named John Thompson. That John Thompson married Margaret Means, and they had James (who married Rebecca Gay), Thomas (who married unknown and who had a daughter named Margaret), Edward and Robert (who married an Agnes Unknown and who had children of their own who were named John, Agness, Robert, and two daughters whose names are not known). Other children of William and Jane/Jean (Unknown) Thompson were William (married Mary Patton), Alexander (married Margaret Sprouel), Robert (married Elinor Unknown), Agnes (married James Edmundson), Rebecca (married Mr. McNeeley) and Sarah (married Mr. Hendry). The James Thompson (died about 1773 and left a will; he lived in the Borden's Grant area of Augusta Co., VA) who I believe was the oldest son of the Matthew Thompson (died about 1753; Matthew was married to a Martha Unknown) married a Mary Unknown, and per his will in 1773, they had children named Mary, Joseph, Catrin, Margaret (married a Mr. Hall), Elizabeth (married a Mr. Ward), Matthew (baptized at Tinkling Springs Church in 1747 by his father), John and William. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.