Greetings: I am looking for any information re the family (ancestral or descendant) of Colonel Phillip Roates (Roots) Thompson (d. 1837). He is the son of Rev. John Thompson. Colonel Phillip R. Thompson came to the Kanawha Valley from Culpeper, VA sometime in 1817 and settled at the mouth of Coal River (present day St. Albans, Kanawha County, WV, it was originally known as Coalsmouth). On the Culpeper, VA site I did locate a Phillip R. Thompson in the 1810 census. I'd appreciate any info. I have other Culpeper Thompsons and would like to see if there is a ancestral connection for them. Thank you-- Caroline Lyles