William Thompson: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. William Thompson was born about 1745 (son of James "Jimmie" Thompson and Ruth Alexander); and died.

Generation: 2

James "Jimmie" Thompson was born in 1700 in Ulster, County Antrim, North Ireland (son of John Thompson and Esther Hale); died in in Pennsylvania.

Notes:

"Jimmie Thompson was orphaned at age 10. He was bound to Patrick Hagan. Hagan was a very harsh taskmaster and made Jimmie do most of the farm work. Sundays were spent in religious study at the Hagan home. Jimmie ran away from Hagan when he was 13. He crossed the sea into Scotland with a merchant friend. He met a John Alexander who hired Jimmie to plow for him. The Alexanders were Presbyterians and they took Jimmie into their home and reared him. He was sent to his first formal school. John Alexander had one child, a daughter Ruth. Jimmie fell in love with Ruth and they wanted to marry. Her parents did not allow this until Ruth was 18 and Jimmie 21. The John Alexander and James Thompson families emigrated from Scotland to America about the 1730s. They settled about 20 mile west of Philadelphia, PA" from Calvin G. Floyd, THOMPSON MILL HISTORY.

Pennsylvania records show a will of James Thompson dated 3 Feb 1748, leaving property to his sons: Alexander, Samuel, James, Robert and William.

James married Ruth Alexander in 1739 in Pennsylvania. Ruth was born before 1721 in Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth Alexander was born before 1721 in Scotland; and died.

Notes:

The daughter of James Alexander of Scotland.

Children:

Alexander Thompson, Sr. was born about 1739 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; died between 1808 and 1815 in Madison County, Georgia.
Esther Thompson was born about 1741 in Pennsylvania; and died.
Samuel Thompson was born about 1741; and died.
James Thompson, II was born in 1742; and died.
Robert Thompson was born in 1744; and died.
1. William Thompson was born about 1745; and died.

Generation: 3

John Thompson was born in 1672 in Ulster, County Antrim, North Ireland; died in 1710 in Ireland.

Notes:

John Thompson, whose ancestor had gone from Scotland to Ireland, married Esther Hale in Ireland. A horse ran away with him, throwing him over a bluff, killing him instantly. In a few days his widow died, leaving an only child, James, then ten years of age. ("THE THOMPSON FAMILY" from the American Gen. Research Institute, Arlington, VA copyright 1972)

John married Esther Hale about 1698 in Ireland. Esther was born before 1682; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Esther Hale was born before 1682; and died.
Children:

2. James "Jimmie" Thompson was born in 1700 in Ulster, County Antrim, North Ireland; died in in Pennsylvania.