James "Jimmie" Thompson

1700 -

• Name	James "Jimmie" Thompson  [1]
  Nickname	Jimmie
  Birth	1700	Ulster, County Antrim, North Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	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.
  Person ID	I8392	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Thompson,   b. 1672, Ulster, County Antrim, North Ireland d. 1710, Ireland (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Esther Hale,   b. Bef 1682   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1698	Ireland
  Family ID	F3935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Alexander,   b. Bef 1721, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1739	Pennsylvania   [2]
  Children	1. Alexander Thompson, Sr.,   b. Abt 1739, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania d. Between 1808 and 1815, Madison County, Georgia (Age ~ 69 years)   2. Esther Thompson,   b. Abt 1741, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel Thompson,   b. Abt 1741   d. Yes, date unknown   4. James Thompson, II,   b. 1742   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Robert Thompson,   b. 1744   d. Yes, date unknown   6. William Thompson,   b. Abt 1745   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1700 - Ulster, County Antrim, North Ireland Death - - Pennsylvania Marriage - 1739 - Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Floyd, Calvin G. "Thompson Mill History" STRICKLAND SCENE Vo1 2, No 1, First Quarter 1981. [S282] Pickett, Tony--Family Researcher (abpickett@aol.com).