James Thompson, Sr.

Abt 1761 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James Thompson  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1761
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	"James Thompson, Sr., son of Alexander Thompson, was also a soldier in the Revolution. He served for 20 months and 21 days and was also at the Battle of King's Mountain. He was appointed by the Georgia Legislature to the Board of Madison County Academy in November 1812. He was on the first Superior Court Jury list in 1812 of Madison County." (THOMPSON MILL HISTORY by Calvin G. Floyd) In HISTORICAL SKETCHES, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES AND EARLY SETTLERS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA, p 72-76, it is noted that: "James Thompson had in his young manhood fought the British and Tories at Cowpens, King's Mountain, and Guilford Court House. He married after the war, Sarah, the daughter of the widow Saye, whose husband had been killed in the Battle of Savannah, Ga, on the 9th of October 1779. James Thompson and his wife, Sarah, raised two sons and several daughters. Two of their daughters became wives of the two Carringtons, the sons of Rev. Timothy Carrington, a Baptist Minister, and perhaps the first pastor of Lystra Church. From these two daughters of James Thompson are numerous Carringtons now residing in Madison County and elsewhere. James Thompson's youngest daughter, then somewhat advanced in life, became the wife of John Bell, of Hall County, GA, a nephew of old Jim Bell.
  Person ID	I8399	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Alexander Thompson, Sr.,   b. Abt 1739, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania d. Between 1808 and 1815, Madison County, Georgia (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hodge,   b. Between 1742 and 1745   d. Between 1808 and 1820, Madison County, Georgia (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1760	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Saye,   b. Aft 1761   d. 1840 (Age ~ 78 years)
  Children	1. James Thompson,   b. Abt 1802   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Floyd, Calvin G. "Thompson Mill History" STRICKLAND SCENE Vo1 2, No 1, First Quarter 1981.