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Ruth Thompson

Female Abt 1763 - Abt 1860  (~ 97 years)


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  • Name Ruth Thompson  [1
    Birth Abt 1763 
    Gender Female 
    Death Abt 1860  Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • SUCCESSION RECORDS OF ST.HELENA PARISH, LOUISIANA 1804-1854,
      E. Russ Williams, Jr., c1966, p. 31 NOTE (Patricia Ezell): In LA, Succession Records are the equivalent of Probate Records.

      Ruth Thompson, dgt. of Alexander Thompson and Elizabeth Hodge of Elbert Co. GA, married about 1787 to Henry Strickland, b. 1766, N.C., d. Madison County, GA Feb 1817. Henry was the son of Solomon Strickland and Amy Pace.

      In the 1820 census of St. Helena Parish, LA., Ruth Stricklin appears as a widow over 45 yrs of age, has 1 boy age 18-25, 2 girls 16-25, 1 boy and 1 girl 10-15 yrs of age.

      On 10 Apr 1823, Ruth Strickling married Benjamin Bagley in Amite County, MS.

      On 29 Oct 1824, Benjamin Bagley and wife, sold to Elizabeth White, chattel (probably a slave) in Amite County, MS. Conveyance Book I, page 2, p.68.

      On 28 Sep 1826, Benjamin Bagley sold to K. & R. Strickland in Amite County, land Conveyance Book 2, p.172

      Benjamin Bagley had probably been married before his marriage to Ruth as he appears in the 1810 Amite County census with a family. He received a land grant in Amite County on 21 Dec 1811, Township 3 North, Range 13 East, Section 24, 505 acres. He received another land grant in Amite County, MS. on 15 Oct 1816, Township 3North Range 6 East. This 2nd land grant was assigned to Josiah Powell on 1 July 1827 which may be a sign that Benjamin and Ruth moved.... or it could just be that he sold the land.--(Patricia Ezell)

      The BAGLEY family does not appear in the 1850 census for Amite, Wilkinson, or Franklin Counties, MS, nor do they appear in the 1850 census for St.Helena, East or West Feliciana.
      A number of the STRICKLAND children were in the 1850 St.Helena Parish census: Cade, James and Willis (at least).
      There is no succession record for Ruth Thompson, Ruth Stricklin, or Ruth Bagley in the St.Helena Parish records.
      One curious thing is how did Ruth Thompson from GA to MS? With whom did she come? Henry Stricklin died in 1817 in Madison County, GA. (at least according to Albert Casey's book, AMITE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI AND ITS ENVIRONS, p. 589. It's probably that she came with some of her adult children who had already married while still living in GA., i.e. , like Elizabeth STRICKLAND who married Edward WHITE about 1814 in Elbert County, GA, Nancy STRICKLAND who married Grant Rice TAYLOR in Madison Co. GA on 19 Sep 1818, Willis H. STRICKLAND who married Amy in 1816 in Madison Co.GA (this family went to Tangipahoa LA where he founded Tangipahoa Baptist Church).
    Person ID I66  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

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

    Family 1 Henry Strickland,   b. Abt 1766, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1817, Madison County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1787  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Hardy Strickland,   b. Aft 1788, Elbert County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ansel B. Strickland,   b. 5 Apr 1790, Elbert County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1814, Amite County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     3. Cade Drew Strickland,   b. 1 Nov 1791, Elbert County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1868, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Henry Strickland, Jr.,   b. Aft 1792   d. 1818 (Age ~ 25 years)
     5. Thompson C. Strickland,   b. Bef 1793, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years)
     6. Elizabeth Strickland,   b. Abt 1795, Elbert County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1864, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years)
     7. James Robert Strickland,   b. 7 Apr 1797, Elbert County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1862, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     8. Nancy Ruth Strickland,   b. Abt 1799, Elbert County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1847, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 48 years)
     9. Willis Henry Strickland,   b. Abt 1802, Elbert County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

    Family 2 Samuel Benjamin Bagley,   b. Abt 1763   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1823  Amite County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F73  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1787 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Apr 1823 - Amite County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1860 - Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 58 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S79] Ezell, Patricia--Contributor to the Volunteer Helplist.

    3. [S282] Pickett, Tony--Family Researcher (abpickett@aol.com).