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James "Jimmie" Thompson

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  • Name James "Jimmie" Thompson  [1
    Nickname Jimmie 
    Birth 1700  Ulster, County Antrim, North Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1710, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Esther Hale,   b. Bef 1682   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1698  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Alexander,   b. Bef 1721, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1739  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. 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)
     2. Esther Thompson,   b. Abt 1741, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1700 - Ulster, County Antrim, North Ireland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S90] Floyd, Calvin G. "Thompson Mill History" STRICKLAND SCENE Vo1 2, No 1, First Quarter 1981.

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