FROM ENGLAND WITH DESCENDANTS IN ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
MANY THANKS TO Alton Blevins
FIRST GENERATION
1.* George THOMPSON was born in England. He died ca 1783 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It is not know when or where he emigrated, but it is reported that he bought land from John Langston in Granville County, North Carolina in 1759, and it is believed that all of his children were born there. his son Burwell Thompson stated in his Revolutionary War pension application that he was born in Granville County and that his father had moved to Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 1777.
Most of the data for George and his family has been extracted from Internet posts and has not been verified.
CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND LUCY (UNKNOWN) THOMPSON
1) Burwell THOMPSON (Am. Rev.) was born on 4 Apr 1759 in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina. He died about 1833 in Franklin County, Tennessee.
Burwell's Revolutionary War pension application [S3801] states that he was born in Granville County, North Carolina on April 4, 1759. It futher states that his brother William was drafted for 6 months in 1776 and that he went as a substitute and was in the battles at Kings' Mountain, Cowpens, Guilford Court House, and Eutaw Springs. His first marriage was to Anne (Nancy) Wofford on October 19, 1785. They had at least two children, George W. and Sarah Thompson. Anne was the sister of Precious Wofford. He later fathered Margaret and Samuel Thompson with Margaret Henley (or Reid). He died in Franklin County, Tennessee.
2) Stephen THOMPSON was born about 1762 in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina. He died after 1834 in Franklin County, Tennessee.
Stephen was born in about 1762. He married Nancy Owen on December 27, 1800 in Warren County, Kentucky. He died sometime after 1834 in Franklin County, Tennessee.
3) * Dr. Samuel THOMPSON (Am. Rev.) was born in 1765 and died in 1843.
4) George THOMPSON was born in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina.
5) Fanny THOMPSON was born in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina.
6) Solomon THOMPSON was born in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina.
7) Balaam THOMPSON was born in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina, Balaam married Sally McElroy.
8) Mary THOMPSON was born in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina.
Mary married Larkin Bethell in Warren County, Kentucky in about 1798. They moved to Smith County, Tennessee, then on to Warren County, Tennessee, and, finally, to Franklin County, Tennessee before 1812.
9) Letitia THOMPSON was born in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina. Letitia married Hezekiah Garrett.
10) William THOMPSON was born in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina.
Second Generation
*Dr. Samuel THOMPSON (Am. Rev.) was born in 1765 in (probably) Granville County, North Carolina. He died in 1843 in San Augustine County, Republic of Texas.
The following biography is from "The Handbook of Texas Online" and was contributed by Essie Walton Martin:
THOMPSON, SAMUEL (1765-1843). Samuel Thompson, physician, participant in the Revolutionary War, and alcalde of San Augustine Municipality, Texas, was born in 1765, the son of George Thompson of England. He was a resident of the Spartanburg District of South Carolina when he enlisted for service in the American Revolution in 1778 or 1779, at the age of thirteen or fourteen, under Capt. Joseph Wofford. He was an express carrier and wagoner and fought in the battle of Cowpens. Thompson married Precius [sic] Wofford after the war, and the couple owned three slaves. They sailed with other members of the Thompson family to Coahuila and Texas in 1826. Dr. Thompson is listed in Stephen F. Austin's register of families, and the first census of Texas enrolled him as a physician owning eighteen slaves. In 1834 and 1835 Thompson was alcalde ( the chief administrative and judicial officer of a Spanish town) in San Augustine. Thompson Academy was founded about 1839. The institution, about seven miles east of San Augustine, was donated by Thompson and named after him. He died in 1843 in San Augustine County and was buried on the original Thompson settlement. [Editorial Note - It should be noted that he did not marry the daughter of his Captain, Joseph Wofford, but rather the daughter of Joseph's brother Benjamin, who was a Tory during the Revolutionary War.]
Tracing Samuel thru the census record, we find that he lived in Spartanburg County in the 96th District of South Carolina in 1790 (where his household consuisted of three males over 16, two males under 16, two females, and one slave), in Warren County, Kentucky in 1800 and 1810 (where his 1810 household consisted of consisted of two males 10-15, one male over 45, a female under 10, a female 26-44 and a female over 45), and the Sabine District of the Mexican territory of Texas in 1835 (where his household consisted of himself, Precious, and 18 slaves). In the 1835 census he is identified as a doctor, farmer, and Catholic. He has not been located in the 1820 census, but he possibly lived in Huntsville in Madison County in the Mississippi territory of Alabama, along with his Wofford in-laws. At least two of his children were born in Georgia so we know that he lived there for for a while around 1787 and 1795.
Samuel married Precious WOFFORD daughter of Benjamin WOFFORD ( A TORY).) and Mary LLEWELLYN. Precious was born about 1767 in (Old) Berkeley County, South Carolina. She died after 1835 in Republic of Texas.
Precious is identified as a Baptist in the 1835 Sabine district census.
KNOWN CHILDREN OF SAMUEL THOMPSON AND PRECIOUS WOFFORD
1)* Sophia THOMPSON was born about 1787 and . Married Joseph SHIPP. She died after 1862 as she is listed as a member of Garland Baptist Church in ButlerCounty, Al. Where she was living with her daughter Prudence and her
husband Thomas Bennett. (SEE SHIPP LINK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE)
2) William Alston THOMPSON was born about 1795 and died after 1835.
