Individual Details
Martha "Mattie" Thompson
(1749 - Bef 1830)
Hello Cousin Jo Ann,
Here it is:
Attention Thompson researchers,
I've just received yesteday from Pat Hatfield, copies of the Wythe Co. court records from where Richard Thompsons estate case was appealed from Russell Co. to Wythe Co. Superior Court. Some of the document is very difficult to read. But I want to get a copy online as it is a very important piece of evidence in the relationship of the Thompson family.
So, I may end up having to make a trip to Wythe myself at some point to get a completed transcript.
What is such a big breakthrough with this document is that not only does it include a second will for Richard Thompson but in the case papers it names his heirs as claimed by his brother John etc. From this we now have a total of nine (9) Thompson siblings. Here is a transcript of the page that names Richard Thompson's siblings:
The heirs of Richard Thompson D'd - William Thompson his brother, John Thompson his brother, Margaret Thompson his sister who intermarried with Russell Duty - Elizabeth Elam wife of William Elam, Sally Elam wife of John Elam D'd sisters – William Emmett, Lucinda Emmett, children of James Emmet by Rachel Thompson his wife (sister) William Evans [Note: the name William Evans appears to be scratched out] - John, William, Richard, Betsy Ferrel & Sally, Patsy, Ferrell Evans, children of Martha Thompson D'd by two husbands William Ferrel & William Evans D'd (sister), John, Betsy, Richard now D'd, Thompson, Anna married to John Robinson, Rebecca married to William Robinson, Leana - children of Susannah Thompson D'd by William Johnston D'd. Sister.
To further clear this up, here are the Thompson siblings I now have and who they married:
1. John Thompson (He had a wife, but I don't have her name yet)
2. Richard Thompson who had three children by Mildred Short
3. William Thompson md. Nancy Jackson
4. Margaret Thompson md. 1) William Roman & 2) Russell Duty
5. Elizabeth Thompson md. William Elam
6. Sally Thompson md. John Elam
7. Rachel Thompson md. James Emmet
8. Martha Thompson md. 1) William Ferrell & 2) William Evans
9. Susannah Thompson md. William Johnson
These families were all present in early Russell Co. John, Richard and William Thompson, William Elam, William Evans (William Ferrell was already deceased, killed by Indians in 1778) and William Johnson all signed the petition to form RCV This document also brings together once and for all another point. It has been long debated whether the John Thomson who died in Halifax Co., NC in 1760 was the father of the three Thompson brothers. I think this information should put this to rest, as the John Thomson of Halifax Co. was NOT the father of the Russell Co. Thompsons. However, now that we have the nine Russell Co. Thompson siblings, maybe finding their real parents may be possible. The Washington, Montgomery or Botetourt Co. records may hold the answer.
Here it is:
Attention Thompson researchers,
I've just received yesteday from Pat Hatfield, copies of the Wythe Co. court records from where Richard Thompsons estate case was appealed from Russell Co. to Wythe Co. Superior Court. Some of the document is very difficult to read. But I want to get a copy online as it is a very important piece of evidence in the relationship of the Thompson family.
So, I may end up having to make a trip to Wythe myself at some point to get a completed transcript.
What is such a big breakthrough with this document is that not only does it include a second will for Richard Thompson but in the case papers it names his heirs as claimed by his brother John etc. From this we now have a total of nine (9) Thompson siblings. Here is a transcript of the page that names Richard Thompson's siblings:
The heirs of Richard Thompson D'd - William Thompson his brother, John Thompson his brother, Margaret Thompson his sister who intermarried with Russell Duty - Elizabeth Elam wife of William Elam, Sally Elam wife of John Elam D'd sisters – William Emmett, Lucinda Emmett, children of James Emmet by Rachel Thompson his wife (sister) William Evans [Note: the name William Evans appears to be scratched out] - John, William, Richard, Betsy Ferrel & Sally, Patsy, Ferrell Evans, children of Martha Thompson D'd by two husbands William Ferrel & William Evans D'd (sister), John, Betsy, Richard now D'd, Thompson, Anna married to John Robinson, Rebecca married to William Robinson, Leana - children of Susannah Thompson D'd by William Johnston D'd. Sister.
To further clear this up, here are the Thompson siblings I now have and who they married:
1. John Thompson (He had a wife, but I don't have her name yet)
2. Richard Thompson who had three children by Mildred Short
3. William Thompson md. Nancy Jackson
4. Margaret Thompson md. 1) William Roman & 2) Russell Duty
5. Elizabeth Thompson md. William Elam
6. Sally Thompson md. John Elam
7. Rachel Thompson md. James Emmet
8. Martha Thompson md. 1) William Ferrell & 2) William Evans
9. Susannah Thompson md. William Johnson
These families were all present in early Russell Co. John, Richard and William Thompson, William Elam, William Evans (William Ferrell was already deceased, killed by Indians in 1778) and William Johnson all signed the petition to form RCV This document also brings together once and for all another point. It has been long debated whether the John Thomson who died in Halifax Co., NC in 1760 was the father of the three Thompson brothers. I think this information should put this to rest, as the John Thomson of Halifax Co. was NOT the father of the Russell Co. Thompsons. However, now that we have the nine Russell Co. Thompson siblings, maybe finding their real parents may be possible. The Washington, Montgomery or Botetourt Co. records may hold the answer.
Events
| Birth | 1749 | Ulster, Ireland | |||
| Death | Bef 1830 | Russell County, Virginia |
Families
| Spouse | William Ferrell (1740 - 1778) |
| Child | Martha Ferrell (1760 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Ferrell (1767 - 1795) |
| Child | George Ferrell (1768 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ferrell (1770 - ) |
| Child | John Ferrell (1772 - 1884) |
| Child | William Ferrell (1774 - 1842) |
| Child | Richard Ferrell (1776 - 1867) |
| Father | General William Thompson (1745 - 1830) |
| Mother | Nancy Jackson ( - ) |