In 1747, Joseph THOMPSON became the first Sheriff of Albemarle County; he was Sheriff for two years--the average term for most of his fifty-four successors to the office;
To this marriage, these children are known:
son, Joseph THOMPSON, 1733-1759;
daughter, Frances THOMPSON, 1733 - ;
daughter, Elizabeth THOMPSON, 1735 - ;
daughter, Mary THOMPSON, 1739 - ;
son, Colonel George Claiborne THOMPSON, 1749-1834; , buried Thompson Family Graveyard, Braxton, Mercer County, Kentucky, md. December 3, 1773, Rebecca BURTON, 1750-1778;
son, Second Lieutenant Leonard THOMPSON, 1750-1807, md. February 12, 1778, Fluvanna County, Virginia, Mary Emma Perrin Napier;
son, First Lieutenant John THOMPSON, 1757-1833; md. 1782, Susanna BURTON, 1761 - ;
son, Captain Second Virginia Militia, Roger THOMPSON, - ;
daughter, Ann/Anne Claiborne THOMPSON, - ;
With all due respect this memorial is a work in progress which will be reviewed, edited, and amended as further research into these families provides.
In 1747, Joseph THOMPSON became the first Sheriff of Albemarle County; he was Sheriff for two years--the average term for most of his fifty-four successors to the office;
To this marriage, these children are known:
son, Joseph THOMPSON, 1733-1759;
daughter, Frances THOMPSON, 1733 - ;
daughter, Elizabeth THOMPSON, 1735 - ;
daughter, Mary THOMPSON, 1739 - ;
son, Colonel George Claiborne THOMPSON, 1749-1834; , buried Thompson Family Graveyard, Braxton, Mercer County, Kentucky, md. December 3, 1773, Rebecca BURTON, 1750-1778;
son, Second Lieutenant Leonard THOMPSON, 1750-1807, md. February 12, 1778, Fluvanna County, Virginia, Mary Emma Perrin Napier;
son, First Lieutenant John THOMPSON, 1757-1833; md. 1782, Susanna BURTON, 1761 - ;
son, Captain Second Virginia Militia, Roger THOMPSON, - ;
daughter, Ann/Anne Claiborne THOMPSON, - ;
With all due respect this memorial is a work in progress which will be reviewed, edited, and amended as further research into these families provides.
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