Jeremiah HAMBY & Elizabeth Jane THOMPSON

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Jeremiah HAMBY
Elizabeth Jane THOMPSON

Husband: Jeremiah HAMBY
Birth: 23 Oct 1772, NC
Death: 23 Aug 1852, Christian Co., KY
Disposition: buried Old Liberty Cemetery, Christian Co., KY
Father: William HAMBY
Mother: Ann __?__

Marriage: 1792, SC, or 1795, NC

Wife: Elizabeth Jane THOMPSON
Birth: Feb 1770, Greenville Dist., SC, or 16 Sep 1771, SC, or 1775
Death: 16 Nov 1843, Christian Co., KY
Father a strong probablity: John THOMPSON

Children:

1. James Jesse HAMBY, b. 3 May 1793, Greenville, SC; d. 15 Apr 1873
2. John Thompson HAMBY, b. 30 Aug 1797, Warren Co., KY
3. Phillip H. HAMBY, b. 25 Jul 1798, Warren Co., KY, d. 28 May 1884, Christian Co., KY; m. 9 Dec 1824, Christian Co., KY, Jane CROFT
4. Isaac HAMBY, b. 1802, Warren Co., KY; d. 1885; m. 9 Jul 1823, Christian Co., KY, Katherine McKNIGHT
5. Sarah HAMBY, b. 1803, Warren Co., KY; d. 17 Sep 1852, Crittenden Co., KY; m. James BRASHER
6. Caroletta / Charlotte HAMBY, b. 24 Sep 1805, Warren Co., KY
7. Sarah HAMBY, b. 1808, Christian Co., KY

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Timeline
Year	Location	Event
1772		birth of Jeremiah HAMBY
1770sf		birth of Elizabeth Jane THOMPSON
1790s		marriage of Jeremiah HAMBY to Elizabeth Jane THOMPSON
1793		birth of son, James Jesse
1797		birth of son, John Thompson
1798		birth of son, Phillip
1800 Census
1802		birth of son, Isaac
1803		birth of daughter, Sarah
1805		birth of daughter, Charlotte
1807	KY: Christian Co.	Jeremiah HANBY, taxpayer (on rolls for the first time)
1808		birth of daughter, Sarah
1810 Census
1820	KY: Christian Co.	marriage of son, John Thompson, to Elizabeth McKNIGHT
1820 Census
1823	KY: Christian Co.	marriage of son, Isaac, to Katherine McKNIGHT
1824	KY: Christian Co.	marriage of daughter, Charlotte, to William McKNIGHT
1824	KY: Christian Co.	marriage of son, Phillip, to Jane CROFT

Jeremiah is said to have come to Christian Co. in 1803, but he does not show up on the tax rolls there until 1807.

Sources:

1. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1804-1809. (self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY):

Pg. in
Willhite Year Dist.* Last
Name First
Name A B C D E Acres Watercourse

- 1804-6 - - - - - - - - - -

102 1807 West Hanby Jeremiah 1 - - - 2 49 T W

145 1808 West Hanby Jeremiah 1 - - - 3 100 T W

191 1809 West Hamby Jeremiah 1 - - 8 119 T W

Legend for numerical data:
A = White Males 21 or over; B = White Males 16-20 (this column not used in 1809);
C = Blacks over 16; D = Total Blacks; E = Horses

Abbreviations: T W = Trade Water River

*The county was divided into just two districts: from 1804 to 1806, into North and South Districts; beginning in 1807, into East and West Districts. The Trade Water River is in NW Christian Co.

2. Archives of the THOMPSON-L mailing list (online at RootsWeb.com).

3. GenServe databases: Nos. SIMO6JA (individual No. 2602) and JOHD8AQ (individual No. 5440).

4. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

5. Email from Carol Ficklin.

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