Sources:
1. Marriage Record:
2. 1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#54 of 64; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1800 |
NC |
Rutherford Co. |
p. 146 |
Ln. 13 |
Adam Thompson |
00100-10010-00 |
These data indicate:
No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
1 male |
16-25 |
1774-1784 |
= Adam (b. 1773) |
1 female |
9 or under |
1790-1800 |
= Daughter A |
1 female |
26-44 |
1755-1774 |
= Jane (b. 1775-80) |
Adam and Jane should be in each other's age class, yet surely these are
our subjects. Although the list was roughly alphabetized and there
were eight THOMPSON (and two THOMASONs) in the county, Adam was listed
next to Elizabeth THOMPSON, who was surely his widowed mother.
3. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#8 of 66; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen; see 1810
Table):¤
1810 |
KY |
Christian Co. |
p. 60/520 |
Ln. 1 |
Adam Thompson |
30010-20010-01 |
These data indicate:
No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
3 males |
9 or under |
1800-1810 |
= William (b. 1805)
= George (b. 1802)
= John (b. 1801) |
1 male |
26-44 |
1765-1784 |
= Adam (b. 1773) |
2 females |
9 or under |
1800-1810 |
= Martha (b. 1809)
= Matilda (b. 1807) |
1 female |
26-44 |
1765-1784 |
= Jane |
1 slave |
all ages |
in or bef. 1810 |
= ? |
4. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#18 of 19; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen; see 1820
Table):¤
1820 |
KY |
Trigg Co. |
N half of Co. |
p. 13B |
Ln. 21 |
Adam Thompson |
020201-12020-0-300 |
no slaves |
These data indicate:
No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
2 males |
10-15 |
1804-1810 |
= William (b. 1805)
= George (b. 1802) |
2 males |
19-25* |
1794-1801 |
= John (b. 1801)
= ? |
? male |
26-44 |
1775-1794 |
= ? |
1 male |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1775 |
= Adam (b. 1773) |
1 female |
9 or under |
1810-1820 |
= Jane (b. 1810) |
2 females |
10-15 |
1804-1810 |
= Martha (b. 1809)
= Matilda (b. 1807) |
2 females |
26-44 |
1775-1794 |
= Jane
= ? |
*In the 1820 Census, the third column is
age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any
individual in column three is duplicated in column four. By subtracting
the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create
an age class "19-25." |
There are no children in the 1810 Census who could be the unknown individuals
in the 1820 Census. They must be boarders or other kin, etc.
5. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#29-30 of 58; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen; see 1830
Table):
1830 |
KY |
Trigg Co. |
p. 16 |
Ln. 22 |
Adam Thompson |
000 010 010 - 000 110 010 |
010000-000000 |
These data indicate:
No., Race, Gender |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
1 white male |
20-29 |
1800-1810 |
= William? (b. 1805) |
1 white male |
50-59 |
1770-1780 |
= Adam (b. 1773) |
1 white female |
15-19 |
1810-1815 |
= Jane (b. 1810) |
1 white female |
20-29 |
1800-1810 |
= Matilda (b. 1807) |
1 white female |
50-59 |
1770-1780 |
= Jane |
1 male slave |
10-23 |
1806-1820 |
= ? |
6. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#30-31 of 67; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen; see 1840
Table):
1840 |
KY |
Trigg Co. |
pp. 291B-292A |
Ln. 10 |
Adam Thompson |
000 100 001 - 000 000 100 |
no slaves |
0100000 |
These data indicate:
No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
1 white male |
15-19 |
1820-1825 |
= |
1 white male |
60-69 |
1770-1780 |
= Adam (b. 1773) |
1 white female |
40-49 |
1790-1800 |
= |
1 |
persons employed in agriculture |
7. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):
can't find. Jane does not show up in Trigg Co., KY, as head-of-household,
nor is she living with any of her three daughters.
8a. 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 |
25 |
1804 |
North |
Thompson |
Adam |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
200 |
T W |
48 |
1805 |
North |
Thompson |
Adam |
The records were so damaged
the transcriber simply listed the names and did not take any numerical
data. |
66 |
1806 |
North |
Thompson |
Adam |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
200
200
200 |
T W
T W
T W |
110 |
1807 |
West |
Thompson |
Adam |
1 |
- |
1 |
1
|
4 |
200
200
200 |
T W
T W
T W |
- |
1808 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
200 |
1809 |
West |
Thompson |
Adam |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
200
200
200 |
T W
T W
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 = Tradewater 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. |
8b. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co.,
Kentucky, Tax List, 1810-1813. (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 |
First
Name |
Last
Name |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
Acres |
Watercourse |
42 |
1810 |
Adam |
Thompson |
1 |
|
1 |
- |
4 |
200
200
200
400 |
T W
T W
T W
T W |
- |
1811 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
143 |
1812 |
Adam |
Thompson |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
- |
200
200
200 |
T W
"
" |
- |
1813 |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Legend for numerical data:
A = White Males 21 or over; B = White Males 16-20 (this
column used only in 1811);
C = Blacks over 16; D = Total Blacks; E = Horses |
Abbreviations: T W = Tradewater River |
8c. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co.,
Kentucky, Tax List, 1814-1818. (Self-published. This
book is out of print. I do not have a copy. If you have one
to sell, please contact me.)
8d. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co.,
Kentucky, Tax List, 1819-1823. (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 |
First
Name |
Last
Name |
A |
B |
C |
D |
Acres |
Watercourse |
65 |
1819 |
Adam |
Thompson |
1 |
- |
- |
5 |
100
70
100
200
200
200 |
M F
"
"
-
-
- |
- |
1820-23 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Legend for numerical data:
A = White Males 21 or over; B = Blacks over 16; C = Total
Blacks; D = Horses |
Abbreviations: M F = the Muddy Fork
of the Little River |
Adam drops off the Christian Co. tax rolls in 1820, when Trigg Co. was
formed. The Muddy Fork land (in Trigg Co.) was purchased in 1818,
and while he still owned the Tradewater River land (presumably in Christian
Co.), it appears he that genuinely moved in 1818/19 because he shows up
in the 1820 Census of Trigg Co.. In other words, he wasn't in Trigg
Co. "all along," as one might think based solely on the censuses.
9. Christian Co., KY, [Deed?] Book A, p. 216 (courtesy
of Ruth Call). Document dated 26 Aug 1806, in which Adam Thompson
of Christian Co., KY, son of Samuel Thompson of Rutherford Co., NC, deceased,
gives Elizabeth Thompson, Executrix of Samuel Thompson's estate, power
of attorney to sell the tract of land in Rutherford Co., NC, where Samuel
had lived and died.
10. Christian County Genealogical Society. 1997. Christian
County, Kentucky, Deed Abstracts of Books G-H-I (1816-1819).
Christian Co. Gen. Soc. (1101 Bethel St.), Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
p. 141 |
DBI-496, Oct. 30, 1818, from ROBERT GOODE to ADAM THOMPSON,
for $500.00, 100 A. on Muddy Fork Creek, in metes and bounds, S/Robt. Goode,
Elizabeth Goode, Wit: Wm. Porter, John Goode, Dower Relinq., Rec. 31 Oct,
1818. |
p. 148 |
DBI-567, Dec. 7, 1818, from JOHN GOODE to ADAM THOMPSON,
for $350.00, 70 A. two roda and 19 poles, on the Waters of Muddy Fork of
Little River, bounded Cain's line, Williams' line, others. S/ John Good,
Wit: Benjamin (his X mark) Ladd, John (his X mark) Ladd, Rec. Dec. 7, 1818. |
11. Lon Arneld Bostick, Sr. 1987. County Court
Order Book "B" Part 1 for Christian County, Kentucky, for the years 14
Oct 1805 - 12 Sep 1809 for a County Court held at Town of Hopkinsville.
Christian County Family and History Research Society (4465 Cadiz Rd., Hopkinsville,
KY 42240). First column is the page number in Bostick; second column
is the page number in Court Order Book B.
p. |
p. |
Date |
Motions |
072 |
154 |
6 Apr
1807 |
On motion of James Bradley for a road leading from James Wilsons
at or near James Scoggins horse mill ordered that James Wilson, William
Stroud, Adam Thompson, Thomas Waters |
155 |
Samuel Bradley and James Bradley or any three of them being first
sworn do view and mark the same and report thereof to our next county Court. |
075 |
164 |
1 May
1807 |
A Bill of Sale from John Gray to Adam Thompson for a Negro
woman named Jude produced in Court acknowledged and ordered to be recorded. |
108-
109 |
234 |
Jun
1808 |
On motion of James Bradley ordered that Adam Thompson,
James Bradley, James Reeves and James McKnight or any three being first
sworn do view and mark a road from Temple West to James Reeves on a direction
to the house and barn. |
131 |
288 |
13 Feb
1809 |
Ordered that the viewers heretofore appointed to review
and mark a road from the forks of the road near Reeves to the forks near
Adam
Thompsons have the further time until next County Court to view and
mark the same with M. Early and Abm. Hodge additional viewers. |
133 |
294 |
13 Mar
1809 |
The viewers appointed last Court to view a new part
of a road from James Reeves to Adam Thompsons made their report
to Court and on consideration it is ordered that the said road be established. |
138 |
308 |
8 May
1809 |
Ordered that the road as heretofore viewed from the
Livingston road near Johnson's field to the Hopkins County line on a direction
to Mencers horse mill be established and that Captian (sic)
George Crismill be appointed surveyor of the same as far as his house and
that William Metcalf be surveyor from that to the crossing of the Land
Lick Fork of Trade Water and Adam Thompson from that |
309 |
to the County line and that Joseph Clark, Esq., allott the hands
and return an allottment to next County Court and that this road be cut
15 feet wide. |
145 |
323 |
14 Aug
1809 |
On motion of Jacob Morris for leave to alter the road
leading from Judge Wilsons to the Livingston County line as far as from
the forks of the road between Adam Thompsons and said Morrises to
the house and barn it is ordered that James Cook, Matthais Early, William
Howard and Jesse Hail or any three being first sworn do view and mark the
same and report to next County Court. |
147 |
329 |
11 Sep
1809 |
The viewers heretofore appointed to review a part of
the road leading from the forks of the road near Adam Thompsons
to the house and barn made their report to Court and on consideration it
is ordered that said review |
330 |
be set aside. |
12. Barney Thompson. MS. The Thompson Family of Prince Edward
County, Virginia, Butler and Trigg Counties, Kentucky, and the Florida
Parishes of Louisiana: the Descendants of Thomas Thompson, 1749-1810.
Copies at Western Kentucky University, the Filson Club Library, and the
Indiana State Library, Indianapolis. (Excerpts courtesy of the author,
with my sincere thanks for generously sharing them.) The following
excerpts are of articles written in the 1890s by Cyrus Thompson for a Trigg
County newspaper called the Kentucky Telephone. They are an
octogenarian's reminiscences of life in early Trigg County. (Adam
Thompson is not related to Cyrus Thompson or to the Thompsons who are the
subjects of Barney Thompson's book.) In Chapter 8, under the heading
"Cyrus Thompson Articles, Part Two" (boldface added):
p. 60 |
I remember with some distinctness many others of the old settlers
who lived in early times in the vicinity of Cerulean Springs-- from 1832
to 1840-42. The forms and features of some of them I can now see
in my mind's eye as I saw them fifty years ago, and well remember their
social and moral standing. The Goodwins, the Goodes, the Pools, the
Sizemores, the Stinebaughs, Rogers, Guthries, Adam Thompson, Elisha
Harbor, David Haggard, John Jones, and the Wilsons, were all good men--
amongst the best citizens of the county. The heads of most of these
families came to the county in the early part of this century, and nearly
all from Virginia and North Carolina. There were all farmers, nearly
or quite all were slave owners, and they were all tobacco growers. |
p. 61 |
Adam Thompson I bear in mind distinctly. He was a
devout Christian-- a member of the Christian Church-- one amongst the earliest
converts to that religion, and Sunday after Sunday would ride on horseback
in bad winter weather from his home to Cadiz to "break bread" and partake
of "the wine" with his brethren, of whom Wayman Crow was one, and at whose
house he always stopped. He, poor man, had an only son, William,
a promising young man who died in Cadiz in about 1835, and it nearly broke
his heart. He had studied medicine and had just entered upon the
practice with bright prospects of success. |
13. William Henry Perrin, ed. 1994. History
of Trigg County, Kentucky. Heritage Books, Bowie, MD (this book
is a facsimile of just the Trigg Co. portion of Perrin's Counties of
Christian and Trigg, Kentucky: Historical and Biographical printed
in 1884 by F.A. Battey, Chicago). To read the entire section on Cerulean
Springs Precinct, click
here.
p. 010 |
Settlement by White People. |
After the Goodwins came ... Adam Thompson ... all of whom
became citizens and had homes in the northern part of the county as early
as 1800. |
p. 121 |
Cerulean Springs Precinct. |
Later came ... Adam Thompson ... |
14. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:
AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).
15. Emails from Ruth Call, Barney Thompson. |