A.  My sole reason for attaching Joel to these parents is the fact that he gave bond for the marriage of one of their sons (viz., the marriage of John Thompson to Elizabeth Spencer in 1806 in Christian Co., KY).  The person most likely to post bond for a marriage is a brother, so this is a strong piece of circumstantial evidence. 

1.  1810 Census (extracted by A. Robert Matthiesen; see 1810 Table): 

1810

Joel THOMPSON

21110 - 10020

Christian Co., KY

p. 90

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 males	9 or under	1800-1810	= Son D = Son C
1 male	10-15	1794-1800	= Son B
1 male	16-25	1784-1794	= Son A
1 male	26-44	1765-1784	= Joel
1 female	9 or under	1800-1810	= Daughter A
2 females	26-44	1765-1784	= Nancy = Mother?

2.  1820 Census (extracted by A. Robert Matthiesen; see 1820 Table): 

1820

Nancy THOMPSON

010000 - 10010

Trigg Co., KY

p. 13

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	10-15	1804-1810	= Son D
1 female	9 or under	1810-1820	= Daughter B
1 female	26-44	1775-1794	= Nancy

3.  Christian County, Kentucky, Tax Rolls, 1797-1816.  Heritage Quest, Microfilm No. V20-72 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Year	District	Dates of  Receiving Lists	Persons Names  Chargeable with the Tax	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Acres			Watercourse	In Whose Name Entered	In Whose Name Surveyed	In Whose Name Patented
											1st	2nd	3rd
1797-8	-	-	[not found]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1799	No. 2	Aug 20	Thompson Joel	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1800		May 20	Thompson Joel	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	200	-	Little R	J Thompson	Same	-
1801	South	Mar 20	Thompson Joel	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	200	Little River	J Thompson	Same	-
1802		July 3	Thompson Joel	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	- -	- -	200   16½	Little R Little R	J Thompson J Thompson	Same -	- -
1803		May 16	Thompson Joel	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	- -	- -	200   16	Little R Little R	J Thompson J Thompson	Same Same	- -
1804	South	Sep 6	Thompson Joel	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	- -	- -	200   16	M Fork same	J Thompson same	same same	- -
1805	South	Ap 22	Thompson Joel	1	-	-	-	5	-	-	- -	- -	200   16	L River same	J Thompson J Thompson	same same	- -
1806	South	May 21	Joel Thompson	1	-	-	-	5	-	-	- -	- -	216¼ 200	L River same	J Thompson J Thompson	same same	- -
1807	West	-	Thompson Joel	1	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	200	Muddy Fork	his own name	same	-
1808	-	-	[not found]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1809	No. 2	Apl 10	Thompson Joel	1		-	-	3	-	-	- -	- -	216  110	horse creek horse creek	Joel Thompson Jno thompson	J thompson Joel thompson	- -
1810		Aug 15	Thompson Joel	1		-	-	4	-	-	- -	- -	300   60	Mudy fork Same	- -	- -	- -
1811		May 4	Thompson Joel	1	-	-	-	6	-	-	- -	- -	216  144	Mudy fork Same	L Rogers Joel Thompson	- Same	- _
1812			Thompson Joel	1		-	-	6	-	-	-	-	360	Mudy fork	Thompson	Same	S (sic)
1813			Thompson Nancy	-		-	-	9	-	-	- - -	- - -	200   16¼ 110	M Fork - -	J thompson same same	same same same	- - -
1814			Thompson Nancy	-		-	-	6	-	-	- - -	- - -	200   16¼ 160	M Fork same same	J Thompson J Thompson Jno Thompson	same same same	- - -
1815			Thompson Nancy	-		-	-	7	-	-	-	-	325	M fork	J Thompson	same	same
1816			Thompson Nancy	-		-	-	3	-	-	-	-	325	TC? Creek	J Thompson	-	-
Legend for numerical data [grey indicates that particular datum was not taken that year]:  A = White Males 21 or over; B = White Males 16-20; C = Blacks over 16; D = Total Blacks; E = Horses & Mares (gelded male horses and female horses); F = Stud Horses (intact male horses); G = Rate of Covering (stud fee, in dollars); 1st/2nd/3rd refer to 1st Rate, 2nd Rate, or 3rd Rate land.

4.  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	Nancy	Thompson	-	-	1	-	217	-
-	1820-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Legend for numerical data: A = White Males 21 or over; B = Blacks over 16; C = Total Blacks; D = Horses

As expected, Nancy drops off the tax rolls when Trigg Co. is formed in 1820.

5.  From The Kentucky Land Grants by Willard Rouse Jillson (1925, Filson Club Publ., Louisville, KY; reprinted 1994 by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; also online at Ancestry.com).   Land grants in Christian Co. (n.b., these are the only land grants in all of KY to any Joel Thompson).

Grantee	Acres	Date	Watercourse
Thompson, Joel	200	20 Oct 1798	Horse Cr
Thompson, Joel	16½	4 Jun 1803	Norris Cr, Muddy Fk
Thompson, Joel	160	13 Apr 1807	none

Horse Creek and the Muddy Fork (of the Little River) are in Trigg Co., KY.

6.  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.  On p. 134:

DBI-411, July 6, 1818, from NEVEL HOPSON, JOHN McCAUGHN and SPENCER A. CALEMES, Commissioners on behalf of the heirs of JOEL THOMPSON, Dec'd, to SAMUEL GOODWIN, for $50.00, evidenced by a bond held by said Goodwin against Thompson's heirs, 50 A. bounded by Goodwins Survey & Thompson's Survey, w/road leading to Brown-Fisher's Horse Mill to Thompson's sugar camp, other mrks., S/John McCaughn, S.A. Calmes, Nevel Hopson, Wit: David Mitchel, Ashford L. Gore, Rec. 5 Oct. 1818.

7a.  Lon Arneld Bostick, Sr. & James Taylor Killebrew.  1985. County Court Order Book "A" for Christian County, Kentucky for the Years 21 March 1797 - 29 August 1805...  Christian County Genealogical Society (1101 Bethel St., Hopkinsville, KY 42240).  First column is the page number in Bostick & Killebrew; second column is the page number in Court Order Book A.

p.	p.	Date	Motions
128	245	14 Jan 1805	Joel Thompson appointed Surveyor of the road leading from the Sinking Fork of Little to the Muddy Fork of Little River at Willis Hicks in the room of Elisha Harbour resigned with the same allottment.

7b.  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
39	77	11 May 1806	William Wheeler appointed surveyor of the road leading from the Sinking Fork of Little River to the Muddy Fork of Little River in the room of Joel Thompson resigned with the former allottment which is filed.
68	147	9 Feb 1807	On motion of Elijah Stephens who took the oath of an administrator and entered into bond in the sum of 200 dollars with Ephraim Reece his security conditioned as the Law directs letters of administration was granted him in due form on the estate of Emanuel Stephens, deceased, and that Richard Stow, Joel Thompson, John Spencer and Nathaniel Ponder or any three of them be appointed appraisers.
83	182	5 Oct 1807	On Motion of Robert Rogers who took the oath of an administrator and entered into bond with John Roberts and Joel Thompson in the sum of one thousand dollars letters of Administration was granted him in due form on the estate of Bailey Cain deceased and that Jesse Goodwin, Samuel Baker, Samuel Goodwin, Burwell Massy, and Jacob Stanboy or any three of them being first sworn do appraise said estate and return an inventory thereof to our next Court.
99	212	4 Jan 1808	William Cane and Robert Cane infant orphans of Bailey Cane deceased came into Court and with the approbation of the Court made choice of Robert Rogers as their guardian whereupon the said Robert Rogers together with John Roberts and Joel Thompson his security entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $800 conditioned agreeable to Law.
			Ordered that Robert Rodgers be appointed guardian of Thomas Cane, Nancy Cane, Jane Cane, Lettice Cane, and Sally Cane infants of Bailey Cane deceased under the age of 14 years who entered into bond with John Roberts and Joel Thompson his security conditioned as the Law directs.
141	314	12 Jun 1809	On motion of Jesse Goodwin and Samuel Goodwin who took the oath of an administrator and entered into bond with Richard Stow and William Johnson their securities in the penal sum of twelve hundred dollars and took the oaths of administration, letters of administration was grated them in due form on the estate of their father, Robert Goodwin, Sr., and that Robert Goode, Joel Thompson, Robert Rodgers and Samuel Baker or any three being first sworn do appraise said estate and return and (sic) inventory thereof to our next County Court.

7c.  James Taylor Killebrew.  1987.  County Court Order Book "B" Part 2 for Christian County, Kentucky, for the years Nov. 1809 - 6 June 1814 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 Killebrew; second column is the page number in Court Order Book B.

p.	p.	Date	Motions
52	131-A	13 May 1811	The last will and testament of William Cameron and proven by the oath of Arch. McDonald and Daniel _____ and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Joel Thompson and Jesse Johnson who made oath as the law directs certificates of administration is granted them with the will annexed upon their entering into bond in the sum $300 conditioned according to law and took the necessary oath.

8.  Anon.  1993.  Christian County, Kentucky, Wills and Estates, 1815-1823:  Christian County Will Book C.  T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL.  On p. 4:

Page 5. Per [Christian County] Court order, we appraised the estate of Joel Thompson, decd, at $614.25.  Signed - John Goode, James Daniel, Richard Stow.  Recorded Jun Term 1815.

9.  William Henry Perrin, ed.  1994.  History of Trigg County, Kentucky.  Heritage Books, Bowie, MD (facsimile of just the Trigg Co. portion of Counties of Christian and Trigg, Kentucky: Historical and Biographical printed in 1884 by F.A. Battey, Chicago).

Introduction p. 10	After the Goodwins came ... Joel Thompson ... all of whom became citizens and had homes in the northern part of the county as early as 1800.
Cerulean Springs Pct. p. 121	Joel Thompson was among the first pioneers and made a home on land adjoining the old Goodwin farm.

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LDS.  IGI (online):

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Joel Thompson

22 Nov 1771

Surry Co., VA

Father: Nicholas Thompson

1782 Surry County, VA, Census [link died]:

Joel Thompson

Whites: 10

Blacks: 12

Heads of Families in the 1784 Surry Co., VA, Census [link died]:

Head of Family:	Joel Thompson
White Souls:	9
Dwellings:	1
Other Buildings:	5

1787 Surry County, VA, Tax List B [link died]:

Person responsible for taxes:	Joel Thompson
Negroes over age 16:	Tom, Jenny, Jacob, Nanny, Dinah, Rose
Negroes under age 16:	Hannah, Mike, Fed, Isaac, Jim, Marks, Tom