THOMSON / THOMPSON from the RAGLAND Genealogy

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THOMSON / THOMPSON from the RAGLAND Genealogy

Source: Margaret Miriam Strong. 1928. Genealogy of the Ragland Families. Self-published, St. Louis, MO (online at Genealogy.com).

She has got to be the most disorganized writer I've ever come across. What a ditz. And a good example of why a book needs to be professionally edited, even if it isn't going to be professionally published.

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Wm. Thomson, known as Gentleman Thomson, who was born in England, married Sarah Hatton, 22 years old, of England, in 1863[has to be 1763]. They came to Williamsburg, Virginia, and their only son was Richard, who inherited all of their landed estate according to English law. He married Mary Hopson, known as pretty Polly Hopson, of Halifax, Virginia, whose children were:

Waddy Thomson, born 1813.

Bell Strickland Bates, born March 1, 1855, daughter of Martha Mildred Thomson, born November 3rd, 1833, died June 28, 1862, married William Matthew Strickland, April 6th, 1852.

Daughter of James Madison Thomson and his wife, Isabella Camp Hopson, married December 14th, 1831, died August 5th, 1844. Isabella Camp Hopson was the daughter of Morgan and Ann Hopson, born December 19, 1815.

Dr. James Madison Thomson, born December 6, 1809, died January 18, 1848. Son of Richard Thomson and Mary (or Polly) Hopson, known as pretty Polly Hopson, of Halifax County, Virginia. She was born September 19, 1771. They were married November 17th, 1802. The children were:

William Hatton Thomson, born September 14th, 1803.

Henry Hopson Thomson, born April 25th, 1805.

Nancy Ragland Thomson, born November 8, 1867. [?!]

Susan Thomson, born in 1809. Married Dr. Columbus Mills.

Waddy Thomson, of South Carolina.

All from Albemarle County, Virginia.

Mrs. Emma Jefferson Strickland, whose mother was Nancy Hopson, married Dr. George Jefferson. She was the daughter of Joshua Hopson, of Canton, Kentucky, son of Morgan Hopson, son of Colonel Joseph Hopson, who was the son of Captain Henry Hopson, son of William Hopson, Sr., of Virginia.

William Hereford Hopson was a brother of Isabella C. Hopson. Hopsons and Thomsons of this family were from Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Family Group Sheet of Richard THOMSON & Mary HOPSON

Family Group Sheet of James Madison THOMPSON & Isabella Camp HOPSON

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