| Sources:
1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Tennessee Marriages:
Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):
| Thompson, Gideon |
Clower, Elizabeth |
Jan 8, 1794 |
Greene Co. |
Some secondary sources have our subject married to Elizabeth CLOWER as
his second wife, but this is a different Gideon THOMPSON (1773-1803), of
Tennessee.
2. Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund
CD-310): Gideon was not found, but there is reason to believe his
family was in Granville/Bute Co., specifically, his father is said to be
Benjamin THOMPSON. The following are all the THOMPSONs in the two
counties on this CD. Because of the formation of Bute Co. from Granville
Co. in 1764, I believe some of these names may represent the same individual
on both lists.
| 1755 |
Thompson, Benjamin |
NC |
Granville Co. |
| 1755 |
Thompson, Jennings |
NC |
Granville Co. |
| 1755 |
Thompson, Jno. |
NC |
Granville Co. |
| 1755 |
Thompson, John |
NC |
Granville Co. |
| 1755 |
Thompson, Samuel |
NC |
Granville Co. |
| 1755 |
Thompson, Sarah |
NC |
Granville Co. |
| 1755 |
Thompson, William |
NC |
Granville Co. |
| 1755 |
Thompson, William s of Benj |
NC |
Granville Co. |
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| 1771 |
Thompson, Benjamin |
NC |
Bute Co. |
| 1771 |
Thompson, Drury |
NC |
Bute Co. |
| 1771 |
Thompson, Elizabeth |
NC |
Bute Co. |
| 1771 |
Thompson, James |
NC |
Bute Co. |
| 1771 |
Thompson, John |
NC |
Bute Co. |
| 1771 |
Thompson, Robert |
NC |
Bute Co. |
| 1771 |
Thompson, Samuel |
NC |
Bute Co. |
| 1771 |
Thompson, Sarah |
NC |
Bute Co. |
| 1771 |
Thompson, Zacharia |
NC |
Bute Co. |
|
3. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1790 (Broderbund
CD-311):
| 1790 |
Thompson, Gedeion |
NC |
Mecklenburg Co. |
p. 160 |
02-00-02-00-00 |
These data indicate:
| Gender and Type |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 2 free white males |
16 or over |
in or bef. 1774 |
= Gideon (b. 1724/5)
= Gideon Jr. (b. 1764) |
| 2 free white females |
all ages |
in or bef. 1790 |
= Janette or Mary
= Jane (b. ca. 1776) |
Gideon Jr. didn't marry until 1793, so presumably he is the son still at
home. Jane (at ca. 14) is certainly too young to have married, so
she is at home. The question is whether the older female is Janette,
in which case Mary must have married, or whether she is Mary, in which
case Janette has passed away. Other THOMPSONs in the county are:
Alexander, Elijah, John, John, Obadiah, and a "Widow."
. Herman W. Ferguson. 1990/95. Genealogical Deed
Abstracts, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Books 10-14. Self-published,
600 Chad Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 17803-1512.
| p. 45 |
766, p 283. 12 Jan 1784. Thomas Polk
to Andrew Dune, for £200 specie, two tracts viz: (1) 660 A, including
Polk's improvement, on both sides of Long Cr adj Ely Ker and Thomas Clark,
and being the land patented to John Anderson 20 Oct 1765. (2) 150 A on
Long Cr adj Stephen Hiss, Giddean Thompson, and William Lening,
and being the land patented to John Anderson 22 Nov 1768. Wit: Robert Dunn
and Andrew Lawing. Prvd in Apr 1784 Ct by oath of Robert Dunn. Sam Martin,
CMC. |
| p. 49 |
799, p 444. 10 May 1781. Peter Johnston
to Andrew McKee, for £450 lawful NC money, 200 A on Catawba R adj
Gideon Thomson, William Lawing, and John Anderson. Wit: Mat.
Troy and Hugh Culoden Boyd. Prvd 22 Mar 1783 by the oath of Hugh
Colloden Boyd before Saml. Spincer. J.S.C.L.E. |
| p. 111 |
1844, p 158. 2 Nov 1792. John, Geo.,
Jacob, Ann, and Andrew Hipp, all late of Mecklenburg, legatees of Stevan
Hipp, decd, to Valentine Hipp, for £150 lawful NC money, 250 A of
Gar Cr on the east side of Catawba R adj Gideon Thompson, Fran [cis?,
page broken] Beatie, Geo. Elliot, and Anderson. Sd land was patented
17 Sep 1766 to Stevan Hipp by whose will it descended to the grantors.
Wit: John (X) Nighton and George (..) Hopp. Prvd in Jan 1793 Ct by
Jno. Nighton. Isaac Alexander, CMC. |
| 1845, p 159. 8 Apr 1791. Bill of
Sale. Isaac Johnston to Gideon Thompsons, for £180,
a negro wench named Nell, age 18. Wit: Ezekiel Alexander and Jno.
Elliott. prvd in Jan 1793 Ct by Ezekiel Alexander. Isaac Alexander,
CMC. |
. Patricia Law Hatcher. 1987. Abstract of Graves
of Revolutionary Patriots. 4 vols. Pioneer Heritage Press,
Dallas, TX (online at Ancestry.com):
| THOMPSON, Gideon |
Hopewill Pres Ch Cem |
Mecklenburg Co NC 49 |
. Beverly M. Stercula. 1966. "Thompsons of New England
and Surry Co., Va." Thompson Family Magazine (online
in the Archives of THOMPSON-L at RootsWeb).
. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:
Ancestral
File (AF).
. Messages in the Thompson Family Genealogy Forum (online
at GenForum).
. Email from Alene Bradshaw [Apr 2000].
. WorldConnect (online at RootsWeb.com). |