The Thompson Family


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This book is the first volume chronicling the family history of an African American family from Salley, South Carolina. Stories in the book include: The story of Milledge Thompson, a former slave who purchased his own freedom. The story of Lavinia Thompson Corley, an enslaved cook who served with her master in the Confederate Army. The story of Governor "Mint" Thompson, Jr., who was tragically murdered at the age of ten. The story of Phillip Thompson, who became a prominent soil conservationist. In addition, the narratives are analyzed according historical and social context in addition to self-reflection in understanding the fundamental nature and essence of each narrative. The book won the 2019 African American Genealogical and Historical Society Book Award ( Non-Fiction/Genealogy).




The Thompson Family


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The Thompson Family: Untold Stories of the Past (1830-1960) is the first of several volumes that chronicles the genealogical epoch of the Thompson Family. From the bowels of the Skillet Community of Salley, South Carolina, this book chronicles the reflections and experiences of relatives that intersects the common themes of African-American History as well as themes of civic engagement, morality, virtue, struggle, tragedy, and achievement. Several narratives which include a slave who purchased his freedom, a relative who served as a cook in the Confederate Army, a young relative who was tragically murdered, and a sharecropper who became a prominent soil conservationist. Overall, the book narrates the generational diversity of the Thompson family.













Thompson


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The Thompson family of Virginia and North Carolina. The earliest known ancestor, John Thompson I (1636-1710), son of William and Martha Thompson, was born in Surry County, Virginia. He married Sarah Freebourne (1640-1696), daughter of John Freebourne, in 1657 in Surry Co., Va. William Thompson (b. 1700), a planter, was born in Surry Co., Va. and died in Johnson Co., N.C. (now part of Wake Co.). He was the son of John Thompson III and Agnes of Craven Co., N.C. He married Sarah (1705-1770) in 1721. They were parents of eight children. Their son, John (ca. 1721-1784), married Rachel Peacock (1737-1809), daughter of Daniel and Demaris Peacock. He became the ancestor of the Thompsons of Wayne, Columbus and Moore Counties, N.C. Descendants and relatives lived in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Florida, California, Maryland, Florida and elsewhere.







History of Thompson Family


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The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave


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