Tabitha b. 1749 (* maiden name "unknown"- not verified) married John Thompson (1740-1782) @ "likely" Anson Co., NC bef. 1769. John, Tabitha & four oldest children - David b. NC, Reuben b. NC, Ann b. NC & Catherine b. NC all moved from NC to GA Nov 8th, 1773 ("GA Colonial Land Grants") to the area around today's "Wrightsboro", McDuffie Co., GA. They were a part of the group of families who immigrated from Anson Co., NC. This John Thompson was a signer to letter sent from the group known as "NC Regulators". They moved to the "former ceded Indian Lands". Although a group of NC Quakers also moved to that site, the Thompsons were not of that sect.
By 1781 (Wilkes Co. created 1777), John Thompson had already received a 287-1/2 acre tract of land along Kettle Creek NW of today's Washington, Wilkes Co., GA. GA Revol. officials had been granting parcels of land to GA militia troops who were fighting against the British Troops. By Feb 1783, John Thompson had already passed away and was buried on that land. In Feb 1783 the "GA State Revolutionary War Council (Minutes 1781-1784)" had granted "the widow Tabitha & the Heirs of John Thompson" (warrant signed by Elijah Clarke) an increase up to 300-acres with an additional 150-acre plat to the family in recognition of the GA Militia military service of their husband & father.
In 1805, Tabitha & four surviving (of five) children sold the Wilkes Co., GA property ("excepting the grave yard") and moved down to Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., GA (site of the new GA State Capitol). By early 1810 Tabitha, married son David (w/wife & son), married son Reuben (w/wife & 3 oldest of 4 children) had moved to Baldwin Co., AL (see 1810 Baldwin Co., AL Tax List). Her married daughter Luraline ("Lawrany") w/of Jonathon L. Catchings moved with family to Pike Co., MS by 1809 (& then to today's Hinds Co., MS by 1819).
Tabitha's grandson William Henry Sewell Thompson (b. 1808 GA - "my grandson William Henry Sewell Thompson son of my beloved daughter Ann Thompson") was raised by his grandmother and was with her & her married sons on the long trip through hostile lands & arrived at the "MS Territory" by 1810 (1810 Baldwin Co. AL census/tax records). His mother Ann Thompson had died @ GA about the 1808 time of his birth. He remained very close to his Thompson cousins the rest of his life (d. 1872 Newton Co., MS - see Findagrave.com #111080494).
After late 1813, the Thompsons had moved up to then still Washington Co. (today's Choctaw Co.) in the Pushmataha & Wimberly area. Tabitha Thompson was a "woman of means" and at her death May 1828 left behind a sizable estate for her sons and grandsons (see Washington Co., AL estate valuations). She was buried in the Thompson family cemetery located on the property of her son David Thompson. By the time of her death the surviving children were David (d.Dec. 1846), Reuben (d.Oct. 1845 MS) & "Lawraney" Catchings (d. 1833 Hinds Co., MS). Ann & Catherine were "gone" before 1805 & by 1808.
The old "Thompson family cemetery" is located on private land still owned by later descendants of the Thompson family. The site has seen severe storm damage thru the two-hundred plus years it has existed. Some graves are still marked, many have been badly damaged. Some deaths were recorded but never had "stones".
(*Although many family trees continue to list her maiden name as "Whatley" THIS IS NOT VERIFIED OR CONFIRMED IN ANY RECORDS. NO DNA testing of hundreds of descendants of Tabitha "no known maiden name" Thompson has ever produced any Whatley line connection. The man most often identified as "father" was born two yrs LATER than Tabitha). This disregard has caused much "confusion" in many family trees.
By 1781 (Wilkes Co. created 1777), John Thompson had already received a 287-1/2 acre tract of land along Kettle Creek NW of today's Washington, Wilkes Co., GA. GA Revol. officials had been granting parcels of land to GA militia troops who were fighting against the British Troops. By Feb 1783, John Thompson had already passed away and was buried on that land. In Feb 1783 the "GA State Revolutionary War Council (Minutes 1781-1784)" had granted "the widow Tabitha & the Heirs of John Thompson" (warrant signed by Elijah Clarke) an increase up to 300-acres with an additional 150-acre plat to the family in recognition of the GA Militia military service of their husband & father.
In 1805, Tabitha & four surviving (of five) children sold the Wilkes Co., GA property ("excepting the grave yard") and moved down to Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., GA (site of the new GA State Capitol). By early 1810 Tabitha, married son David (w/wife & son), married son Reuben (w/wife & 3 oldest of 4 children) had moved to Baldwin Co., AL (see 1810 Baldwin Co., AL Tax List). Her married daughter Luraline ("Lawrany") w/of Jonathon L. Catchings moved with family to Pike Co., MS by 1809 (& then to today's Hinds Co., MS by 1819).
Tabitha's grandson William Henry Sewell Thompson (b. 1808 GA - "my grandson William Henry Sewell Thompson son of my beloved daughter Ann Thompson") was raised by his grandmother and was with her & her married sons on the long trip through hostile lands & arrived at the "MS Territory" by 1810 (1810 Baldwin Co. AL census/tax records). His mother Ann Thompson had died @ GA about the 1808 time of his birth. He remained very close to his Thompson cousins the rest of his life (d. 1872 Newton Co., MS - see Findagrave.com #111080494).
After late 1813, the Thompsons had moved up to then still Washington Co. (today's Choctaw Co.) in the Pushmataha & Wimberly area. Tabitha Thompson was a "woman of means" and at her death May 1828 left behind a sizable estate for her sons and grandsons (see Washington Co., AL estate valuations). She was buried in the Thompson family cemetery located on the property of her son David Thompson. By the time of her death the surviving children were David (d.Dec. 1846), Reuben (d.Oct. 1845 MS) & "Lawraney" Catchings (d. 1833 Hinds Co., MS). Ann & Catherine were "gone" before 1805 & by 1808.
The old "Thompson family cemetery" is located on private land still owned by later descendants of the Thompson family. The site has seen severe storm damage thru the two-hundred plus years it has existed. Some graves are still marked, many have been badly damaged. Some deaths were recorded but never had "stones".
(*Although many family trees continue to list her maiden name as "Whatley" THIS IS NOT VERIFIED OR CONFIRMED IN ANY RECORDS. NO DNA testing of hundreds of descendants of Tabitha "no known maiden name" Thompson has ever produced any Whatley line connection. The man most often identified as "father" was born two yrs LATER than Tabitha). This disregard has caused much "confusion" in many family trees.
Tabitha b. 1749 (* maiden name "unknown"- not verified) married John Thompson (1740-1782) @ "likely" Anson Co., NC bef. 1769. John, Tabitha & four oldest children - David b. NC, Reuben b. NC, Ann b. NC & Catherine b. NC all moved from NC to GA Nov 8th, 1773 ("GA Colonial Land Grants") to the area around today's "Wrightsboro", McDuffie Co., GA. They were a part of the group of families who immigrated from Anson Co., NC. This John Thompson was a signer to letter sent from the group known as "NC Regulators". They moved to the "former ceded Indian Lands". Although a group of NC Quakers also moved to that site, the Thompsons were not of that sect.
By 1781 (Wilkes Co. created 1777), John Thompson had already received a 287-1/2 acre tract of land along Kettle Creek NW of today's Washington, Wilkes Co., GA. GA Revol. officials had been granting parcels of land to GA militia troops who were fighting against the British Troops. By Feb 1783, John Thompson had already passed away and was buried on that land. In Feb 1783 the "GA State Revolutionary War Council (Minutes 1781-1784)" had granted "the widow Tabitha & the Heirs of John Thompson" (warrant signed by Elijah Clarke) an increase up to 300-acres with an additional 150-acre plat to the family in recognition of the GA Militia military service of their husband & father.
In 1805, Tabitha & four surviving (of five) children sold the Wilkes Co., GA property ("excepting the grave yard") and moved down to Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., GA (site of the new GA State Capitol). By early 1810 Tabitha, married son David (w/wife & son), married son Reuben (w/wife & 3 oldest of 4 children) had moved to Baldwin Co., AL (see 1810 Baldwin Co., AL Tax List). Her married daughter Luraline ("Lawrany") w/of Jonathon L. Catchings moved with family to Pike Co., MS by 1809 (& then to today's Hinds Co., MS by 1819).
Tabitha's grandson William Henry Sewell Thompson (b. 1808 GA - "my grandson William Henry Sewell Thompson son of my beloved daughter Ann Thompson") was raised by his grandmother and was with her & her married sons on the long trip through hostile lands & arrived at the "MS Territory" by 1810 (1810 Baldwin Co. AL census/tax records). His mother Ann Thompson had died @ GA about the 1808 time of his birth. He remained very close to his Thompson cousins the rest of his life (d. 1872 Newton Co., MS - see Findagrave.com #111080494).
After late 1813, the Thompsons had moved up to then still Washington Co. (today's Choctaw Co.) in the Pushmataha & Wimberly area. Tabitha Thompson was a "woman of means" and at her death May 1828 left behind a sizable estate for her sons and grandsons (see Washington Co., AL estate valuations). She was buried in the Thompson family cemetery located on the property of her son David Thompson. By the time of her death the surviving children were David (d.Dec. 1846), Reuben (d.Oct. 1845 MS) & "Lawraney" Catchings (d. 1833 Hinds Co., MS). Ann & Catherine were "gone" before 1805 & by 1808.
The old "Thompson family cemetery" is located on private land still owned by later descendants of the Thompson family. The site has seen severe storm damage thru the two-hundred plus years it has existed. Some graves are still marked, many have been badly damaged. Some deaths were recorded but never had "stones".
(*Although many family trees continue to list her maiden name as "Whatley" THIS IS NOT VERIFIED OR CONFIRMED IN ANY RECORDS. NO DNA testing of hundreds of descendants of Tabitha "no known maiden name" Thompson has ever produced any Whatley line connection. The man most often identified as "father" was born two yrs LATER than Tabitha). This disregard has caused much "confusion" in many family trees.
By 1781 (Wilkes Co. created 1777), John Thompson had already received a 287-1/2 acre tract of land along Kettle Creek NW of today's Washington, Wilkes Co., GA. GA Revol. officials had been granting parcels of land to GA militia troops who were fighting against the British Troops. By Feb 1783, John Thompson had already passed away and was buried on that land. In Feb 1783 the "GA State Revolutionary War Council (Minutes 1781-1784)" had granted "the widow Tabitha & the Heirs of John Thompson" (warrant signed by Elijah Clarke) an increase up to 300-acres with an additional 150-acre plat to the family in recognition of the GA Militia military service of their husband & father.
In 1805, Tabitha & four surviving (of five) children sold the Wilkes Co., GA property ("excepting the grave yard") and moved down to Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., GA (site of the new GA State Capitol). By early 1810 Tabitha, married son David (w/wife & son), married son Reuben (w/wife & 3 oldest of 4 children) had moved to Baldwin Co., AL (see 1810 Baldwin Co., AL Tax List). Her married daughter Luraline ("Lawrany") w/of Jonathon L. Catchings moved with family to Pike Co., MS by 1809 (& then to today's Hinds Co., MS by 1819).
Tabitha's grandson William Henry Sewell Thompson (b. 1808 GA - "my grandson William Henry Sewell Thompson son of my beloved daughter Ann Thompson") was raised by his grandmother and was with her & her married sons on the long trip through hostile lands & arrived at the "MS Territory" by 1810 (1810 Baldwin Co. AL census/tax records). His mother Ann Thompson had died @ GA about the 1808 time of his birth. He remained very close to his Thompson cousins the rest of his life (d. 1872 Newton Co., MS - see Findagrave.com #111080494).
After late 1813, the Thompsons had moved up to then still Washington Co. (today's Choctaw Co.) in the Pushmataha & Wimberly area. Tabitha Thompson was a "woman of means" and at her death May 1828 left behind a sizable estate for her sons and grandsons (see Washington Co., AL estate valuations). She was buried in the Thompson family cemetery located on the property of her son David Thompson. By the time of her death the surviving children were David (d.Dec. 1846), Reuben (d.Oct. 1845 MS) & "Lawraney" Catchings (d. 1833 Hinds Co., MS). Ann & Catherine were "gone" before 1805 & by 1808.
The old "Thompson family cemetery" is located on private land still owned by later descendants of the Thompson family. The site has seen severe storm damage thru the two-hundred plus years it has existed. Some graves are still marked, many have been badly damaged. Some deaths were recorded but never had "stones".
(*Although many family trees continue to list her maiden name as "Whatley" THIS IS NOT VERIFIED OR CONFIRMED IN ANY RECORDS. NO DNA testing of hundreds of descendants of Tabitha "no known maiden name" Thompson has ever produced any Whatley line connection. The man most often identified as "father" was born two yrs LATER than Tabitha). This disregard has caused much "confusion" in many family trees.
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