| Note* | | JV Thompson Journals vol. 7, p. 144-145, vol. 16, p. 52-53; vol. 20, p. 456 JVT, Vol. 1, Page 204 gives the will of Thomas Thompson: Will Book D. Page 125. Will of Thomas Thompson: In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Thompson of Cumberland Co (now Franklin Co) & Hamilton having occasion to remove to another part and knowing not if ever I shall return, do JVT, Vol. 1, Page 204 make & ordain my last will & testament but first of all I commit &recommend my soul & body unto the kind protection of Providence & I do give demise & dispose of my worldly Estate as followeth: Item, I allow my dearly beloved wife Martha [Findley] Thompson to be my sole possessor & ruler of all my worldly Effects so long as she liveth to use & dispose the Same at her pleasure. I will five pound to my oldestson Alexander Thompson & also will to my second son Samuel Thompson the sumof forty pounds to rest of my children I leave an Equal share viz MaryThompson, Joseph Thompson, William Thompson, Margaret Thompson, but to George Thompson twenty pounds more than Equal square [sic] and twentypounds to be adised [best guess] & levied out of my Effects this ensuingfall. I ordain share reducted of Each legatee a Equal to the maintainingof my Father whilst he lives, that is that Each one give an Equal share except Alexander, Samuel & George & I allow that nothing disposed of til my beloved wife's deceased the forementioned twenty pounds for George which is this fall to be reased [sic] in order to secure some land in the fronteer [sic] Inhabitance and I do by these presents allow & will this to be my last will, Character & testament absolutely without any manner of Controne [sic] & witness whereof I have herunto [sic] set my hand & seal this 9th day of June and in the year of our Lord God One thousand Seven hundred & Seventy one. Signedsealed published & pronounced in the presence of us Thomas Thompson(Seal) Thos Wallace, Sam'l McCutchan Proven Dec 5, 1782 before Wm Lyon Regs & letters with the will annexed granted to Samuel Thompson & William Archibald. The appraisement of the personal Effects of Thomas Thompson made Jany 7, & 8, 1783 by Thomas Knox & Oliver Brown who were sworn before George Mathews Jany 11th 1783, aggregated £169.16.4. & a few of the items were: A great array of cows, calves, horses, pigs, beds, bedding, chests &a letter box, cooking utensils, farming Utensils, spinning wheels, flax & Everything conceivable almost including a fur hat, buckskin breeches, blue plush coat, & the following books. Ambrose looking to Jesus, TheConfession of Faith, Grays Works, Bible, Gospel Sonnets, The barren figtree, Elizabeth West, Youth in his uncorrected State, Cloud of Witnesses,Four fold State, Pilgrim's Progress, Wellghes Sermons, Monrow's letters,French Convert, Vincent on the Catechism, Vincent on Judgement, One Streatcoat & two west coats £4, one Streat coat £3. one great coat £0.12, Etc EtcEtc The account sworn to & subscribed by William Archibald surviving Admi before Wm Lyon Regs on May 10, 1796 discloses notes & acctsto increase appsm't to £177.13.0 1/2 & of the receipts paid out No 2 isthat of Patrick Jack; 3. Sam'l McElhatton 4. Wm McElhatton, 15 Rev JohnCraighead, Stipends 1.15.8 speaks of allowance to Sam'l Thompson one of theAdms for his trouble until his decease. Cash Expended in going to Carlisle with the witnesses to prove the will £4.6.5 & by Expenses in procuring oneof the witnesses to the will resident in Washington Co to come on to provethe will £5. Balance in hands of Adms Wm Archibald subject to distributionaccording to the will. The above will itself of Thomas Thompson is not on file in theRegisters office a slip being inserted saying that the original was missing when they were numbered up. Helen Wetnight, 365 Holly Hill Road, Oldsmar, FL 34677who cites a handwritten 9 page document prepared by Katherine Mayes Thompson states that Thomas Thompson came with his parents to Lancaster Co., PA where warrants for land were taken out as early as March 8, 1734. He moved to Cumberland Co. & settled in Hopewell Twp, afterwards to Hamilton Twp where he was a farmer. |