George Claiborne Thompson

1778 - 1856  (77 years)

• Name	George Claiborne Thompson
  Born	30 Apr 1778	Fluvanna, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1856	Thompson Cem, Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	Exact location unknown
  Buried	1856	Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Died	8 Feb 1856	Shawnee Springs, Mercer, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I1056	mytree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	George Thompson,   b. 12 Feb 1748, Fluvanna, Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Mar 1834  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca Burton,   b. 1750,   d. 21 May 1778  (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	6 Dec 1773  [2]
  Family ID	F588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Simpson Hart,   b. 8 Jun 1800,   d. 13 Jul 1883, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1819	Woodford, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Virginia Thompson  [natural] + 2. Susanna Preston Hart Thompson,   b. 5 Oct 1822, Mercer, Kentucky, USA  [natural] + 3. Letitia Hart Thompson,   b. 9 Mar 1826,   d. 23 Apr 1896  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Burton Thompson,   d. 1807, Shawnee Springs, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
  Married	8 May 1806  [1]
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary McClung McDowell,   b. Abt 1790,   d. 8 Nov 1818, Mercer, Kentucky, USA  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1809  [1]
  Children	1. Sarah Claiborne Thompson,   b. 16 Sep 1810  [natural]   2. George Madison Thompson,   b. 8 Jun 1813,   d. 26 Jun 1829  (Age 16 years)  [natural] + 3. William Thompson,   b. 16 May 1814,   d. 9 Feb 1900  (Age 85 years)  [natural]   4. Mary Rebecca Thompson,   b. 27 Oct 1818  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Apr 1778 - Fluvanna, Virginia, USA Married - 1 Oct 1819 - Woodford, Kentucky, USA Burial - Exact location unknown - 1856 - Thompson Cem, Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA Buried - 1856 - Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA Died - 8 Feb 1856 - Shawnee Springs, Mercer, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  George was commissioned a lieutenant in the 5th Regiment of Kentucky militia on 14 Dec 1803. On 18 Sep 1812 he entered Capt. Samuel Maccoun's company in the 5th Regiment (south's) of Kentucky Mounted Volunteers as a private. On 29 Sep 1812 he was promoted to aide-de-camp to Gen. James Ray with the rank of captain, serving on the expedition against the Indians to Vincennes and Fort harrison until 12 Nov 1812. He was a member of the Kentucky legislature from Mercer County, 1820-21 and 1840, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1820.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p364. [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p362.