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Download or read book Descendants of John Thompson--1994 written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Thompson (1780-1855), was a son of William Thompson and Jane Mitchell of Thompsontown, Juniata Co., Pennsylvania. He was called "Goshen John". He married Abigail North (1783-1852). Author's lineage comes from another son of William Thompson and Jane Mitchell, William Thompson, Jr. (1785-1834), who was born in Pfoutz's Valley, Pa., and died in Thompsontown. He was married to Charlotte Chambers Patterson (1794-1863) in 1816. Descendants of John Thomson (d. 1779), the pioneer and patriot, and the founder of the Thompson family in Juniata County, Pa., who with his brother, James, originally came from Scotland to County Antrim, Ireland, and about 1735 to Cross Roads, Chester Co., Pa. They later lived in Hanover Twp., Harrisburg and Thompsontown, Pa. He was married three times: 1. Miss Greenlee, daughter of James Greenlee of Hanover Twp. 2. Miss Slocum; and 3. Sarah Patterson, a daughter of James Patterson. He had fourteen children.