Sherren Family Tree » William Thompson (1735-1813)

Personal data William Thompson 

  • He was born in the year 1735 in Henrico Co., The Province of Virginia (13 Colonies).
    The "Colonial Red Ensign Flag"; the first official flag to fly over the Colonies under British rule until 1777. The Province of Virginia became a State on 25 June 1788
  • He died on November 2, 1813 in Louisa, The Province of Virginia (13 Colonies), he was 78 years old.
    The "Colonial Red Ensign Flag"; the first official flag to fly over the Colonies under British rule until 1777. The Province of Virginia became a State on 25 June 1788
  • Will on August 3, 1811.
    William died 1813 Elbert Co., GA. Will dated 3 Aug. 1811; proved 2 Nov. 1813.
  • A child of Robert Thompson and Sarah Farley

Household of William Thompson

He is married to Mary Sarah Wells.

They got married in the year 1765, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. William Thompson  1757-1823 
  2. Robert Thompson  1759-????
  3. Wells Thompson  1761-????
  4. Asa Thompson  1763-????
  5. Sarah Thompson  1767-????
  6. Mary Thompson  1769-????
  8. Prudence Thompson  1770-1843 
  9. George Thompson  1775-1850

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Thompson

Robert Thompson
1661-1697
Elizabeth Steward
1665-1703
Sarah Farley
1711-1754

William Thompson
1735-1813

1765

Mary Sarah Wells
1735-1813

William Thompson
1757-1823
Robert Thompson
1759-????
Wells Thompson
1761-????
Asa Thompson
1763-????
Sarah Thompson
1767-????
Mary Thompson
1769-????
Frances Wells Thompson
1769-1808
Prudence Thompson
1770-1843
George Thompson
1775-1850

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Historical events

Day of death November 2, 1813

  • The temperature on November 2, 1813 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: winderig half bewolkt bui. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1813: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 20 » Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta.
    • May 11 » William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across the Blue Mountains, opening up inland Australia to settlement.
    • May 20 » Napoleon Bonaparte leads his French troops into the Battle of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany, against the combined armies of Russia and Prussia. The battle ends the next day with a French victory.
    • August 10 » Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means "Work conquers all things".
    • August 23 » At the Battle of Großbeeren, the Prussians under Von Bülow repulse the French army.
    • August 30 » First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.


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