Person:Jane Thompson (38)

Name	Jane Thompson
Alt Name	Jean Thompson
Gender	Female
Birth`^?`	Aug 1761	County Antrim, Ireland
Marriage	Sep 1786	Augusta County, Virginiato James Walker
Marriage	Abt 1792	Jefferson, Tennessee, United Statesto Andrew Cowan, of Jefferson County, TN
Marriage	Aft 1799	to Joel Ellis
Death`^?`		near Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States


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Person talk:Jane Thompson (38)

1 Overview
2 Personal Data
3 Disambiguation
4 Bibliography
5 Footnotes

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Overview

Much of the family history for Jane Thompson is obtained (or inferred) from a statement made by her mother in a 1796 deposition. From this we learn that Jane was was born in County Antrim, Ireland in 1761. She migrated to America with her mother, two sisters, and perhaps her father. ^[1] In anycase, the three girls apparently married in America; where in America is not clear. By the time of her mothers statement, Jane, her mother Elizabeth, her sister Esther (wife of John McSpadden) were living in Jefferson County, while her other sister Mary (wife of Samuel Weir) was living in Sevier County, TN.

Jane had initially married James Walker, son of Samuel Walker and Jane Patterson, His parents had settled in the Natural Bridge area of modern Rockbridge County in the 1750's, and remained there the rest of their lives. It is likely that this is where Jane and James met and married in 1786. It is not clear whether this couple remained in the Rockbridge area, or moved to Tennessee after marriage. In any event he had died by 1792, and Jane shortly thereafter remarried to widower Andrew Cowan in Jefferson County, TN. It is possible that the move to Tennessee occurred after her husbands death, in the company of her mother, and elder sister Esther, who had married John McSpadden, as all three were in Jefferson County by this time.

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Personal Data

Personal Data
Vita	Datum	Source/Basis/Comment
DOB:	August, 1761	Affadavit of Elizabeth Thompson, 1796 b
POB:	County Antrim, Ireland	Affadavit of Elizabeth Thompson, 1796 b
DOD:
POD:
Father:	James Thompson	Affadavit of Elizabeth Thompson, 1796b
Mother:	Elizabeth Donnell	Affadavit of Elizabeth Thompson, 1796b

Spouse 1	Person:James Walker (94)	Affadavit of Elizabeth Thompson, 1796b Source:White, 1902
DOM:	Sept 1786
POM:
Children
Name	DOB	POB	DOD	POD	Spouse	DOM	POM	Dispersion and Notes
Elizabeth Lyle Walker	17 March 1789				Thomas McSpadden	c 1809		Source:White, 1902:180, 181; Note that son James (c1810-c1900) lived in Alverado, Va, on Holston watershed
Jane Walker	17 March 1791				John Richie Imman	July 27 1807		Source:White, 1902:180 gives DOB as 17 march 1891, presumed typo for 1791, but note same day of month birth as sister Elizabeth
Unknown								[Affadavit of Elizabeth Thompson, 1796b, indicates that there were three children, but not named; White 1902 indicates only 2 children; but 1786 DOM of parents allows for another child early on in the marriage.

Spouse 2	Person:Andrew Cowan (5)	Affadavit of Elizabeth Thompson, 1796b; Source:White, 1902
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Children
Name	DOB	POB	DOD	POD	Spouse	DOM	POM	Dispersion and Notes




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Disambiguation

See Disambiguation:Jane Thompson for an inventory of persons by this name on this site.

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Bibliography

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Footnotes

↑ Her mothers statement is recorded as showing that "The said Ester, Mary and Jean are the three lawful heirs of the estate of James Thompson deceased their father of the county of Antrim in Ireland." That may indicate that he died in Ireland, though this is not clear.

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