Person:Thomas Thompson (121)

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Thomas T. Thompson
b.22 Oct 1787 Virginia
m. 9 Nov 1809
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Name Thomas T. Thompson
Gender Male
Birth[1] 22 Oct 1787 Virginia
Marriage 9 Nov 1809 Orange County, Virginiato Frances Robinson
Death[1] 14 Aug 1861 Grant County, Kentucky

Thomas T. Thompson was born in Virginia and relocated with his wife and father-in-law's family to Kentucky in 1818. Thomas settled in Grant County, Kentucky while his father-in-law, Francis Robinson, settled very nearby in Harrison County. These families are well-known early settlers in the "Stringtown" area located along the dividing line between Harrison and Grant Counties.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Chandler, Virgil, and Kentucky) Grant County Historical Society (Williamstown. Grant County cemeteries : a history of their inhabitants. (Williamstown, Kentucky: Grant County Historical Society (Oklahoma), 1988-1991).

    Thompson and Denny Family Cemetery is located just across Grant County, Kentucky line, if not right on the county line, just past Stringtown, turn left in curve near the old log house. Go back the lane 1/2 mile, on right.

    Thompson, Thomas T. October 22, 1787 August 14, 1861

    Grant County Cemeteries, Volume II, by Virgil Chandler Sr. Surveyed by Mr. Chandler March 3, 1985. The compiler found 47 graves with no ID.