tenterfieldjulie
12-10-13, 10:46
With great help from Glen, my Thompson ancestors have gone from only knowing that Elizabeth Thompson married George Ware at High Wycombe 15/9/1808 (George was a farmer), to fairly certain facts that Elizabeth THOMPSON was the daughter of James/Elizabeth and was baptised 17/6/1785 High Wycombe, with siblings James 1782, Johannah 1787. Kate also found John, baptised 14 Jan 1779 at Great Hampden, (FamilySearch).
Glen confirmed the marriage of James Thompson of Chepping Wycombe to Elizabeth Birch on 12 May 1778 at Great Hampden (District of Wycombe), Buckinghamshire otp Lic
Recently I was looking at a Public tree on Ancestry and as well as the above 4 children, there is a Henry born 1780, but no data to support it. The oldest child John born 1779 is married to a Patty Griffiths and in the 1841 census he is an Inn keeper living at Chepping Wycombe. This tree has the marriage of James to Elizabeth Birch with birth James C1751 at Little Hampden and Elizabeth C1759 with no supporting data. The parents of James are given as William Thompson and Margaret Ensworth who married at Hughenden in 1742. Son William C1743, then big gap to James in C1751. Deaths of William Sen in 1759 and Margaret in 1800 at Little Hampden.
On a web query it was stated the Bucks Posse Comitatus census of 1798 showed James THOMPSON living in Wycombe, a carpenter. (no will found)
I then decided to have another look at the wills and found William Thompson of Little Hampden, Husbandman 1759, (which would tie in with the Ancestry tree); Elizabeth’s brother John (victualler) Chepping Wycombe 1841; James farmer 1847 of Hampden, who is I presume Elizabeth Ware’s brother James; also an Elizabeth Thompson Little Hampden 1851.
There are 50 odd wills for Birch, but I don’t have anything concrete on Elizabeth. The Ancestry birth date of 1759 I think comes from the baptism 8/7/1759 at Great Missenden parents William and Ann; but there is also Elizabeth baptised at Turweston 19/8/1750 parents Richard and Jane; and at Lee 23/2/1751 parents Benjamin & Mary.
I feel the next step is to buy at least the will of William Thompson 1759. Thoughts please? Julie
Glen confirmed the marriage of James Thompson of Chepping Wycombe to Elizabeth Birch on 12 May 1778 at Great Hampden (District of Wycombe), Buckinghamshire otp Lic
Recently I was looking at a Public tree on Ancestry and as well as the above 4 children, there is a Henry born 1780, but no data to support it. The oldest child John born 1779 is married to a Patty Griffiths and in the 1841 census he is an Inn keeper living at Chepping Wycombe. This tree has the marriage of James to Elizabeth Birch with birth James C1751 at Little Hampden and Elizabeth C1759 with no supporting data. The parents of James are given as William Thompson and Margaret Ensworth who married at Hughenden in 1742. Son William C1743, then big gap to James in C1751. Deaths of William Sen in 1759 and Margaret in 1800 at Little Hampden.
On a web query it was stated the Bucks Posse Comitatus census of 1798 showed James THOMPSON living in Wycombe, a carpenter. (no will found)
I then decided to have another look at the wills and found William Thompson of Little Hampden, Husbandman 1759, (which would tie in with the Ancestry tree); Elizabeth’s brother John (victualler) Chepping Wycombe 1841; James farmer 1847 of Hampden, who is I presume Elizabeth Ware’s brother James; also an Elizabeth Thompson Little Hampden 1851.
There are 50 odd wills for Birch, but I don’t have anything concrete on Elizabeth. The Ancestry birth date of 1759 I think comes from the baptism 8/7/1759 at Great Missenden parents William and Ann; but there is also Elizabeth baptised at Turweston 19/8/1750 parents Richard and Jane; and at Lee 23/2/1751 parents Benjamin & Mary.
I feel the next step is to buy at least the will of William Thompson 1759. Thoughts please? Julie