Brief Life History of Clayton
When Clayton Thompson was born in 1790, in Virginia, United States, his father, Robert Pickney Thompson, was 30 and his mother, Penelope Jarvis Rogers, was 21. He had at least 2 daughters with Susannah Miller George. He registered for military service in 1812. In 1835, at the age of 45, his occupation is listed as farmer, miller; justice of the peace. in Cedar Grove, Jefferson, Alabama, United States. He died on 29 April 1846, in Cedar Grove, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: Clayton Thompson - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Clayton Thompson
- Clayton Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1790–1846 Male
1801–1874 Female
Children (2)
1826–1905 Female
1845–1928 Female
Parents and Siblings
1760–1810 Male
1770– Female
Siblings (8)
1790–1846 Male
1792– Male
1794–1855 Male
1796– Male
1797– Female
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World Events (8)
1790
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1791
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1808
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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