When Sibella Thompson was born in 1750, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Lawrence Thompson Sr, was 38 and her mother, Sarah Finney, was 36. She married Colonel Hugh Tinnen about 1763. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 24 May 1839, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 89.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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