Ann Thompson

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Thompson was born on 5 January 1796, in Woodford, Kentucky, United States, her father, James P Thompson, was 45 and her mother, Ruth Peyton, was 29. She married John Banks Pollard on 7 April 1814, in Woodford, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Garrard, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Kentucky, United States in 1870. She died on 24 March 1873, in Garrard, Clay, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Garrard, Clay, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Banks Pollard
1787–1853
Ann Thompson
1796–1873
Marriage: 7 April 1814
Nancy Adeline Pollard
1815–1900
Daniel H S Pollard
1817–1847
Ann Eliza Pollard
1822–1884
James M Pollard
1825–
William Pollard
1827–

Sources (5)

  • Ann Pollard in household of John Pollard, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Anna Thompson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Ann Thompson Pollard, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

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.

1806

Historical Boundaries - 1806: Clay, Kentucky, United States

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

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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