Display Patriot - P-304467 - William THOMPSON

William THOMPSON

SAR Patriot #: P-304467

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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Brigadier General
DAR #: A114648

Birth: 1736 / / Ireland
Death: 03 Sep 1781 Carlisle / Cumberland / PA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Colonel, 1775
  2. Brigadier General, 1776
    • Raised 6 companies of riflemen in PA, 2 companies in MD, and 2 companies in VA
    • Commanded Thompsons Battalion and was captured in 1776, paroled to PA and then exchanged in 1780
  3. ALSO COL,THOMPSON'S BATT OF RIFLEMEN

Additional References:
  1. PA ARCH, 5TH SER VOL 2, pg 1,3,15, 476, 477
  2. 1st-11th Annual Reports DAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC
  3. The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol I, pg 70
  4. Dictionary of American Biography, Vol XVII, pg 476

Spouse: Catharine Ross
Children: George; Elizabeth; Catherine; Mary;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1963-12-10 PA Unassigned Frederick Beyer Thompson (90762) William   
1963-12-10 PA Unassigned John Calvin Thompson (90763) William   
1963-12-16 PA Unassigned James Newton Sample (90764) Elizabeth   
1980-10-13 NY Unassigned Rowland Lee Collins (117569) Elizabeth   
1981-02-23 NY Unassigned John R Collins (118194) Elizabeth   
2021-09-10 OH 99027 Robert Joseph Sincich (220489) William   
2021-09-10 OH 99028 Christian D. Sincich (220490) William   
Location:
Carlisle / Cumberland / PA / USA
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