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Affidavit of Elizabeth Thompson

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Category: Families & Individuals

November Term, 1796, Pleas and Quarter Sessions Book 1, Page 138:

Elizabeth Donnell was the widow and relict of James Thompson, dec'd, of the county of Antrim, Ireland.  Elizabeth had three daughters:

  • Esther, eldest; wife of John McSpadden, of Jefferson County; was born in the county of Antrim on 08 August 1756
  • Mary, second; wife of Samuel Weir, of Sevier County; was born in Antrim 01 November 1758
  • Jean, third and youngest; wife of Andrew Cowan, of Jefferson County; was born in Antrim in August, 1761.  She first married ______ Walker and had three children by him.

Elizabeth affirmed that her daughters were the true and lawful heirs of the estate of James Thompson.

Note from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.:  the Walkers, Cowans, Thompsons, Houstons, and other families came to America with Richard Walker on a small boat that arrived in Pennsylvania.  They stayed mostly together as they moved south along the Great Wagon Road to North Carolina and into Tennessee.  They settled for a time in Russell County, Virginia.  Andrew Cowan's first wife and Jean Thompson's first husband were Walker siblings.

The late Jerry Penley posted information on related Cowan, Walker, and Thompson family history on-line. Click here to view it.

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