Rev. William Thomson ^851,1330

  General Notes:

SUSANNA ROSS. She was born Jan. 17, 1738. She was still living in 1790. She married Oct 28, 1762 (St. James Church, Lancaster, Pa.) Rev. William Thomson, son of Rev. Samuel Thomson and Janet (Holmes). He was born in Cumberland County, Pa., May 22, 1735, died Cecil Co., Md, Aug 16, 1785. He was ordained Deacon and Priest, at Bishop of London’s Palace, Fullam, in December, 1759. He was the founder of St. John’s P.E. Church at Carlisle, Pa., and was appointed by Governor Eden, May 1, 1773, to be Curate, and June 23, 1773, to be Rector of North Elk Parish, Cecil Co., Md. At the time of his death, he was Rector of St. Stephen’s Parish, Cecil Co., Md. He was the first(?) cousin of General William Thompson, who married Catharine Ross. See letter of James Hamilton, of Carlisle, Pa., to the notary of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, in "Collections of Historical Society," Vol. 1, pg. 366. Note - H. H. Bell feels quite sure that May 26, 1738 , is correct. The date, he says, is taken from an old Bible belonging to the family of Rev. William Thomson...The records of the Donegal Presbyterian, show that Rev. Samuel Thomson, Licentiate, was received from Ireland, Nov. 17, 1737, and his son, William was born in America. Notes - Dates of birth of herself and husband, and date of their marriage, found on the records of North Elk Parish (St. Mary Ann’s), Cecil Co., Md. Copy at Md. Hist. Society, Baltimore. Entry probably made by Mr. Thomson himself. ¹⁵²⁸

William married Susanna Ross, daughter of Rev. George Aeneas Ross and Anna Catherine "Catherine" Von Gezel, on 28 Oct 1762 in Saint James Church (Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA) ⁸⁵¹.^,1330 (Susanna Ross was born on 17 Jan 1738 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA ¹³³⁰ and died on 1 Mar 1801 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA ^851,1330.)