Brig. Gen. William Thompson ^{851,1371,1530}

  General Notes:

Children of the Rev. George Ross by his second wife:

CATHARINE ROSS. She died at Chambersburg, Pa., Mar 24, 1808, and is buried in the Presbyterian grave-yard there. It is stated in the testimony before the house Committee on Revolutionary Claims, 35th Congress, 1st Sessions (Report No. 451) that she died in Dec. 1809, but this is probably an error. She married March 29, 1762, (St. James Church, Lancaster, Pa.), William Thompson, who died Sept. 3, 1781, aged 45 years, and is buried at Carlisle, Pa. (See Egle's "Notes and Queries," Series 3, Vol. II, pg. 31). He was born in Ireland; came to America in 1755, at the age of 20, and settled in Cumberland Valley, Pa., where some of his relatives and been located for a number of years. He was commissioned Lieutenant 2nd battalion, Penna. Regt., Jan 16, 1756; Captain, Dec. 21, 1757. He took part in the Expedition against the Indians in 1756, under Col. Armstrong, and participated in the battle of Kittanning, receiving one of the silver medals given by the City of Philadelphia to Col. Armstrong and his commissioned officers to commemorate that victory. He was commissioned June 25, 1775, Colonel of Thompson's Battalion of Riflemen, being the first command raised in Penna. during the Revolution, and the first from the colonies south of the Hudson to join the American army then before Boston, August, 1775. In January, 1776, it became first Regiment of the Continental Line. On March 1, 1776, Congress appointed him Brigadier General, for gallant conduct in action at Lechmere Point, near Boston, Nov. 10, 1775. He took part in the expedition against Canada, and was taken prisoner by the British at the battle of Three Rivers, near Quebec, June 8, 1776. He was exchanged Oct. 25, 1780.

Catherine ROSS was born about 1734 in New Castle, New Castle Co., DE. She died on 24 MAR 1808 in Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA. She was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery at Chambersburg.

She was married to Gen. William THOMPSON on 29 MAR 1763 in St. James Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA. Gen. William THOMPSON15 was born about 1736 in IRE. He died on 3 SEP 1781 in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA. He was buried in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA. He was buried in the enclosure in the graveyard belonging to his kinfolk, the Hamiltons, and there is a stone marking his grave. William came to the U.S. in 1755 at the age of 20 and settled in the Cumberland Valley in Pennsylvania where some of his relatives had lived for a number of years. He was commissioned a Lieutenant, 2nd battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment 16 Jan 1756. He took part in the expedition against the Indians in 1756, under Col. Armstrong, and participated in the battle of Kittanning, receiving one of the silver medals given by the City of Philadelphia to Col. Armstrong and his commissioned officers to commemorate that victory. He was commissioned 25 Jun 1775 Colonel of Thompson's Battalion of Rifleman, Pennsylvania's first troops in the Revolutionary War and the first men from any of the colonies south of New England to join the American army before Boston in the summer of 1775. In January 1776, it became First Regiment of the Continental Line. On 1 Mar 1776, Congress appointed him Brigadier General for gallant conduct in action at Lechmere Point, near Boston, 10 Nov 1775. On 1 Apr 1776, he took command of the expedition against Canada, and 8 Jun 1776 was taken prisoner by the British at the battle of Three Rivers, near Quebec. He was not exchanged until 25 Oct 1780. He died the next year.
William was the cousin of Rev. William Thomson, who married his wife's sister Susanna Ross. ¹⁵²⁸

  Research Notes:

Catherine ROSS and Gen. William THOMPSON had the following children:
41 i. George THOMPSON was born on 13 JAN 1763. He married Mary Callender, daughter of Capt. Robert Callender.
42 ii. Robert THOMPSON was born on 1 JAN 1765. He was unmarried.
43 iii. Mary THOMPSON was born on 6 OCT 1767. She married her cousin George Read II of Delaware 30 Oct 1786, at Carlisle, PA.
44 iv. Catharine THOMPSON was born on 1 JUN 1770. She died on 24 FEB 1811 in Chambersburg Co., PA. She married first Galbraith Patterson, born 1767 and died 26 Feb 1801, who was the son of Capt. William Patterson. He was born at Patterson's Fort, studied law at Lancaster, was admitted to the bar in 1789, and moved to the borough of DuBoistown opposite the city of Williamsport where he died 26 Feb 1801, age 34. Catharine married second James Orbison of Chambersburg, PA. Her daughter by Patterson married first David Maclay, and second Alexander T. Hayes who was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster, PA.
45 v. William THOMPSON was born on 17 DEC 1772. He died on 16 JUN 1773.
46 vi. Juliana THOMPSON was born on 19 JUL 1774. She married John Holmes of Baltimore.
47 vii. Elizabeth THOMPSON was born on 10 JUL 1777. She died after 1779.
She married first Count Joseph St. Leger d'Happart of France 24 Apr 1800 at Immanuel Church, New Castle, DE., and second Joseph Weidley, a lawyer in Westmoreland Co., PA. The one son by her second husband died in infancy.
48 viii. William Allen THOMPSON was born on 23 MAY 1780 in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA. He married 1 Jun 1802 Sarah Lewis McWilliam Clay, a widow and the daughter of Richard McWilliam of New Castle, DE. They were married in the Immanuel Church, New Castle, DE. Their daughter Sarah Ann Thompson married first James C. Thompson of Philadelphia who was no kin, and they had two children. She married second Col. Burgess Ball Long of Virginia. They had four children. In 1801 William was living at Williamsport, PA.
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William married Catharine Ross, daughter of Rev. George Aeneas Ross and Anna Catherine "Catherine" Von Gezel, on 29 Mar 1762 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA ⁸⁵¹.^,1330 (Catharine Ross was born in 1734,^851,1330 died on 24 Mar 1808 in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA ^851,1330 and was buried in Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA) ^851,1330.)

  Marriage Notes:

St. James Church