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John Theophilus Thompson

1750–1826 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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John Theophilus Thompson (1750s-1826): some ancestors and descendants in Frederick County, Maryland, Orange County, North Carolina, Bedford County, Tennessee

Schack, Elizabeth Thompson · 1997 · E.T. Schack] (49 East 73 St., 10-C, New York 10021-3564)

Elizabeth Thompson Schack's family history of John Theophilus Thompson (1750s-1826) and his ancestors and descendants, following the family from Frederick County, Maryland, through Orange County, North Carolina, to Bedford County, Tennessee. Self-published in New York in 1997, 110 pages plus a 24-page section, with two folded plates, illustrations and maps.

✓ Held at OCPL · NC 929.209 SCH NC Cardinal Library of Congress

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Rebecca Wall Collection · NC 929.209 SCH John Theophilus Thompson (1750s-1826): Some Ancestors and Descendants in Frederick County, Maryland, Orange County, North Carolina, Bedford County, Tennessee Schack, Elizabeth Thompson · 1997
Elizabeth Thompson Schack's family history of John Theophilus Thompson (1750s-1826) and his ancestors and descendants, following the family from Frederick County, Maryland, through Orange County, North Carolina, to Bedford County, Tennessee. Self-published in New York in 1997, 110 pages plus a 24-page section, with two folded plates, illustrations and maps.

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Read contemporary evidence: State Archives catalog: 175 collections naming John Thompson State Archives of North Carolina Collection descriptions for manuscripts, county records, and state records held by the State Archives of North Carolina
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for John Theophilus Thompson NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
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