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John Theophilus Thompson

1750–1826 · Dates from the Library of Congress · 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.

Included because: Catalog heading in the OCPL record: Thompson, John Theophilus, Ca. 1750-1826 -- Family.

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