Henry Sewell THOMPSON

Father: John Nicholas THOMPSON
Mother: Elizabeth SEWELL

Family 1: Margaret F. MATTEWS

(1) Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com.

  1. Joseph Benson THOMPSON
  2. Mary Elizabeth THOMPSON
  3. Thomas Sewell THOMPSON
  4. James O. A. THOMPSON
  5. Isabella F. THOMPSON
  6. Wilbur/William F. THOMPSON
  7. John Nicholas THOMPSON

Family 2: Lucinda Agnes ALSUP

(1) Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com.

  1. Isaiah Thurston THOMPSON
  2. William Ware THOMPSON 
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|--Henry Sewell THOMPSON
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Notes

Updated January 15, 2023. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Daughters of Republic of Texas - Vol I; Patriot Ancestor Album. United States, Turner Publishing Company, 1995. Page 273.

"HENRY SEWELL THOMPSON was born Oct. 30, 1810 in Twiggs County, GA, died April 16, 1855 in Carthage, Panola County, TX, and was buried in the Old Macedonia Cemetery in Panola County. He was the son of John Nicholas THOMPSON and his wife, Elizabeth SEWELL, whose father, Thomas SEWELL, served in the American Revolution. Henry was a farmer and a merchant. Henry married Margaret F. MATTEWS Nov. 5, 1828 in Green County, AL. Their children were: Joseph Benson, born 1829; Mary Elizabeth, born 1832; Thomas Sewell, born 1834; James O. A., born 1836; Isabella F., born 1839; Wilber F., born 1841; and John Nicholas, born 1844. Margaret died and Henry married Lucinda Agnus ALSUP (ALLSUP) Sept. 10, 1850 in Carthage, Panola County, TX. Their children were Isaac Thurston, born 1852 and William Ware, born ca. 1853/1855. Henry moved from Sumter County, AL, to near San Augustine, TX, ca. 1841/1842, and is found in the San Augustine tax rolls beginning in 1843. He moved to Panola County soon after Sept. 28, 1845."

(2) Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Hy S. THOMPSON
- Spouse: Margaret F. MATTHEWS
- Marriage: 4 Nov 1828; Greene, Alabama, USA

(3) 1850 United States Census for Texas, Panola Co.: Page 100; September 20, 1850.

Henry S. THOMPSON is head of household. He is 39 years old, born in Georgia. Children in the household are Mary E. [THOMPSON] COCKREN (age 18, with her husband, T.P. COCKREN, a teacher), Thomas THOMPSON (age 15), Jas. O.A. THOMPSON (age 13), William F. THOMPSON (age 10), and John M. THOMPSON (age 5). All children were born in Alabama except John who was born in Texas.

(4) Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Henry S THOMPSON
- Spouse: Lucinda ALLSUPS
- Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1850
- Marriage Place: Panola, Texas, USA
- Film Number: 001004575

(5) Find a Grave

- Name: Henry Sewell THOMPSON
- Birth: 30 Oct 1810
- Death: 16 Apr 1855 (aged 44)
- Burial: Old Macedonia Cemetery; Holland Quarters, Panola County, Texas, USA
- Memorial ID: 43248089
- Note: Marker says "Husband of L.A. THOMPSON; Father of William Ware + I. T. THOMPSON". Marker includes a masonic symbol
- Also includes markers for his first wife Margaret F. MATTHEWS and a daughter, Elizabeth THOMPSON CHOCHRAN

(6) Obituaries Recorded in Panola County, Texas 1873-1920. Researched and compiled by Carthage High School teacher Ann Morris and United States History students (East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX, 1991).

- Synopsis from Panola Watchman (a weekly newspaper), June 16, 1909
- Listed as parent