As mentioned before there is a Clan Thom(p)son society that is actively seeking their own clan based on Border Reiver origins and links to various other clans like MacThomas and Fraser. It seems that MacTavish is the official home of…
As a person with one of the most common names in the world, it’s difficult to track anything down. Since I ordered my DNA test to help eliminate variables and dispell some of that mystery, I’ve been sorely disappointed by…
So in the absence of a definitive DNA match I have to put things together the best I can based on some “close” DNA matches, my own amateur ancestry.com paper trail and broad generalities about “Thompsons”. So I’ll start here…
I keep putting this disclaiming “My” in front of Thompson because there are a lot of Thompsons. The closest Thompson to me at the Thompsons DNA Project are Robert Thompson before 1775 Scotland (we mismatch on 6 markers) and Benjamin…
Thompson is claimed by several Scottish clans and is also I’m sure a very proud Irish and English family with symbolism to match their pride. Since I don’t know much about where we’re “exactly” from, I’ve made a choice about…
Thomas Thompson born Donegal Ireland 1783 or 1785. Died Hamilton County Ohio 1816.Arrived 1804 in Philidelphia on the ship “Brothers” from the port of Derry.Possibly Married Elizabeth Benbow in North Carolina in 1810..Moved to Hamilton Ohio had three possibly four…
I intend to track some of my search for my Thompson family here in the hopes that it will be found by someone else on their own Thompson hunt. I have to post a disclaimer here. I’m an amateur and…