Tamar (Gray) Thompson (1768 - 1840)

Born 1768 in Amenia, Dutchess, Province of New York

Ancestors

Wife of Able K. Thompson I — married about 1822 in Union Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 1840 at about age 72 in Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Abel and Tamar Thompson

Tamar Gray, daughter of Joseph Gray (1732 - 1796) and Mary Sarah (Thomas) Gray (1735 - 1801), was born in 1768 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York.^[1]

Tamar married 1st, Ben Ames in about 1804.

Children of Tamar and Ben:

1. Eliza Ames Thompson (1807 - 1883).
2. Betsy Ames Thompson (1805 - 1842).

Tamar married 2nd, Abel K Thompson (~1757 - ~1840) about 1822.

Children of Tamar and Abel:

1. Robert Gray Thompson 1822-1899
2. Infant Thompson 1824-

Tamar died in 1840 in Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States aged ~72.^[1]

Tamar Gray Family History

Tamar Gray (AMES) came to Erie county as a widow with her 5 children from NY. She had a brother Jeduthan Gray who moved to Erie County, Oil Creek in 1821 or 1822 and bought land of William Miles. Jemima Thompson, first wife of Abel Thompson died in 1816 and about 5 or 6 years later when Tamar AMES moved to Pennsylvania from NY, Abel fell in love with Tamar at first sight. They married and took formal possession of the old Thompson homestead. Abel's son Caleb who had moved his family to the farm to live with his father when Jemima died built a new house for his family when his father married Tamar.

Sources

• Raymond, Marcius Denison. Gray Genealogy: Being a Genealogical Record and History of the Descendants of John Gray, of Beverly, Mass. (Tarrytown, New York, 1887) Page 100

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78250320/tamor-thompson : accessed 20 November 2021), memorial page for Tamor Gray Thompson (1768–1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78250320, citing Thompson Pioneer Cemetery, Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Victoria (contributor 47324919)