Mary Jane (Patton) Thompson (1728 - abt. 1776)

Born 1728 in Montgomery, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of William Thompson — married 1748 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 20 Aug 1776 at about age 48 in Springfield, Augusta, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Mary (Patton) Thompson was a Virginia colonist.

Birth: Mary Patton was born about 1728 to Col. James Lynn Patton and Mary Borden Osborne Patton.

Marriage: In 1748 or 1749, Mary Patton married William J. Thompson.^[1]

Acquisition of Burke's Garden: Upon the death of Mary's father Col. James Patton, his Estate was equally divided between Margaret (Patton) Buchanan, her sister and Mary (Patton) Thompson. The splendid Burke's Garden lands passed to Mary and after her death to her son Capt. James Patton Thompson. ^[2] Col. William Preston's journal records: "Burke's Garden is a tract of land of 5,000 or 6,000 acres as rich and fertile as any I ever saw, as well watered with many beautiful streams and is surrounded by mountains almost impassable."^[2] Mary and her son James Thompson later acquired equitable title to a portion of an additional 400 acres (known as the best land in Burke's Garden) from William Ingles. ^[2] This equitable title allowed her grandson Capt. James Patton Thompson to obtain a judicial decree requiring conveyance of legal title to one third of the 400 acres to include in "one square" the former house of James Burke and improvements. ^[2]

Death: Mary passed away about 1777. ^[3]

Children:

Children with William Thompson:^[4][5]

1. Nancy Thompson, m. Herman (Henson) Gardner. Both died before the proceeding.
2. Patton Thompson.
3. James Patton Thompson.
4. Henry Thompson. His father in law was a John Cloyd, the father of the defendant.
5. Mary Thompson, m. James McCarty. Both died before the proceeding.
6. Margaret Thompson, m. Samuel Hickman.
7. Isabella Thompson, m. William Glover.
8. Sarah Thompson, m. (1) Michael Dougherty and (2) Patrick McMannis.
9. John Thompson.
10. Elizabeth Thompson, m. William Farley.

Research Notes

No sources are cited which refer to Mary's nickname as Molly or her middle name as Jane.

Sources

1. ↑ Grose, S, Pulaski County Virginia Heritage 2003, Thompson-Patton, p. 83-84 Unsourced profile Available here on Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Pendleton, W.C., History of Tazewell county and southwest Virginia, 1748-1920. pp. 220. 425 Available on archive.org here
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 September 2021), memorial page for Mary Patton Thompson (1728–1777), Find A Grave: Memorial #125359223, ; Maintained by Sue McDuffe:) (contributor 47122067) Unknown.
4. ↑ Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia: Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800 Vol. 2, p. 205-206, 247 Available here
5. ↑ Thompson v. Thompson available here

• Listen to the Mockingbird by Daniel Dunbar Howe (1961) p. 371
• FamilySearch Profile for Mary Jane Patton
• FamilySearch Profile for William J. Thompson