James Thompson and Martha Porter Allen

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Husband James Thompson ^{1 2}

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            AKA: James Thomson 2
           Born: 2 Feb 1782 - near Thompsontown, Juniata Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Dec 1847 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 1 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Thomson (1752/1754-1813) 3
         Mother: Jane Mitchell (Abt 1756-1813/1813) 4 5 6

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       Marriage: 2 Apr 1810 1 2

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Wife Martha Porter Allen ^{1 2}

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           Born: 19 Sep 1788 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Nov 1855 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 1 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: David Allen (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Mary Nelson (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M Charles Allen Thompson ^{2 7}

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           Born: 11 Jan 1811 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Oct 1854 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 1 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Ann Cochran (1815-1887) 1 2 7
           Marr: 11 Mar 1834 - Millerstown, Perry Co, PA 2

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2 F Lucinda Mitchell Thompson ⁸

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           Born: 30 Dec 1812 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Feb 1813 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Allen Mitchell Thompson ^{9 10}

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           Born: 3 Feb 1814 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sophia Porter McDowell (      -      ) 9 10
           Marr: 16 May 1843 10

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4 M Lewis Nelson Thompson

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           Born: 19 Oct 1815 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jun 1816 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M Jerome Nelson Thompson ¹⁰

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           Born: 27 Sep 1817 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Apr 1895 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane Wright (1816-      ) 10
           Marr: 1 Oct 1840 10

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6 M Horace Nelson Thompson ²

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           Born: 3 Nov 1825 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Mar 1827 - Mexico, Juniata Co, PA 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - James Thompson

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He spelled his surname Thomson up until 1800.

He was appointed postmaster at Mexico, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11, 1815. He was a merchant and a miller at Mexico.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1267.

2 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 90.

3 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 14, 82.

4 Editor, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 875.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1200, 1267.

6 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 83.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 1272.

8 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 94.

9 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 99.

10 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 95.