Harris THOMPSON Bullock Co., AL - Southern Roots and Shoots

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Ancestors & Descendants of
Harris THOMPSON
1793 - 1883
Greensville Co., VA --> Kershaw Dist., SC --->Henry Co., AL
--->Pike Co., AL --->Macon Co., AL and lastly, Ridgely, Bullock Co., AL

Harris THOMPSON was born 1793 in Greensville Co. or Southampton Co., VA the only child of Lodervick THOMPSON and Delilah WOMACK. It is assumed that Delilah died in childbirth with Harris inasmuch as her father, Thomas WOMACK b. 1726, cites only Harris (as an heir) and Lodervick THOMPSON (as Harris' father) in his Will dated Jan 26, 1794 that was probated in April 9, 1795 Southampton Co., VA.

Lodervick (sometimes referred to as Lodowick; however Lodervick is an English surname which is more likely) relocated to Kershaw Dist., SC and remarried to Priscilla RIVES. They had 13 children. Who actually raised Harris I don't know yet. However, he may have stayed with his father and Priscilla. Harris is found on the census records beginning in 1820:

1820 Kershaw Co., SC pg 154
Harris THOMPSON 000100--20100
Harris b. 1795-1804
wife b. 1795-1804
dtrA b. 1811-1820 died or married before 1830
dtrB b. 1811-1820
1830 Henry Co., AL pg 131 So. Dist:
Harris THOMPSON 200001--111001
Harris b. 1791-1800
wife b. 1791-1800 Margaret
dtrB b. 1816-1820 m. by 1840
dtrC b. 1821-1825 Rebecca
dtrD b. 1826-1830 Nancy W.
sonA b. 1826-1830 Neil
sonB b. 1826-1830 Kitchen

*****************as of August, 1837, Harris is in Pike Co., AL per land grant for
Sec. 35 T13N, R23E - St. Stephens Meridan, 247.5 acres in latter called
Bullock Co., AL - Authorized cash entry 4/24/1824**************************

1840 Macon Co., AL: living between 2 RAMSEY families
pg 2
Harris THOMPSON 0020001--0011001
Harris b. 1791-1800
wife b. 1791-1800 Margaret
dtrC b. 1821-1825 Rebecca
dtrD b. 1826-1830 Nancy W.
sonA b. 1826-1830 Neil
sonB b. 1826-1830 Kitchen

1850 Macon Co., AL - Dist #21 pg 280
Harris THOMPSON 56 farmer 1000 NC [d. after 1880 Bullock Co., AL]
Margaret 36 NC b. 1814 per LDS she died in the 1870's
Neal 24 AL b. 1826
Kitchen 22 AL b. 1828 in 1860 he is living single in the Dret WORTHINGTON household, Macon Co., AL
Nancy 18 AL b. 1832

*******************Bullock Co., AL formed 1866 from Pike, Macon & Barbour Cos.******************

1870 Ridgely, [near PO Aberfoil, AL] Bullock Co., AL
Harris THOMPSON 75 farmer 800 500 VA
Margaret 75 NC d. 5/5/1872
COOK, Rebecca 30 GA b. 1840
COOK, William 4 AL
they are living next door to dtr, Nancy W. THOMPSON-YARBOROUGH-SMITH.
Aberfoil is on US Hwy 29 south of Union Springs, AL

1880 Ridgeway, Bullock Co., AL pg 264c
Harris THOMPSON Self M Male W 84 AL Farmer --- --- d. 11/30/1883 per LDS
Eliza THOMPSON Wife M Female W 44 AL Keeps House NC NC
Joseph THOMPSON SSon S Male W 10 AL At Home AL AL
Carter H. THOMPSON Son S Male W 6 AL VA AL
Violet D. THOMPSON Dau S Female W 4 AL VA AL

Harris was first married to a Margaret UNK and they had at least 6 children.

There were 2 daughters who may have married in SC or Henry Co., AL but their names are not yet known. Known children are:
Rebecca Ellen THOMPSON b. 1822 married James Columbus RAY in 1845 Macon Co., AL. They had 6 children: John RAY, Moses Thompson RAY, William Charles 'Willdridy' RAY, Martha Conyers RAY, Nancy Matilda RAY and Frances Caroline "Carrie" RAY. Rebecca died abt 1865 in Macon Co., AL and James re-married to Victoria L. DRIAN in 1866.
Neill THOMPSON b. 1824 married Mary Ann S. WATKINS in 1859 and they had 11 children. Mary F., Neill A., Clarey A., Martha, Emma Lou, William E., Benjamin M., John F., Carrie L., Thomas Lee, and Hillery Allen. Neill and Mary Ann are buried at Beda Cem., Wing, Covington Co., AL.
Kitchen THOMPSON b. 1828 died aft 1863 in Macon Co., AL.
Nancy Womack THOMPSON b.1830 married George W. YARBOROUGH in 1855 Macon Co., AL. He was the son of George Chapman YARBOROUGH and Virginia Jane JENKINS. They had 5 children: Mary Ann, Margaret Virginia, Minnie Rosetta, Charley C. and Samuel Washington. Nancy re-married to William R. SMITH in 1865 and moved to Monroe Co., AL. They had 5 children, William Kitchen Lee SMITH, Ada Lee Picken SMITH, Neill Alexander 'Neally' SMITH, Alonzo SMITH and Edgar A. SMITH. William died in 1920 and Nancy died in 1910 Ollie, Monroe Co., AL. Her obituary was published in The Monroe Journal

Margaret died May 5, 1872 in Alberfoil, Bullock Co., AL and Harris remarried to an Eliza who already had a child, Joseph A. b. 1869 and they had 2 children by her:

Carter Harris THOMPSON b. 1875 married Lula Gertrude COPE and had 4 children: Lomas L., Emma Bell, Leonard Cope and William Seale. Carter d. 1956 and Lula d. 1969 in Bullock Co., AL
Violet Drucilla THOMPSON. b. 1876

Harris THOMPSON died 1883 and Eliza in 1900 Ridgely, Bullock Co., AL.