This Site is designed to share with others what I know about my Thompson family
Who I am
My name is Gary Thompson and I am a direct descendant of Thomas Thompson, an early pioneer who settled about 1762 in what was at that time Orange County, North Carolina. His was not the only Thompson family to settle this area, and it is often difficult to determine exactly which Thompson family an individual descends from; and of course there were marriages between different Thompson families which later tie them together. My work concentrates primarily on the descendants of Thomas 1731-1796 with special emphasis on the families which remained near the area originally settled. Many families of Alamance County have links to mine, Stafford, Wood, Foust, McPherson, Albright, Stockard, Newlin and Johnson especially. Orange County families include McCauley, Johnston, Neville, Lindsey, Lloyd and Blackwood. Chatham County families include Snipes, Hadley, Clegg, Lindley and Vestal. Obviously, this is only a small percentage of families linked to us; My family tree can be viewed on RootsWeb Family Trees.
I'm currently trying to help get Alamance Co. cemetery surveys posted at Allen Dews cemetery pages. The cemeteries that I have surveyed are posted on the documents page on this site and on Allen's website. If anyone has or knows of surveys and would be willing to provide them for this purpose contact me please.