Richard Thompson

[Fauquier Co., Va., personal property tax lists, FamilySearch DGS 7849109. Read on the page images 28 Sep 2026.] 1817 heading (img 683): 'List of Taxable property within the District of Andrew Turner Commissioner in the County of Fauquier for the year 1817'. Columns: No. of white males over 16 years; No. of slaves over 16 years old; No. of slaves between 12 & 16 years; No. of horses. || 1817, Andrew Turner (img 694), entries of 27 May: Thompson William 1, 3, 3, 1; Thompson Richard 1, 2. Also Thompson Benjamin (17 May) 2, -, -, 2. Oath of Andrew Turner, Commissioner, sworn 4 Aug 1817 (img 700). || 1818, Andrew Turner (img 719): Thompson William 1, 5, 1, 2; Thompson Richard 1, 1, 1; Thompson James 2, 2, -, 4; Thompson John 2; Thompson Benjamin 2, -, -, 2. || Not Richard: 1816 volume (imgs 621-622) Thompson Daniel, John, James, Armistead, Elias, William, Eli; 1817 A (imgs 645-646) Thompson Eli, Daniel, James, William, Armistead, Elias; 1817 Thomas Blackwell (img 671) Thompson William, James, Joseph; Blackwell's 1817 merchant licences (img 675): 'Thompson & Sharpe' $20.

[Read on the images: all nine images 8 Sep 2026 (register K527); the bill, image 2, re-read 11 Oct 2026 (K998); the will's children clause compared with the recorded copy, DGS 7645868 image 613. PARTIAL transcription: the clauses below only; square brackets are summary, not quotation.] (Bill, image 2) your Orator Richard Thompson and Your Oratrix Elizabeth Lovell Thompson and Your Oratrix Maria Thompson by the said Richard Thompson her next friend, that their father William Thompson duly made and published his last will ... (Will, image 9) [William Thompson of Westmoreland County and Washington Parish, 29 January 1785; wife Anne; the estate after her death to be sold and divided] between my children Richard, Betsey Lovel and Maria Thompson [; to his son William a man named Tom] now in the possession of my Mother in law Margaret Thomson [; to his daughter Mary land] that came by her grand father Hiles [; executors Anne Thompson, William Nelson, Lewis Smith, John Berkley and John Thompson]. (Image 8) [Proved 28 June 1785, presented by the executors Anne Thompson and Lewis Smith.] [Answer by William Thompson, image 5; decree 1801 ordering a sale by Daniel Carmichael, William Nelson and Thomas Muse, images 6-7.]

[Read on the images 11 Oct 2026 (registers K996, K1002): the Monroe-Smith proof, the whole Smith-Thompson deed to the end of its witnesses, and the opening of the commission that follows.] (David Monroe to William H. Smith, end) ... Including One hundred and Sixty Acres three roods and thirty perches ... Signed Sealed and Delivered In presence of Jno M Smith, Wm Thompson, Richard Thompson. At a Court held for Westmoreland County the 23rd day of April 1804 This Indenture of Bargain and Sale was proved by the oaths of John M Smith, William Thompson and Richard Thompson the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. (Smith & Wife to Thompson) This Indenture made and entered into this 20th day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and four Between William Windor Smith and Elizabeth his Wife of the County of Westmoreland of the one part and Richard Thompson of the said County of the other part ... for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred and fifty pounds ... A certain Tract or parcel of Land situate lying and being one part in the parish of Washington and County of Westmoreland And the other part in the parish of Hanover and County of King George and bounded as follows Viz. Beginning at a marked white oak corner to Benjamin Monroe on the East side of an Old road ... to the said Benjamin Monroe and David Monroe thence along the said David Monroes line ... in Reeds line ... to a marked sweet Gum and white oak corner to Capt. Peter Sett at his Mill road ... including One hundred and Sixty Acres three roods and thirty perches ... William W. Smith, Betsy Smith. In presence of J. Steward, Wm Thompson, W. Bowlin.

[Read on the image 11 Oct 2026 (register K995): the deed; the commission for Sally's examination from the full-text transcript only.] This Indenture made ... fourteenth day of August ... Eighteen hundred and Eleven, Between Richard Thompson and Sally his Wife of the County of Westmoreland ... and Jesse Monroe ... [for 300 pounds, 160 acres 3 roods 30 perches] one part in the parish of Washington and County of Westmoreland, and the other part in the parish of Hanover and County of King George [beginning at a corner of Benjamin Monroe, bounding David Monroe and Capt. Peter Sett's mill road] ... Rich^d Thompson, Sally Thompson. [Commission, transcript only: to James Miller, William Nelson and Robert G. Robb, as Sally] cannot conveniently travel to our County Court of Westmoreland.

[Read on the image 11 Oct 2026 (register K997); the court order from the Order Book 1797-99 full-text transcript only.] [The Overseers of the Poor of Washington Parish bind] unto said Thompson an orphan child named Thomas Lovel [to learn the] art trade and mistery of a Taylor. [Margin:] Original deliv^d Tho^s Lovell 15th July 1806. [Order Book, transcript only:] bind out Thomas Lovell to Richard Thompson Taylor.

[Read on the image 11 Oct 2026 (register K999).] [Bond of Richard Thompson, surety John Porter, for a marriage with Jane Nelson, spinster, 23 March 1796; signed] Rich^d Thompson. [Note of Jane Nelson, 22 March 1796:] it will be agreable to me that Mr. Thompson take Licence ... to Commence Marriage between the said Thomson and your Ob^t. [Beneath, William Nelson:] S^r this is also agreable to me and if Mr Thomson should not have any person with him I will sign the security at any time.

[Westmoreland Co., Va., personal property tax lists. Every Thompson line in the T section of each list below, read on the page images 28 Sep 2026. Columns as headed on each list.] || 1796 Upper District (DGS 7856354 img 455): Thompson William - himself, 0, 0, 1 horse; Thompson Richard - himself named in the column 'white male tithables above twenty-one', 0, 0, 1 horse. || 1798 Washington Parish (img 496; list certified 'Washington Parish' img 497): Thompson Richd - 1 black above 16, 0, 2 horses, $0.53; the only Thompson in the parish. || 1799 Washington side (img 513): Thompson Richard - 1 black above 16, 0, 2 horses, $0.68; Thompson William - 0, 0, 1 horse, $0.12. || 1800 (img 533): Thompson William - 0, 0, 1, $0.12; Thompson Richard - 1 white male 16-21, 3 blacks above 16, 0, 2 horses, $1.56. || 1801 Upper District (img 545; endorsed 'upper District' img 540): Thompson Richard / tithable 'Thompson Richd' - 1 white male 16-21, 2 blacks above 16, 0, 2 horses, $1.12; no other Thompson. 1801 Cople (imgs 555-556): Thompson James N, William N, Hannabell, Robert N, Samuel N, John N, Charles R; Thomson George; Thomson Thomas Est. - no Richard. || 1813 Washington Parish (img 798; endorsed 'List of Property tax in Washington Parish 1813' img 802): Thompson Richard - No. slaves above 12 yrs 4; poll tax -; horses mules and cattle 2; carriages: gigg 1, value 80; tax 3 dollars 18 cents. || 1814 A, Cople names (img 819): Thompson Rebecca, Elizabeth, Robert F.N., Willoughby F.N., James F.N., John F.N. - no Richard. 1814 B (Washington Parish names): the S-T page is not on the film. || 1815 A (img 836): Thompson Robert F.N., Joseph F.N., Bennett F.N., John F.N., Rebecca, Willoughby F.N., Elizabeth, James F.N. - no Richard. 1815 B (img 848): no Thompson. || 1816 A, Washington Parish names (DGS 8360228 img 17): no Thompson.