Amherst Thompson

1762 - 1857  (95 years)

• Name	Amherst Thompson  [1]
  Born	20 May 1762	Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 May 1857  [6]
  Buried	Peru Center Cemetery, Peru, Berkshire, Massachusetts   [6]
  Person ID	I27812	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Joseph Thompson,   b. 25 Mar 1733, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts ,   d. 1795, Virginia, Coshocton, Ohio  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Abigail Sherman,   b. 29 Nov 1732, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
  Married	19 Feb 1754	Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [3]
  Family ID	F16599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Clark,   b. 1767,   d. 15 Jan 1852  (Age 85 years)
  Children	+ 1. Sarah "Sallie" Thompson,   b. 3 Jul 1788, Peru, Berkshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Feb 1867, York, Medina, Ohio  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F16526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He appears to have been served in the Revolution for nine months beginning in July 1779, under Captain Reuben Lilly.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3950] Vital Records of Peru, Massachusetts To the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1902. [S3960] Find a Grave page for Amherst Thompson., year only. [S3961] Vital Records of Brimfield, Massachusetts To the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1931. [S2228] 1850 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com., year only. [S1047] U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, on ancestry.com. [S3960] Find a Grave page for Amherst Thompson.