Amherst Thompson

1762 - 1857  (95 years)

• Name	Amherst Thompson  [1]
  Birth	20 May 1762	Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 May 1857  [6]
  Burial	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
  Marriage	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)
  Family ID	F16526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2020

  
  

• 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.