Black Loyalist
Jane Thompson [Tucker]
Jane Thompson (or Thomson in the Book of Negroes) 70, is the matriarch of a large extended family from Norfolk and beyond who resettle in Birchtown and other parts of Nova Scotia. She is said to have run in 1777 which is a mistake, as there is clear evidence that she ran in Jan 1776. Jane is travelling to Nova Scotia with her daughter-in-law Hannah Jackson and two grandchildren, Peter and Robert Jackson. In the Birchtown muster she is in the same household as Hannah Jackson and sons, but described as being aged 60, which is closer to her real age.
She is said to have been born free, but living with Robert Tucker. However she does not appear in the Norfolk tithables as a free Negro. She could not be born free because her children are enslaved. In the Norfolk Tithables from 1750 Jane is consistently listed as Jenny in Robert Tucker's tithables and she is the inventory of Tucker's estate in 1767 as Old Jenny worth only 5 pounds. In 1768 she was purchased and freed by her second husband Talbot Thompson deceased), a free black man and sail maker who appeared consistently in the same tithable list as Robert Tucker and who defected to the British after the destruction of Norfolk in December 1775.
Jane had several children named Jackson who went with her to Nova Scotia and possibly two or more named Thompson. She did not leave for Sierra Leone in 1791 even though most of the other member of her extended family did. Jane Thompson appears in a list of destitute and distressed persons in Nova Scotia 1792.
Jane Thompson [Tucker] Relationships
- Relative: Hannah Jackson [Newton], , Source: Birchtown Muster of Free Blacks
- Relative: Nelly Jackson, Assumed [ Proximity In Musters Shared Group Membership ] , Source: Birchtown Muster of Free Blacks
- Relative: King Tucker, Assumed [ Proximity In Musters, Proximity In Ownership, Common Owner Appropriate Ages ] , Source: The Book of Negroes
- Child: John Jackson [Walke], Assumed [ Proximity In Musters, Proximity In Ownership, Kin Relations Between Owners, Shared Group Membership Appropriate Ages ] , Source: The Book of Negroes
- Parent: James Jackson, , Source: Grants of Land - Nova Scotia
- Relative: Grace Thomson , Assumed [ Common Distinctive Name, Proximity In The Ship, Proximity In Musters, Proximity In Ownership, Shared Group Membership Appropriate Ages ] , Source: The Book of Negroes
- Child: James Thompson, Assumed [ Common Distinctive Name, Proximity In The Ship, Proximity In Musters, Shared Group Membership Appropriate Ages ] , Source: The Book of Negroes
- Relative: Charles Thompson, Assumed [ Common Distinctive Name, Proximity In The Ship, Proximity In Musters, Shared Group Membership Appropriate Ages ] , Source: The Book of Negroes
- Parent: Betty Tucker , Assumed [ Proximity In Musters, Common Owner Appropriate Ages ] , Source: Birchtown Muster of Free Blacks
Related Background Information
-
Jane Jackson-Thompson - Jane Thompson is one of the oldest members of the cohort of Black Loyalists from Virginia. She appears to be the matriarch of a very large extended family.
- Network Visualisation
- Timeline
Double-click on a person's name to see their relationships.
1713
Born
1751
Tithables for the South Side of Tanners Creek- 1751 - Norfolk
Source for this event: Norfolk County Virginia Tithables, Volume 2, 1751 - 1765
| Name | Owner | |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny | Col. Robert Tucker - Norfolk |
1752
Tithables for the North Side of Tanners Creek - 1752 - North Side of Tanners Creek
Source for this event: Norfolk County Virginia Tithables, Volume 2, 1751 - 1765
| Name | Owner | |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny | Col. Robert Tucker - Norfolk |
1754
Tithables for the North Side of Tanners Creek - 1754 - North Side of Tanners Creek
Source for this event: Norfolk County Virginia Tithables, Volume 2, 1751 - 1765
| Name | Owner | |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny | Col. Robert Tucker - Norfolk |
1767
Tithables for the West Side of Church Street - 1767 - West Side of Church Street
Source for this event: Norfolk County Virginia Tithables, Volume 3, 1766 - 1780
| Name | Owner | |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny | Col. Robert Tucker - Norfolk |
7/
Nov
1775
See Original
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation - Norfolk
-
John Murray, Lord Dunmore - John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1732 – 25 February 1809), was the colonial governor of Virginia at the outbreak of the American Revolution.
1776
Small Pox outbreak - Gwynn's Island
-
Small Pox - In January 1776 smallpox made an appearance in Virginia. Although smallpox had been present in the colony at times before there had never been such a serious and widespread outbreak.
1776
Ran
1782
See Original
Treaty of Paris - Paris France
-
Treaty of Paris - In November 1782 a provisional peace treaty was hammered out between the British and the Americans in Paris.
1783
See Original
Evacuation of New York - New York
-
Evacuation of New York - In April 1783 the first evacuation fleet left for Nova Scotia. A week later the British Commander, Sir Guy Carleton, sailed up the Hudson River to Orangetown for a conference with General Washington to discuss the evacuation. As the victorious commander, Washington opened the meeting by reiterating the resolution of Congress regarding “the delivery of all Negroes and other property.”
| Vessel Names and their Commanders | Where Bound | Names | Age | Description | Names of the Person in whose Possession they now are | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Abondance - July Master: Lt. Philips |
Port Roseway | Jane Thompson | 70 | worn out with a grandchild of 5 years | Left 7 years ago. Born free in Norfolk. Says she lived with Col. Tucker in Norfolk |
Jane Thompson's Relationships
- Relative: Hannah Jackson [Newton]
- Relative Bob Jackson
1784
Birchtown Muster - Birchtown
Source for this event: Birchtown Muster of Free Blacks
| Name | Age | Occupation | Families they lived with | Companies they belong to | Remarks | Company They Are Now With |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Thompson | 60 | Captain Perth's Company |
Listed With
Jane Thompson's Relationships
- Relative: Peter Jackson
- Relative Bob Jackson
