Greene County, NC - John Thigpen Family Records ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOHN THIGPEN FAMILY RECORDS From: "Lorene Thigpen" This John Thigpen & Ann Savage were parents of my Joseph Joshua Thigpen SR that died Aug 1835 in Perry,(now Hale) County, Alabama. BIBLE & FAMILY RECORD of JOHN THIGPEN, & ANN SAVAGE John Thigpen born 14 Dec 1731 Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died 1780 on Revolutionary War prison ship in Harbor of Charleston, SC, son of Dr. James Thigpen IV (M.D.) and Mary Penelope "Penny" (Hill), married 12 Nov 1751 at Penny Hill, Pitt Co., NC to Ann Savage born 9 Sept 1736 Edgecombe Co., NC, died 2 Dec 1785 Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC. NOTE: Penny Hill was located on old maps at Penny Hill and was the name of the plantation of James and Mary Penelope Hill Thigpen Children: Job Thigpen born 21 May 1752 Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, d. 27 Feb 1776 in Battle of More’s Creek Bridge (Revolutionary War). Jonas Thigpen born & died 1753 Dobbs (Greene) Co., NC. William Faircloth Thigpen born 1755 Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died 1773 Ansland, Greene Co., NC. Joseph Joshua Thigpen (Revolutionary War) born 6 Nov 1758 Ansland, Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died Perry (now Hale) Co., Alabama., married 4 Jan 1782 Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, Susannah Bullock. Gilead Thigpen (Revolutionary War) born 10 Nov 1760 Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, married March 1785 Pitt Co., NC (By Wm Speight) Elizabeth Victoria Hemby. Mary Penelope Thigpen, twin, born 1762 Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died 10 Sept 1773 at Penny Hill, NC. Rhoda Ann Thigpen, twin, born 1762 Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died 10 Sept 1773 Penny Hill, NC. Charles Thomas Thigpen born 1764 Ansland, Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died 30 July 1781 Ansland, Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC. James Thigpen born 14 Dec 1768 Ansland, Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died ca 1854 Hinds Co., Mississippi, married in Chesterfield Co., SC, 1st Dolly Bryant; 2nd Mary Forest. Joshua Thigpen born ca 1770 Ansland, Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died ca 1797 in Washington Co., Georgia, and married Mary D. Redding. Jason Bartholomew Thigpen born 1772 Ansland, Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died aft 1820 in Washington Co., Georgia, and married Mary Randall. John Thigpen born 13 Oct 1775 Ansland, Dobbs (now Greene) Co., NC, died aft 1850 in Butler Co., Alabama, and married 1st Sarah Cobb; 2nd Susannah "Susan" Scott. State of North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Division of Archives and History Seal This verifies that the following information is recorded in a manuscript volume in the custody of the State Archives titled "Revolutionary Army Accounts" (Volume K, Page 99, Folio --): eading: Comptrollers Office, Kingston Subheading: The State of North Carolina To Green Hill Treasurer of Halifax District Number: 461 To whom issued: John Thigpen Sum: 3 pounds, 8 shillings Specie Other information: None Raleigh, North Carolina. March 18, 1994 Chief, Archives and Records Section Signed - Jesse R. Lankford, Jr. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Lorene Thigpen" ___________________________________________________________________