Henry Thompson (1774-1837)

of "Clifton" Baltimore, Maryland; Captain in the Baltimore Light Dragoons

In 1803, he completed "Clifton," a two-story brick plantation house on 166-acres outside Baltimore. In 1838, the year after his death, his heirs sold it at auction for $16,000. The buyer was Baltimore's most famous philanthropist, Johns Hopkins, who transformed it into the Italianate villa still seen today (see images).

Parents (2)

Anthony Thompson

of Whiteley Wood Hall, near Sheffield, Yorkshire; Owner of the Whiteley Forge & Mill

1740-1809

Elizabeth (Clark) Thompson

Mrs. Elizabeth Sabra (Clark) Thompson

1749-1835

Spouse (1)

Ann Lux (Bowly) Thompson

Mrs. Ann Lux (Bowly) Thompson, of "Clifton" Baltimore, Maryland

1776-1847

Children (11)

Daniel Bowly Thompson

"Bowly" Thompson; Sugar Planter in Plaquemine Parish, Louisiana; died unmarried

1798-1830

Gen. Henry Anthony Thompson

President of Henry Thompson & Son and the National Bank of Baltimore, Maryland

1800-1880

John William Thompson

Died in early adulthood, unmarried

1802-1833

Samuel Townley Thompson

President of the Baltimore Insurance Company

1804-1865

James Alfred Thompson

Died in infancy

1807-1808

Charles Andrew Thompson

Midshipman in the U.S. Navy; died unmarried

1808-1834

David Harris Thompson

Dry Goods Merchant, of Baltimore, Maryland

1810-1871

Octavus Thompson

J.P., of Saginaw, Michigan; Town Supervisor of Thomastown, Michigan

1813-1876

Nancy Bowly (Thompson) Hughes

Mrs Nancy Bowly (Thompson) Hughes

1815-1900

James Benjamin Thompson