James Thomson - Covenanter

Research page for the REID - THOMSON line to James T, Covenanter. Fluid document to be updated as information comes to light. Reads down into the past which is a little disconcerting!

Nancy Key Scott REID (b.1820) attracted our attention due to her unusual name, something that remains unexplained - there is nothing so far to explain Key Scott - only paperwork to confirm that she was christened with the name. As second great grandmother, she is David Reid, the cabinet maker’s mother, Nanny’s grand mother. For some, as yet unexplained reason her baptism is at St Pancras in London, though her family lived in Dunfermline, Scotland.

John THOMSON (b. 1796) Dunfermline, Fife.  M. Isabel Reid

Alexander THOMSON (b. 1778) Dunfermline, Fife.  M. Isabel Lawson

Robert THOMSON (b. 1727) Dunfermline, Fife. M. Christian Wilson  ** Born 2 years after possible death of mother, but  assume remarriage. MAYBE to Janet Burt BUT evidence below from ScotlandsPeople seems to confirm Currie

Thomas THOMSON (b. 1699) Dunfermline, Fife  M. Margaret Currie

John THOMSON (b. 1655) Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire  M. Helen Miller

James THOMSON (b. 1635) Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire  M. Elizabeth Thomson 

James was killed at the battle of Drumclog in 1679, a great Covenanter victory.

There is a huge amount of information and background here in a blog by James Harvey, with links to even more background.

In a dreadful echo of the future, James’ son Jonat, also a Covenanter was a prisoner who escaped from the prisoner/slave ship The Crown which was wrecked off Orkney. A blog here by Sigurd Towrie tells the story.