Chapter 1: Thomas Thompson and Nancy Waddill Carter(pages 1-16). Thomas Thompson (born August 13, 1740) and Nancy Waddill Carter (born June 15, 1749) married in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in about 1769. Speculations on Thomas' origins; history of the Carter family; Thomas' will and Bible record.
Chapter 2: James Thompson and His Descendants(pages 17-116). Descendants of James Thompson (born August 16, 1770) and Sarah Steele Baker, who married in Prince Edward County, Virginia, on January 17, 1797.
Chapter 3: Carter Thompson and Nancy Morton (pages 117-24). Carter Thompson (born April 12, 1773) and Nancy Morton (born May 16, 1768) married January 12, 1797 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. History of the Morton family of Prince Edward County; the life of Captain John Morton; Woodson, Cocke, and Aston families of Virginia; Carter Thompson's Bible record.
Chapter 6: Elizabeth Hill and Her Descendants (pages 133-82). Descendants of Elizabeth Thompson (born January 19, 1779) and John Hill, who married in Prince Edward County, Virginia, on February 4, 1796. Grinter family of Logan County, Ky.; Grinter and Street families of Cadiz, Ky; Hall family of Nashville, Tenn.
Chapter 8: Nancy Colley and Her Descendants (pages 185-86). Brief chapter on the Simpson County, Kentucky descendants of Nancy Colley (born August 20, 1785) and Seth Colley, who married in Logan County, Kentucky, on January 7, 1805.
Chapter 10: Hezekiah Morton Thompson and His Descendants (pages 189-202). Descendants of Hezekiah Morton Thompson (born October 22, 1797) and Sarah Berry, who married December 23, 1819, in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Thompson, Kemp, Wall, Bankston, and Catha families of St. Helena Parish, La.
Chapter 12: John Morton Thompson and His Descendants. (pages 205-86). Descendants of John Morton Thompson (born August 30, 1802) and Mary Hopkins Cohron (born February 22, 1795), who married in Butler County, Kentucky, on February 15, 1821.
Chapter 13: Nancy Hill and Her Descendants(pages 287-90). Brief chapter on the descendants of Nancy Carter Thompson (born March 10, 1804) and Davis Hill (born December 5, 1800), who married in Butler County, Kentucky, on December 9, 1824, and moved to Adams County, Illinois.
Chapter 14: Obediah Morton Thompson and His Descendants(pages 291-340). Descendants of Obediah Morton Thompson (born June 22, 1806) and Mary Jane Williams (born September 29, 1823), who married in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, on December 31, 1840. Thompson, Gayden, Tinkler, Swett, and Carruth families of East Feliciana Parish, La.; Thompson, Gayden, Moore, and Perry families of Dallas, Tx.; Smitherman and Yancey families of Shreveport, La.
Chapter 15: Samuel Carter Thompson and His Descendants(pages 341-56). Descendants of Samuel Carter Thompson (born March 22, 1808) and Jane Yearzley Mayhew (born October 12, 1832), who married in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, on July 20, 1858. Calvit, Humble, Germany, and Bankston families of St. Helena Parish, La.
Chapter 16: Benjamin Woodson Thompson and His Descendants(pages 357-84). Descendants of Benjamin Woodson Thompson (born November 23, 1809) and Olive Ann Thompson (born November 14, 1830) of Santa Rosa County, Florida. Thompson, Creary, and Walker families of Santa Rosa County, Florida.