Lucinda Gray Thompson

Courtesy Teddy Brock, trbrock@woh.rr.com

Lucinda GRAY was born 27 April 1796 in (likely Nicholas Co.) Kentucky to David and Jane (Allison) GRAY. She died 19 April 1882 while an inmate of Eastern State Hospital in Lexington, Ky. These dates taken from the family bible of her brother, John Gray, of Hillsboro, Fleming Co., Kentucky.

Lucinda’s marriage bond to Hudson C. THOMPSON was dated 8 February 1820, Fleming Co., Ky. No known children were born to this couple. In 1850 they were enumerated in Greenup Co., Ky census. In 1860 Boyd Co., Ky., Lucinda is presumed a widow and enumerated in household of Melinda Newman. [Boyd County was formed from sections of Greenup, Lawrence and Carter Counties in 1860]

A letter dated Oct. 3^rd 1863 from John Gray to a Dr. W. L. Chiply of Eastern State Hospital regarding Lucinda Thompson was found on microfilmed records of ESH by an associate of Mary Hatton, coordinator of the ESH website,  http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/esh/  and forwarded to me, Teddy (Gray) Brock on  29 March 2007. See transcription and corrected interpretation.

Fleming County, Ky Oct. 3rd 1863   Dr. W. L. Chiply Esq, I recived yours of June 6th in regard to Mrs. Lucinda Thom- son my sister one of your inmates I feel ansious to hear from her please wright soon and give me the particulars of her condision and the prospect for her recovery I inlose 3 stamp My address Hillsboro Fleming Co Ky                Yours with respect                      John Gray

[version with corrected spelling and punctuation]   Dr. W. L. Chiply, Esq.   I received yours of June 6th in regard to Mrs. Lucinda Thompson, my sister, one of your inmates. I feel anxious to hear from her. Please write soon and give me the particulars of her condition and the prospect for her recovery. I enclose 3 stamps. My address: Hillsboro Fleming Co., Ky.                         Yours with respect                          John Gray

Copy of Inquest

    in case of

Lucinda Thompson

                                     State of Kentucky

                                             Fleming Circuit Set

The Commonwealth of Kentucky                       Plaintiff

                  against

          Lucinda Thompson                                   Defendant

At a Court held for the Fleming Circuit on the 11th day of

March 1862. It being suggested to the Court that Lucinda

Thompson the defendant is a lunatic and it appearing to the

Satisfaction of the Court from the affidavits of C Keckley and

L J Jones that the condition of said defendant is such that it

would be unsafe to bring her into Court. Upon motion of the

Attorney for the Commonwealth it is ordered that a Jury

be impannelled [sic] here immediately to enquire into the state

of mind of the said Lucinda Thompson, and S. W. Andrews

Esq. was appointed attorney for the defendant thereupon

the following June was impannelled to wit--John Stuart.

William Bell, Mathew Thompson, Thomas Shanklin, Alexander

Foxworthy, Harrison Bowman, John D. Norwood, James Darnell,

Ben Robertson, Charles Z Duly, John Hinton, and George W.

Vansant who being first duly sworn and having heard the

evidence upon their oath say:

       "We the Jury find that Lucinda Thompson is of

unsound mind that she is a lunatic and that she lost

her mind about a year ago, but from what cause is unknown

to the Jury--She is sixty five years of age, was born in this

state and has resided in this state except for a few months

all her life. She is now a resident of Fleming County and

has resided there for the last two years. She has no Father or

Mother living and no children and has no estate in possessions

reversions or remainder sufficient for her support.

                                                          John Stuart—Foreman

Therefore it is adjudged by the Court that the said Lucinda

Thompson is a lunatic and that the other facts found by the

Jury are true and it is ordered that John Gray be appointed

a committee to take charge of the said lunatic and that he

take her to the Lunatic Asylum at Lexington.

                       A Copy

Attest John M. Harbeson Clerk Fleming Circuit Court

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