Born in Clarke County, Georgia, Thompson began life under the unusual circumstance of having all of his brothers and sisters taken in by different members of the community in 1807, when his father's unexpected death left the family with no means of support. Thomas Hill took in Warren and adopted him. When Thomas Hill came to Alabama Territory in 1816, he brought the adopted child with him.
Born in Clarke County, Georgia, Thompson began life under the unusual circumstance of having all of his siblings taken in by different members of the community in 1807 when his father's unexpected death left the family with no means of support. Thomas Hill took in Warren and adopted him. When Thomas Hill moved to Alabama Territory in 1816, he brought the adopted child with him.