Thomas, William
| Birth Name | Thomas, William |
| Nick Name | Will |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | between 65 years, 1 day and 71 years |
Narrative
Thomas's usually came from Wales, but if they came from York, they would be German.
Many tree's claim this William Thomas came from Buck Co, PA, but that cannot be since that William Thomas died in Buck Co, PA! I found no Thomas's associated with Diehl's in a search of York Co, PA records, but curiously, there is a Thomasville next to York township where the Diehl's lived. This is especially suspicious because these Thomas's founded a town called Thomasville in Oregon Co, MO. Unfortunately, no one knows the history or origins of Thomasville. A historical marker claims it was named after the first postmaster, "George B Thomas", in 1870.
Ann Jobe Brown's page - http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/o/Ann-Brown/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0059.html
"Will Thomas" in a court case Feb 1786, says where he lived.
http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=12686&pageno=7
"An old Virginia court : being a transcript of the records of the first court of Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1789"
"Ord. the Tobias Miller be App'd Sur. of the Rd. from Little Creek to Maggotty Creek with the foll'g hands: Jacob Cradle, Rich'd Richards, Will Dodd, Ira Landes, Ro. West, Jno. French, Danl. French, Jr., Rich'd McLary, Jacob McNeal, Jacob Dillmon, Geo. Price, John Altick, John Bowman , Daniel Rudy, Steph. Potter, Will Thomas, Wm. Clay...Delany, Chris. Chas. Long & Mich'l Peters which are Ord'd to ..."
This is in an area centered on Joseph Teel's Mill north of Gogginsville. You can see some of the names listed in this area.
http://www.franklincountyvagenealogy.com/resources/Settlement+Map+FrCoVA.jpg
Glover Davenport and son, John, also lived along Maggotty Creek:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DAVENPORT/2000-10/0970855793
The most likely Y-DNA match is here -
http://thomasdna.org/ThomasDNASite/pedigreegenerator.aspx?KitNum=X0001
Some commonalities with the John Thomas line who moved from Gloucester to Amelia Co, VA -
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=desc_sam_thos&id=I191
William Thomas ~1730 - 1772 had sons David and William:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VAGLOUCE/2008-08/1218922217
son William in Amelia County records up to 1778. Our William Thomas first appearance is 1780 in Bedford Co, VA.
Probably his brother David: Martha Hurt married David Thomas in Amelia County, Va. by bond dated November 27, 1784.
[IF Ephraim Thomas' sons follow the English naming convention:
William THOMAS b: ABT 1792 Father's Father? (correct if William)
Adam ? THOMAS b: 25 NOV 1793 Mother's Father (correct! He was Adam Teal)
David THOMAS b: BET 1795 AND 1798
Ephriam ? THOMAS b: ABT 1796
We don't know which one is next, but 3rd son named after the father would be Ephraim, so 4th son David would be Father's Eldest Brother , probably correct if father was William and his brother was David.]
Note, references to a David Thomas who served for his brother William in the Rev. War must refer to different brothers. The veteran says he was born 1761 in Dinwiddie, VA and lived in Warren Co, NC the rest of his life.
http://revwarapps.org/s32552.pdf
Smith Co, TN Court Minutes Dec 28, 1813
"William Thomas vs Joshua Pyron". Plaintiff won judgement against Joshua Pyron for debts unpaid. 15 acr land on Wartrace was sold.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-BPS7?i=64&cat=222210
Often claimed to have died ~1821 but there is another William Thomas who married Elizabeth Woolfolk in northern Jackson County who they also claim to have died in 1821.
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | between 1750 and 1755 | |||
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| Death | 1821 | Jackson, TN | ||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Thomas, William? | 1772 | ||
| Thomas, William | between 1750 and 1755 | 1821 | ||
| Brother | Thomas, David |
Families
Family of Thomas, William and (Thomas), Deborah |
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| Married | Wife | (Thomas), Deborah ( * between 1755 and 1760 + ... ) | |||||||||||||||
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"All Private Church Registers to 1800, York County, Pennsylvania" on ancestry.com:
Earliest record of William and Deborah Thomas: Virginia Land Patent survey 2 May 1771 • Bedford/Franklin County, Virginia Moved from Franklin County, VA to Jackson County, TN by 1803
Likely that Ephriam is son of William, surety to Sarah Thomas marriage with Thomas Cassity
Other early Thomas marriages in Jackson Co, TN, District 3
Probably related Thomas and connected names in Franklin Co, VA Marriage Bonds;
1786 Franklin Co, VA Tax List: William and David Thomas, Adam and Nicholas Teal
from "An old Virginia court : being a transcript of the records of the first court of Franklin County, Virginia, 1786-1789, with biog" on ancestry.com - "We also notice in (Ibid Ref Pg 292 Book 8) that in August Court 1786 in the case of GRAHAM VERSUS ARTHUR- Deborah Thomas was allowed pay for three days attendance as a witness and that Mary Graham and William Thomas were also allowed for three days attendance."
Many of these names in descendants of Charles Thomas b~1739 VA m. Judith Ripley/Patterson
To divide up the names between Charles Line:
Impressive Timeline of Sources in a FamilySearch tree marthaghopkins1:
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Thomas, Ephriam | 1771-04-01 | 1840-12-05 |
| Thomas, Deborah | about 1772 | |
| Thomas, Sarah | 1775 | after 1840 |
| Thomas, Nancy | about 1777 | about 1858 |
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