Hi Samantha, From # 214 Military Commissions Issued by the State of Georgia, 1754-1774 Rank: Colonel Name: Thomas, John Remarks: comm. Jan. 27, 1774 [Fourth Regiment of Foot, Parish of St. George] From # 188 (look at the names of the children) PHILIP THOMAS, b. 1753, Charles Co., Md.; d. 1821, Franklin Co., Ga. Served as Corporal in Capt. Yates Co., Col. Josiah Hawkins, Charles Co., Md. Reg. Married Elizabeth Covington Wailes. Children: 1. John W. 2. Philip W. 3. Elizabeth 4. Edward Lloud (1778-1850) Mar. Mary Hogue. 5. James L.; mar. Rebecca Avery 6. Levin Wailes, mar. Thursa Farrar. From # 71 Thomas, John 50 acres in St. George Parish Granted on November 2, 1762 Grant Book D, page 239 50 acres bounded on the northwest by Joshua Atkinson and southwest by Hugh Ross. Thomas, John 200 acres in St. George Parish Granted on August 5, 1766 Grant Book E, page 346 200 acres bounded on all sides by vacant land. Thomas, John 150 acres in St. George Parish Granted on August 5, 1766 Grant Book E, page 347 150 acres bounded on the southwest by John Atkinson and northeast by William Addams. Thomas, John 300 acres in St. George Parish Surveyed on September 9, 1765 Plat Book C, page 365 Granted on November 4, 1766 Grant Book E, page 404 300 acres bounded on the north by John Thomas, Jr. Plat states that this was surveyed for John Thomas, Sr. Thomas, John, Jr. 200 acres in St. George Parish Surveyed on October 11, 1768 Plat Book C, page 368 Granted on May 2, 1769 Grant Book G, page 322 200 acres bounded on the north and west by William Rains, south by Hugh Ross and east by Joseph Atkinson. NOTE: Daniel Thomas, David Thomas, Gideon Thomas, Gilshot (Guilshot) Thomas and Joanna Thomas also received land grants in St. George Parish. There is nothing in any of the grants to tie them to John Thomas) From # 532 (St. George Parish became Burke County in 1777) Thomas, John, Nov. 1761, been 7 yrs. in Ga., asks for 50 a., Briar Cr., next Joshua Atkinson, Nov. 1762, granted 50 a.; Nov. 1764, member Colonial Council; June 1766, granted 200 a., and 150 a., next John Atkinson, Wm. Adams; Apl. 1769, (John, Jr.) granted 200 a., next Jos. Atkinson, Hugh Ross, Wm. Rains; 1767, 1768, 1775, Jus. Peace; Apl. 1772, in Assembly; 1774,; 1778, magistrate; 1782 (Tory) 600 a. confiscated, and 1 slave, 50 cattle. Thomas, John, Sr. Aug. 1765, sev. yrs. in Ga., has wife and 5 children, asks for 300 a., Buckhead; 1768. These men had land adjoining John Thomas: Josiah Alday Robert Miller Joseph Atkinson, son of Josiah, sold 326 acres to John Thomas, 1769 From The Colonial Records of Georgia Volume XII At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Tuesday the 21st April 1772 Returned to the General Assembly John Thomas of St. Georges Parish From The Revolutionary Records of Georgia Volume I An act for repealing certain parts of the act of confiscation and banishment. 1. Whereas the legislature of this state, by an act passed the fourth day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two, at Augusta, entitled "An act for confiscation and banishing certain persons therein mentioned," did confiscate the property of Nathaniel Polhill, his heirs, devisees and assigns, and the property of Polhill Cormack, John Thomas, Peter Edwards, and James Butler, and did banish the said persons from this state; BE IT ENACTED That as far as the said act of confiscation respects Nathaniel Polhill, his airs, devisees and assigns, be and is hereby repealed. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aaforesaid, That one half of the property of Nathaniel Polhill, unsold by the commissioners of confiscated property, be vested in Elizabeth Nowland, widow of said Nathaniel Polhill, and her heirs. 3. And be it further enacted, That the property of the said John Thomas, which remains unsold, be, and it is hereby vested in Elizabeth Sharpe,(perhaps the daughter of John Thomas who stayed in Georgia?) the wife of John Sharpe, jun. and the property of Paul McCormick, which remains unsold, be, and it is hereby vested in Francis McCormick and her heirs. 4. And be it further enacted, That as far as the aforesaid act of confiscation and banishment, respecting the banishment of the aforesaid Peter Edwards, and James Butler, James Jackson, John Douglas, William Corker, James Ingraham, Thomas Waters and John Johnson, be, and is hereby repealed. By order of the House Nathan Brownson, Speaker February 1, 1788 From The Revoluntionary Records of Georgia Volume II Minutes of the Executive Council Thursday the 23 July 1778 The Board met Present His Honor the President John Lindsay, John Fulton, Holman Freeman, John Keebler Whereas it appears to this Board, that many Probates for Land have been improperly executed one Justice of the Peace having Signed them in his own name and in that of some other Justices of the Peace And Whereas this Board is unwilling to suppose that this has preceded from a design to impose upon or injure the It is therefore resolved That Letters be wrote to the Several Justices of the Peace requiring them to be more cautious in future, and directing them hereafter the Probates particularly set forth the Family rights of persons applying for Lands and of their having said rights in the State at the time of applying. Read the Petition of Colonel John Thomas of Burke County Setting forth that on or about the tenth day of April last he was put under an arrest and that he hath agreeable to his Parole remained within the Limits of the ever since and Praying that he may be permitted to return to his House upon giving Bail for his appearing and standing his trial at the next Superiour Court. A Number of Affidavits much in favor of the said Thomas having been also read - ORDERED That Colonel John Thomas be discharged from his Parole and be permitted to return home on his giving good Security in the Sum of two thousand pounds that he will appear and stand his trial at the Superiour Court to be holden in Burke County on the third Tuesday in October next Dee For details on the reference sources used for lookups, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Samantha Brannen To: d7777@worldnet.att.net Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 8:08 AM Subject: Bladen_County_lookup Greetings Ms. Thompson, I am writing to you from Newfoundland, Canada and I am desperate to find something about my ancestor John Thomas. I have discovered that this is a pretty common name but I am certain that there must be information about him somewhere. He was living in the Parish of St. George, Georgia when the Rev War began. A letter that he wrote to England asking for compensation for land and asset losses mention that he was a "prosperous rice and corn plantation owner" and owned "726 acres of land there". He was a Loyalist and the same letter mentions that he "was Honored with the Command of a Regiment of Militia before and after the Revolution" . He was evacuated in 1782 and went with his family to East Florida from where he went to NS. His second wife's anme was Susanna/h and his children are listed as: Elizabeth, JOhn, Elam, Susanna, David and Philip. Elizabeth remained in the US. I looked at the reference possibilities and the numbers that would be likely to me are: 71, 79, 90, 94, 138, 156, 186, 188, 214, 249-255. Number 71 I am hoping will contain something about him and there seems to be only one of these books in Canada and it is nowhere near me . I have been looking for him for 5 years now and other relatives even longer. Could you/ would you help me please? Any information would be a huge addition to the very little that I possess. Even if it could be a suggestion to another source ,website, or person! Thank you for your consideration, Samantha Brannen