This one should cover him -- <smile> Take care. Marilyn Jesse Thomas served in the Kentucky militia in 1782 with brother Abraham in Captain Samuel Kirkman's Company. Also serving in this same company were William and John Crow, Isaac Lawrence, James Thompson, Jacob Holtzclaw, William Barbee, Joshua Barbee, and William Fields. A payroll of Lincoln Militia under Capt. Samuel Kirkham shows many Culpeper Co., Virginia names, one of these being Abraham Thomas. After members of the Thomas family went to "Pennsylvania", several of them went on to Kentucky via the Ohio River. Another name in the militia is Jacob Holtzclaw who married Susanna Thomas, the cousin of Abraham. Abraham's brother Jesse appears also on the list. Next to Jacob is William Barbee, born in Culpeper Co., who married Mary Smith, daughter of Adam Smith of the Germanna community. Peter Watts is a fellow private and probably a fellow Virginian. The Lieutenant of the company was Henry Grider who married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Zachariah Smith and Ann Elizabeth Fishback. There were two Yager brothers, Abraham and Cornelius, sons of Nicholas Yager who married Elisabeth Fisher, daughter of Stephen Fisher. Another possible Culpeper name is Crow. The entire company consisted of 52 men and a significant portion of it had Culpeper Co., VA origins. By John Blankenbaker