Hello, I'm researching the Thomas family of Kanawha County, West Virginia. Is anyone else on the list researching this family in Kanawha County?

Searching for the wife and children of Nathaniel THOMAS b. 1759 in Pittsylvania, VA. His parents were William THOMAS and Mary WOODSON. Jack Thompson

Hi Cindy, Will you please tell me if it is possible to see the 1800 KY Tax List on line? If so, how to find it? Thanks, Marjorie DAWSON THOMAS Battle Ground, Washington ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

I'm looking for information on the family and ancestry of Daniel Thomas. Daniel and his brother, Robert P. According to the publication of Philips County, KS, Genealogical Society, 1977, "Prairie View was laid out and platted by Daniel W. and Mary E. Thomas, Robert and Olve E. Thomas, and a land company in 1887." In 1873, these families and the "Smiths" moved from Missouri. I think they homesteaded in Deer Creek, Wyoming and then moved to NW Kansas. Daniel married Mary Elizabeth Sparks (b. 8/31/1843, KY) in Scotland Co., MO, on 6/7/1865. Thanks for any help, Diane Bellis d_bellis@hotmail.com _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

I was hoping to find someone who could answer a query I have. I have a Richard Thomas who married a Catherine GRISTY in Nelson Co, KY on 13 Jan 1816. Would anyone have any information on Richard THOMAS parents? Well Ta Ta for now. Kathy Keach you can E-mail me at mailto:mamie.tate@worldnet.att.net Evansville, IN ---- Original Message ----- From: <THOMAS-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <THOMAS-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 1999 2:22 AM Subject: THOMAS-D Digest V99 #132

My name is Charles Clifford Thomas, I am the only son of an only son. My father was Walter Thomas Jr. ,born in Lafayette, Alabama, His father was Walter Thomas Sr. , son of Jett Thomas of Sandy Ridge , Alabama. On my maternal side my mother was a Hertzler her father wat Richard Henry Hertzler of Huntsville Alabama. Her grandfather was Charles C. Anderson of Huntsville, Alabama. I would like to know if anyone knows about relatives of mine.

The six hundred and thirty-second note in a series about the Germanna Colonies Henry Thomas is said to have been the oldest son of Michael Thomas. Michael Thomas himself was born in the neighborhood of 1720. Before he was seven years old, he owned one-half of a good tract of land in Virginia. Therefore, with a livelihood guaranteed and perhaps a home already built on his land, he probably did not wait long to be married. It would be reasonable to assume that he was married by the time he was twenty. Therefore, Henry might have been born about 1740. The Thomas family probably moved to the Ten Mile Creek area in the latter part of the 1760's, perhaps when Henry was about 27. About ten years later he was about 37. His proposed brothers, Michael and Samuel, could readily have been adults also. Adam Smith, the first cousin of the Thomas men, is thought to have been born about 1736, so slightly older than Henry. Adam had two brothers, Zacharias and John, who like Adam, have no record in Virginia after 1777. They are to be found in Kentucky. (If memory serves me correctly, Zacharias claimed land on the basis of having grown a crop of corn before 1776.) Zacharias married, for the first time, Anne Elizabeth Fishback, who was a granddaughter of two Germanna pioneers. One of these was Jacob Holtzclaw, a family that had some connections to the Thomases. The three Smith brothers, had four sisters. One sister, Mary, married Adam Barlow whose name is to be found in Kentucky at an early date. Of the other sisters, Susanna married John Berry, Jr. and she is to be found in Virginia for a long time thereafter. Anna Magdalena, another Smith sister, married John George Crisler and they remained in Virginia. The other daughter, Catherine, had a most uncertain future as her lifestyle was very unconventional. There were more cousins from Culpeper County in Virginia who were early settlers of Kentucky. In the last note, a claim was made that the first permanent settlement in Kentucky was made by people who had come from the Ten Mile Creek area of Pennsylvania. This region was settled by people who came overland from eastern Pennsylvania (using Forbe's Road) and from northern Virginia (using Braddock's Road). The French and Indian War had required these roads and as a consequence many people became acquainted with this new territory. But no matter where the frontier is, someone will always go over the next hill to see what is there. As the news filtered back to Ten Mile Creek, more people became curious. It was fairly easy to get there as one only had to put some in the water that would float and the rivers would carry you there. It was also very dangerous. The other route to Kentucky was from southwest Virginia through the Cumberland gap. This was an overland route and, if one had wagons and beasts of burden, it was a more natural route, especially from southern Virginia and the Carolinas. Our Germanna citizens were well represented in the settlement of Kentucky. The Germanna people were always pioneers. The First Colony was, for a while, the westernmost point of English civilization in the Americas. Then for a while, the Second Colony was the westernmost point of civilization. There were never afraid of taking a position on the frontier. John Blankenbaker, PO Box 120, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 Beyond Germanna, A Newsletter/Journal of Germanna Information http://www.germanna.com/ http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/johnsgermnotes/germhis1.html http://www.inficad.com/~genelea http://www.pretext.com/mar98/shorts/short3.htm Sue

Does anyone have any information on the Henry Thomas Station that is at this site from Betty? And thanks Bettye for sending this map site of the old forts. Barb (Thomas) Fitzmaurice - Michigan BLFITZMA@prodigy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <blrossow@uswest.net> To: <THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 11, 1999 12:15 PM Subject: Re: Kentucky Forts - month of June only : Very good map. If you want to keep it besure to download as it will be : off line 30 June. : : http://www.precision-lock.com/sub3/kyforts.htm : : Betty in Idaho : : : ==== THOMAS Mailing List ==== : Aren't you glad you're a supporter of Rootsweb? : Don't we wish everyone could be one too! : http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html :

To Sundea- I already posted a reply to you on the Thomas-L listing, so check that. But here is one tidbit on your family that I just found. It is in research notes in "A Trace of Thomas" excluding your Thomas' from my family and you undoubtable already know this information, but here goes: p. 238 "Listed in The "Corn Stalk Militia" of Kentucky 1792-1811, by G. Glenn Clift, p. 125, were these Thomases: John, Lt., 10 May; Philemon, Co., 22 Jan; and Rowland, Capt., 5 Jul, all in the 28th Reg., 1798. Phenis, Ensign, 15th Reg., 3 Oct 1799. John, Brig. Gen., 12th Brig., 24 Dec 1799; and Philemon, Brig. Gen., 7th Brig., 14 Dec 1804. All were from Mason County. "Listed in the Patriot Index, p. 674, is a John Thomas, whose tombstone reads "John Thomas, Major General Ky Militia Revolutionary War, War of 1812, April 10 1763 - October 16 1838." He first married Susannah Hodgen, secondly, Rebecca Keith; he was listed as a soldier from Pennsylvania and Virginia. He is buried in the Union Church Cemetary southeast of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. We do not find a connection to our family. We do not know if he is the one from Mason County." Cindy _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Although it appears that Plummer Thomas is not a part of my family, he is mentioned in "A Trace of Thomas". Here's what it says, p. 15 "...The next step was checking the 1800 Kentucky tax list (as the 1800 census of Kentucky was destroyed by fire) for possible parents for Phineas F.M. Lo and Behold! Listed in Mason County were Philomon, Phineas, and Plummer Thomas (they sounded like they belonged together), and Ephraim Thoas (Phineas F.M. had a son Ephraim). Further research showed a connection between Phineas, Ephraim (with a son David), Levi (Phineas F. M. also had a son Levi), and John; but not Philomon and Plummer." p. 238 "There was another John Thomas in Mason County during the same time as ours, but he was not listed as land grantee or grantor through 1820. >From the land deeds, it appears that a John M. Thomas was part of the family that included Philomon, Plummer, Rowland, Richard, Jr., and Sr., Jake B., Benjamin, Thomas P., and another David." Even though this information is to exclude Plummer as a part of my family, here it is. Cindy --- bishop5@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > Sarah, aka Sallie, Thomas is a very common name > among the Michael Thomas > line in Virginia and Kentucky. Several of the > Thomas grand and great-grand > children were named Sarah Thomas. My own direct > ancester from the Thomas > line, was named Sarah Thomas. She was the daughter > of Plummer Thomas and > married John Viers. > > > Sue > > > > ==== THOMAS Mailing List ==== > THOMAS Family Mail List Archives: > courtesy of Rootsweb, our gracious host! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Just type in the mail list's name: THOMAS > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

The following was written by John 'Gus' Doyle, who spent much of his life accumulating information and writing about various branches of our family. We were second cousins through the VOIERS line. Our grandmothers were sisters and granddaughters of Sarah THOMAS, daughter of Plummer THOMAS. Gus wrote: "According to tradition in the family Eva Susanna Marguirita Hart, second wife of Michael THOMAS, was the daughter of a Spanish lord, and her father owned a castle on the Rhine River. Where she was well educated for that time, as women didn't receive as much education as the men. It is said that Eva Susanna and a girl friend were in Holland and while at the port of Amsterdam they were intrigued by the sailing ships and the trading going on. A Captain of one of the ships offered to show them around the ship, but when they were ready to leave, they found they were prisoners and the vessel soon sailed for the new world America. They landed in Maryland and both were leased out by planters to pay for their passage. They worked in the flax fields as indentured servants until one day they got away and Eva married Michael. This sounds rather far fetched from Ireland to Spain to Germany. My theory if this is true is, since lots of titled Irish were in rebellion against the English crown and being educated and versed in warfare fled ot various countries in Europe where they offered their services to that country. Susanna's father and grandfather could have been some of these people, possibly settling along the Rhine and becoming important in that area acquired a castle and wealth enough to educate Susanna and allow her to travel." That's the entirety of his information in this article on Eva Susanna. I think he means that the HART name came from Ireland. Anyway, it's a fascinating little bit of family history and perhaps some of us might be able to verify it some day. Sue Bishop

To Ernie Perry- I find a Walter Thomas who is a son of William Thomas, but a hundred and ten years too late. I didn't find any Pulliams or Hatfields listed. Wish I could be of more help. See my reply to Thomas in KY and IN that I posted on Thomas-L for what branch of Thomas' that "A Trace of Thomas" is about. Cindy --- EPERRY4616@aol.com wrote: > Cindy -- > I wonder if I could ask you to look at your Thomas > Books for a William Thomas > or a Walter Thomas bca 1777, perhaps the son of > William. > > Walter Thomas m Benjamin Pulliam's daughter, Nancy > Ann Pulliam, on October > 12, 1801 in Warren Co. KY. Walter was the witness at > the wedding of Sarah > Thomas and Henry L. Hatfield earlier that same year > and William Thomas is > listed as her father. These Hatfields were from the > Baltimore MD area and > traveled down the Warrior Path and over to KY where > they often become > confused with the "Hatfield-McCoy" group (they are > not related). > > The Pulliam information guesses that Walter Thomas > was born ca 1777 probably > Culpepper Co. VA , but I can find nothing there. > Walter eventually moved to > Allen Co., KY where he died; however, Sarah Thomas > and Henry L. Hatfield went > to Indiana and finally settled in Morgan Co. MO > where we believe Sarah Thomas > died. > > I appreciate any help/clues on locating these > earlier Thomas in VA??? > > Ernie Perry. > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Sundea- I have my book here with me. I find no Owen Thomas mentioned. I did find a Lewis/Louis, b. c. 1853 but he is listed as a son of Levi and Charity (Creason) Thomas. No Enos Thomas listed. No Hezekiah Thomas. Several Henry's, but they don't look like yours. Several Isaac's, but again doesn't seem to fit with your family. Wish I could be of more help. On the flyleaf of "A Trace of Thomas", it gives this description of the book: "This book contains research on the immigrant progenitor of this line, found to be either Phineas or John THOMAS, who came from Wales to Old Redstone Fort in Pennsylvania circa 1760-1780. It primarily traces the sons, Ephraim and Phineas THOMAS, from Mason County, Kentucky, in the early 1800's, to Indiana, and includes information on over a thousand of their descendants. It also includes information of their brother Levi THOMAS, on John THOMAS, and others of Mason County." _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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Very good map. If you want to keep it besure to download as it will be off line 30 June. http://www.precision-lock.com/sub3/kyforts.htm Betty in Idaho

Very good map. If you want to keep it besure to download as it will be off line 30 June. http://www.precision-lock.com/sub3/kyforts.htm Betty in Idaho

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I, too, have a Sarah "Sallie" Thomas. I'm trying to track her family. She was born in Albemarle Co., Va. ca. 1816 and her full name was Sarah Jane Thomas. I'm fairly sure (no proof found yet) that her parents were James Thomas and Mary (maiden name unknown). The mother, I'm sure about because she lived next to and with Sarah Jane Thomas and her husband, Thomas Jefferson Anderson in Nelson Co. The James Thomas, I think was the s/o Michael Thomas Jr. who was the s/o Michael Thomas who at one time was the Sheriff of Albemarle Co. In Michael Thomas Jr.s Will there is apparently a mention of a Polly (which was Mary's nickname) and a 2nd dau. Sallie. Sallie Thomas also had a sister, Mary Jr. b. 1820. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone? Debra r to anyone? Debra