When searching for THOMAS, don't forget the Germanna Colony in Virginia. THOMAS is also a German name (AKA TOMER/TOMAR) and there is a large clan of Germanna THOMASes descended from a Johan THOMAS who came over about 1717. He died soon after but left two sons, John and Michael. Both married and left descendants but Michael was the prolific one, marrying twice and producing (according to many accounts) TWENTY-FIVE children, many of whom were sons. Some of them migrated into NE Ky very early and there was an extensive THOMAS clan in Mason/Lewis/Carter Co., Ky area before 1800, part of whom were from his line. Sue