Wanda, Thank you for the information. I will study it and put it into my computer. I will also send you what information I can find. I really appreciate the help. Mary (Ruddell) Zollman Wanda Flesher wrote: >Here's what I have. Explanation, however. So far, I am not tied into this >Thomas family - The Robert Thomas family, b 1714, Spotsylvania Co.,, >Virginia. Robert had a son Reuben, and I have a Reuben Thomas born in the >same general time frame. Someone told me they were sure the Reubens are the >same. I've been working on this family - putting pieces together in order >to make a connection. Much work has been done researching this family >already. It's a huge family, and there are many loose ends. > >Robert Thomas was married twice. 1/ to Frances Remey, b abt 1720, of >Virginia. Married 1739. Here's the source: U.S. and International >Marriage Records, 1560-1900 >about Robert Thomas >Name: Robert Thomas >Gender: male >Birth Place: VA >Birth Year: *1714* >Spouse Name: Frances Remey >Marriage >Year: 1739 >Number Pages: 1 > >Marriage 2/ to Anne Butler Moore, b 1737, of Orange County, Virginia, >married 4 Apr 1757. Source: Virginia Marriages to 1800 - Spouse, Anne >Moore; Spouse, Robert, Married 9 Apr 1757, Orange Co, VA > >I have not heard others refer to Robert's 1st marriage. However, In his >Will he says " My lands and plantation I now live on, I leave to my wife, >Anne Thomas, *to live on until she and my Executors shall think it >convenient for her to move,* at which time the said land and plantation to >be sold to the best advantage for the payments of my debts *and moving her >and joining my family in Kentucky." *There is also a 20+ year difference >in Robert's and Anne's ages. Since Robert and Anne didn't marry until 1757, >any children born prior to that date would be from the 1st marriage. > >Robert had secured other land in Shelby Co KY, at least. That would have >been Jefferson Co. before 1787 (I think). His agents were Lillard and >Willis. After Robert died, Anne married a John Lillard. I don't know if >this was Lillard of Lillard and Willis or not. > >To answer your question: By his first wife Frances Remey, Robert had a son >(among others) named William. (This is determined by William's date of birth >in that he was born before Robert and Anne married. I think this is your >William Sr. He was born 1749 in Orange Co VA and died Apr 1815 in Shelby Co >KY. He was married twice. 1/ Elizabeth Woolfolk and they had at least two >children, Walter and poss. Sarah. >2/ Mary Polly Cyphers, b 22 Oct 1774 in Pennsylvania and died 30 Sept 1855 >in Washington Co Indiana. I only have one son listed for them, but I'm sure >there are other children. Marriage date - 30 Dec 1794, Shelby Co KY. >Obediah Thomas, b 1807 in Shelby Co KY. (Actually I just found a total of 7 >children for them, including a son William). > >The above dates differ from your 'approximate' dates. However, the lineage >seems to fit well. > >I have to close this now. I have more information. Can you shed any light >(from your gleanings) about any Reuben Thomas? > >Some of this information was gleaned from: >http://thefalers.tripod.com/genealogy/id6.htm<http://thefalers.tripod.com/genealogy/id6.html> > >Will of Robert Thomas, Orange Co Virginia: Will Bk 3, pag 195. written 3 >Feb 1788, probated 28 Jul 1788. > >>From History of Orange Co Va (as above): CHAPTER X. > >Germanna and the First Settlers. > >Orange Co VA Tax list for 1787 >Orange Co VA Road Records, dtd 23 June 1788, pg. 471 - Order Book/Minutes >Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 >Episcipalian church of early Orange Co VA > >Information received from E Perry/ 2001 > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Mary Zollman <boots@aye.net> wrote: > > > >>The above Daniel Robertson Thomas was my 2nd great grandfather. He was >>married to Abigail E. Overman in Washington County, Indiana. Their >>daughter Josephine was born in Missouri, but the family was soon back in >>Indiana living in Clark County. Due to a mistake in a record book, her >>mother's maiden name has sometimes been understood as "Verman" . The >>handwritten handwritten record is difficult to read, and the "O" looks >>like a very fancy part of the "V", but the marriage record of Daniel >>Thomas and Abigail E. Overman is very clear as to the correct spelling. >> >>I am told that Daniel's father was William Thomas Jr. born 1800, that >>his father was William Thomas Sr. born abt 1760 or 1770 born VA or >>Shelby County, KY, and that William Sr.'s father was Robert born 1737. >>William Thomas Sr.'s wife is said to be Mary Pauline (Polly) Cyphers. >> >>Jesse Overman gave his affidavit for Abigail, resident of Washington >>County, Indiana to marry Daniel R. Thomas. on Nov. 15, 1847. They were >>married Nov. 24, 1847. >> >>If you are researching this family, I would enjoy sharing information >>with you. >> >>Mary (Ruddell) Zollman. >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > > >