I have been following the discussion on this line of Thomases. Has anyone run into three brothers - Humphrey, Hiram and Lewis - born 1785, 1787, and 1792 in Virginia. They were all listed on the 1820 census for Smith and Jackson Counties in Tennessee. Hiram is my 4th gr-grandfather and is my stumbling block. Thanks, Carol Janes --- "Marsha H. Moses" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that it is entirely possible that some of Evan Thomas's children > had moved south from Hopewell MM area in Frederick County down into > Orange County. But everyone needs to be aware of two facts on the below > men found in Orange County: > > first in 1734 Orange County was VERY large extending into the area that > is now Culpepper and areas west of Orange. By 1769 it would have been > close to the size that is now. > > Second there was a Germanna settler named John Thomas who was in that > area as early as 1717. He is not likely to have been a child of Evan > Thomas the Welshman as Evan Thomas was not even in Pennsylvania by that > date. The Germanna list has discussed this man somewhere along the > line....I just don't have time to dig up anything that I might have > saved. If anyone on the list is interested here is the website for the > Germanna foundation: > > http://www.germanna.org/ > > and there may be some information on John Thomas in the archives. > > Marsha in WV > > Sam Thomas wrote: > > > > > There was also a LEWIS THOMAS, whose parentage is unknown, [ born > before 1716 based on 1734 land record in Orange Co., VA , which was at > this time connected to Frederick Co., VA. His son, OWEN THOMAS [born > before 1734 based on 1752 land record and died 1769 in Orange Co., VA] > had several sons: > > > > LEWIS THOMAS EST. B.1734 - 1769 in Orange Co., VA D. ?? > > JONATHAN THOMAS EST. B.1734 - 1769 in Orange Co., VA D. ?? > > JOHN THOMAS EST. B.1734 - 1769 in Orange Co., VA D. ?? > > WILLIAM THOMAS EST. B.1734 - 1769 in Orange Co., VA D. ?? > > GEORGE THOMAS EST. B.1734 - 1769 in Orange Co., VA D. ?? > > MICHAEL THOMAS EST. B.1734 - 1769 in Orange Co., VA D. ?? > > > > > ==== THOMAS Mailing List ==== > Need list assistance? Please contact: > [email protected] > List Adm for THOMAS-L and THOMAS-D > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree