Individual Details
Thomas Drane
(4 Feb 1751 - 27 Oct 1828)
Events
| Birth | 4 Feb 1751 | Prince George's, Maryland, United States | |||
| Marriage | 4 Feb 1786 | Prince George's, Maryland, United States - Martha Wells | |||
| Event | 1792 | Kentucky |  | ||
| Event | 1807 | Kentucky | | ||
| Event | 1810 | Kentucky | | ||
| Death | 27 Oct 1828 | Marion Co., Ky |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Wells (1765 - 1828) |
| Father | James Thomas Drane (1715 - 1787) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Smith Piles (1730 - 1796) |
| Sibling | James Thomas Drane (1755 - 1828) |
Notes
Event
Thomas & Martha [Wells] Drane moved their family to Kentucky in the yearsbetween 1792-1798.They are not listed in the Maryland census of 1800.They
settled in Washington County.
Event
In 1807 Thomas moved his family to HardinCounty, Ky. His son Walter & wife ,Rachel, followed as was the custom .
There was land that could be patented in Hardin County . It was a hard
life even for farmers accustomed to haed work as the land had to be
cleared, fences built & a house to be erected. The families supported
each other in these endeavors. It is to be noted that Thomas had been
reared in the household of a "gentleman farmer" with slaves to do the
labor on the tobacco plantation in Maryland....but they were many miles
from Maryland ...a 6th generation starting over in Kentucky.
Event
In 1810 Thomas & son Walter moved back to Washington County, Ky.according to marriage reords recording the marriages of several of the
family's grown children in that county.