Individual Details

Thomas was born probably about 1732 in King and Queen Co., Virginia, and while still a small boy moved with his parents to Culpeper Co., Virginia. Then, in 1752, while a young adult, he followed his father to the newly opened territory of Halifax County (later Pittsylvania Co.), Virginia. Thomas married Martha Webb and together they had ten children. Thomas became a prominent man in his community -- Sheriff of Halifax County and Justice of the Peace, Vestryman, and militia officer in Halifax and Pittsylvania County, and Church Warden in Camden Parish in Pittsylvania County. He commanded the Pittsylvania County Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was a Captain in the Revolutionary War and a Colonel in the Militia. During his war activities he traveled to Kentucky and other wilderness areas to the west. He liked this country and in 1782/3 he moved his family to Greasy Cove, Washington County, North Carolina (later this area became Unicoi County, Tennessee) where he settled and died in 1784. In his will, Thomas left several parcels of land to his children, including one thousand acres to his oldest son Benjamin. Each of the children received Negro slaves as an inheritance. Daughter Mary Ann’s husband, Robert Love, along with Thomas’ wife were the executors of the will.

Birth	Abt 1732	King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Death	1784	Tennessee, United States
Marriage		Martha Webb

Spouse

Martha Webb (1739 - 1796)