Individual Details
Thomas E. Cantrell
(January 23, 1761 - September 25, 1830)
"Thomas Cantrell married Elizabeth Norris. After their marriage they first settled in Greenville district, South Carolina, but later moved to Tennessee. It has been said that he was the first of the name to migrate to that state. He settled on Sink Creek, De Kalb County, where he operated an iron forge, which is still called the "Old Forge, " and where one of his descendants now lives. The War Records, at Washington, D. C., show that "Thomas Cantrell served as a member, rank and company not stated, of Lieutenant Colonel Lytle's command, Caswell County, North Carolina, Revolutionary War." His name has been found only on a list, not dated, of men "enrolled for Captain Robert Moore, from Caswell County."
"There is a tradition, which comes from William Magness Cantrell, that: "Thomas Cantrell, in company with Mr. Adcock, who was an uncle of his grandmother, were captured at the battle of the Cowpens, South Carolina, and placed on a British ship to be sent to England. After getting some four miles from land, they escaped by jumping overboard and swimming to shore, having to escape not only the dangers of the sea, but also the fire of the British."
"He was a deacon in the Baptist church. He and his wife are buried in the old cemetery at Grady, Tennessee. This town was first known as Cantrell's Cross Roads; later the name was changed to Williamsburg, and today is known as Grady. The inscriptions on his tomestone reads: "Here lies the body of Thomas Cantrelle, Born January 23, 1761. Died September 25, 1830." " (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, pages 97 - 98.)
"There is a tradition, which comes from William Magness Cantrell, that: "Thomas Cantrell, in company with Mr. Adcock, who was an uncle of his grandmother, were captured at the battle of the Cowpens, South Carolina, and placed on a British ship to be sent to England. After getting some four miles from land, they escaped by jumping overboard and swimming to shore, having to escape not only the dangers of the sea, but also the fire of the British."
"He was a deacon in the Baptist church. He and his wife are buried in the old cemetery at Grady, Tennessee. This town was first known as Cantrell's Cross Roads; later the name was changed to Williamsburg, and today is known as Grady. The inscriptions on his tomestone reads: "Here lies the body of Thomas Cantrelle, Born January 23, 1761. Died September 25, 1830." " (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, pages 97 - 98.)
Events
| Birth | January 23, 1761 | Orange County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1780 | Elizabeth Norris | |||
| Death | September 25, 1830 | ||||
| Burial | Grady Cemetery, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Norris (1765 - 1830) |
| Child | Isaac Cantrell (1781 - ) |
| Child | Jacob Cantrell (1782 - ) |
| Child | Mary Cantrell (1784 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Cantrell Jr. (1786 - ) |
| Child | Elijah Cantrell (1788 - 1860) |
| Child | Nancy Cantrell (1790 - 1811) |
| Child | Sarah Cantrell ( - ) |
| Child | David Cantrell (1795 - 1859) |
| Child | Gabriel Cantrell (1797 - 1849) |
| Child | Brazalia Cantrell (1800 - ) |
| Father | John Cantrell (1724 - 1803) |
| Mother | Rachel Brittian (1726 - 1796) |
| Sibling | Capt. Abraham Cantrell (1744 - 1807) |
| Sibling | Isaac Cantrell (1744 - 1804) |
| Sibling | Jacob Cantrill (1747 - 1790) |
| Sibling | Joseph Cantrell (1748 - 1804) |
| Sibling | Joshua Cantrell (1748 - ) |
| Sibling | Stephen Cantrell (1749 - 1827) |
| Sibling | James Cantrell (1751 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Cantrel (1751 - ) |
| Sibling | John M. "Miller John" Cantrell Jr. (1751 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Brittian Cantrell (1752 - ) |
| Sibling | Susan Cantrell (1753 - ) |
| Sibling | Aaron Cantrell (1755 - ) |
| Sibling | Simon Cantrell (1757 - ) |
| Sibling | Peter Cantrell (1759 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Cantrell (1760 - ) |
| Sibling | Moses Cantrell (1764 - ) |
| Sibling | Edward Cantrell (1764 - ) |
| Sibling | William Cantrell (1766 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Cantrell (1768 - 1843) |