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Thomas Lackey

(1728 - 1 Sep 1801)

Born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1728. He came to Rockbridge Co., VA, in 1768 with his wife, Agnes Leech.
== Biography ==
''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.''

=== Note ===
: Note: Born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1728.
:: He came to Rockbridge Co., VA, in 1768 with his wife, Agnes Leech.

== Sources ==



=== Acknowledgments ===
Thank you to [[Stiles-1327 | Robert Stiles]] for creating WikiTree profile Lackey-313 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.


== Biography ==
''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.''

=== Note ===
: Note: Born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1728.
:: He came to Rockbridge Co., VA, in 1768 with his wife, Agnes Leech.

== Sources ==



=== Acknowledgments ===
Thank you to [[Stiles-1327 | Robert Stiles]] for creating WikiTree profile Lackey-313 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.


== Biography ==
''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.''

=== Note ===
: Note: Born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1728.
:: He came to Rockbridge Co., VA, in 1768 with his wife, Agnes Leech.

== Sources ==



=== Acknowledgments ===
Thank you to [[Stiles-1327 | Robert Stiles]] for creating WikiTree profile Lackey-313 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.


== Biography ==
''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.''

=== Note ===
: Note: Born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1728.
:: He came to Rockbridge Co., VA, in 1768 with his wife, Agnes Leech.

== Sources ==



=== Acknowledgments ===
Thank you to [[Stiles-1327 | Robert Stiles]] for creating WikiTree profile Lackey-313 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.



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== Biography ==
''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.''

=== Note ===
: Note: Born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1728.
:: He came to Rockbridge Co., VA, in 1768 with his wife, Agnes Leech.

== Sources ==



=== Acknowledgments ===
Thank you to [[Stiles-1327 | Robert Stiles]] for creating WikiTree profile Lackey-313 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.



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== Biography ==
''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.''

=== Note ===
: Note: Born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1728.
:: He came to Rockbridge Co., VA, in 1768 with his wife, Agnes Leech.

== Sources ==



=== Acknowledgments ===
Thank you to [[Stiles-1327 | Robert Stiles]] for creating WikiTree profile Lackey-313 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.



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== Biography ==Thomas Lackey was born 1728 in Londonderry, in what would later become Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland was created in 1921, when Ireland was partitioned between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. He came to Rockbridge Co., VA, in 1768 with his wife, Agnes Leech. Thomas Lackey and Agnes Leech arrived on the same ship in the Port of Philadelphia, when he was twenty years old. Thomas and Agnes had land in Eden Township in Pennsylvania, before moving to Virginia. They married in 1752 and had seven children: [[Lackey-308 | Thomas II]], [[Lackey-1282 | Nathan]], [[Lackey-591 | James]], [[Lackey-781 | Martha]], Mary, [[Lackey-686 | Elizabeth]] and [[Lackey-312 | Margaret]].Thomas Lackey was a handsome man who was said to look like George Washington. Unlike many of the early settlers of Rockbridge County, he could read and write well. He was often called upon to act as a scribe for the community. Although past the usual military age, he served as a scout for the colonists in the American Revolution. Thomas was a master craftsman in woodworking, cabin maker, and wheelwright. He made small and large spinning wheels. Thomas was one of the first elders in the Fork of James Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Rockbridge, Virginia. Thomas died in 1801 and was buried at High Bridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
From an abstract of Thomas Lackey's will, Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 4, p. 63:To Beloved wife Agness, house and all furniture to be divided with her and granddaughter Agnes Lackey. To granddaughter Agness Lackey, 1 horse worth $70.00, 2 cows and $60.00 in money. To grandson Samuel Lackey, 1 bed and furniture. Plantation. To take care of grandmother. Any money or bonds at my decease to divide equally between Samuel, Thomas, and Nathan Lackey, sons of James Lackey. $50.00 to each child 1 year after my decease, then $5.00 yearly till all are paid. Wife Agness to receive $100.00, 2 cows which shall be returned to the said Samuel and Agnes Lackey my grandchildren, at her decease. Said Samuel Lackey to give my beloved wife Agnes sufficient maintainence of grain and meat and everything she needs. Sameul Lackey, my grandson, - Plantation where I now live, my shop and all tools belonging to it, all farming tools; stock such as cows, hogs and sheep.
Appoints James Lackey and Samuel Lackey executors.Witnesses: Joseph Wilson Signed: Thomas Leckey, John McKnight, Wm. Wilson
Made 15 January 1814. Proven 3 October 1814.

: Fact: Residence (1748) Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
: Fact: Residence (1768) Rockbridge, Virginia: Fact: Burial (1801) High Bridge Church, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
: Fact: Religion Scotch Presbyterian

== Sources ==

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* "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 September 2018, 22:38), entry for Thomas Lackey Sr.(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:97Y7-BZT); contributed by various users.

* Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 4, p. 63.
* Clementine Brown Bailey, ''History of the House of Ochiltree of Ayrshire, Scotland: with the Genealogies of Those Who Came to America and some of the Allied Families 1124-1916'' Bulletin Printing Co., 1916 p 285.
* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75891712: Thomas Lackey Birth: 1728, Ireland Death: Sep. 1, 1801 Rockbridge County Virginia, USA. Husband of Agnes Leech. Family links: Spouse: Agnes Leech Lackey (1730 - 1814) Children: Thomas Lackey (1755 - 1826); Martha Lackey Gilmore (1761 - 1843) Burial: High Bridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

=== Acknowledgments ===Thank you to [[Stiles-1327 | Robert Stiles]] for creating WikiTree profile Lackey-313 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.

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== Biography ==Thomas Lackey was born 1728 in Londonderry, in what would later become Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland was created in 1921, when Ireland was partitioned between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. He came to Rockbridge Co., VA, in 1768 with his wife, Agnes Leech. Thomas Lackey and Agnes Leech arrived on the same ship in the Port of Philadelphia, when he was twenty years old. Thomas and Agnes had land in Eden Township in Pennsylvania, before moving to Virginia. They married in 1752 and had seven children: [[Lackey-308 | Thomas II]], [[Lackey-1282 | Nathan]], [[Lackey-591 | James]], [[Lackey-781 | Martha]], Mary, [[Lackey-686 | Elizabeth]] and [[Lackey-312 | Margaret]].Thomas Lackey was a handsome man who was said to look like George Washington. Unlike many of the early settlers of Rockbridge County, he could read and write well. He was often called upon to act as a scribe for the community. Although past the usual military age, he served as a scout for the colonists in the American Revolution. Thomas was a master craftsman in woodworking, cabin maker, and wheelwright. He made small and large spinning wheels. Thomas was one of the first elders in the Fork of James Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Rockbridge, Virginia. Thomas died in 1801 and was buried at High Bridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
From an abstract of Thomas Lackey's will, Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 4, p. 63:To Beloved wife Agness, house and all furniture to be divided with her and granddaughter Agnes Lackey. To granddaughter Agness Lackey, 1 horse worth $70.00, 2 cows and $60.00 in money. To grandson Samuel Lackey, 1 bed and furniture. Plantation. To take care of grandmother. Any money or bonds at my decease to divide equally between Samuel, Thomas, and Nathan Lackey, sons of James Lackey. $50.00 to each child 1 year after my decease, then $5.00 yearly till all are paid. Wife Agness to receive $100.00, 2 cows which shall be returned to the said Samuel and Agnes Lackey my grandchildren, at her decease. Said Samuel Lackey to give my beloved wife Agnes sufficient maintainence of grain and meat and everything she needs. Sameul Lackey, my grandson, - Plantation where I now live, my shop and all tools belonging to it, all farming tools; stock such as cows, hogs and sheep.
Appoints James Lackey and Samuel Lackey executors.Witnesses: Joseph Wilson Signed: Thomas Leckey, John McKnight, Wm. Wilson
Made 15 January 1814. Proven 3 October 1814.

: Fact: Residence (1748) Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
: Fact: Residence (1768) Rockbridge, Virginia: Fact: Burial (1801) High Bridge Church, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
: Fact: Religion Scotch Presbyterian

== Sources ==

* }
* "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 September 2018, 22:38), entry for Thomas Lackey Sr.(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:97Y7-BZT); contributed by various users.

* Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 4, p. 63.
* Clementine Brown Bailey, ''History of the House of Ochiltree of Ayrshire, Scotland: with the Genealogies of Those Who Came to America and some of the Allied Families 1124-1916'' Bulletin Printing Co., 1916 p 285.
* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75891712: Thomas Lackey Birth: 1728, Ireland Death: Sep. 1, 1801 Rockbridge County Virginia, USA. Husband of Agnes Leech. Family links: Spouse: Agnes Leech Lackey (1730 - 1814) Children: Thomas Lackey (1755 - 1826); Martha Lackey Gilmore (1761 - 1843) Burial: High Bridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

=== Acknowledgments ===Thank you to [[Stiles-1327 | Robert Stiles]] for creating WikiTree profile Lackey-313 through the import of 2013-07-01.ged on Jul 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.

    Events

    Birth1728Londonderry, Northern Ireland
    Birth1728Londonderry, Ireland
    Marriage11 May 1752Rockbridge Co. Virginia - Agnes Leech
    Marriage1754Agnes Leech
    Burial1801High Bridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
    Death1 Sep 1801Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
    Death13 Sep 1814Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Reference No6020031
    Reference No6201107
    Reference No60
    Occupationwoodworking, cabin maker, and wheelwright
    Religion Presbyterian

    Families

    SpouseAgnes Leech (1729 - 1814)
    ChildThomas Lackey (1755 - 1826)
    ChildMargaret Lackey (1767 - 1854)
    ChildNathan Lackey (1757 - 1839)
    ChildJames Lackey (1759 - 1839)
    ChildMartha Lackey (1761 - 1843)
    ChildElizabeth Lackey (1763 - 1834)
    ChildJames Lackey (1759 - 1839)

    Endnotes