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Isaac Thomas

Male 1803 - Aft 1860  (58 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Isaac Thomas was born in 1803 in SC (son of William Thomas, Sr and Sarah Pemberton); died after 1860 in Marshall Co, IN.

    Notes:

    Will of father: of Isaac Thomas - dated 4 Jan 1802, proved 4 Jun 1802
    I, Isaac Thomas, of Laurens District State of South Carolina, being of perfect mind and memory and sound reason have thought to make, ordain and constitute this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme as following that is to say.
    Item: First of all it is my will and I hereby order that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be timely and punctely paid out of my personal estate, before any other division or other distribution be made thereof.
    Item: Second, it is my will that after my decease my widow should have the free privilege and comman of all my household furniture and land except a piece marked for my youngest son, William, not exceeding thirty acres and a lot of turning tool s I give to William and my smith tools I give to my son, Evean and my cart. I give to my son, John and Even all. The rest of my estate is left to my widow during her lifetime and my household furniture to do as she pleases at her death and all m y stock consisting of horse, cowes and hoghs should be equally divided between my three sons, Evean, Jeremiah and William and my two youngest daughters, Mandy Sarah and Phoeby Thomas to absolve and behoof of them there heirs and assigns the havi ng to share oldest brothers and sisters namely, Edward, Isaac, Abel, Mary Wisner and Elizabeth Cox, one shilling sterling a piece and lastly I do constitute and appoint my beloved wife Mary Thomas and my son, John Thomas to be my executors in wi tness here of I hav hearunto set my hand and seale this the forth day of eleventh one thousand eight hundred and two. Signed, sealed and pronounced to be my last will and testament. In teh presence of N.B. - Signed that I give the remainder of m y land at the decease of my wife to my son, Evean Thomas.
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    Marriage of Harmison, Elizabeth - Isaac Thomas, from the book:"Montgomery County, Ohio, marriages, 1803-1851", Copied from the original and indexed by
    Itindsay M. Bfien, page 123.
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    see: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/QUAKER-ROOTS/2000-08/0965307526
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    1850 United States Federal Census
    about Isaac Thomas
    Name: Isaac Thomas
    Age: 50
    Estimated birth year: abt 1800
    Birth Place: South Carolina
    Gender: Male
    Home in 1850 (City,County,State): My Division, Marshall, Indiana
    Family Number: 430
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Isaac Thomas 50
    Elizabeth Thomas 43
    Jame Thomas 21
    Nancy Thomas 20
    William Thomas 18
    Mary Thomas 17
    Elias Thomas 15
    Ennie Thomas 13
    Sarah J Thomas 9
    Levi Thomas 8
    Timothy Thomas 5
    Henry Thomas 2
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    1860 United States Federal Census
    about Isaac Thomas
    Name: Isaac Thomas
    Age in 1860: 57
    Birth Year: abt 1803
    Birthplace: South Carolina
    Home in 1860: Washington, Starke, Indiana
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Knox
    Value of real estate: View image
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Isaac Thomas 57
    Julia Ann Thomas 26
    Henry Thomas 12
    Isaac Thomas 8
    Elizabeth C Thomas 7/12

    Isaac married Elizabeth "Betsy" Harmison on 29 Jul 1824 in Montgomery County, Ohio. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Harmison, Sr. and Nancy Arnold) was born in 1807 in Maryland; died in 1856 in Marshall County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lydia Thomas was born in 1825 in Montgomery County, Ohio; died after 19 Oct 1889.
    2. Jeremiah Thomas was born on 19 Jan 1828 in Ohio; died on 28 Nov 1902 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana; was buried in Citizens Cemetery, Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.
    3. Rachel R. Thomas was born in Sep 1828 in OH; died between 2 May 1910 and 30 Jan 1920 in Prob. Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin.
    4. Nancy Thomas was born in 1830 in Montgomery County, Ohio.
    5. William Thomas was born about 1832 in Prob. Montgomery County, Ohio; died after 15 Jun 1880 in Prob. West, Marshall County, Indiana.
    6. Mary Thomas was born in 1834 in Montgomery County, Ohio.
    7. Samuel Thomas was born in Mar 1834 in Prob. Montgomery County, Ohio; died after 11 Jun 1900 in Prob. Marshall County, Indiana.
    8. Elias Thomas was born in 1835 in Montgomery County, Ohio.
    9. Eunice Thomas was born about 1836 in Prob. Center Twp., Marshall, Indiana; died before 20 Feb 1862.
    10. Sarah J. Thomas was born about 1841 in Prob. Center Twp., Marshall, Indiana.
    11. Levi Thomas was born about 1842 in Prob. Center Twp., Marshall, Indiana.
    12. Timothy Thomas was born in 1845 in Prob. Center Twp., Marshall, Indiana.
    13. Henry Thomas was born in 1848 in Prob. Center Twp., Marshall, Indiana.
    14. Isaac Wesley Thomas was born on 10 May 1853 in Marshall Co, IN; died on 11 Aug 1928 in Plymouth, Marshall County, IN.

    Isaac married Julia Anne Blue on 31 Jul 1858 in Stark County, IN. Julia was born in 1829 in PA; died on 9 Dec 1915 in Bremen, St. Joseph County Indiana; was buried in 1915 in Bremen, Marshall County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Cassie Thomas was born on 14 Oct 1859 in Bremen, Marshall, Indiana; was christened in Bremen, Marshall, Indiana; was buried in Bremen Cemetery, Bremen, Marshall, Indiana,.
    2. Sarah Thomas was born in 1865 in Indiana.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Thomas, Sr was born on 13 Sep 1779 in Dist. 96, Greenwood, South Carolina (son of Isaac Thomas and Mary Davy); died in Sep 1842.

    Notes:

    Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I: of the Carolinas and Tennessee which were part of the North Carolina Yearly Meetings by William Wade Hinshaw, originally published by Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1938
    Bush River, Newberry County, SC
    p. 1024
    Isaac Thomas
    Mary Thomas
    Ch:
    Edward b. 2-17-1761.
    Isaac 2- 1-1763.
    John 5-14-1766.
    Abel 11- 1-1768.
    Mary 3- 9-1771.
    Elizabeth 9-23-1773.
    Evan 3-18-1775.
    Nehemiah 3-17-1777.
    William 9-13-1779.
    Prudence & Sarah 10-29-1781.
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    "1802,4,1. Wiliam Thomas, s. Isaac & Mary, Lawrence Dist., SC (volume 1, page 1038, Bush River MM), m. Sarah Pemberton, dt. Isaiah & Elizabeth, both dec., Laurens Dist., SC".

    "1824,4,24. William Thomas gct West Branch MM rocf Mill Creek MM, Ohio"; volume 5, page 793.

    "1824,6,19. William Thomas & sons John, Isaiah & Eli rocf Mill Creek MM, dtd, 1824,4,24"; volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM.

    "Sarah Thomas & dt. Eunice rocf Mill Creek MM, dtd. 1824,4,24"; Volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM, Ohio.

    "1834,7,17. William Sr. dis disunity"; volume 5, page 769, West Branch MM, Ohio.

    Brien, Lindsay M., Genealogical index of Pioneers on the Miami Valley Ohio (Dayton, Ohio: Colonial Dames of America, 1970). Copy of Wendy Farley, Leesburg, FL. "William, b. Sept. 13, 1779, m. April 1, 1802, Sarah Pemberton, his will rec. Se p 12, 1842, names ch. Isaac, John, Eli, Isaiah, Emma, Cynthia."

    William married Sarah Pemberton on 1 Apr 1802 in Bush River, Newberry County, SC. Sarah (daughter of Isaiah Pemberton and Elizabeth Hall) was born on 22 Sep 1772 in Jefferson, West Virginia; died on 22 Jul 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Pemberton was born on 22 Sep 1772 in Jefferson, West Virginia (daughter of Isaiah Pemberton and Elizabeth Hall); died on 22 Jul 1840.

    Notes:

    "Sarah, daughter of deceased, Isaiah and Elizabeth Pemberton, of Laurens District, South Carolina, wed William Thomas"; extract, "The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, 1750-1930", William Hinshaw.

    "1819,6,5. Sarah gct Mill Creek MM, O"; Volume 1, page 1038, Bush River MM, Newberry, SC.

    "1819,11,27. Sarah & dt. Una rocf Bush River MM, SC dtd 1819,13,6"; volume 5, page 794C, Mill Creek MM, Ohio.

    "1824,4,24. William Thomas gct West Branch MM, O"; volume 5, page 793, Mill Creek MM.

    "1824,6,19. William & s. John, Isaiah, & Eli rocf Mill Creek MM, O"; volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM, Ohio.

    "1834,8,14. Sarah Thomas Sr., dis disunity"; volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM, Ohio.
    "1834,7,17. William Thomas Sr., dis disunity"; volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM, Ohio.

    Children:
    1. 1. Isaac Thomas was born in 1803 in SC; died after 1860 in Marshall Co, IN.
    2. John Thomas was born after 1804.
    3. Isaiah Thomas was born after 1804.
    4. Eunice Thomas was born after 1804.
    5. Cynthia Thomas was born after 1804.
    6. Eli Thomas was born on 6 Sep 1811 in Ohio; died in 1870 in Indiana.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Isaac Thomas was born on 6 Feb 1736 in Frederick County, VA (son of Nathaniel Thomas and Anne Morgan); died about 1802 in Laurens District, South Carolina.

    Notes:

    Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I: of the Carolinas and Tennessee which were part of the North Carolina Yearly Meetings by William Wade Hinshaw, originally published by Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1938
    Bush River, Newberry County, SC
    p. 1024
    Isaac Thomas
    Mary Thomas
    Ch:
    Edward b. 2-17-1761.
    Isaac 2- 1-1763.
    John 5-14-1766.
    Abel 11- 1-1768.
    Mary 3- 9-1771.
    Elizabeth 9-23-1773.
    Evan 3-18-1775.
    Nehemiah 3-17-1777.
    William 9-13-1779.
    Prudence & Sarah 10-29-1781.
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    Parents: Possibly son of Evan Thomas, a Quaker Minister of Frederick Co VA

    Married: bef 1761 to Mary Davis (Is she sister of Jane Davie(s) who m. our David Cox?)
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    JOSEPH THOMAS, farmer and carpenter; P. O. West Milton; he was born in Clay Township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, March 4, 1835, and is a son of Isaiah and Elizabeth(Cox) Thomas, who were born in South Carolina ? his father, July 30, 1791, his mother, Oct. 2, 1795; Grandfather John Thomas was born in South Carolina March 10, 1766, and was a son of Isaac and Mary (Davy) Thomas, who were also born in South Carolina. John Thomas was married to Ann Pemberton; Elizabeth (Cox) Thomas, mother of our subject, was a daughter of David and Jane (Owen) Cox, who were probably born in South Carolina; John Thomas, grandfather of our subject, came to Ohio in 1806 and settled in Warren Co., on the Little Miami River, where they resided a few years and then moved to Montgomery Co., where they resided till their death; he died March 10, 1847; his wife departed this life July 22, 1840; they were the parents of four children, viz., John, Isaiah, George and Ann, the three latter are deceased; Isaiah, father of our subject, came to Ohio with his parents, when a young man, remaining with them until his marriage; he was a farmer by occupation, and the land which he chose for his home was his dwelling place for many years; he reared a family of eight children, of whom six are living, viz., David, Ann, Elijah, Susanna, Martha and our subject; the deceased are James and Isaac. Many generations ago, the Cox family lived in the mountain fastnesses of their Welsh home, and it is not positively known where or in what locality they first settled in this country; Isaiah Thomas died May 8, 1862; his wife departed her life June 6, 1877. Our subject was reared on his father?s farm, on which he labored till his 21st year. On the 22d of December, 1855, he formed a matrimonial alliance with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John E. and Susanna (Coppock) Pemberton; after his marriage, he engaged in farming in Montgomery Co., for ten years; disposing of his farm, he removed to near Laura, Miami Co., but only remained a few months, when he sold out and purchased 56 acres of land where he now resides; his land is all in a good state of cultivation, and his farm buildings are superior in every particular; his land was entered by his wife?s ancestors, in 1803, and is yet in the family connection; after he moved here he cut down an apple tree, which had been planted many years ago, measuring nearly four feet in diameter; he has been much engaged in carpentering since he has made this his home, the work on the farm being performed by his son, who is abundantly able to superintend all departments of the business; he and his wife are the parents of seven children, of whom six are living, viz., John, William, Emma, Clara, Francis and Sarah; Henrietta, wife of Allen McDaniel, deceased, aged 17 years 7 months and 9 days. John united his fortunes with Ada Pearson, by whom he has one child, viz., Orpha Liona.
    The History of Miami County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880.
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    Isaac Thomas was born ca 1740 possibly in Bush River Monthly Meeting, Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina. He married Mary Davies/Davy. There was an Isaac was listed in the Piney Grover MM, Marlboro County, South Carolina along with: F rancis, John, John Jr., Lewis, Mollie, and Stephen Thomas. Mary was born ca 1740 in South Carolina. Isaac was a Quaker who belonged to many Monthly Meetings in several states. Below is Isaac's Will:

    Laurens County, South Carolina, 04 January 1802, proved 04 June 1802

    I Isaac Thomas of Laurens District, State of South Carolina being of perfect mind and memory and sound reason have thought to make ordaine and constitute this my last will and Testament in manner and forme as following that is to say;
    Item: First of all it is my will and I hereby order that my Funeral expense and all my just debts be timely and punctually paid out of my personal Estate before any other division or other distribution be made thereof.
    Secondly: It is my will that after my decease my widow should have the free privilege and command of all my household furniture and land excepted a piece marked for my youngest son William not exceeding thirty acres, and a lot of turningsed my smith tools I give to my son Evean, and my cart I give my son John and Evean, all the rest of my Estate is left to my widow during her lifetime and my household furniture to doe as she pleases at her death and all my stock consist ing of horses cowes and hoghs should be exqualy divided between my three sons Evean and Nehemiah and William and my two youngest daughters Mandy, Sarah, and Pheaby Thomas to absolve and behoof of them thare heirs and assigns then having to thar e oldest brothers and sisters namely Edward, Isaac, Abel, Mary Wisner, and Elizabeth Cox one shilling heare of I have hereunto set my hand and seale this the forth day of Eleventh month one thousand eight hundred and two.

    Signed, sealed and pronounced to be my last will and testament in presence of Nimrod Banks?.

    Signed that I give the remainder of my land at the decease of my wife to my son Evean Thomas.

    Jacob (his X mark) Wisner
    Marey (her X mark) Wisner

    Isaac Thomas (Seale)

    1807, May 04, Mary and children; Evan, Nehemiah, Sarah and Phebe, received on certificate from Bush River MM, S.C. (dated 1807 January 31). It is said that both Isaac and Mary are buried in the South Fork Friends Cemetery, Montgomery Coun tsaac's Will was in Laurens County, South Carolina, I believe he died there. Their children were:

    1. Edward Thomas, born 17 February 1761, South Carolina (Hinshaw, Miami MM, Warren County, OH, pg. 131). He married Mary Wright on 12 June 1783 in the Bush River Monthly Meeting House, Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina. Mary was bor n on 13 February 1764 in Berkely County, Virginia, the daughter of Joseph Wright and Charity Wells.

    *

    1807, July 09, Edward and wife Mary, and children Isaac, Charity, Prudence, Edward, Elijah, Elisha, Vashti, Abigail, Rachel, Mary and Elihu, received on certificate from Bush River MM, S. C. (Hinshaw, Miami MM, Warren County, OH, pg. 131).
    *

    1820, December 27, Edward disowned (Hinshaw, Miami MM, Warren County, OH, pg. 131).
    *

    1821, August 29, Edward reinstated by order of Quarterly Meeting (Hinshaw, Miami MM, Warren County, OH, pg. 131).
    *

    1830, October 27, Edward and wife Mary granted certificate to Arba MM, (Hinshaw, Miami MM, Warren County, OH, pg. 131).

    Edward died on 18 October 1849, and Mary died on 13 December 1833, both are buried at the Arba Friends Cemetery, Randolph County, Indiana. Their children were: Isaac (m. Lydia Hufman), Elijah (m. Naomi Cadwalader), Charity (m. Nicholas Tn Mills), Edward, Elisha, Vashti (m. Thomas Cadwalader), Abigail, Rachel (m. Hiram Baily), Mary, and Elihu Thomas.

    2. Isaac Thomas, born 01 February 1763, South Carolina. He married Sarah Perkins.

    *

    Isaac died on 07 January 1836 and is buried in the South Fork Friends Cemetery, Montgomery County, Ohio (Hinshaw, West Branch MM, Miami County, Ohio, pg. 768).

    Isaac and Sarah's children were: John (m. Hannah Farmer & Miriam _____), William (m. Mary Farmer), Isaac (m. Tamer Mendenhall), Elizabeth (m. John Farmer), Edward (m. Elizabeth Tucker), Susannah (m. Phillip Farmer) Thomas.

    3. John Thomas, born 14 June 1765 in South Carolina. He married Anna Pemberton on 01 June 1786. Anna was born on 18 February 1764, the daughter of Isaiah Pemberton and Elizabeth Hall.

    *

    1807, April 09, John and wife Ann and children, Isaah, Anna, John, George, and William received on certificate from Bush River MM dated 1806, March 29 (Hinshaw, Miami MM, Warren County, Ohio, pg. 131).
    *

    1817, February 27, John and wife Ann and children, Ann, John, George, William and Sarah received on certificate from Miami MM, dated 1816, December 25, Hinshaw, West Branch MM, Miami County, Ohio, pg. 768).

    John died on 10 March 1847, and Ann died on 22 July 1840. Their children were: Elizabeth (m. Nimrod Banks), Isaiah (m. Elizabeth Cox), Ann (Caleb Mendenhall), John (m. Grace Mendenhall), George (m. Hannah Elleman & Christian _____), Willirah (m. Abe Hollingsworth) Thomas.

    4. Abel Thomas, born 01 November 1768, South Carolina. He married Ruth Pemberton on 29 April 1797. Ruth was born on 03 September 1775.

    *

    1822, November 16, Abel and sons William, Isaiah and Abel received on certificate, dated 1822, July 27 (Hinshaw, West Branch MM, Miami County, Ohio, pg. 768).
    *

    1822, November 16, Ruth and daughters Mary, Phebe, Sarah, Ruth, Susannah, and Elizabeth received on certificate from New Garden MM, Guilford County, N. C, dated 1822, July 27 (Hinshaw, West Branch MM, Miami County, Ohio, pg. 768).
    *

    1833, January 07, Abel died (Hinshaw, West Branch MM, Miami County, Ohio, pg. 767).
    *

    1838, June 14, Ruth and five children granted certificate to Mississiniwa MM, Indiana. (Hinshaw, West Branch MM, Miami County, Ohio, pg. 769.

    Abel and Ruth's children were: William, Isaiah, Mary, Phebe, Sarah Ann, Ruth, Susannah, Abel, and Elizabeth Thomas.

    5 Mary Thomas, born 09 March 1771, South Carolina. She married Jacob Wisner. Jacob was born on 22 November 1778 in South Carolina. Jacob and Mary were witnesses to Mary's fathers Will dated in 1802. Mary died on 03 March 1838 in the West Bra nch, Miami County, Ohio. Their children were: Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Sarah, Thomas, Ruth, and John Wisner.

    6 Elizabeth Thomas (See 2nd Generation), born 23 September 1773, Bush River MM, Newberry County, South Carolina

    7 Evan Thomas, born 18 May 1775, South Carolina. He married Sarah Cox on 21 December 1808 in West Branch Monthly Meeting House, Miami County, Ohio. Sarah was born on 29 November 1793, the daughter of David Cox and Jane Davies/Davey. Their ch ildren were: Mary, Sarah, Evan, Elizabeth, John D., Joanna Owen, Nancy, and Jesse Thomas.

    8 Nehemiah Thomas, born 17 March 1777, South Carolina. He married Elizabeth Pemberton on 20 August 1819. Nehemiah died on 24 March 1843, and Elizabeth died in 1845. They both are buried in the South Fork Friends Cemetery, Montgomery County , Ohio. Their children were: Isaac, Esther, Mary, Daniel, and Anna Thomas.

    9 William Thomas, born 13 September 1779, South Carolina. He married Sarah Pemberton on 01 April 1805. Sarah was born on 02 September 1772, the daughter of Isaiah Pemberton and Elizabeth Hall. Children: Isaac (m. Elizabeth Harmison), John, El i (m. Miriam Gilbert), Isaiah, Emma, and Cynthia Thomas.

    10 Prudence Thomas, born 29 October 1781, South Carolina.

    11 Sarah Thomas, born 29 October 1781, South Carolina. She married Thomas Thornton on 01 September 1813. Thomas was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Thornton.

    12 Phebe Thomas, born ca 1783, South Carolina.

    Isaac married Mary Davy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Davy

    Notes:

    Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I: of the Carolinas and Tennessee which were part of the North Carolina Yearly Meetings by William Wade Hinshaw, originally published by Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1938
    Bush River, Newberry County, SC
    p. 1024
    Isaac Thomas
    Mary Thomas
    Ch:
    Edward b. 2-17-1761.
    Isaac 2- 1-1763.
    John 5-14-1766.
    Abel 11- 1-1768.
    Mary 3- 9-1771.
    Elizabeth 9-23-1773.
    Evan 3-18-1775.
    Nehemiah 3-17-1777.
    William 9-13-1779.
    Prudence & Sarah 10-29-1781.
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    JOSEPH THOMAS, farmer and carpenter; P. O. West Milton; he was born in Clay Township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, March 4, 1835, and is a son of Isaiah and Elizabeth(Cox) Thomas, who were born in South Carolina ? his father, July 30, 1791, his mother, Oct. 2, 1795; Grandfather John Thomas was born in South Carolina March 10, 1766, and was a son of Isaac and Mary (Davy) Thomas, who were also born in South Carolina. John Thomas was married to Ann Pemberton; Elizabeth (Cox) Thomas, mother of our subject, was a daughter of David and Jane (Owen) Cox, who were probably born in South Carolina; John Thomas, grandfather of our subject, came to Ohio in 1806 and settled in Warren Co., on the Little Miami River, where they resided a few years and then moved to Montgomery Co., where they resided till their death; he died March 10, 1847; his wife departed this life July 22, 1840; they were the parents of four children, viz., John, Isaiah, George and Ann, the three latter are deceased; Isaiah, father of our subject, came to Ohio with his parents, when a young man, remaining with them until his marriage; he was a farmer by occupation, and the land which he chose for his home was his dwelling place for many years; he reared a family of eight children, of whom six are living, viz., David, Ann, Elijah, Susanna, Martha and our subject; the deceased are James and Isaac. Many generations ago, the Cox family lived in the mountain fastnesses of their Welsh home, and it is not positively known where or in what locality they first settled in this country; Isaiah Thomas died May 8, 1862; his wife departed her life June 6, 1877. Our subject was reared on his father?s farm, on which he labored till his 21st year. On the 22d of December, 1855, he formed a matrimonial alliance with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of John E. and Susanna (Coppock) Pemberton; after his marriage, he engaged in farming in Montgomery Co., for ten years; disposing of his farm, he removed to near Laura, Miami Co., but only remained a few months, when he sold out and purchased 56 acres of land where he now resides; his land is all in a good state of cultivation, and his farm buildings are superior in every particular; his land was entered by his wife?s ancestors, in 1803, and is yet in the family connection; after he moved here he cut down an apple tree, which had been planted many years ago, measuring nearly four feet in diameter; he has been much engaged in carpentering since he has made this his home, the work on the farm being performed by his son, who is abundantly able to superintend all departments of the business; he and his wife are the parents of seven children, of whom six are living, viz., John, William, Emma, Clara, Francis and Sarah; Henrietta, wife of Allen McDaniel, deceased, aged 17 years 7 months and 9 days. John united his fortunes with Ada Pearson, by whom he has one child, viz., Orpha Liona.
    The History of Miami County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880.
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    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Thomas was born on 23 Sep 1773; died on 18 Oct 1849.
    2. 2. William Thomas, Sr was born on 13 Sep 1779 in Dist. 96, Greenwood, South Carolina; died in Sep 1842.

  3. 6.  Isaiah Pemberton was born about 1731 in Newfound River, Hanover, Virginia; died on 13 Jul 1794 in Bush River Mm, Newberry, South Carolina.

    Notes:

    Title: Winchester, Virginia And Its Beginnings, 1743-1814
    Author: Katherine Glass Greene
    Publisher: Heritage Books, 2007
    ISBN: 0788420623, 9780788420627
    (page 394)
    Frederick (County, Virginia)
    (page 395)
    Isiah Pemberton . . . . . 40
    (page 397)
    2d. January, 1762, Received of Mr. Secretary Nelson by the hand of James Wood the ticketts according to the above list amounting to Fourteen Thousand two Hundred and Forty Pounds of Tobacco to collect and account for according to Law.
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    Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I: of the Carolinas and Tennessee which were part of the North Carolina Yearly Meetings by William Wade Hinshaw, originally published by Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1938

    Page 1023:

    Isiah Pemberton
    Elizabeth Pemberton
    Georgeb.12- 3-1753.
    William"2-29-1755; d. 3-22-1777
    Isiah"12-27-1756.
    Elizabeth"9-26-1758.
    Richard"6-22-1760.
    Hannah"3-18-1762.
    Ann"3-15-1764.
    Judeth"12-18-1765,
    Thomas"12-15-1766.
    John"2-22-1769.
    Sarah"9-2-1772.
    Ruth"9-3-1775.

    Isaiah Pemberton d. 7-13-1794. Elizabeth Pemberton, w. Isaiah, d. 12-28-1795
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    Virginia Census, 1607-1890
    about Isaiah Pemberton
    Name: Isaiah Pemberton
    State: VA
    County: Frederick County
    Township: Rental Rolls
    Year: 1759
    Record Type: Rent Role
    Database: VA Early Census Index
    Source Information:
    Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
    Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
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    South Carolina Census, 1790-1890
    about Isaiah Pemberton
    Name: Isaiah Pemberton
    State: SC
    County: Ninety-Sixth District
    Township: To Township Listed
    Year: 1779
    Database: SC Early Census Index
    Source Information:
    Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. South Carolina Census, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
    Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

    Isaiah married Elizabeth Hall. Elizabeth was born on 23 Sep 1745 in Halltown, Jefferson County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Hall was born on 23 Sep 1745 in Halltown, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Y
    Y
    Y
    Y

    Children:
    1. George Pemberton was born on 3 Dec 1753.
    2. 3. Sarah Pemberton was born on 22 Sep 1772 in Jefferson, West Virginia; died on 22 Jul 1840.
    3. Ruth Pemberton was born on 3 Sep 1775 in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Nathaniel Thomas was born about 1710 in Of New Castle County, DE; died before 1 Mar 1763 in Frederick County, VA.

    Notes:

    (1) Tracey, Grace L. & Dern, John P., Pioneers of Old Monocacy: The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland, 1721-1743, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1987, p. 87:

    John Willson, Nathaniel Thomas, John Haitt, Jr., John Peteate, George Robinson, Robert Luna, Luke Emelen, Francis Pincher, John Frost, George Hobson and John Calvert were other Quakers who moved through Maryland to Pennsylvania. [Note: Should th is read "from Pennsylvania through Maryland."?]

    (2) O?Dell, Cecil, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, Marceline, MO: Walsworth Publishing Company, 1995, pp. 249-250:

    Thomas

    Nathaniel Thomas (b. 1710 c.) received a patent from the Colony on 12 November 1735 for a 380-acre tract of land. This land, located on a branch of Redbud Run (a branch of Opequon Creek), had been surveyed on 3 November 1734 by Robert Brooke. Th e tract is located at the north edge of present-day Winchester, Virginia, with the east property line being U.S. Highway 11, close to and north of Commercial Street. The land continues northwest from U.S. Highway 11 across U.S. Highway 522, the n running on both sides of 522 to near Apple Pie Ridge Road (County Highway 739). . . . On 212 November 1740, Thomas sold the 380 acres to John Hardin for 42 pounds.

    Nathaniel bought 200 acres from Thomas Branson for six pounds, 10 shillings on 13 January 1741/42; this land was part of a 12 November 1735 850-acre patent. . . . This land is located near the head of Opequon Creek, west of Winchester, Virgini a on Cedar Creek Grade Road/Frederick County Highway 622, extending northwest of the Opequon community. He sold this property on 7 May 1747 to Nathaniel Cartmell for 60 pounds with his wife Anne releasing her dower rights to this land.

    Thomas purchased 100 acres of land from John Hite for 20 pounds on 23 November 1742. . . . This land (formerly sold to Jost Hite by Richard Pendall) is located southeast of Charlestown, West Virginia on Cattail Run, a branch of Shenandoah River . This sale was re-registered in the Frederick County Deed Books on 5 June 1753. On 20 July 1753, Nathaniel had a 240-acre tract surveyed adjacent north of the 100 acres; he received a Fairfax grant for it on 24 March 1761. This land is locate d adjacent east of Charlestown, West Virginia, with U.S. Highway 340 (Jost Hite Road) at the northwest corner between the Charlestown racetrack and downtown. Nathaniel sold 40 acres of the 240-acre tract to Gershom Keyes for 50 pounds on 29 Augu st 1761. He sold the remaining 200 acres, and the 100-acre tract, to Magnus Tate on 30 August 1762 for 500 pounds.

    Nathaniel Thomas was deceased by 1 March 1763 when his will (dated 13 October 1760) was proved in Frederick County Court. He willed 10 pounds to Ann Morgan (daughter of Morgan Morgan) contingent upon her acquiring a legal and sufficient ?quit? c laim against any other right to real estate or personal estate. The will states, ?the said Ann Morgan lived with me for many years past and sometimes pretended to be my wife (Dower Release, 1747), and by whom I suppose to have begotten sundry so ns and daughters.? Nathaniel bequeathed personal property to his sons Isaac and Jonathan, and daughters Catherine Emrey, Rachel Thomas, Elizabeth Thomas and Mary Thomas. Jonathan, Rachel, Elizabeth and Mary were underage at the time of the will . He instructed executors Robert Harper and Thomas Hart to sell all real and personal property.

    (3) Frederick County, Virginia, Hopewell Friends History [database online], Orem, UT: Ancestry.com, 1997:

    In the State Land Office at Richmond are to be found recorded in Book 16, pages 315-415, inclusive, the patents issued to the settlers who came to the Shenandoah Valley under authority of the Orders in Council made to Alexander Ross and Morgan B ryan. All bear date of November 12, 1735, and recite that the grantee is one of the seventy families brought in by them, and excepting location and acreage, are alike in wording and conditions, and are signed by William Gooch, Lieutenant-Governo r of the Colony at that time. . . .

    These patents were issued under the seal of the colony and were grants from the Crown, free of any obligation of feudal services to the Fairfax family, who claimed the land as lords proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia. The sixth Lord Fa irfax, who later established his home at Greenway Court near Winchester, instituted many suits against early settlers in the Shenandoah Valley, but it does not appear that any Friend who claimed under Ross and Bryan was ever ejected from his lan d.

    Although it is specifically stated that seventy families have been "by them brought in to our said Colony and settled upon the Lands in the said Order mentioned," only thirty-six patents issued to thirty-four grantees have been found. The name s of these grantees are here given, together with sundry information gathered from the minutes of various Friends' meetings, from the records of the counties of Orange and Frederick in Virginia, and Chester County, Pennsylvania. . . .

    Nathaniel Thomas, 850 acres. This land is described as being "at the head of the South Branch of Opeckon," and lies along the eastern foot of Little North Mountain. In 1747 Nathaniel Thomas sold 200 acres of this land to Nathaniel Cartmell, "Beg inning at Joist Hite's corner," and "adjoining Cartmell's other land." Martin Cartmell, Wm. Glover, and Joseph Lupton were the witnesses.

    The will of Nathaniel Thomas was probated March 1, 1763. He makes bequests to Ann, daughter of Morgan ap Morgan, to his sons Isaac and Jonathan, and to his daughters Catherine Emery, Rachel, Elizabeth, and Mary Thomas. The executors named are Ro bert Harper and Thomas Hart. Witnesses, Mary Magnus, Perrygren MackNess, William McKee, and John Smith.

    Nathaniel married Anne Morgan. Anne (daughter of Col. Morgan Morgan and Catherine Garretson) was born between 1715 and 1721 in New Castle County, DE; died in SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anne Morgan was born between 1715 and 1721 in New Castle County, DE (daughter of Col. Morgan Morgan and Catherine Garretson); died in SC.

    Notes:

    Married:
    (1) It appears that Anne Morgan and Nathaniel Thomas may not have been legally married to each other, but instead cohabited with each other for many years. See O'Dell, Cecil, Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia, Marceline, MO: Walsworth P ublishing Company, 1995, pp. 249-250:

    Thomas . . .

    Nathaniel Thomas was deceased by 1 March 1763 when his will (dated 13 October 1760) was proved in Frederick County Court. . . .The will states, "the said Ann Morgan lived with me for many years past and sometimes pretended to be my wife (Dower R elease, 1747), and by whom I suppose to have begotten sundry sons and daughters."

    Children:
    1. 4. Isaac Thomas was born on 6 Feb 1736 in Frederick County, VA; died about 1802 in Laurens District, South Carolina.
    2. Catherine Thomas was born on 10 Sep 1750 in Frederick County, VA.
    3. Rachel Thomas was born about 1752 in Frederick County, VA.
    4. Elizabeth Thomas was born about 1754 in Frederick County, VA.
    5. Mary Thomas was born about 1756 in Frederick County, VA.
    6. Jonathan Thomas was born about 1758 in Frederick County, VA.


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