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Descendants of Pleasant Thomas

 

Descendants of Pleasant Thomas

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  PLEASANT1 THOMAS was born Abt. 1735 in Wales or Virginia, and died in Buckingham County, Virginia.

 

Notes for PLEASANT THOMAS:

History Of The Great Kanawha Valley by John P. Hale 1891

 

(This is a biography of John M. Thomas s/o Pleasant & Sarah Rust Thomas)

 

J.M. Thomas, the efficient superintendent of the Kanawha county poor farm, was born in that county in 1833.  Pleasant and Sarah (Rust) Thomas, his parents, were both natives of Virginia, Buckingham and Fauquier counties, repectively.  Pleasant came to this county when a child in the arms with his father, James, who located at Upper Falls on Coal River, where he and his brother Joseph built the first Grist-Mill, and the only one operated in that section for many years.  Their father was a native of Wales.  James was a soldier in the Revolution, was in the battle of the Brandywine and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis, at Yorktown.  Sarah Rust Thomas was the daughter of an Englishman.  Pleasant Thomas, who was a farmer, died in 1867.  He was a captain of the state militia at different times, and was always known as "Captain" Thomas.  His wife died at the age of ninety-two years, June 23, 1890.  J.M. and his two sisters are the children left of the six born to these parents.  Mr. Thomas has always lived in Kanawha county.  He was first married October 19, 1855, to Miss Elizabeth Thomas, a cousin.  She died in January, 1859.  J.C. and Pleasant E. Were the fruit of this union.  March 15, 1860, he married Miss Rebecca Milam.  She passed away December 1, 1865, leaving two children, B.F. and another deceased.  On the 1st of September, 1867, Mr. Thomas led Miss Mary Maddox to the marriage altar, and three children are the result of this union, Sarah F., William D., and one dead.  Mr. Thomas has been a trustee of the schools for many years.  He is a member of the Old School Baptist church and his wife of the Missionary Baptist denomination.  He cast his first presidential vote for Buchanan.

 

       

Children of PLEASANT THOMAS are:

2.                i.    JAMES2 THOMAS, b. Abt. 1760, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. May 17, 1819, Kanawha County, Virginia.

3.               ii.    JOSEPH THOMAS, b. August 03, 1759, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. August 01, 1839, Kanawha County, Virginia.

4.              iii.    JOHN THOMAS, b. 1755, Tillotson Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia; d. September 13, 1849, Tillotson Parish, Buckingham County, Virginia.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JAMES2 THOMAS (PLEASANT1) was born Abt. 1760 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died May 17, 1819 in Kanawha County, Virginia.  He married ELIZABETH ROBERTS May 03, 1786 in Amherst County, Virginia, daughter of ELLIOT ROBERTS and ELIZABETH PHILLIPS.  She was born Abt. 1765 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1819 in Kanawha County, Virginia.

 

Notes for JAMES THOMAS:

History Of The Great Kanawha Valley by John P. Hale 1891

 

(This is a biography of John M. Thomas s/o Pleasant & Sarah Rust Thomas)

 

J.M. Thomas, the efficient superintendent of the Kanawha county poor farm, was born in that county in 1833.  Pleasant and Sarah (Rust) Thomas, his parents, were both natives of Virginia, Buckingham and Fauquier counties, repectively.  Pleasant came to this county when a child in the arms with his father, James, who located at Upper Falls on Coal River, where he and his brother Joseph built the first Grist-Mill, and the only one operated in that section for many years.  Their father was a native of Wales.  James was a soldier in the Revolution, was in the battle of the Brandywine and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis, at Yorktown.  Sarah Rust Thomas was the daughter of an Englishman.  Pleasant Thomas, who was a farmer, died in 1867.  He was a captain of the state militia at different times, and was always known as "Captain" Thomas.  His wife died at the age of ninety-two years, June 23, 1890.  J.M. and his two sisters are the children left of the six born to these parents.  Mr. Thomas has always lived in Kanawha county.  He was first married October 19, 1855, to Miss Elizabeth Thomas, a cousin.  She died in January, 1859.  J.C. and Pleasant E. Were the fruit of this union.  March 15, 1860, he married Miss Rebecca Milam.  She passed away December 1, 1865, leaving two children, B.F. and another deceased.  On the 1st of September, 1867, Mr. Thomas led Miss Mary Maddox to the marriage altar, and three children are the result of this union, Sarah F., William D., and one dead.  Mr. Thomas has been a trustee of the schools for many years.  He is a member of the Old School Baptist church and his wife of the Missionary Baptist denomination.  He cast his first presidential vote for Buchanan.

 

 

More About JAMES THOMAS and ELIZABETH ROBERTS:

Marriage: May 03, 1786, Amherst County, Virginia

       

Children of JAMES THOMAS and ELIZABETH ROBERTS are:

5.                i.    PLEASANT3 THOMAS, b. 1797, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. August 01, 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia.

6.               ii.    ELLIOTT ROBERTS THOMAS, b. 1804, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. Boone County, Virginia.

7.              iii.    NANCY THOMAS, b. May 03, 1792, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. February 13, 1859, Kanawha County, Virginia.

                 iv.    WILLIS THOMAS, b. Bet. 1802 - 1806, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. January 26, 1832, Kanawha County, Virginia.

8.               v.    HENRY ROBERTS THOMAS, b. 1802, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. January 1869, Putnum County, West Virginia.

9.              vi.    SARAH ELIZABETH THOMAS, b. March 17, 1787, Amherst County, Virginia; d. March 23, 1833, Kanawha County, Virginia.

10.           vii.    JAMES MADISON THOMAS, b. March 01, 1811, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. July 12, 1833, Kanawha County, Virginia.

11.          viii.    SUSAN THOMAS, b. 1804, Kanawha County, Virginia.

12.             ix.    ELIZABETH THOMAS, b. April 30, 1795, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. January 10, 1868, Kanawha County, Virginia.

13.              x.    JANE H. THOMAS, b. Bet. 1794 - 1798, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. Bef. 1850, Kanawha County, Virginia.

                  xi.    ADOCIA THOMAS, b. Bet. 1786 - 1819; d. 1833, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia.

 

 

3.  JOSEPH2 THOMAS (PLEASANT1) was born August 03, 1759 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died August 01, 1839 in Kanawha County, Virginia.  He married REBECCA THOMAS Abt. 1781 in Near Providence Meeting House, Buckingham County, Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM THOMAS and REBECCA UPTON.  She was born November 05, 1763 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died 1848 in Kanawha County, Virginia.

 

Notes for JOSEPH THOMAS:

JOSEPH THOMAS 1759-1839

 

In the name of God Amen, I joseph Thomas of the county of Kanawha and state of Virginia being of sound mind but being debilitated in body and knowing the uncertainty of life, do make and ordain the following to be my last will and testement hereby revoking all other wills. Imprimis: It is my will and desire that all my just debts shall be punctually paid and that the residue of my estate real or personal to be distributed in the following manner viz: Item 1st To my dearly beloved wife Rebecca Thomas. I give and bequeath the plantation upon which I now live containing 200 acres more or less with the profits and benefit arising therefrom during her natural life or widowhood. I also give and bequeath all the negro slaves which I now own to my wife Rebecca consisting of the following; one negro woman slave named Lydia, one negro man slave named Adam, one negro man slave named Jack, and one negro man slave named William to have and to hold the same during her natural life or widowhood. Also one third part of the livestock and household and kitchen furniture together with the one third part of the farming utensils and this third part of the above articles to be left to her own choosing and the remaining two thirds of the above to be assessed to sale and the proceeds to be equally divided among my surviving children or the legal heirs of such as any have deceased. Item 3rd To my daughter Helena Thomas, wife of Henry Roberts Thomas, I give and bequeath one set of silver table spoons to be hers and her heirs forever, also one set of silver tea spoons; each set consisting of five spoons to be hers and her heirs forever. Item 4th To my daughter Jane, the wife of Valentine Wood, I give and bequeath the sum of ten dollars to be hers and her heirs forever. Item 5th To my daughter Dolly, the wife of William Wood, I give and bequeath the sum of one dollar to be hers and her heirs forever. Item 6th After the decease of my wife it is my will and desire that the aforesaid land of 200 acres whereon I now live together with the farming utensils, household and kitchen furniture, be sold by my executor or executors and the money acquiring therefrom to divided equally among my surviving heirs or the heirs of those who may die before my decease viz; Lewis, Henry, Matthew, and Norbourn, my sons and Polly, Rebecca, Jane, Dolly, and Helena, my daughters, to be theirs and their heirs forever. Item 7th It is also my will and desire that the executor or executors herein after mentioned, of this my last will and testement shall out of my funds now in the hands of Col. A. Donnally, James A. Lewis, and Aaron M. ****

 

Pay three hundred dollars towards the support and education of Addison Thomas, a youth under my special care and education provided he may not have received a sufficient education before my decease. I further will and desire that the residue of those funds if any, remain in the hands of my executors until the demands against my estate, if any, be satisfied, then to be equally divided among my children aforementioned to be theirs and their heirs forever. Item 8th and lastly I do hereby appoint my son Matthew Thomas and my son-in-law William Wood both of the county and state aforesaid to be the executors of this my last will and testement. In witness of each and all above items I hereunto have set my hand and seal, this 21st day of June in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. Signed, sealed, and published in the presence of; I. Reuben, John Nichols, Addison B. Thomas, John E. Smith, Joseph C. Thomas

 

Joseph Thomas

 

Joseph's will was eleven years old when he died and so many of his children had moved away or had died. Henry Thomas was already dead (see will of Mary Teays, because Henry married Katherine Teays). Norbourn had moved to Indiana (According to Molly Hansford his nickname was Nob). Jane and her husband Valentine Wood were living in Wayne County, Indiana (Kanawha co. deed book). Lewis and his wife Dorothy went west to Fountain County Indiana (Kan. Deed book). Mary "Polly' married Levi Jones and moved out west. Rebecca and David Julius Wood moved to Wayne County, Indiana. Dolly and Helena died in Kanawha County.

 

 

CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800

MILITARY SERVICES.

REVOLUTIONARY DECLARATIONS--AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA.

page 486

Joseph Thomas' Declaration: Born in Buckingham County in 1759; was enlisted by Lieut. Clough Shelton in Capt. James Franklin's Company; Franklin's Company was raised in Buckingham, Amherst, and other Counties; was attached to the Sixth Regiment of Virginia Regulars under Col. Edmund Stephens; Franklin resigned and Skelton was appointed Captain; Col. John Green of Culpeper.

 

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40) Joseph Thomas - Virginia Line, Wife; Rebecca, W6277, Soldier was

born 3 August 1759, in Buckingham County, Virginia, and he lived in

Amherst County, Virginia, at enlistment and later returned to

Buckingham County, Virginia, and lived there until 1796, then moved to

Kanawha County, Virginia, where he applied 21 October 1833, and Soldier

died there 1 August 1839. Soldier had married Rebecca (THOMAS) in

Buckingham County, Virginia, where she was born (no marriage date given

and no relationship prior to marriage given). Widow applied 12

September 1846, Kanawha County, Virginia, aged 85. Soldier and wife had

11 or 12 children but the only names given were; Lewis Thomas the

oldest son, Polly Thomas, Washington Thomas, Henry Thomas and Matthew

Thomas. Soldier's brother James Thomas was of Kanawha County, Virginia,

in 1801. One Reuben Thomas was recruiting Sergeant early in the

Revolution. A John Thomas of Buckingham County, Virginia, in 1846,

stated widow was his second cousin and that Soldier was his first

cousin. Nancy Hudson daughter of Soldier's brother James Thomas was

aged 54 in 1846, a resident of Kanawha County, Virginia

 

More About JOSEPH THOMAS:

Pension: 1835, 1835 Pension List of 1835.  Kanawha Co. Va.  75 in 1833

Where Buried: Thomas Cemetery, Tornado, Putnum Co. W.V.

 

Notes for REBECCA THOMAS:

Buckingham Ch. 26 Sep. 1846

Sir

          In answer to your inquiry & such into the marriage of Joseph Thomas and Rebecca Thomas, I have to inform you that I can find no record of such marriage of record in this county--- Capt. John Thomas, who is said to be the brother of the applicant for a pension is still alive and in all probability can prove the marriage, which in the absence of record proof will answer the purposes----Yours R. Eldridge

 

 

 

State of Virginia

Kanawha County

                                On this 12th day of September 1846 personally appeared before me John Hansford Jr. the ********** a justice of the peace in and for the said county.  Rebecca Thomas a resident of said Kanawha County aged eighty five in years, who being *****  **** ***** according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress **** **** July 7th 1838 entitled "an Act granting half pay and pension to certain widows and **** of the *** of the ****  March 1843 & June 17th 1844 ********* the benefits of said act of July 7th 1838 ** *** * ****, paid the 4th day of march 1843: that she is the widow of Joseph Thomas late, and for forty years or thereabout  previous to his death a resident of said Kanawha County and who was a Revolutionary ******* of the United States at the rate ***** per annum and who died in said County on the first day of August  1839---

She further declares that she was born and raised in Buckingham County Va. that her maiden name was Rebecca Thomas, that she was married to the said Joseph Thomas by publishment & by the *** David Patterson near Providence Meeting House in said Buckingham County more than sixty years *****  his  *****  **** remember the day and year, that *****   ** family record of said marriage that the ******* of the record of the ***** ** left there ** *** ** ***** Buckingham County, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety four as will be made to appear by testimony herinwith or hereafter fore ***** to the ******** of ***,  she therefore claims the full benefits of the act of congress before named-------                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                 her

In presence of                                                                                               Rebecca  X  Thomas

Asa Lyons                                                                                                                mark

 

****** to and ******** on the day and year **** before written the ***** being first made before ****

***** *******                                                                              John Hansford

 

County of Kanawha

                                  I John Hansford the ****** a justice of the peace in **** for said County do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Rebecca Thomas the ******** declared that the said lady in good standing, and that her said declaration is entitled to full confidence & **** and I further certify that in consequence told

 

 

 

More About REBECCA THOMAS:

Where Buried: Thomas Cemetery, Tornado, Putnum Co. W.V.

 

More About JOSEPH THOMAS and REBECCA THOMAS:

Marriage: Abt. 1781, Near Providence Meeting House, Buckingham County, Virginia

       

Children of JOSEPH THOMAS and REBECCA THOMAS are:

                   i.    LEWIS3 THOMAS, b. August 21, 1782, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. Fountain County, Indiana; m. DOROTHY; b. Abt. 1782, Virginia.

                  ii.    MARY THOMAS, b. February 07, 1784, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. September 20, 1840, Indiana; m. LEVI M. JONES, February 06, 1805, Kanawha County, Virginia; b. 1809, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. Indiana.

 

More About LEVI JONES and MARY THOMAS:

Marriage: February 06, 1805, Kanawha County, Virginia

 

14.            iii.    REBECCA TINDALL THOMAS, b. February 10, 1784, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. 1845, Wayne County, Indiana.

15.            iv.    HENRY THOMAS, b. October 13, 1789, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1839, Kanawha County, Virginia.

16.             v.    MATTHEW THOMAS, b. November 03, 1791, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. 1840, Kanawha County, Virginia.

17.            vi.    JANE PLEASANT THOMAS, b. 1801, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Hamilton County, Indiana.

18.           vii.    DOLLY H. THOMAS, b. 1803, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. January 23, 1862, Kanawha County, Virginia.

19.          viii.    NORBURN THOMAS, b. 1803, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1880, Fountain County, Indiana.

20.             ix.    HELENA A. THOMAS, b. Abt. 1805, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. Bef. 1849, Kanawha County, Virginia.

                   x.    WASHINGTON THOMAS, b. Bet. 1781 - 1790, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. Bet. 1810 - 1839, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia.

 

More About WASHINGTON THOMAS:

Address (Facts Pg): 1810, Back of his fathers land on Cole, Land Grant

 

                  xi.    DAUGHTER THOMAS, b. Bet. 1781 - 1801.

                 xii.    DAUGHTER THOMAS, b. Bet. 1781 - 1801.

 

 

4.  JOHN2 THOMAS (PLEASANT1) was born 1755 in Tillotson Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, and died September 13, 1849 in Tillotson Parish, Buckingham County, Virginia.  He married (1) SARAH ROBERTS Abt. 1783 in Amherst County, Virginia, daughter of ELLIOT ROBERTS and ELIZABETH PHILLIPS.  She was born Abt. 1763 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1810 in Tillotson Parish, Buckingham County, Virginia.  He married (2) SUSAN Abt. 1793 in Buckingham County, Virginia.  She was born 1766 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died February 25, 1842 in Buckingham County, Virginia.

 

Notes for JOHN THOMAS:

.  John THOMAS owned land on July 21, 1798 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia.  Kanawha County, West Virginia Land Records Book, p. 259 -- July 1798

Witness that Thomas Upton, deceased, did on 6 Aug 1792 execute a bond to a certain John Thomas, conditioned to make said Thomas a good & lastful right to be taken off the lower of said Upton tract in Kanawha County, on the Kanawha River of which said 750 acres were to contain 200 acres of bottom to extend from the river out.

 Now in consideration of the above & for 5 shillings in hand, paid receipt whereof & hereby acknowledged. I Joseph Upton of Kanawha County [sell] to Edward Graham also of Kanawha County,etc.

 Witnesses: James Johnson George Welch, Richd. Vire, Leonard Morris, George See.

 Presented at the Sept 1798 Kanawha County, Court -- This deed from Joseph Upton to Edward Graham in fact for John Thomas was presented in Court and proven by the oaths of George Welch & Leonard Morris, two of the subscribing witness.

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I have a John Thomas b 5/1/1766 d 9/13/1849 m (1st) Sallie Phillips Roberts 1762-1798 children Betsey, Eliot, Nelson, Allen, Judith, John S; m (2nd) Nov 1799 Sallie Price West 1770-1820 children Schuyler W b 1801; Alford S b 1806; Sally P b 1809; and Nancy Nevils b 1811. My wife is descended from both Nancy Nevils Thomas m Albert Augustus Sweeney and Schuyler W Thomas m Sabrena Thomas Scruggs. Anyone have genealogy info on the forebears of John Thomas and Sallie Price West? Thanks for any help!

Barton Hinkle (genealogy.com message boards

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31) John Thomas - Virginia Line, S46515, BLW # 1769-300, Soldier

applied for pension 8 September 1828, in Buckingham County, Virginia.

In 1836, Soldier was aged 74. In 1855, Soldier's son Schuyler W. Thomas

of Buckingham County, Virginia, was aged 54 and he stated his father

John Thomas had died 13 September 1849, and his mother Susan Thomas

died 17 February 1842.

 

 

More About JOHN THOMAS:

Pension: 1835, 1835 Pension List of 1835.  Buckingham Co. Va.  Captain, Pension Started in 1829.

 

More About JOHN THOMAS and SARAH ROBERTS:

Marriage: Abt. 1783, Amherst County, Virginia

 

Notes for SUSAN:

Main Entry    Richmond Whig & public advertiser (Richmond, Va. : 1833 : Semiweekly) 

Author    Richmond Whig & public advertiser (Richmond, Va. : 1833 : Semiweekly) 

Title    Died- In Buckingham County on Feb. 9, In her 76th year, Mrs. Susan Thomas, consort of Capt. John Thomas. (p. 1, c. 4) 

Publication    Friday, February 25, 1842. 

Gen. note    From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. 

Other Format    Available on microfilm (Library of Virginia Film 144). 

Subject - Topical    Obituaries -- Virginia. 

Subject -Geographic    Richmond (Va.) 

Added Entry    Henley, Bernard J. (Bernard John) 

Added Title    Bernard J. Henley papers. 

   

 

System Number    001173693 

 

 

More About JOHN THOMAS and SUSAN:

Marriage: Abt. 1793, Buckingham County, Virginia

       

Children of JOHN THOMAS and SARAH ROBERTS are:

21.              i.    LINDSEY3 THOMAS, b. April 10, 1785, Amherst County, Virginia; d. April 29, 1857, Kanawha County, Virginia.

22.             ii.    ELLIOTT ROBERTS THOMAS, b. June 03, 1784, Amherst County, Virginia; d. May 24, 1854, Randolph County, Missouri.

23.            iii.    ATHANASIUS THOMAS, b. March 08, 1787, Amherst County, Virginia; d. July 23, 1870, Madison County, Kentucky.

 

       

Child of JOHN THOMAS and SUSAN is:

                 iv.    DAVID3 THOMAS, b. 1794, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Buckingham County, Virginia; m. LUCY, Abt. 1815, Buckingham County, Virginia; b. 1794, Buckingham County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Buckingham County, Virginia.

 

More About DAVID THOMAS and LUCY:

Marriage: Abt. 1815, Buckingham County, Virginia

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

5.  PLEASANT3 THOMAS (JAMES2, PLEASANT1) was born 1797 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died August 01, 1867 in Jackson County, West Virginia.  He married SARAH MARGARET RUST December 26, 1822 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, daughter of SAMUEL RUST and MARY BAILEY.  She was born 1799 in Faquier County, Virginia, and died June 23, 1890 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

 

Notes for PLEASANT THOMAS:

History Of The Great Kanawha Valley by John P. Hale 1891

 

(This is a biography of John M. Thomas s/o Pleasant & Sarah Rust Thomas)

 

J.M. Thomas, the efficient superintendent of the Kanawha county poor farm, was born in that county in 1833.  Pleasant and Sarah (Rust) Thomas, his parents, were both natives of Virginia, Buckingham and Fauquier counties, repectively.  Pleasant came to this county when a child in the arms with his father, James, who located at Upper Falls on Coal River, where he and his brother Joseph built the first Grist-Mill, and the only one operated in that section for many years.  Their father was a native of Wales.  James was a soldier in the Revolution, was in the battle of the Brandywine and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis, at Yorktown.  Sarah Rust Thomas was the daughter of an Englishman.  Pleasant Thomas, who was a farmer, died in 1867.  He was a captain of the state militia at different times, and was always known as "Captain" Thomas.  His wife died at the age of ninety-two years, June 23, 1890.  J.M. and his two sisters are the children left of the six born to these parents.  Mr. Thomas has always lived in Kanawha county.  He was first married October 19, 1855, to Miss Elizabeth Thomas, a cousin.  She died in January, 1859.  J.C. and Pleasant E. Were the fruit of this union.  March 15, 1860, he married Miss Rebecca Milam.  She passed away December 1, 1865, leaving two children, B.F. and another deceased.  On the 1st of September, 1867, Mr. Thomas led Miss Mary Maddox to the marriage altar, and three children are the result of this union, Sarah F., William D., and one dead.  Mr. Thomas has been a trustee of the schools for many years.  He is a member of the Old School Baptist church and his wife of the Missionary Baptist denomination.  He cast his first presidential vote for Buchanan.

 

 

More About PLEASANT THOMAS:

Address (2): Kanawha County, West Virginia

Cause of Death (2): Consumption (T.B.)

Census: 1860, Jackson County, (West) Virginia

Occupation: Stone Mason

 

More About PLEASANT THOMAS and SARAH RUST:

Marriage: December 26, 1822, Kanawha County, West Virginia

       

Children of PLEASANT THOMAS and SARAH RUST are:

24.              i.    ELLIOTT ROBERTS4 THOMAS, b. 1836, Kanawha County, West Virginia; d. 1878, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

                  ii.    JAMES DUDLEY THOMAS, b. Abt. 1823, Kanawha County, West Virginia; d. February 02, 1890, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

 

More About JAMES DUDLEY THOMAS:

Address (2): Kanawha County, West Virginia

Census: Wrote will 2/2/1890, left property to his mother

Occupation: Cooper (or barrel maker)

 

                 iii.    HERO THOMAS, b. Abt. 1828, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. Bef. 1891, Kanawha County, Virginia.

25.            iv.    FELICIA THOMAS, b. Abt. 1830, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. August 11, 1904, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

26.             v.    JOHN M. THOMAS, b. 1833, Kanawha County, Virginia.

                 vi.    MARY E. THOMAS, b. Abt. 1837, Kanawha County, West Virginia; d. October 23, 1873, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

 

 

6.  ELLIOTT ROBERTS3 THOMAS (JAMES2, PLEASANT1) was born 1804 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died in Boone County, Virginia.  He married (1) RUTH B. BLAINE September 11, 1827 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM BLAINE and SARAH.  She was born 1810 in Kanawha County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1864 in Boone County, Virginia.  He married (2) SUSAN WATT November 27, 1864 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM WATT and SOPHIA.  She was born Abt. 1821.

 

More About ELLIOTT ROBERTS THOMAS:

Address (2): Boone County, West Virginia

Occupation: Farmer

 

More About ELLIOTT THOMAS and RUTH BLAINE:

Marriage: September 11, 1827, Kanawha County, West Virginia

 

More About ELLIOTT THOMAS and SUSAN WATT:

Marriage: November 27, 1864, Kanawha County, West Virginia

       

Children of ELLIOTT THOMAS and RUTH BLAINE are:

                   i.    ELLIOT ROBERTS4 THOMAS, b. Abt. 1833, Pennsylvania; d. July 1879, Boone County, West Virginia.

                  ii.    SARAH B. THOMAS, b. 1829, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. Kanawha County, Virginia; m. BRADFORD HILL; b. November 14, 1819, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. Kanawha County, Virginia.

                 iii.    JAMES THOMAS, b. 1831.

27.            iv.    ELIZABETH R. THOMAS, b. 1833, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. January 1859, Kanawha County, Virginia.

                  v.    MARIAH THOMAS, b. 1835, Boone County, (West) Virginia; d. October 17, 1928, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

                 vi.    LAVINIA ANN THOMAS, b. 1837, Kanawha County, Virginia; d. 1871, Boone County, Virginia.

                vii.    HENRIETTA THOMAS, b. 1840, Boone County, (West) Virginia; d. June 12, 1917, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

               viii.    VALURA THOMAS, b. 1843, Boone County, (West) Virginia; m. L. H. OAKS.

                  ix.    WILLIAM JOSEPH THOMAS, b. April 14, 1845, Boone County, (West) Virginia; d. June 27, 1927, Pocatalico, Putnam County, (West) Virginia.

 

More About WILLIAM JOSEPH THOMAS:

Burial: June 1927, Sunset Memorial, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia

 

                   x.    NANCY J. THOMAS, b. June 1847, Boone County, (West) Virginia; d. October 10, 1922, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

 

 

7.  NANCY3 THOMAS (JAMES2, PLEASANT1) was born May 03, 1792 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died February 13, 1859 in Kanawha County, Virginia.  She married SAMUEL HUDSON 1808 in Kanawha County, Virginia, son of MORRIS HUDSON and ELIZABETH DAVIES.  He was born April 15, 1783 in Pennsylvania, and died February 15, 1867 in Kanawha County, Virginia.

 

More About NANCY THOMAS:

Address (2): Saint Albans, West Virginia

Occupation: Homemaker

Where Buried: Hudson Cemetery, St. Albans, W.V.

 

More About SAMUEL HUDSON:

Address (2): Saint Albans, West Virginia

Occupation: Farmer

Where Buried: Hudson Cemetery, St. Albans, W.V.