Thomas Lucas Sr (1676 - 1756)

Born 1676 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Leek) Lucas — married 1704 in Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1756 at about age 80 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

The Lucas family came from England, the genealogy, having been traced back to about the year 1600. The family became noted as large land-holders in Goshen and Middletown, Connecticut. In 1733, Thomas Lucas, and also his son, Thomas Lucas, Jr., were residents of Middletown and owners of large tracts of land on the west bank of the Connecticut River. ^[1]

Thomas Lucas, Sr. died October 13, 1756, in Middletown and is buried int he Old Farm Hill Cemetery, in Middletown. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Middletown Land Records, Lib 7, folio 135
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70863933/thomas-lucas

• Biography paraphrased from History of Litchfield County, Connecticut, Part 1, J.W. Lewis & Company, 1881, page 365
• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F76Q-SY7 : 3 December 2014), Thomas Lucas, 13 Oct 1756; citing Middletown, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,162
• Families of Early Guilford Connecticut Talcott
• History of Goshen CT Hibbard

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Christine Klauer for creating WikiTree profile Lucas-2039 through the import of new family tree.ged on Mar 27, 2013.