Thomas Henry Markham (1757 - 1840)

Born 18 Jul 1757 in Prince Edward County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Penelope (Wilkerson) Markham — married 3 Dec 1785 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 4 May 1840 at age 82 in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States

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Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed September 16, 2018), "Record of Thomas Markham", Ancestor # A073819.

Biography

Thomas was born in 1757. Thomas Markham ... He passed away in 1791.

Name

Name: Thomas Henry /Markham/^[1][2]

Name: Thomas /Markham/^[3]

Name: Thomas /Markham/^[4]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Thomas Henry /Markham/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: July 15, 1757

Place: Prince Edward County, Colony of Virginia^[1][4][2]

Place: Amelia County, Colony of Virginia^[3]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1810

Place: Northern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States^[4][1][2]

Residence:

Date: 1820

Place: Northern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States^[4][1]

Residence:

Date: August 7, 1820

Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States^[2]

Residence:

Date: 1830

Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States^[2][4][1]

Residence:

Date: 1833

Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States^[5]

Marriage

Husband: Thomas Henry Markham

Wife: @I16581@

Child: John Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ann Eliza Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Marshall Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Cloa Marcum

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Licley Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Martha W Polly Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Josiah Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary A Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Owen William Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I9288@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Agnes Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I9269@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Squire Markham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 03 DEC 1785

Place: Bedford, Virginia, United States^[1]

Death

Death:

Date: May 4, 1840

Place: Botetourt, Virginia, United States^[3][1][4][2]

Research Notes

Alternate mother listed as: Mlle Markham.

• There is one entry for Thomas Markham in Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783:
  • This Thomas appears to be same as DAR record A073819 born July 15, 1757 in Prince Edward County, Colony of Virginia and died May 14, 1840 in Bedford County, Virginia and married to Penelope "Nelly" Wilkerson born 1764 in Bedford County, Colony of Virginia.
  • Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution; Page 499.
  • Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783; John H. Gwathmey; Genealogical Publishing Company, 2010 - Reference - 468 pages.
    • Markham, Thomas Jr., Bedford, 77, mpl.
      • mpl: Militia Pension List. Compiled from a report of the Secretary of War in 1835, "Pensions", Volume II, of men receiving pensions for services as Virginia Militiamen. Approximate ages in 1833 and counties of residence at that time given, West Virginia still being part of Virginia.
      • I.e., Thomas Markham Jr. was residing in Bedford County in 1833 and aged 77, making this Thomas born around 1756.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Source: #S173 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Thomas Henry Markham
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Source: #S173 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Penelope (Nelly) Wilkerson
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: #S173 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mille Markham
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Source: #S173 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Thomas Squire Markham
5. ↑ Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution; Page 499.
6. ↑ Profile created by Keith Paschal through the import of Paschal_Turner_Stuart_Whitmore.ged on Apr 25, 2019. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.

See also:

• Marriage bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800; Quote: Thomas Markham and Nelly Wilkerson, December 3, 1785. Parson Wilkerson, surety. Consent of Joseph Wilkerson, father of Nelly.
• Marriage bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800; Quote: John Wilkerson and Susanna Johnson, December 1, 1792. Thomas Markham, surety. Consent of John Johnson, father of Susanna.

See also:

• Source: S173 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.Originaldata: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: Ancestry.com; NOTE: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.