Thomas Galbraith (abt. 1751 - 1829)

Born about 1751 in Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hays) Galbraith — married 30 May 1779 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1829 at about age 78 in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private Thomas Galbraith served with Virginia Line during the American Revolution.

Thomas Galbraith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A043185.

Thomas was born in Ireland about 1751 ^[1]. He fought in the American Revolutionary War ^[2]. His record in the Daughters of the American Revolution ancestor database ^[3]:

Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE

Birth: 1751 IRELAND

Death: 2-5-1829 JEFFERSON CO TENNESSEE

Pension Number: *S38727

Service Source: *S38727

Service Description: 1) CAPTS MILLER, CRAIG, COLS THOMPSON, HAND

After the war, he married Elizabeth Hays in Bedford, Virginia in 1779 ^[4]. On 21 July 1805, the Commonwealth of Virginia requested a dower release from Elizabeth Galbraith, wife of Thomas Galbraith, regarding the sale of land dated 6 November 1804 to Daniel Gray. Elizabeth was examined in Jefferson County, Tennessee, on 21 October 1805. Recorded in Campbell County, Virginia, 9 December 1805. ^[5].

In 1806, he resided in Knoxville, Tennessee ^[6]. In 1829, he was named in a Knoxville Register newspaper article as appraiser of a recovered lost or stolen horse ^[7]. He passed away in 1829 ^[8]. From his bio on Find a Grave:

"Thomas was born in Bucks Co PA. He and Elizabeth Hays were married in Bedford Co, VA, on May 30, 1779.

Thomas served In the Revolutionary War on the Pennsylvania Continental Line. He enlisted on June 10, 1775, in Northampton Co PA, and served as a Private. He was discharged on July 1, 1776. The records indicate that in 1818 Thomas was 67 years old. He received a pension on April 27, 1820 for his service during the War and was allowed $8 per month. He and his family were living in Jefferson Co, TN, when he received his pension. Thomas died in 1829."

Sources

1. ↑ Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 105 : 1913.
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-VGHK : accessed 6 September 2023), Thomas Gilbreath, 10 Jun 1818; citing Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,319,381.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 6 September 2023), "Record of Thomas Galbraith", Ancestor # A043185.
4. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZH7-M484 : 28 June 2022), Thos. Gilbreath, 30 May 1779; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
5. ↑ Campbell County, Virginia, Deed Book 7:234. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-39Q6-C)
6. ↑ The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee
7. ↑ Knoxville Register; Publication Date: 12/ Mar/ 1822; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/586267240/?article=4c75258e-2ad0-11ed-9eb4-dacd3e5d54c0&xid=4514
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #245606881

See also:

• Geni profile: Thomas Galbraith
• First-hand information as remembered by William Brown, Thursday, May 15, 2014.