Thomas Lamb (abt. 1723 - aft. 1788)

Born about 1723 in Nansemond County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Moore) Lamb — married 5 Sep 1746 in Piney Woods, Perquimans County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died after 1788 after about age 65 in Clinton County, Ohio, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

He was born about 1723 in Nansemond County, Virginia and was the son of Elizabeth (Henley?, 1700–1774) and Henry Clover Lamb (1697–1761).

He relocated to Perquimans County, North Carolina.

Thomas was listed in the 1754 taxables list of Perquimans County as a taxable male."

"He was married to Sarah Moore (daughter of Robert Moore and Hannah Manwaring) on 5 Sep 1745 in Piney Woods, Perquimans, NC. Piney Woods is located about 8 miles northwest of Hertford.

Thomas Lamb married Sarah Moore (1721–1791) on 05 Sep 1746 in Piney Woods (located about 9.3 miles northwest of Hertford, just west of Belvidere) in Perquimans County, North Carolina.

In 1760 he witnessed the last Will of his brother, Esau, in Randolph County. ^[1]

He moved his family to Ohio, USA.

He died sometime after 1788 in Clinton County, Ohio, USA.

His widow, Sarah, died in 1791 in Clinton County, Ohio, USA. ^[2]

Children

1. Richard Lamb (1742–1786)
2. John T. Lamb (1746–1840)
3. Joshua Lamb, b: 06 Apr 1746; m1: 31 Oct 1767 Miriam Powell; m2: 1788 Esther ???
4. Sarah Lamb (c1749–c1805) m: c1769 Richard Hutson
5. Mary Sarah Lamb, b: 1749; m: Isaac Pennington
6. Josiah Lamb, b: 1750 ^[3]
7. Cornelius Lamb, b: 1754
8. Jacob Lamb, b: 1756
9. Henry Lamb, b: 1758
10. Nancy Lamb, b: 1760
11. James Lamb, b: 1764
12. Sarah Jane (Lamb) Hankins (1766–1813)
13. Elizabeth Lamb, b: 18 Jan 1768
14. William Lamb (1769–1840)
15. Mary Lamb, b: 1775
16. David Lamb (1777–1846)
17. John Lamb, b: 1779
18. Alice Lamb (1782–1782)
19. James Lamb, b: 1785
20. Thomas Lamb.

Research Notes

There are two records of a Thomas Lamb in the Revolutionary War, one as a Colonel and one as a matross (assistant gunner/artillery loader). However these are not likely our Thomas Lamb who was a Quaker ...

- source: "United States Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783" FamilySearch database with images (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-3Q44 : 09 Mar 2018) citing FHL#830,358; NARA#M246; Lamb, 20 Dec 1777 North Carolina, USA

- source: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors 1775-1783" on FamilySearch database with images (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-YQ4C : 24 Jan 2018), Thomas Lamb, 1781

From Find a Grave on Piney Woods [Quaker] Monthly Meeting ... "The Piney Woods Monthly Meeting has been in continuous existence since the 1670's. However, the current Piney Woods Meeting House and cemetery date only from the mid 1800s. Prior to that time, Friends were buried on their own land or in various Quaker cemeteries either in unmarked graves or with simple fieldstone markers. In rare cases, an initial or two was added. The reason for the lack of personal gravestones was their desire for simplicity and humility in death as in life. Rather than permanent personal memorials in stone, they preferred for the record of their lives, particularly their opposition to slavery, to stand witness to their understanding of the Inner Light. At the same time Quakers kept meticulous records in their Monthly Meetings, so that we do know the major life events of each Friend including their death dates. It is only their burial places which remain unknown. This cenotaph has been established for the descendants of the early members of the Piney Woods Meeting whose graves are not marked in the modern Piney Woods cemetery. but whose lives were important for their families and for the early history of North Carolina."

Sources

1. ↑ Hinshaw, v1 NC p556, "1760, 11, 29, Thomas Lamb received on certificate from Perquimans MM, dated 1760, 10, 1
2. ↑ Hinshaw v5 Ohio p185 Caesars Creek MM, Clinton County, Ohio "1791, 4, 15, Sarah Lamb, wife of Thomas, died"
3. ↑ North Carolina Genealogical Journal v1 #1 (Jan 1975) Text: "1773 Debtors of Col. John McGee, Orange County, NC" included Josiah Lamb

• "Descendants of Henry and Elizabeth Lamb of North Carolina: A Quaker Family Legacy 1697-2000 by Marshall L. Styles & Higginson Book Company of Salem, MA in 2000 p24-25

• Ancestral File #R521-1M

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=14836175&pid=171326083 Ancestry Family Tree submitted by ancestry.com member

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Lamb-305 was created on 19 Oct 2010 through the import of 229-Davies.ged

• WikiTree profiles Lamb-451 & Lamb-453 were created on 25 Mar 2011 by William Wiatt through the import of Tribal Pages 0004.ged

• WikiTree profile Lamb-791 was created on Jul 25, 2011 by Grady Lucas through the import of My Family File072211.ged