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[[Category The Cantrell Family Project
Descendant of William Cantrell, the first Cantrell in North America. William arrived from England with Captain John Smith in Jamestown, Virginia on April 20, 1607.
Thomas was born on 26 January 1761 in Orange County, North Carolina. He is the son of John Cantrell and Rachel Brittain. He passed away in September 1830 in McMinn County, Tennessee and is buried in Williamsburg Cemetery, McMinn County.[1]
There is a question as to his birth location. He is said to have been born in New Castle County, Pennsylvania (now Delaware) or in Orange County, North Carolina. His father John Cantrell was listed on the tax lists in North Carolina for 1752 and in Orange County, North Carolina for 1753 and 1754. In 1790 his father was in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Orange County, North Carolina is the most logical place of birth based on this information.
Thomas married Elizabeth Norris about 1780, possibly in North Carolina. A marriage record has not yet been found. After their marriage they first settled in Greenville District, South Carolina[2] and later moved to Tennessee where they settled on Sink Creek in Warren County[3] (later DeKalb County).[4]
Thomas served during the Revolutionary War as a member of Lieut. Col. Lytle's Command, Caswell County, North Carolina. His name has been found on a list, not dated, of men "enrolled for Capt. Robert Moore, from Caswell County."[5]
The following information comes from Ancestry.com. Unsure if this is the same Thomas. (MGP notes 1-1-1999):
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 157 page 138
Mrs. Roberta Clift Preston. DAR ID Number: 156439 Born in Chattanooga, Tenn. Wife of Thomas Ross Preston. Descendant of John Brooks, Lient. Moses Brooks, Robert Cooke and Thomas Cantrell, as follows: 1. Moses Haney Clift (1836-1911) m. 1866 Charlotte Attaline Cooke (1846-76). 2. William Clift (1795-1886) m. 1823 Nancy Arwin Brooks (d. 1848); Robert Fielding Cooke (1805-72) m. 1834 Charlotte Kimbrough (1812-94). 3. Moses Brooks m. Agnes Gamble (Fowler) (1765-1826); William Henry Cooke (1784-1848) m. 1804 Mary Cantrell (1784-1848). 4. John Brooks m. Annie Arwin (Irvin); Robert Cooke m. 1778 Susannah Watson (1760-1823); Thomas Cantrell m. 1780 Elizabeth Norris (b. 1765). John Brooks (1730-93) served as private at the Battle of Kings Mountain. He was born in Ireland; died in Washington County, Va. Moses Brooks (1760-1830) enlisted from Washington County, Virginia, and served as lieutenant in Campbell's regiment of volunteers at the Battle of Guilford Court House; where he was wounded. He was born in Augusta County, Va.; died in Knox County, Tenn. Also No. 122965. Robert Cooke (1752-1841) served as private in the Virginia infantry and was with Washington at Valley Forge. He was born in Maryland; died in White County, Tenn. Also No. 145229. [p.138] Thomas Cantrell (1761-1830) served as private in Colonel Lytle's regiment, Caswell County, North Carolina troops. He was born in Rockingham County, N. C.; died in McMinn County, Tenn. Also No. 155738.
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