Thomas Daniel Strong Sr. (abt. 1739 - abt. 1776)

Born about 16 Dec 1739 in Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Montgomery (Lewis) Strong — married 1766 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia

Husband of Mary (Webster) Strong — married 1774 in , Hanover, Virginia, Colonial America

Descendants

Died about 1776 at about age 36 in Rockingham, North Carolina, British Colony

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Biography

Thomas Strong is believed to have been born on December 16, 1739, in St Paul Parish, Hanover, Virginia, United States^[1][2][3]; he is said to have passed away somewhere between 1776-1778.^{[4] [5][6]}

Much of any early records of the Strong family (Children of Thomas' father William) has to be gleaned from his prayer book, as most records of the City of Richmond were destroyed by fires during the Civil War, including the vital records of St. Paul's Parish. Other information comes from Tax and tith records, family research, outside historical documentation (such as "Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815", by William Dollardhide, Census incormation etc...), and such.

Thomas Strong along with his brother, William Strong departed Hanover County, Virginia around 1755 and spent somewhere around a year year in Amelia County, evidenced by the '1756 Tax List of Amelia County, Virginia' which lists the brothers as residing in the Nottaway Parish, along the wilderness frontier^[7]

According to the "List of Tithables taken by Peter Perkins in 1767" James, Thomas, and John Strong all lived within a reasonable proximity to one another^[8]

Sometime during the year 1775 Thomas Strong and his family moved from Pittsylvania County, Virginia to Guilford County (now Rockingham County), North Carolina^[9]. We know this because of the birth of his son Thomas Strong, Jr. in North Carolina^[10]. I is believed that they moved there because of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.

Thomas Strong is believed to have made his living as a "Long Hunter", or someone who typically hunts and traps between the months of October until April. It wasn't unusual for the lomng hunters to be gone a year or more as well, looking for better hunting grounds. For a better explanation see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhunter

There is some confusion, consternation and/or animosity concerning who the wife of Thomas Strong was. Was it Elizabeth Lewis or Mary Webster? There is argument to be made for both, and claims for both are based mostly on speculation.

Elizabeth Lewis-Strong made land purchases, in her own name 1783, approximately seven years after her Thomas’s disappearance or death. After being missing for 7 years Thomas Strong could then have been considered legally dead and Elizabeth Strong would now be legally viewed as a widow and able to make legal contracts such as land purchases. But, according to the 1790 and 1800 Census’s of Rockingham County, North Carolina, Mary Webster-Strong was listed as head-of-household of her home. This is usually only attributed to a widow.

Having said that, according to the "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900", it lists Thomas Strong, having married Mary Webster, and her birth as being in the year 1739... There has been no hard record, as yet adduced. But I think this is the better dispute. Having said that, I list both until better evidence is at hand.

Name

Name: THOMAS, SR. /STRONG/^[11]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 Dec 1739

Place: , Hanover, Virginia, USA^[12]

Note

Note: Thomas Strong (b 12/16/1739)

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Sources

1. ↑ according to the Prayer Book of (his father) William Strong
2. ↑ Strong Family of Virginia and other Southern States, by James R. Rolff (1982), pg.78.
3. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
4. ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dstrong155/family1.html
5. ↑ Strong Family of Virginia and other Southern States, by James R. Rolff (1982), pg.78.
6. ↑ James R. Rolff (May 1, 1997). Research Letter .
7. ↑ James R. Rolff (1997). Research Letter.
8. ↑ The History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, compiled by Maud Carter Clement. Published by the J.P. Bell Co., Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, (1929), pp. 283-284.
9. ↑ James R. Rolff (1982), pg. 79
10. ↑ 1850 Census Record of Scott County, Virginia.
11. ↑ Source: #S-2128411358 Page: Source number: 21592.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1179713&ti=0&indiv=try Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1739 Birth place: VA APID: 1,7836::1179713
12. ↑ Source: #S-2128411358 Page: Source number: 21592.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=1179713&ti=0&indiv=try Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1739 Birth place: VA APID: 1,7836::1179713

See also:

• S-2128385086 Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6735994&pid=550

• S-2128411358 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network

• S-2079197655 Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=25883049&pid=1060

• Biographical data at http://www.myheritage.com.