Thomas
Tanner
Born in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of William Tanner III
and Martha (Hill) Tanner
Brother of
William Tanner IV, Hannah Tanner, Amy Tanner, Palmer Tanner [half], Martha Tanner [half], Susannah (Tanner) Watson [half], Benjamin Tanner [half], Thankful (Tanner) Rose [half], Martha (Tanner) Briggs [half], Thankful (Tanner) Rose [half], Mary Tanner [half], Lydia Tanner [half], Abel Tanner [half], Nathan Tanner [half] and Deliverence Tanner [half]
Husband of
Mary (Whitford) Tanner
— married
15 Apr 1762 in Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Tanner
Died
at about age 84
in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
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Biography
Private Thomas Tanner served with 2nd Regiment, Kings County Militia, Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.
Thomas was born in 1740. He was the son of William Tanner and Martha Hill. [1]
He married Mary Whitford in 1762. [2]
Between 1790 an 1800 they moved from Rhode Island to New York. [3][4][5]
Thomas died in 1824. [6]
Children
- Perry Tanner 1762-1838
- Smith Tanner 1765-1849
- Thomas Tanner 1772-1850
American Revolution
Thomas fought with King's County Regiment, Rhode Island Militia, South Kingstown in 1762. [7][8]
Sources
- ↑ Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. Accessed on ancestry.com, September 2020. Ancestry Record 3599 #1872277 (requires subscription).
- Name: Thomas Tanner
- Birth Date: 1740
- Birthplace: New York
- Volume: 174
- Page Number: 30
- Reference: Heads of Fams. at the first U.S. census. NY. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (308p.):60
- ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KS-L4P : 22 January 2020), Thomas Tanner, 1762.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKT-WNK : accessed 5 September 2020), Thomas Tanner, Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing p. 138, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 10; FHL microfilm 568,150
- ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5T-5QS : accessed 5 September 2020), Thomas Tanner, Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States; citing p. 578,517, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 21; FHL microfilm 193,709
- ↑ "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4BTX-7C3Z : 18 May 2020), Thomas Tanner, 1817.
- ↑ Probate Records, 1800-1938; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Herkimer County); Probate Place: Herkimer, New York
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- Name: Thomas Tanner
- Probate Date: 23 Aug 1824
- Probate Place: Herkimer, New York, USA
- Inferred Death Year: Abt 1824
- Inferred Death Place: New York, USA
- Item Description: Surrogates Records, Book A-B, 1821-1847
- ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZG-74J1 : 16 August 2019), Thomas Tanner, Jun 1762; citing Military Service, Ensign Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island, Citing various published state rosters, United
- ↑ Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.Free Image
- Name: Thomas Tanner
- Gender: Male
- Military Place: Rhode Island, USA
- State or Army Served: Rhode Island
- Rank: Private
- "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L9Z8-5?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9B%3A1597372317 : 29 August 2019), Rhode Island, Civil and military list, 1647-1800 > image 245 of 674; citing various published state rosters, United States.
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