Lewis Thomas (abt. 1755 - 1817)

Born about 1755 in Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Holloway) Thomas — married 17 Nov 1794 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1817 at about age 62 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Lewis Thomas was born in 1755. He was the son of Hans Thoma and Sarah Unknown. He is a descendant of the second Germanna Colony that landed in Virginia in 1715.

Lewis is listed on the 1790 census in Rockingham County, North Carolina. ^[1] He is also on the 1800 census still in Rockingham County, North Carolina. ^[2]

Lewis was a patriot of the American Revolution. He served in North Carolina as a private in Captain Richard Vernon’s Company.^[3]

Lewis was married twice. His first wife's name is not known. They had the following children:

1. Mary Polly Thomas (1775-1874)
2. Jesse Thomas (1780-1874)
3. Martha Thomas (1785-1867)
4. John Thomas (no dates)

Lewis married second Phoebe Holloway on 17 Nov 1794 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. ^[4] Their children are as follows:

1. Anthony Thomas (aft 1794- )
2. James Thomas (aft 1794 - )
3. Anna Thomas (1797-1872)
4. Joanna Thomas (1798- )
5. Lucy Thomas (abt 1800 - 1837)
6. Elizabeth Thomas (1802- )
7. Christiana Thomas ( -1840)

Research Notes

Will

Estate of Lewis Thomas, naming wife Phoebe and his children may be found recorded in the Rockingham Estate Records at the NC Archives in Raleigh, NC, File Box No. CR-084-508-40. (DAR #608507). This estate identifies 11 children: Jesse, Anthony, Martha/Patsy Lewis who entermarried withTheopolis Lewis , Anne, Christiana, John, Elizabeth/Betsy, Mary/Polly Robertson who entermarried with Edward Robertson, Lucy, Joanna, and James These estate papers have a map dividing the 485 acres into 40.66 acres for each child. The plat is six lots across and two lots deep. The papers name Pheobe as the widow of Lewis Thomas. Land was all adjoining -- some on Buffalo Island Creek joining Thomas Carter - November 19, 1817. Because each of the twelve parcels were valued differently, the heirs had to pay different amounts to each other to equal cash plus land of $101.66. The copy is very damaged -- about one half of each page is destroyed.

Wives

The first wife of Lewis Thomas is not really known. Whoever she was, she was the mother of his first four children, Mary Polly Thomas, Jesse Thomas, Martha Thomas, John Thomas. Suggested name for her are Agnes (?) Hampton but she married another Lewis Thomas who lived in a different section of Rockingham County.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-C16 : accessed 24 July 2019), Lewis Thomas, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 526, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-DMX : accessed 24 July 2019), Lewis Thomas, Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 488, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
3. ↑ ”Record for Thomas Lewis, US Revolutionary War Data File, 1775-1785 [Electronic Record]; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, compiled 1894 - ca. 1912, documenting the period 1775 – 1784. Served for United States of America, US Army, North Carolina. Roll 0785; The National Archives, Publication Number M881, NARA Catalogue ID 570910 [retrieved from the Access to Archival Databases at https://www.fold3.com/image/22919107/lewis-thomas-page-1-revolutionary-war- service-records and https://www.fold3.com/image/21087851/thomas-lewis-page-2-revolutionary-war- service-records].
4. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NV7-7PQF : 4 April 2023), Pheby Holloway in entry for Lewis Thomas, 1794.

Acknowledgements

• Tom Knowles, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.