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 1767 - 1852 (84 years)
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| Name |
David Thomas |
| Born |
23 May 1767 |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
28 Jan 1852 |
Cass, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Buried |
Rizley Cemetery, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- U.S. Census Cass, Clay County, IN 1850: "David Thomas, age 83 b. Abt. 1767 Pennsylvania, farmer, wife Hulda, age 75 b. Abt. 1775 Virginia."
http://www.indianapioneers.com/
The Society of Indiana Pioneers:
"David Thomas, b. 1767 in Pennsylvania. Arrived Knox County, IN from Kentucky 1810-13. Moved Owen County, IN ca. 1816. Moved Clay County, IN ca. 1818."
http://www.ingenweb.org/inclay/
"Clay county was created on April 1, 1825 and was formed from Owen, Putnam, Vigo and Sullivan counties. . . . The county's earliest settlement preceded its formation by almost a decade. David Thomas came to the area in 1818 and was followed soon after by Samuel Rizley. The majority of Clay County's settlement activity centered along the Eel River which flows through the central part of the county. It was near this river that the community of Bowling Green was established. Named the county seat following Clay County's organization, Bowling Green was the only community in the county founded before 1830."
A History of Clay County Indiana, William Travis, (Lewis Publishing, NY, 1909, 2 v.; reprint, Evansville IN: Unigraphics, 1973, 2 v. in 1; 639 pp. & 542 pp. + index of names, 15 pp.).
p. 13:
"Chapter IV. Early Settlements and Pioneer Notes.
. . . It is generally conceded that to David Thomas belongs the honor of having made the original settlement on Eel River, on the bluff on which his son, James P. Thomas, lived up to the time of his death. . . . As nearly as can be ascertained, he came there in the fall of 1818. Two years prior to that time, Mr. Thomas came to White River, near the site of Spencer, and was also the first white man to settle within the bounds of Owen County."
p. 19:
"Chapter V. County Seat, Court House, Relocation, Etc.
As directed by the act of organization, the commissioners appointed to locate the [Clay] County seat met at the house of David Thomas on Eel River, the second Monday in May 1825. . . ."
p. 67:
"Chapter X. Eel River
The first ferry on the Eel River was established by David Thomas, near Bowling Green, before the date of the organization of the county, and operated, with but temporary suspension, for practically a half century."
U.S. Census Owen County, IN 1820: "David Thomas, free white persons 12, no slaves."
Indiana State Digital Archives:
"Early Military Records, 27 Jan 1826 David Thomas commissioned Ensign, Indiana State Militia." [No other details provided, so this Ensign may not be the David Thomas of Owen/Clay Counties.]
U.S. Census Clay County, IN 1830: "David Thomas, free white persons 12, no slaves."
"Secretary of State, Petitions; 1831, Daviess County, Accused, scire facias: David Thomas, Petition: Discharge forfeiture of recognizance, remitted & signed by many." [Probably, a dispute over a land patent; no other details provided, so this "accused" may not be the David Thomas of Owen/Clay Counties.]
U.S. Census Jackson, Clay County, IN 1840: "David Thomas, free white persons 2, no slaves."
U.S. Census, Cass, Clay, IN 12 Sep 1850: "David Thomas, age 83 b. Abt. 1767 Pennsylvania, farmer no real estate owned, wife Hulda, age 75 b. Abt. 1775 Virginia."
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| Person ID |
I20394 |
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| Last Modified |
17 May 2015 |
| Father |
Morris Thomas, b. 23 Apr 1718, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , d. 13 Jan 1796, Hardy County, Virginia, U.S.A. (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Cantrell, b. Abt. 1730, Pennsylvania , d. Abt. 1790, Hardy County, Virginia, U.S.A. (Age ~ 60 years) |
| Married |
Abt. 1750 |
Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F18044140 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Huldah Parsons, b. 05 Jun 1775, Hampshire County, Virginia , d. 07 Jul 1851, Cass, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 76 years) |
| Married |
01 Apr 1793 |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Thomas, b. 10 Aug 1794, Virginia, U.S.A. , d. 17 Jun 1851, Clay County, Indiana, USA (Age 56 years) |
| | 2. Ruth Thomas, b. 14 Mar 1796, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. Abt. 1828, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 31 years) |
| + | 3. Oswald Thomas, b. 07 Feb 1798, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 9 Jun 1857, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 59 years) |
| | 4. Elisha G. Thomas, b. 11 May 1800, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 24 May 1853, Pulaski County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 53 years) |
| + | 5. Susannah Thomas, b. 11 Feb 1802, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 20 Oct 1837, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 35 years) |
| + | 6. James Parsons Thomas, b. 25 Jan 1804, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 08 Feb 1882, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA (Age 78 years) |
| + | 7. Shallum Thomas, b. 2 Mar 1806, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 16 May 1875, Boone County, Iowa, U.S.A. (Age 69 years) |
| + | 8. Huldah Thomas, b. 16 May 1808, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 15 Jan 1880, Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana, USA (Age 71 years) |
| | 9. Drusilla Thomas, b. 14 Apr 1810, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 11 Jun 1849, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age 39 years) |
| + | 10. Juretta Thomas, b. 06 Sep 1813, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. Abt. 1872, Multnomah, Oregon, U.S.A. (Age 58 years) |
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| Last Modified |
3 Aug 2008 |
| Family ID |
F8014 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 23 May 1767 - Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Died - 28 Jan 1852 - Cass, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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 | Buried - - Rizley Cemetery, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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