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 1764 - 1833 (69 years)
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| Name |
Benjamin Thomas |
| Suffix |
(slaveowner) |
| Born |
22 May 1764 |
Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
23 Jul 1833 |
Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- Ancestry.com
"Kentucky Genealogy and Biography," (Battle, Perrin, Kniffin, 4th ed., 1886), v. V:
BUTLER R. THOMAS was born in the vicinity of where he now lives, June 23, 1818.
Benjamin Thomas, his paternal grandfather, was born in Virginia about 1762. He was united in marriage in his native State to Miss Margaret Grigsby, by whom he was the father of twelve children who grew to manhood and womanhood. In the year 1806 he immigrated to Kentucky, coming immediately to Nelson County, of which he remained a resident until his death, July 23, 1833. He opened a farm in the county of his adoption and became, for his day, one of its most prosperous and extensive farmers.
Jacob Rainey, maternal grandfather of our subject, was also a native of Virginia, whence he immigrated to Kentucky in the early history of the State. His wife, Susanna Grigsby, was born in 1751. To their union three children were born. She died at the advanced age of ninety-four years. By a former marriage Mr. Rainey was the father of eight children.
Redman G. Thomas, father of our subject, was born in Prince William County, Va., February 22, 1788, making him almost a man grown upon the occasion of his parents' settlement in Kentucky. Three years later, March 15, 1809, he married Mrs. Nancy (Ramey) King. Mrs. Thomas was born November 20, 1782. To their union these four children were born: Elizabeth (now Mrs. Alfred Connelly), Cordelia (deceased), Butler R. and Benjamin H. Mr. Thomas followed agricultural pursuits all his life, meeting with good success.
Butler R. Thomas, a native of Nelson County, remained with his parents until he was twenty-three years of age, receiving a common English education. He, like his ancestors, has always followed the vocation of farming, in which he has met with uniform success. He is the proprietor of a well improved farm of 240 acres, which is a model of neatness and of itself displays the systematic manner in which Mr. Thomas handles it. June 3, 1831, Miss Louisa P. Porter became his wife. Mrs. Thomas was born January 20, 1821. She died March 18, 1870. To their union ten children were born, of whom these nine are now living: Alfred P., Benjamin H., John H., Martha and Mary (twins), Charles B., Redman G., Sallie B., and Louella."
U.S. Census Bardstown, Nelson County, KY 1810: "Benjamin Thomas, males: under 10 four, 10-15 two, 16-25 one; females: under 10 four, 10-15 one, 16-25 one, 26-44 one."
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| Person ID |
I21038 |
Complete |
| Last Modified |
31 May 2015 |
| Father |
Moses Thomas, (slaveowner), b. Abt. 1740, Prince William County, Virginia Colony , d. Dec 1818, Bourbon County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age ~ 78 years) |
| Mother |
Francis Reid, b. Abt. 1740, d. Abt. 1771 (Age ~ 31 years) |
| Married |
Abt. 1766 |
| Family ID |
F8179 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Margaret Grigsby, b. 16 Mar 1771, Prince William County, Virginia , d. 3 Mar 1865, Spencer County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 93 years) |
| Married |
22 Jul 1784 |
Prince William County, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Children |
| | 1. Mildred Thomas, b. 10 Oct 1785, Prince William County, Virginia , d. 13 Feb 1867, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 81 years) |
| + | 2. Redmond Grigsby Thomas, b. 22 Feb 1788, Prince William County, Virginia , d. 4 Jul 1853, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 65 years) |
| | 3. Marcus LaFayette Thomas, b. 12 May 1790, Prince William County, Virginia , d. 26 Jul 1864, Bloomfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 74 years) |
| | 4. Elizabeth Thomas, b. Abt. 1792 |
| | 5. Middleton Thomas, b. Abt. 1795 |
| | 6. Benjamin S. Thomas, b. Abt. 1797, d. Abt. 1834 (Age ~ 37 years) |
| | 7. Eleanor Thomas, b. Abt. 1799, Virginia, U.S.A. , d. Abt. 1850, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age ~ 51 years) |
| | 8. George Washington Thomas, b. 14 Dec 1802, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. Abt. 1872, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 69 years) |
| | 9. James Thomas, b. 13 Sep 1804, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 4 Apr 1835, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 30 years) |
| | 10. Nathaniel Grigsby Thomas, b. 7 Feb 1808, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 6 Sep 1883, Bloomfield, Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Age 75 years) |
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| Last Modified |
31 May 2015 |
| Family ID |
F8161 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 22 May 1764 - Virginia |
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 | Married - 22 Jul 1784 - Prince William County, Virginia, U.S.A. |
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 | Died - 23 Jul 1833 - Nelson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
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