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From: "Dave Duncan" <>
Subject: Joseph Thomas - Revolutionary War Veteran
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:44:19 -0500

Does anyone have any further information on the Joseph Thomas
listed below and his family? Any information would be much appreciated!

Dave Duncan
Ohio


"Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files", abstracted by Virgil D. White

Joseph Thomas - Virginia Line, Wife; Rebecca, W6277, Soldier was
born 3 August 1759, in Buckingham County, Virginia, and he lived in
Amherst County, Virginia, at enlistment and later returned to
Buckingham County, Virginia, and lived there until 1796, then moved to
Kanawha County, Virginia, where he applied 21 October 1833, and Soldier
died there 1 August 1839. Soldier had married Rebecca (THOMAS) in
Buckingham County, Virginia, where she was born (no marriage date given
and no relationship prior to marriage given). Widow applied 12
September 1846, Kanawha County, Virginia, aged 85. Soldier and wife had
11 or 12 children but the only names given were; Lewis Thomas the
oldest son, Polly Thomas, Washington Thomas, Henry Thomas and Matthew
Thomas. Soldier's brother James Thomas was of Kanawha County, Virginia,
in 1801. One Reuben Thomas was recruiting Sergeant early in the
Revolution. A John Thomas of Buckingham County, Virginia, in 1846,
stated widow was his second cousin and that Soldier was his first
cousin. Nancy Hudson daughter of Soldier's brother James Thomas was
aged 54 in 1846, a resident of Kanawha County, Virginia.

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