John THOMAS b. before 1766;1 died between 7 Aug. 18202 and 31 Aug. 18213
   Rowan (now Davie) Co., NC; 
   married:
Nancy -?-, d. between 23 Nov. 18214 when the dower of Nancy "TAYLOR" in the
   lands of John THOMAS was to be laid off and 28 Feb. 18225 Rowan
   (now Davie) Co., NC when administration was granted on the estate of
   Nancy THOMAS;
Children born in (now) Davie Co:
1. John6 THOMAS living 1823 Iredell Co., NC6
2. James6 THOMAS living 18236
3. Susannah6 THOMAS b. ca. 17909; m.bond George LONGWITH6 21 Jan. 1824;7
   living 18509
4. Ellendor6 THOMAS b. 1790-1794; m.bond David HARRIS6 17 Aug. 1819;7
   d. 18408-18509 Davie Co., NC
5. Elijah6 THOMAS b. ca. 1795; m.bond Elizabeth "Betsy" BLACK 18 Oct.
   1823;7 d. 1880;10 bur. Hunting Creek, Davie Co., NC10
6. Lewis6 THOMAS m.bond Pinky LONGWITH 11 Sep. 18237
7. Additional child? The above 6 in 1823 sold their rights in the undivided
   tract of John THOMAS, each share being the "seventh part of said tract."6

Elijah THOMAS and Elizabeth ADAMS (not married) had child born about
1823.11 (Is this Elijah, below???)

Biographical information on Elijah Thomas.

Elijah THOMAS and Elizabeth BLACK had children born in (now) Davie
   Co., NC
1. Elijah10 THOMAS
2. Mary "Polly"10 THOMAS b. ca. 1825;9 m. Elijah BARNEYCASTLE;10 living
   188012
3. Nancy10,13 J. THOMAS b. 10 Sep. 1826;14 m. William SAUNDERS;10,13 d. 13 Feb.
   1879;14 bur. Smith Grove Methodist Church Cem., Davie Co., NC14
4. Elizabeth10 S. THOMAS b. ca. 1829;12 m. John SAUNDERS;10 d. shortly
   before 19 Mar. 1891 [newspaper date] Smith Grove, Davie Co., NC15
5. Frances10 Ellis THOMAS b. 19 Nov. 1830;16 m. William Alfonso CARTNER
   28 July 1859;17 d. 3 May 1900;16 bur. Salem Church Cem., Davie Co., NC16
6. Evan10 Jackson THOMAS b. 12 Dec. 1832;18,20 m. Laura RICE 2 Oct. 1859;17,18
   d. 19 Apr. 188918,20 Iredell Co., NC; bur. Mount Bethal United Meth.
   Church Cem., Iredell Co., NC
7. David9 H. THOMAS b. ca. 1837;9 m. Margaret Jane CARTNER 29 Dec. 1858;17
   living 186019
8. John9 THOMAS b. ca. 1839;9 m. Sarah Elizabeth STUART 29 Aug. 1865;21
   living 188012
9. Daniel9,17 William THOMAS b. 11 Jan. 1841; m. Mary Adaline WALKER
   28 July 1869;17 living 188012
10.Emanuel9 S. THOMAS b. ca. 1844;9 living 186019


1. Jo White Linn, Rowan County, North Carolina Tax Lists 1757-1800,
   Annotated Transcripts, (Salisbury, NC: by author, 1995), 270.  1787
   list of Basil Gaither lists John as over 21.
2. 1820 Rowan Co., NC census.
3. Rowan Co., NC court of pleas and quarter sessions 1818-1823 book,
   unpaginated, August 1821 court term, FHL microfilm 0,313,778.
4. Rowan Co., NC court of pleas and quarter sessions 1818-1823 book,
   unpaginated, court held 23 Nov. 1821, FHL microfilm 0,313,778.
5. Rowan Co., NC court of pleas and quarter sessions 1818-1823 book,
   unpaginated, Feb. 1822 court term, FHL microfilm 0,313,778.
6. Rowan Co., NC deeds 29:110-112, FHL microfilm 0,019,810.
7. Rowan Co., NC marriage bonds.
   Harris-Thomas, FHL microfilm 0,500,953.
   Thomas-Black, FHL microfilm 0,500,956.
   Thomas-Longwith, FHL microfilm 0,500,956.
   Longwith-Thomas, FHL microfilm 0,500,954.
8. 1840 Davie Co., NC census.
9. 1850 Davie Co., NC census.
10. Record written in 1956 by Sallie (Call) Horn, granddaughter of William
    Saunders and Nancy Thomas.  Photocopy in my possession.
11. Rowan Co., NC court of pleas and quarter sessions, 1823-1828 book: 10,
    FHL microfilm 0,313,778.
12. 1880 Davie Co., NC census.
13. Sarah (Saunders) Call death certificate, NC death certificates
    210:23, FHL microfilm 1,892,159.  Informant was [her sister]
    Mrs. Rhoda Long.
14. Nancy J. Sanders headstone, Smith Grove Methodist Church Cem., Davie Co., NC.
15. Robert M. Tompkins, Death Notices from the Peoples Press (Salem,
    North Carolina) 1851-1892, (Winston-Salem, NC: Forsyth County
    Genealogical Society, 1997).
16. Cemetery inscription, photo taken in 1998 by Lisa Stewart.
17. Davie Co., NC record of marriages.
    Cartner-Thomas, 1851-1867 book: 45, FHL microfilm 0,572,606.
    Thomas-Rice, 1851-1867 book: 46, FHL microfilm 0,572,606.
    Thomas-Cartner, 1851-1867 book: 44, FHL microfilm 0,572,606.
    Thomas-Walker, 1867-1876 book: 7-8, FHL microfilm 0,572,607.
18. Evan Thomas Bible, published ca. 1883, in possession (2002) of 
    Addie T. Bradsher, Roxboro, NC.  Photocopy in my possession.
19. 1860 Davie Co., NC census.
20. Russell C. Black and Irene Clanton Black, Iredell County North
    Carolina Cemeteries, (Statesville, NC: by authors, 1999), 2:89.
21. Nancy K. Murphy, compiler, Davie County Marriages 1836-1900,
    (Mocksville, NC: Davie Co. Hist. and Gen. Soc., 1998).
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