A Chart of the Family

The First Four Generations

1st John Thomas, born 1606; arrived in Virginia in 1622.

2nd John Thomas of Nansemond County; born 1628; died 1655; married Elinor Montague

• 1. Katherine Thomas, married Thomas Oglethorpe of Isle of Wight County.
• 2. Richard Thomas, born 1648; died 1687

3rd Richard Thomas, born 1648, probably married Elizabeth Sanders; died 1687

• 1. Elizabeth
• 2. Phoebe, married William Curle
• 3. Sarah, not married
• 4. John, born 1668, died 1706

4th John Thomas, born 1668; died 1706; married 1st Elizabeth Rogers.

• 1. Elizabeth
• 2. Mary
• 3. John (1689-1754)
• 4. Richard
• Married 2nd, Mary Lawrence, daughter of John Lawrence, Sr. of Nansemond County.
• 5. John, born 1705; died 1788 in North Carolina.

Fifth and Sixth Generations

5th John Thomas, born 1705; married Christenator Roberts in 1732. Died in 1788 in North Carolina.

• 1. Rev. John Thomas, Jr., born 1733; married Patience Williams, died 1807.
• 2. Rev. Jonathan Thomas, Sr., born 1735; married Mary Hilliard; died 1775.
• 3. Obedience, born 1737; died 1788, not married.
• 4. Millicent, born 1742; died before 1788, not married.
• 5. Theresa, born 1744; married Theophilus Hill.
• 6. Theophilus Thomas; born March 8, 1739/40; died 1803; married Mary Rogers in 1771.

6th Major Theophilus Thomas, born 1739/40; died Sept. or Oct. 1803; married Mary Rogers (1756-1810).

• 1. Obedience, born Nov. 29, 1771; married 1st Elnathan Tartt; 2nd George Brownrigg; died in Edgecombe County in 1840.
• 2. Millicent, born April 28, 1773; married 1st James Tartt, 2nd John Eason, 3rd Abraham Simms, 4th William Eason, who was nephew of her second husband.
• 3. Ichabod, born Nov. 8, 1774; married Susannah Barnes; died in 1826.
• 4. Benjamin, born April 16, 1778; died in 1834 or early 1835; married Mary Ann Dickinson.
• 5. Theresa, born April 25, 1780; married Enos Tartt; probably died in Edgecombe County about 1841.
• 6. Tabitha, born August 7, 1782; married Benjamin Simms; died 1862 in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
• 7. Micajah, born May 26, 1785; died in Alabama on September 13, 1840.
• 8. John Rogers, born Sept. 20, 1787; married Mary Hooker; died in Edgecombe County, N.C., in 1826.
• 9. Theophilus, Jr., born May 25, 1790; died 1849.
• 10. Elizabeth, born November 17, 1793; married John Cobb.
• 11. Nancy, born August 1, 1797; married a Mr. Pope.

Seventh Generation

7th Benjamin Thomas (1778-ca.1834); in about 1797 married Mary Ann Dickinson (b. March 25, 1776; died about 1840);

• 1. Geraldas S. (Gary), born in North Carolina in 1798; married Emily Margaret Davis May 27, 1827; died April 11, 1858; buried in Wallisville, Tex.
• 2. Shadrach Dickinson, born 1800; married Polly (Mrs. E.W.) Brown in 1827.
• 3. Margaret, born about 1801; married Elias K. Davis (1793-1858); died in San Augustine, Texas, July 3, 1842.
• 4. Theresa, born about 1803; married Dr. George B. Brownrigg in 1819; died in San Augustine, Texas Jan. 3, 1843.
• 5. Iredell Dickinson, born January 6, 1805; died Feb. 29, 1866; married 1st Penelope Edwards and 2nd Elizabeth (Holman) Campbell. Eight children by first marriage; none by second.
• 6. Benjamin Rogers, born probably in 1806; married first Martha Engledow, and second a Mexican woman; died in Bexar County, Texas in 1891.
• 7. Wiley, born 1810 (or 1811); married about 1839 Julia Smith; was living in Bexar County in 1850.
• 8. Mary Ann (Polly), born 1813; never married, buried in San Augustine, Texas.
• 9. Theophilus, born August 13, 1815; died May 5, 1881; buried in Thomas Cemetery, San Augustine; married Susan Winn September 12, 1837.
• 10. Maria, probably born about 1816; married Noel G. Roberts.
• 11. Jackson, born probably in 1818.

(Note: The genealogical record for the children of Benjamin Thomas is less reliable than that of the other family groups. One author shows that the family included a girl named Theodosia; we believe this to be in error.)

Eighth Generation

8th Iredell Dickinson (1805-1866); married 1st Penelope Edwards (born 1814, Russellville, Ky., daughter of Amos Edwards and Penelope Ashmore Edwards).

• 1. Almedia, born Jan. 21, 1832; married Samuel H. King.
• 2. Mary Jane, born June 20, 1834; married James B. Holman on Oct. 10, 1852; both died of yellow fever in Grand Ecore, La., in 1853. No children.
• 3. William (Buck); born Feb. 1, 1836; died August 6, 1927 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Married Susan Jane Buford (daughter of Thomas Young and Mary Brooks (Simpson) Buford) on July 3, 1856.
• 4. Loena Edwards (Lonie), born June 23, 1837; married George W. King on May 1, 1856.
• 5. Penelope (Nep), born May 21, 1839; married William Hardin Crouch.
• 6. Victoria (Tode), born Jan. 30, 1841; married Charles I. Polk about 1860; died March 10, 1924 in Beaumont, Texas.
• 7. Iredell D., Jr., born June 18, 1842; married Anna Kirksey.
• 8. James Edwards, born June 1, 1844; married Mary L. Blount in 1867; died in Washington, D.C. August 1, 1917.

Ninth Generation

9th William (Buck) Thomas (1836-1927), married Susan Jane Buford July 3, 1856. Had 13 children, of whom six died before reaching the age of five.

• 1. William Buford Thomas, born Oct. 13, 1859; died April 17, 1950; married Rebecca Nora Askew.
• 2. John Wesley Thomas, born Dec. 11, 1862; died Sept. 28, 1887; married Mollie McKechney.
• 3. James Edwards Thomas, born Sept. 3, 1864; died 1950; married Hattie Tweedle.
• 4. Henry Bascom Thomas, born March 16, 1871; died Sept. 1942; married Minnie Little.
• 5. Enoch Marvin Thomas, born Feb. 27, 1873; died May 1961; married Luella Hargrave.
• 6. McTyeire Thomas, born Dec. 16, 1874; died Oct. 24, 1963; married Mary McDonald.
• 7. Hubbard Harrison Thomas, born Dec. 3, 1878; died Dec. 8, 1918; married Virginia (Virgie) Russell.

Tenth Generation and Beyond

The seven sons of Buck and Susan Thomas comprise the tenth generation. The descendants of the seven brothers, listed in Appendix A, comprise the eleventh through the fourteenth generations.