Mary Ann Thomas

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Mary Ann Thomas is not in my direct ancestry. She is 1 step removed in the following ways: Sister of Joseph Thomas Thomas Daughter of Nicholas Thomas and Mary Morris

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	~1834	Davidson Co, NC
Marriage 1	22 Sept 1856		To James Vestal
Marriage 2	6 Aug 1864		To George Pope
Death
Burial

Children

(children with James Vestal

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Nancy Vestal	F	1859 or 1861		To
Easter Vestal	F	~1863		To

(children with George Pope

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
George F. Pope	M	~ 1865		To
John S. Pope	M	~ 1868		To
Henry Pope	M			To

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Davidson Co, NC	birth - 1864
Forsyth Co, NC	1864-????

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1840 United States Federal Census, Davidson Co. NC (ancestry.com pg 96). Family of Nicholas Thomas: 2 males age 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 15-20, 1 female 50-60. Corresponds to Ashley & Albert, Joseph, father Nicholas, Dorcas, Mary Ann, Elizabeth & unknown daughter, mother. Zebulon, Rachel & Nancy have apparently married or work & live elsewhere.
2	1850 United States Federal Census, North Subdivision, Davidson Co., NC. Pg.51. Date of census 13 Aug 1850 Nicholas Thomas age 56, farmer, $500 real estate, does not read or write, marked as blind or deaf etc.; Mary age 59; children: Eliza 25, Rachel 35, Ashley (male) 20, Mary A. 16, Dorcas (female) 14, atd. school; Albert 23, laborer. Also in the household is James Floyd 14, in school. All born NC.
3	1860 United States Federal Census, Northern Division, Davidson Co, NC, page 186. Lines 26-28: James Vestel, 31, farmer, $250 real, $200 personal property; Maryan, 26, domestic; Nancy, 1. All born NC.
4	1870 United States Federal Census, Braodbay Twp, Forsyth Co, NC, page 15, 16. Census dated 27 June 1870. Lines 38-40 page 15, 1-5 page 16: George Pope, 59, farmer, $2500 real, $100 personal property; Mary, 37, at home, can not read or write; Elizabeth, 18, at home; Emma, 15, at home, in school; George F, 5, at home; John S, 2, at home; Rachel Vestal, 9, at home, in school; Easter vestal, 7, at home, in school. All born NC. On lines 28-34 are the family of William Thomas and Margaret. On page 15, lines 25-27 are the family of Emery Thomas and wife Louisa, dau. Elisa. On page 15, lines 15-18 are Charles and Sarah Pope.
5	1880 United States Federal Census, Braod Bay Twp, Forsyth Co, NC, page 15. Census dated 14-15 June 1880. Lines 20-26: Mary Pope, 46, keeping house; George, 14, laborer; John 12; Henry, (age illegible), can not read or write; Nancy Vestal, 19, in home; Emmie Vestal, 17, in home, Thomas Kimble, 31, servant. Lines 14-19: William Thomas, 65, farmer; Margaret, 67, keeping house; Nancy, 28, at home; Charles, 23, farm labor, Corah, 7, dau.; Sarah, 23, dau-in-law. All born NC. On lines 27-36 are Charles and Sarah Pope.
6	(from Ancestry.com) North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 about Maryann Vestal Groom: George Pope Bride: Maryann Vestal Bond_Date: 06 Aug 1864 Bond #: 000039437 Marriage Date: 06 Aug 1864 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 008197 County: Davidson Record #: 02 119 Bondsman: E G Burton Witness: J M Mock Justice of the Peace; I K Perryman Performed By: E G Burton Justice of the Peace
7	North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Name: James Vestal Gender: Male Spouse: M. Thomas Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1856 Marriage County: Davidson Marriage State: North Carolina Source Vendor: County court records located in Lexington, North Carolina or Family History Library microfilm # 1008648-1008652
8	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing.

Research

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