Nicholas Thomas

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	~1794	NC
Marriage	28 Oct 1812	NC per 1850 census, Maryland per 1860 census	To Mary Morris
Death	~1862	Davidson Co., NC
Burial	~1862	Davidson Co., NC

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5               Generation 6          Generation 7
 
                                              +-- [unknown] Thomas
                                              |
                        +-- Nicholas Thomas --+
                        |  (~1794-~1862)      |         
 Joseph Thomas Thomas --+                     +-- [unknown]
   (1822-1897)          |
                        +-- Mary Morris
                            (~1794-????)
      

Sources:

Children

(all children with Mary Morris

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
William Thomas	M	~1814	Davidson Co., NC	Margaret Haysworth
Rachel Thomas	F	~1815	Davidson Co., NC
Nancy Thomas	F	~1817	Davidson Co., NC	George Pope
Zebulon Thomas	M	~1819	Davidson Co., NC
Joseph Thomas Thomas	M	19 June 1822	Davidson Co., NC	Cynthia I. Burton	Main line
Eliza Thomas	F	~1825	Davidson Co., NC	George Pope
Albert Thomas	M	~1827	Davidson Co., NC
Ashley Thomas	M	~1830	Davidson Co., NC
Mary Ann Thomas	F	~1834	Davidson Co., NC	1)James Vestal 2) George Pope
Dorcas E. Thomas	F	~1836	Davidson Co., NC

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Davidson Co, NC	by 1814 - 1862

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.
1	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. All born NC.
2	1860 Federal Census, Northern Division, Davidson Co., NC,Sheet 759, Dwelling 805, Nicholas Thomas age 63, Farmer, $650/$600, born Maryland. Date of census 19 July 1860
3	Marriage bonds 28 Oct 1812 Randolph Co. NC
4	Estate Papers 1863
5	Correspondence re. research of Murphy Whisnant, husband of Robbie King (daughter of Nanny Grace Thomas b.1892); primary sources not provided.
6	Research of Thomas G. Adams, great grandson of Andrew Lindsey Thomas (b.1847), and great nephew of N. Grace Thomas (b.1892).

Source notes

Correspondence with Thomas G. Adams is indirect, provided by Murphy Whisnant. Mr. Adams notes that George Pope married three daughters of Nicholas Thomas.