Thomas, son of John and Abby, was born in North Carolina in 1776. He came with his parents to Effingham County, Georgia as a child and grew up there. Thomas married Mary “Polly” Strickland around 1801. She is the daughter of Joel and Elizabeth Strickland.

Thomas is a commissioned Lieutenant in the Bulloch County Militia 26 August 1808. A letter received him and his first wife Polly 22 July 1809 into the Popular Springs Baptist Church, Laurens County, Georgia. They had transferred from Black Creek Church in Bulloch County. Church records show that Thomas was expelled for fighting 7 November 1812 from the Popular Springs Church and he with his family moved back to Bulloch County where he was granted land the following year. This indicates Thomas and family, along with brother Matthew and their father did not stay long in Laurens County.

About 1818, Thomas sold a 500 acre plantation in Bulloch and moved to Bryan County, where he was granted 600 acres in 1820. Thomas then made his home on Savage Creek.

In 1823 Thomas served as Lieutenant of the Bryan County Militia 19^th district, and as sheriff of Bryan County 1824-1826. About this time, his wife Polly died and a year later he married widow Rhoda Parker Strickland of Liberty County. Rhoda and Polly were cousins. Between the years 1841 & 1845, Thomas was Justice of the Peace in the 590^th district of Ware County, N.C. He had moved there in 1835 and in 1838 during the Indian War Thomas and sons Henry, Noah, Thomas H. and James M. served in Captain James Walker’s company of Ware County Militia.

1. Patsy			    b.1806	    d.
m.

2. Henry			    b.		    d.
m.Amelia			    b.		    d.

3. Arthur			    b.10 May 1810   d.
m. Nancy Summerlin 1830		    b.		    d.

4. James M.			    b. 6 July 1812  d. 13 Nov 1884
m. Fannie Raulerson 14 Oct 1837	    b. 1820         d. 1905

5. Charlotte			    b. 1816	    d.
m. Perry Samuel Mizell 27 Aug 1835  b.		    d.  (brother to Bone Mizel)

6. Thomas H.			    b. 6 Apr 1818   d.
m. Frances Waldron 11 Jul 1838	    b.		    d. 

7. Noah S.			    b. 26 July 1819 d.
m. Lucina Griffin 1845		    b.		    d.

8. Matthew R.W.			    b. 25 Dec 1822  d.
m. Civility Jones 1849		    b.		    d.

Children of Thomas and Rhoda

9. Jane				    b. 1830	    d.
m. Capt. James Jones		    b.		    d.

10. William T.(J)		    b. 6 May 1831   d.
m. Sarah Thrift 15 Jun 1850	    b.		    d.

11. Susan			    b. 1834	    d.
m. Moses Winn			    b.		    d.
m. J.R. O’ Berry		    b.		    d.

12. Ann				    b. 1835	    d.
m. Elias Melton			    b.		    d.

13. Rhoda			    b. 1836	    d.
m. Simon Winn			    b.		    d.

14. Andrew B.			    b. 1838	    d.
m. Nancy Jones 24 Jan 1850	    b.		    d.

15. Miriam			    b. 1840	    d.
m. William Shuman		    b.		    d.

16. Nancy			    b. 1845	    d.
m. Washington Griffin		    b.		    d.