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Elijah Thomas 1775–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1775

Birth Location: Cheraws, Marlboro, SC

Death Date: 1 Dec 1849

Death Location: Dixon, Neshoba, MS

Father: Reverend Thomas

Mother: Mary Sands

Spouse(s): Martha Pearson, Mary Mahan, Martha Pearson, Elizabeth Pearson, MARTHA PEARSON-Thomas, Ester Dockery

Children(s): William Thomas, James Thomas, Robert Thomas, Wiley Thomas, Sarah Thomas, Ruhama Thomas, Thomas Thomas

Elijah Thomas was born in 1775 in Cheraws, Marlboro, SC, the child of Reverend Robert Thomas And Mary Sands. Elijah Thomas married Elizabeth Pearson, Ester Dockery, Martha Elizabeth Pearson, Martha Elizabeth Pearson Thomas, Mary Mahan, Mary Mahon, and had children including James Sands Thomas, Robert Martin Thomas, Ruhama A Thomas, Sarah Ann Elizabeth Thomas, Thomas Thomas, Wiley Thomas, William M Thomas. Elijah Thomas passed away in 1849 in Dixon, Neshoba, MS.

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Biography

  • Elijah Thomas was born in 1775 in Cheraws, Marlboro, SC, the child of Reverend Robert Thomas And Mary Sands.
  • Elijah Thomas married Elizabeth Pearson, Ester Dockery, Martha Elizabeth Pearson, Martha Elizabeth Pearson Thomas, Mary Mahan, Mary Mahon, and had children including James Sands Thomas, Robert Martin Thomas, Ruhama A Thomas, Sarah Ann Elizabeth Thomas, Thomas Thomas, Wiley Thomas, William M Thomas.
  • Elijah Thomas passed away in 1849 in Dixon, Neshoba, MS.

Immediate Family

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Elijah Thomas's Ancestors

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Elijah Thomas
1775–1849
Birth Place: Cheraws, Marlboro, SC
Parents
Reverend Robert Thomas
1733–1817
Queen Anne, Maryland
Mary Sands
1740–1817
Queen Anne's County, Maryland
Grandparents
Stephen Thomas
1705–1769
Queen Anne, Maryland
Mary Thomas
1710–1746
Maryland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Thomas's Descendants

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Elijah Thomas (28 Mar 1775–1 Dec 1849) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Pearson (19 Nov 1775–1 March 1816) m. Mary Mahan (1790–9 Mar 1866) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Pearson (19 Nov 1775–9 Mar 1866) m. Elizabeth Pearson (1771–) m. MARTHA (ELIZABETH) PEARSON-Thomas (19 Nov 1775–1 Mar 1816) m. Ester Dockery (1783–)
  1. 1. William (M) Thomas 1799–1873 m. Elizabeth (M) Bird 1810–1860
    1. 1. Mary (Caroline) Thomas 1835– m. Emit (N.) Gibbons 1823– m. Mose Thomas 1830–
      1. 1. W (M) Gibbins 1854–1917 m. Viola Gibbins 1866–1918
        1. 1. Ora (Addy) Dunbar 1894–1975 m. Edwin Gardner 1872–
        2. 2. Betty Gibbins 1885–
        3. 3. Lula Newell 1883–1974
        4. 4. Lizzie Gibbins 1884–1970
        5. 5. Lila (Gibbins) Brown 1889–1963
        6. 6. Bailey Gibbins 1892–1975
        7. 7. Robert Gibbins 1897–
        8. 8. Helen Cox 1898–1980
        9. 9. Loretta Gibbins 1901–1997
        10. 10. Robert (Newton) Gibbins 1896–1974
        11. 11. Lizzie Gibbins 1887–
        12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth 'Lizzie') Gage 1884–1970
        13. 13. J. (D.) Legg 1861–
        14. 14. L. (L.) Legg 1864–
      2. 2. Martha (Ann) White 1857–1934
      3. 3. Mary (E.) Gibbins 1860–
      4. 4. Ussie Thomas 1875–
    2. 2. Hugh (P) Thomas 1838–1895
    3. 3. Sarah (A E) Thomas 1840–
    4. 4. William Thomas 1844–1918
    5. 5. Elijah Thomas 1846–1890
    6. 6. Josephine Thomas 1848–
    7. 7. Wiley (N) Thomas 1834–
    8. 8. William (A) Thomas 1829–1923
    9. 9. Jane Thomas 1830–
  2. 2. James (Sands) Thomas 1801–1838
  3. 3. Robert (Martin) Thomas 1807–1874
  4. 4. Wiley Thomas 1810–1874
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann Elizabeth) Thomas 1803–
  6. 6. Ruhama (A) Thomas 1828–1895
  7. 7. Thomas Thomas 1798–

Elijah Thomas's Timeline

3 Records

1775
28 Mar 1775
Birth of Elijah Thomas in Cheraws, Marlboro, SC
Cheraws, Marlboro, SC
1849
1 Dec 1849
Age 74
Death of Elijah Thomas in Dixon, Neshoba, MS
Dixon, Neshoba, MS
1849
9 Dec 1849
Age 74
Elijah Thomas - Probate in Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
Neshoba, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1775
    Event Place: Cheraws, Marlboro, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1849
    Event Place: Dixon, Neshoba, MS
    Record Source: Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1860-1947; Author: Mississippi. Probate Court (Neshoba County); Probate Place: Neshoba, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1849
    Event Place: Neshoba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1860-1947; Author: Mississippi. Probate Court (Neshoba County); Probate Place: Neshoba, Mississippi

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