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Thomas Alan Sanders 1738 – 1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: NC

Death Date: 22 May 1801

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Sanders

Mother: Mary Hart

Spouse(s): Sarah Jordan

Children(s): Robert Sanders, Cyrus Sanders, Thomas Sanders, Cornelius Sanders, James Sanders, Luke Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Elisha Sanders, Elender Sanders, Mary"Sarah Sanders, Isaac Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Elisha Sanders

Thomas Alan Sanders was born in 1738 in NC, the child of Thomas William Sanders and Mary Hart. Thomas Alan Sanders married Sarah Jordan, and had children including Robert Sanders, Cyrus Sanders, Thomas Sanders, Cornelius Sanders, James Sanders, Luke Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Elisha Sanders, Elender Sanders, Mary"Sarah Jane" Sanders, Isaac Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Elisha Sanders. Thomas Alan Sanders passed away in 1801 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Alan Sanders was born in 1738 in NC, the child of Thomas William Sanders and Mary Hart.
  • Thomas Alan Sanders married Sarah Jordan, and had children including Robert Sanders, Cyrus Sanders, Thomas Sanders, Cornelius Sanders, James Sanders, Luke Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Elisha Sanders, Elender Sanders, Mary"Sarah Jane" Sanders, Isaac Sanders, Sarah Sanders, Elisha Sanders.
  • Thomas Alan Sanders passed away in 1801 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sanders
1715 – 1802
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Hart
1710 – 1751
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Jordan
1742 – 1801
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
SJ

Children(s)

Robert Sanders
1760 –
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Cyrus Sanders
1760 – 1822
Birth Location: Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Sanders
1760 – 1808
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Cornelius Sanders
1762 – 1854
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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James Sanders
1763 – 1763
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
JS
Luke Sanders
1764 – 1820
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
LS
Sarah Sanders
1765 – 1799
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Elisha Sanders
1766 – 1766
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Elender Sanders
1768 – 1769
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Mary"Sarah Sanders
1770 – 1849
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Isaac Sanders
1773 – 1831
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Sanders
1774 – 1799
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Elisha Sanders
1793 – 1875
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
ES

Thomas Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Sanders
1738 – 1801
Birth Place: NC
Parents
Thomas William Sanders
1715 – 1802
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Mary Hart
1710 – 1751
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (H) Sanders
1700 – 1754
Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts USA
Mary Bixby
1702 – 1724
Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Hart
1685 – 1748
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Mary Lane
1690 – 1759
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sanders
1643 – 1722
Hannah Tewksbury
1662 – 1746
Jonathen Bixby
1667 – 1717
Sarah Smith
1675 – 1723
Henry Hart
1662 – 1739
Mary Foster
1660 – 1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Saunders
1613 – 1653
Hester Rolfe
1616 – 1663
William Smith
1645 – 1693
Rebecca Keyes
1638 – 1753
Thomas Hart
1627 – 1669
Anne Sheppard
1645 – 1711
Sir Foster
1639 – 1697
Ann Newsom
1645 – 1711

Thomas Sanders's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Alan) Sanders (1738 – 22 May 1801) m. Sarah Jordan (1742 – 1801)
  1. 1. Robert Sanders (1760 – )
  2. 2. Cyrus Sanders (22 Dec 1760 – 1 Nov 1822)
  3. 3. Thomas Sanders (24 DEC 1760 – 1808)
  4. 4. Cornelius Sanders (30 Mar 1762 – 1 Mar 1854)
  5. 5. James Sanders (1763 – 1763)
  6. 6. Luke Sanders (1764 – 1820)
  7. 7. Sarah Sanders (1765 – Apr 1799) m. William (Jepthah) Barefoot (about 1760 (Jeptha Barefoot, American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) – 7 Feb 1805)
    1. 1. Margaret (1738 – 1810) m. Jepthah Barefoot (Abt 1740 – 13 May 1799)
      1. 1. Noah (Gideon) Barefoot (1754 – Jan 1833)
      2. 2. William Barefoot (abt 1755 – )
      3. 3. William (Jepthah) Barefoot (about 1760 (Jeptha Barefoot, American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) – 7 Feb 1805) m. Sarah Sanders (1765 – Apr 1799)
      4. 4. William Barefoot (1765 – 1807)
      5. 5. Noah Barefoot (1766 – 1795)
      6. 6. John Barefoot (1769 – May 1807)
      7. 7. Stephen Barefoot (1772 – )
      8. 8. William ("Billy") Barefoot (1780 – Nov 1842)
      9. 9. Matt Barefoot
      10. 10. Charles Barefoot
    2. 2. Thomas Barefoot (Abt. 1788 – About 1815)
    3. 3. Jonathan Barefoot (About 1789 – )
    4. 4. Jepthah Barefoot (about 1791 – )
    5. 5. Margaret( (Peggy)) Barefoot (about 1793 – 1859) m. James (Dickinson) Farmer (9 November 1802 – 12 Oct 1879) m. David Barefoot (1791 – 1865)
      1. 1. Pennina Barefoot (Abt. 1812 – 1880) m. Kinchen Williamson (1805 – 1848)
        1. 1. Ubasa Williamson (1840 – )
        2. 2. Ubasa Williamson (Abt. 1840 – )
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Williamson (1842 – April 25, 1917) m. John (Stanley) Kirby (1840 – 6 January 1862) m. Warren Wadkins (Abt. 1818 – Bef. 1910)
        4. 4. Zilpha Williamson (1844 – )
        5. 5. John (Edwin) Williamson (17 Sep 1846 – 31 Jan 1900) m. Piety (Ann "Spicy") Kirby (16 July 1849 – 26 Jan 1910)
        6. 6. Pennina Williamson (1847 – 1860)
      2. 2. John (Guilford) Barefoot (about 1817 – 1 May 1897)
        1. 1. A. (J.) Barefoot (Abt 1850 – )
        2. 2. Jas. (R.) Barefoot (Abt 1859 – )
        3. 3. William (P.) Barefoot (Abt 1862 – )
        4. 4. George (W.) Barefoot (Abt 1865 – )
        5. 5. Calvin (D.) Barefoot (Abt 1869 – )
        6. 6. Ida Barefoot (Abt 1871 – )
      3. 3. Rufus (Bunyan) Barefoot (about 1818 – February 1870)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Barefoot (17 Nov 1819 – 6 Jul 1905)
      5. 5. Farmer Barefoot (about 1822 – 30 April 1862)
      6. 6. Andrew (Jackson) Barefoot (1823 – 17 Sep 1873)
      7. 7. George (Washington) Barefoot (abt 1824 – 1 Oct 1885)
      8. 8. Dempsey Barefoot (1833 – 1870)
    6. 6. Thomas Barefoot (1794 – 8 Oct 1818)
    7. 7. Sarah Barefoot (10 Mar 1799 – 4 Aug 1881) m. Windsor Wiggs (9 Aug 1793 – 1856-11-27)
      1. 1. Raiford Wiggs (1725 – 1828)
      2. 2. Willa (Marie) Wiggs (1817 – 1818)
      3. 3. Felix (G.) Wiggs (1819 – 1 March 1895)
      4. 4. Morris Wiggs (1820 – 1854)
      5. 5. Blake (E.) Wiggs (29 August 1822 – 1 Aug 1907)
      6. 6. William (Henderson) Wiggs (1827 – )
      7. 7. Windsor Wiggs (1829 – Nov 1919)
      8. 8. Sarah Wiggs (1830 – 1833)
      9. 9. James (H.) Wiggs (Mar 1834 – 2 Mar 1917)
      10. 10. Martha (Matilda) Wiggs (1836 – 1838)
      11. 11. Anna (Jane) Wiggs (10 March 1840 – 11 September 1887)
      12. 12. Horace (G.) Wiggs (20 Dec 1922 – 07 Feb 1923)
      13. 13. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wiggs ( – BEF 1938)
    8. 8. John Barefoot (about 1802 – Abt. 1845-1855)
  8. 8. Elisha Sanders (1766 – 1766)
  9. 9. Elender Sanders (1768 – 1769)
  10. 10. Mary"Sarah (Jane") Sanders (1770 – 1849)
  11. 11. Isaac Sanders (1773 – 1831)
  12. 12. Sarah Sanders (1774 – APR 1799)
  13. 13. Elisha Sanders (1793 – 8 Aug 1875)

Thomas Sanders's Timeline

9 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Thomas Alan Sanders in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1738
06 Mar 1738
Birth of Thomas Alan Sanders in Pasquotank, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Pasquotank, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
1738
1738
Birth of Thomas Alan Sanders in Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Northampton, North Carolina, United States
1738
1738
Birth of Thomas Alan Sanders in NC
NC
1782
1782
Age 44
Thomas Alan Sanders resided here in Nash County, NC
Nash County, NC
1790
1790
Age 52
Thomas Alan Sanders resided here in Nash, North Carolina, United States
Nash, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 62
Thomas Alan Sanders resided here in Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe, North Carolina
1801
22 May 1801
Age 63
Death of Thomas Alan Sanders in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1801
22 May 1801
Age 63
Thomas Alan Sanders - Probate in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1738
    Event Place: Pasquotank, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 229
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 117.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JHH

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Northampton, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: NC

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Nash County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Nash, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 20; Image: 27; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 30; Page: 242; Image: 244; Family History Library Film: 337906

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1801
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 229
    [2] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Probate Records, 1730-1961; Indexes, 1760-1961; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Edgecombe County); Probate Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 22 May 1801
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Probate Records, 1730-1961; Indexes, 1760-1961; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Edgecombe County); Probate Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
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