Benjamin Thomas Sr., at age 46, was one of the earliest Texas pioneers, having settled eight miles west of Ayish Bayou, now San Augustine, in 1824. He was born in 1778 in Edgecombe Co, North Carolina, the son of Theophilus Thomas, a Major in the American Revolution, judge and descendant of John Thomas, who arrived in Jamestown Colony, Virginia from Great Brittan at age 16 in 1622.
Accompanying Benjamin Sr., were his wife, Mary Ann Dickerson, and eight children: Shadrack Dickinson Thomas, Benjamin JR, Iredell D., WIley Cary, Theophilus, Jackson, Theresa and Ann. Benjamin Sr. died in 1832 at the age of 54. His children went on to serve the Republic of Texas.
Source: Terry L Thomas #6369 Son of the Republic of Texas
Accompanying Benjamin Sr., were his wife, Mary Ann Dickerson, and eight children: Shadrack Dickinson Thomas, Benjamin JR, Iredell D., WIley Cary, Theophilus, Jackson, Theresa and Ann. Benjamin Sr. died in 1832 at the age of 54. His children went on to serve the Republic of Texas.
Source: Terry L Thomas #6369 Son of the Republic of Texas
Benjamin Thomas Sr., at age 46, was one of the earliest Texas pioneers, having settled eight miles west of Ayish Bayou, now San Augustine, in 1824. He was born in 1778 in Edgecombe Co, North Carolina, the son of Theophilus Thomas, a Major in the American Revolution, judge and descendant of John Thomas, who arrived in Jamestown Colony, Virginia from Great Brittan at age 16 in 1622.
Accompanying Benjamin Sr., were his wife, Mary Ann Dickerson, and eight children: Shadrack Dickinson Thomas, Benjamin JR, Iredell D., WIley Cary, Theophilus, Jackson, Theresa and Ann. Benjamin Sr. died in 1832 at the age of 54. His children went on to serve the Republic of Texas.
Source: Terry L Thomas #6369 Son of the Republic of Texas
Accompanying Benjamin Sr., were his wife, Mary Ann Dickerson, and eight children: Shadrack Dickinson Thomas, Benjamin JR, Iredell D., WIley Cary, Theophilus, Jackson, Theresa and Ann. Benjamin Sr. died in 1832 at the age of 54. His children went on to serve the Republic of Texas.
Source: Terry L Thomas #6369 Son of the Republic of Texas
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