Virginia,
Abrilla (my gg grandmother), Drucilla and Jeretta/Jerutha Martin, all daughters of Daniel Martin, married John/Jehu,
Stewart and
Urban Thomas.
My Thomas line has been the hardest. I have read so many things but been able to prove little. Many believe that John/Jehu - my gggrandfather, was born in
Christian County,
KY. He was born in 1809.
He was certainly related to
Urban and
Stewart and probably to a
Zachariah Thomas who also appear in
Crawford County. John/Jehu named his oldest son Henry and his oldest daughter, Margaret (Peggy). Other children's names included: Daniel,
Zachariah, Andrew
Jackson (my g grandfather), Abrilla, Nancy, James & Elizabeth. There may have been a
Harriet who died as an infant.
Daniel and Andrew
Jackson were in the Civil War.
Many believe there are links to
Sumner, TN and George's
Creek,PA. I have lots of those old families but the link breaks down for me going backward from John/Jehu. I don't have any proof who his parents were.
To complicate things even further,
Stewart and
Urban show birthplaces of TN and IN (I may have them backwards as I am sending this from my office).
In the 1850 census,
Jehu and his wife, Abrilla Martin, are living next door to her father, Daniel Martin.
I have only one cousin who is a direct male descendant. He is willing to do the DNA test.
I live in
North Carolina. Some folks believe this Thomas line at least passed through
North Carolina.
I hope we have some information to share. Feel free to call me at my office if you have questions. I will be out-of-town on Friday. The number there is 704.372.1865 ext 123. My cell is 704.906.0491.
Susie
Jernigan