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ported by example a strong stand against the use
of alcohol; he had deep sympathy for the native
Indians, and late in life visited some of the tribes
northwest of the Ohio River; manumitted 200
slaves, probably ca. 1780s. WEALTH DURING LIFE-
TIME. PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed value
£2,186.0.0, including 6 oz. plate, 1783; assessed
value £112.15.10, including 12 oz. plate, 1793;
assessed value £126.2.1, including 11 oz. plate,
1798. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION. 1,118 acres in
Frederick (later Montgomery) County (patented
89 acres, received 1,029 acres as a gift from his
father), plus a lot in the Addition to Georgetown,
Frederick County, leased in partnership with Za-
dock Magruder (1730-1811). SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND
DEATH: gave his daughter 165 acres, 1778; pur-
chased at least 53 acres in Montgomery County
between 1778 and 1811; resurveyed several tracts,
with the addition of 167 acres of vacant land, to
form a single large tract, 1800; and sold ca. 1,130
acres, or all of his remaining land, between 1785
and 1816. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on October
11, 1826; will probated in Baltimore County; size
of estate unknown.
THOMAS, GEORGE (?-1789). BORN: probably
at "Deep Falls" near Chaptico, St. Mary's County.
NATIVE: fifth generation. RESIDED: in St. Mary's
County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: William
Thomas (1714-1795). MOTHER: Elizabeth Reeves
(ca. 1714-1808). BROTHERS: William (1758-1813);
James (?-1781); and John (?-by 1808). SISTER:
Elizabeth (Betsy) (?-by 1808), who married Wil-
liam Courts (ca. 1753-1792). PRIVATE CAREER. ED-
UCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: his
brother William served on the All Faith Parish
Vestry, St. Mary's County, 1800. SOCIAL STATUS
AND ACTIVITIES: Esq., by 1787. PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, 1787-1788
(accused with other members of the St. Mary's
County delegation of "treating"; discharged May
20, 1788, during the 2nd session of the 1787-1788
Assembly), 1788. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND
AT FIRST ELECTION: 200 acres in St. Mary's County
(purchased from his father). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH:
sold 200 acres in St. Mary's County to his brother
William, 1789. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: will pro-
bated in August 1789 in St. Mary's County. PER-
SONAL PROPERTY: TEV, at least £88.17.6 current
money (including 1 slave); FB, estate overpaid
£561.8.7. LAND: probably none.
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THOMAS, JOHN (?-ca. 1717/18). IMMIGRATED:
ca. 1676, as an indentured servant. RESIDED: in
Baltimore County. MARRIED first, Jane, widow or
daughter of William Clapham of Lancaster County,
Virginia. MARRIED second, Sarah (last name un-
known). CHILDREN. SON: John. DAUGHTER: Pheby.
PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS
AFFILIATION: Anglican, St. Paul's Parish, Balti-
more County. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: ar-
rived as a servant, but was free by 1680; overseer
of highways and jury foreman by 1683; Gent., by
1700, but apparently inactive politically after that
date; son held no office. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE:
servant until 1680; carpenter, planter. PUBLIC CA-
REER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Associators' Con-
vention, Baltimore County, 1689-1692; Grand
Committee of Twenty, 1690-1692. LOCAL OF-
FICES: justice, Baltimore County, 1689-1694,
1696-1700 (quorum, 1696-1700) (removed for
irregularities); sheriff, Baltimore County, 1694-
1696. MILITARY SERVICE: captain, 1689-1690;
major, 1690-1694; colonel, probably 1694-1700
(retained title until death). STANDS ON PUBLIC/
PRIVATE ISSUES: support of Protestant Associa-
tors' Revolution in 1689 brought first important
public offices. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. PER-
SONAL PROPERTY: owned one slave, 1692-1695.
LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: ca. 800 acres in Balti-
more County. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: between
September 11, 1717, and January 3, 1717/18, in
Baltimore County. PERSONAL PROPERTY, at least
£50.12.0 (including silver valued at £1.4.0 and
books). LAND: ca. 500 acres in Baltimore County.
THOMAS, JOHN ALLEN (ALLEYNE) (1734-
ca. 1797). BORN: on August 17, 1734, in St. Pe-
ter's Parish, Talbot County; eldest son. NATIVE.
fourth generation. RESIDED: in Talbot County;
moved to St. Mary's County by 1771. FAMILY
BACKGROUND. FATHER: William Thomas (1705-
1767). MOTHER: Elizabeth Allen (by 1705-by
1757). STEPMOTHER: by 1757 Margaret Finney
Edmondson (?-ca. 1766), widow of John Ed-
mondson (1692-1743). AUNT: Elizabeth Thomas
(ca. 1701-1755), who married Edward Needles
(1695/96-1751/52). BROTHERS: William (?-1789);
Nicholas Thomas (?-ca. 1784); and James (?-
1810). STEPBROTHER: Samuel Edmondson (?-
1751). SISTER: Mary (ca. 1741-by 1767). STEP-
SISTER: Rachel Edmondson. FIRST COUSIN: John
Stevens (ca. 1735-1794). MARRIED first, by 1783
Sarah (last name unknown) (?-1786). MARRIED
second, by 1796, Isabella (last name unknown).
CHILDREN. Probably none who reached adult-
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