Henry Massengill Thomas

Notes:

Henry M. Thomas estate was allowed compensation from the federal government for damages during the Civil War.
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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 371.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 356.

Henry married Sarah R. "Sally" Porter Abt 1823. Sarah (daughter of Mitchell Porter and Penelope West) was born 14 Dec 1802, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Dec 1884; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

1. Sallie Thomas was born 1824.
2. Eliza E. C. Thomas was born 11 May 1826, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1857; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Isaac Mitchell Thomas was born 19 Apr 1828, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1852; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
4. Pleasant Henry Thomas was born 11 Aug 1830, Tennessee; died 13 Jun 1899; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. McKendree Porter Thomas was born 6 Apr 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jun 1913; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
6. Penelope Caroline Thomas was born 23 Nov 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jun 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Jun 1914, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
7. William L. Thomas was born 16 Feb 1843; died 21 Sep 1845; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Henry — Martha J.. Martha was born 29 Jan 1832; died 14 Jun 1871; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Isaac Thomas fought in the Revolutionary War as an aid to John Sevier.

After the War, around 1780, Isaac settled on a farm at the present site of the City of Sevierville, Tennessee. He received a land grant from the Government comprised of much of the land on which Sevierville was built. He had also obtained additional land from the Indians and some restless pioneers. He operated a mill, a tavern, perhaps the first, and farmed. By 1795, Sevierville was established as the County Seat. The first County Court was held in Thomas' home.
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 21, 22, 356, 355.

Isaac — Elizabeth Massengill. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 356, 355.

Notes:

Signer of the Watauga Constitution of 1772.
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 355.