2. | Thomas Samuel Welch was born on 11 May 1749 in Paxtang, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania (son of Charles Whitfield Welch and Ann Sharp); died on 16 Jan 1846 in Lovelady, Jackson Co, Tennessee. Other Events and Attributes:
- Other-Begin: 1752, North Carolina; became an orphan at age 3
- Other-Begin: Abt 1765, North Carolina; apprenticeships
- Military: Abt 21 Aug 1776, Revolutionary War, Lincoln Co, North Carolina; enlisted
- Military: Aft 1776, Lincoln Co, North Carolina; drafted 6 mos
- Census: 1790, Lincoln Co, North Carolina
- Census: 1800, Lincoln Co, North Carolina
- Census: 1820, White Co, Tennessee
- Census: 1830, White Co, Tennessee
- Other-Begin: 8 Jul 1833, White Co, Tennessee; re Rev War service
- Census: 1840, White Co, Tennessee
Notes:
Other-Begin:
from his memory on his Rev War pension application, that he once had his indentures of apprenticeship in which his age was stated but that are lost.
Census:
1790 Lincoln Co, North Carolina
Name: Thom Welsh [Thomas Welch] [Thomas Welsh]
Home in 1790: Lincoln, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females: 5
Number of Household Members: 7
(shown in transcription but do not see on the page (pg 5)
Census:
1800 Lincoln Co, North Carolina
Name: Thomas Walsh [Thomas Welsh or Welch]
Home in 1800: Lincoln, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 5
Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
Number of Household Members: 7
next:
Thomas Welch Sr.
1 m >45; 1 f >45; 1 f 16 thru 26
Census:
1820 White Co, Tennessee
Name: Thomas Wilch [Thomas Welch]
Home in 1820: White, Tennessee
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 3
next: Maryan Wilch (Welch)
3 f < 10; 1 f over 16
Census:
Name: Thomas Welch [Thomas Welsh]
Home in 1830: White, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 80 thru 89: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
Total Free White Persons: 3
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 3
next Thomas Bohannon
next Anne Welch: male 1 <10; m 1 5-10
females 1 <10; 1 30-40
same page:
Matthew Welch 1 male 70-80; 1 female 70-80
1 f 15-20
Other-Begin:
in application for Rev War pension gave as references to his Rev War service: William Hunter, Thomas Bounds, Esq, Joseph Hudgens, Joseph Hunter, Nathan Bartless, Aaron England.
Application for Rev War found here:
https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/57593423/person/36348391501/media/991482d8-c83a-4cda-9688-f8af4a9953f5?_phsrc=WGp1144&usePUBJs=true
source link (does not seem to work)
http://ftp.rootsweb.ancestry.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/white/military/revwar/pensions/welch01...
State of Tennessee
White County, Tennessee
We Thomas Bounds and William Matlock residing in the county of White do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Welch who has subscribed and sworn to above declaration that we believe to be Eighty-four yers of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Thomas Bounds (his mark)
William Matlock mark (seal)
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court 8 Jul 1833
Thomas Welch
For Declaration of Pension
statement of Thomas Bounds and William Matlock found as credible persons and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
Sim Dearing (seal)
William Bruster (seal)
Isaac Burke (seal)
Census:
1840 US Federal Census
Name: Thomas Welch
Home in 1840: White, Tennessee
Birth Year: abt 1749
Age: 91
Military Service: Veteran
Name: Thomas Welch
Home in 1840: White, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 90 thru 99: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8
Thomas married Mary Ann Fleming on 24 Apr 1771 in Rutherford Co, North Carolina. Mary was born on 7 Oct 1849 in Lincoln, North Carolina; died on 11 Feb 1839 in Jackson, White Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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