Thomas Thomas1 
b. circa 1711, d. January 1780
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3rd great-granduncle of Louise Underwood.
5th great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
Thomas Thomas was born circa 1711 in Wales.1,2 He was the son of Reverend William Thomas and Ann Griffith.1 He married first Margaret Bates, daughter of Joseph Bates and Margaret Hammer, on 20 April 1735 in First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.2,3 He married second Mary Williams on 9 April 1742 in Philadelphia.2,3 He died in January 1780 in Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.4 He was buried in Lower Hilltown Baptist Church Cemetery though no legible gravestone marks the spot.5 His will was proved on 15 March 1780.6
Thomas was an infant when he came with his parents to Pennsylvania.1 He was described as "tall, large, and fine looking, whilst all his brothers resembled their father in being shorter in stature, and of darker complexion."2 He was a member of Montgomery church and attended the branch church of Hilltown built by his father in 1737.2 His home was a log house built for him by his father before 1740 in Hilltown township.4 He inherited 250 acres from his father in 1757, of which 150 acres was the land "where he now lives," and which had been bought from Rowland Ellis in 1725, 50 acres bought from Benjamin Phillips in 1728, and 50 acres out of the Langhorne tract. He purchased an additional 479 acres. Much of this territory was northwest of Fairhill, and on the slope which descends northerly towards the valley of the Perkiomen. He was one of the few in Hilltown who owned slaves.7,8
Thomas was an infant when he came with his parents to Pennsylvania.1 He was described as "tall, large, and fine looking, whilst all his brothers resembled their father in being shorter in stature, and of darker complexion."2 He was a member of Montgomery church and attended the branch church of Hilltown built by his father in 1737.2 His home was a log house built for him by his father before 1740 in Hilltown township.4 He inherited 250 acres from his father in 1757, of which 150 acres was the land "where he now lives," and which had been bought from Rowland Ellis in 1725, 50 acres bought from Benjamin Phillips in 1728, and 50 acres out of the Langhorne tract. He purchased an additional 479 acres. Much of this territory was northwest of Fairhill, and on the slope which descends northerly towards the valley of the Perkiomen. He was one of the few in Hilltown who owned slaves.7,8
Additional Data
Thomas Thomas was mentioned in his father William Thomas's will dated 11 December 1753 in Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.9 
Thomas Thomas of Hilltown yeoman, made a will on 27 May 1778. Mentioned were wife Mary; sons Job, Amos, Jonah, Asa, Abel; daughters Ann, wife of John Custard. Alice, wife of John Mathias, Catharine, wife of Charles Miller, Sarah, Anna; granddaughter Elizabeth, daughter of John Mathias; brother Reverend John Thomas; John Jenkins of "Gwinnedin", trustee of minor children; land adjacent Jacob Cope, Henry Lewis, Peter Bother and John Thomas; executors, wife Ann, sons Job and Amos; witnesses, Daniel Pugh, Peter Boder, Cadwaller Morris.10
Thomas Thomas of Hilltown yeoman, made a will on 27 May 1778. Mentioned were wife Mary; sons Job, Amos, Jonah, Asa, Abel; daughters Ann, wife of John Custard. Alice, wife of John Mathias, Catharine, wife of Charles Miller, Sarah, Anna; granddaughter Elizabeth, daughter of John Mathias; brother Reverend John Thomas; John Jenkins of "Gwinnedin", trustee of minor children; land adjacent Jacob Cope, Henry Lewis, Peter Bother and John Thomas; executors, wife Ann, sons Job and Amos; witnesses, Daniel Pugh, Peter Boder, Cadwaller Morris.10
Children of Thomas Thomas and Margaret Bates
- Morgan Thomas2 b. c 1736, d. b May 1778
- Ann Thomas2
- Alice Thomas+2 d. 25 Oct 1810
Children of Thomas Thomas and Mary Williams
- Elizabeth Thomas+2 d. b May 1778
- Esther Thomas2 d. b May 1778
- Job Thomas+2 b. c 1751, d. Jun 1798
- Amos Thomas2 d. a 1787
- Jonah Thomas2 b. c 1754
- Catharine Thomas2 d. 9 May 1839
- Asa Thomas2 b. Feb 1758, d. 8 May 1839
- Sarah Thomas2 b. 1760
- Abel Thomas2 b. c 1762, d. c 1835
- Anna Thomas2 b. c 1762
Citations
- [S329] "A Memorandum Containing some account of the birth, life and Ministry of Joseph Mathias. With a diary of his Exercises and various events which came under his notice. Together with an account of his Progenitors and Connexions. Likewise a short notice of the First settlement of the part of the Country, which gave him birth, and where he still resides," (MS, 1831-1851; Bucks County, Pennsylvania), 11, The Bucks County Historical Society; Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
- [S372] Edward Mathews, The Thomas Family of Hilltown, Bucks Co., Penn'a (Lansdale, Pennsylvania: Arthur K. Thomas, 1884), 16.
- [S390] Thomas Thomas and Wives Margaret Bates and Mary Williams, online <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~akagln/…>.
- [S372] Edward Mathews, The Thomas Family of Hilltown, Bucks Co., Penn'a, 17.
- [S372] Edward Mathews, The Thomas Family of Hilltown, Bucks Co., Penn'a, 18.
- [S389] Thomas Thomas will (1780), Bucks County Will Book 4: 72, The Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
- [S371] Mildred L Lewis, comp., A Walk Through Historic Hilltown with Edward Mathews (n.p.: Adams Apple Press, 1994), 134.
- [S372] Edward Mathews, The Thomas Family of Hilltown, Bucks Co., Penn'a, 16-17.
- [S373] William Thomas will (1753), Bucks County Will Book B: 315 #919, The Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
- [S390] Thomas Thomas and Wives Margaret Bates and Mary Williams, online <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~akagln/…>, citing Bucks County Will Book 5: 72.
