Family:Isaac Thomas and Elizabeth Massengill (1)

"A Soldier of the American Revolution, Isaac Thomas guided John Sevier's army to King's Mountain as well as serving with him in many battles against the indians. Believed to be the first permanent white settler in this area, Thomas lived with and traded among the Cherokee Indians. His home at "The forks of the Little Pigeon" served as the setting for the first Sevier County Court, Territory of the United States south of the river Ohio in 1794. Thomas suggested this settlement be named "Sevierville" in 1795 in honor of his friend and companion, General John Sevier. With his wife, Elizabeth Massengill (1759 - 1832), Thomas reared his large family upon their vast land holdings along the west prong of the Little Pigeon River near this site."

Descendants of Isaac Thomas & Elizabeth Massengill
(Number of generations from first immigrant in Massengill line)

6* Issac Thomas b. 1735 in VA; d. 1818 in Sevierville, TN
.. +Elizabeth Isabella Massengill (b. 1761, NorthHampton, NC; d. 1832, Sevier, TN)
.. 7 Polly Ann

.. 7 Isaac Thomas Jr. b: 4 Mar 1784 in Sevierville,Sevier,Tennessee
.... +Anne Pryor b: in Winchester,,Tennessee
.... 8 Annie Thomas
.... 8 Adelia Elizabeth Thomas b: 13 Jan 1821 in Alexandra,Rapides Parish,Louisiana
Marriage 2 Jane M. Bullard
.... 8 Jane BullardThomas b: CAL 1823

.. 7 Lucretia Thomas b: 1 Aug 1786 in Sevierville,Sevier,Tennessee
.... +Robert Wear b: 4 Nov 1781 in Pigeon Forge,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Lousiana Wear b: 1803 in ,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 Eliza Wear b: 1805 in ,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 Elizabeth T. Wear b: 1806 in ,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 Albert G. Wear b: 1807 in ,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 Mary Thompson Wear b: 1808 in ,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 Erskine Haywood Wear b: 1810 in ,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 Malvina Wear b: 1811 in ,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 James Wear b: 1812 in ,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 Gilbert Newton Wear b: 20 Jun 1814
.... 8 Luticia Wear b: 1815
.... 8 Isaac Decatur Wear b: 11 Mar 1817 in Riverbend Farm,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 Samuel T. Wear b: 1818
.... 8 Lucinda Jane Wear b: 1820
.... 8 Lucretia Adeline Wear b: 1822
.... 8 Robert H. Wear b: 7 Jul 1824

.. 7 Ailsey (Elsie) Thomas b: 15 Apr 1788 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... +Jonathan Eppler b: 1783 in ,Rockingham,Virginia
.... 8 Isaac Thomas Eppler b: 1806 in Sevierville,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 John Eppler b: 1807 in Sevierville,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Henry Eppler b: 6 Dec 1808 in Sevierville,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 William Eppler b: 1810
.... 8 Marcus Eppler b: CAL 1814
.... 8 Ann Eppler b: 1816 in ,Lauderdale,Alabama
.... 8 George Eppler b: Jan 1821 in ,Lauderdale,Alabama
.... 8 Jonathan Eppler b: 1824
.... 8 Salome Eppler b: 25 Sep 1826 in ,Carroll,Missouri
.... 8 Sarah Margaret (Peggy) Eppler b: 1826
.... 8 Miles Eppler b: 14 Jun 1830 in ,Carroll,Missouri

.. 7 Ellis Thomas b: 1790 in Sevierville,Sevier,Tennessee
+ ??
.... 8 Malinda Thomas b: EST 1809 in Tennessee
.... 8 Napoleon Bonapart Thomas b: 23 Feb 1810 in ,Cocke,Tennessee
.... 8 Isaac Ellis Thomas b: 1812 in ,Blount,Tennessee
.... 8 Ellis Thomas b: EST 1814 in ,,Kentucky

.. 7 John (Jackie) Thomas b: 24 Jan 1794 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... +Hannah Andes b: 7 Oct 1795 in Timberville,Rockingham,Virginia
.... 8 Henry Massengill Thomas b: 11 Mar 1816 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Cynthia Adaline Thomas b: 20 Jul 1817 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Ellis Charles Thomas b: 7 Oct 1822 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Alexander Aiken Thomas b: 27 Jan 1825 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Elizabeth Bunkard Thomas b: 29 Jan 1827 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 John P. Thomas b: 7 Apr 1829 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Adelia Jane Thomas b: 28 May 1831 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Sarah Ann (Sack) Thomas b: 20 Aug 1834 in Independence,Jackson,Missouri
.... 8 Eliza Emma (Lyde) Thomas b: 4 Sep 1837 in Independence,Jackson,Missouri
.... 8 Nicholas Thomas Houx foster b: 30 Jun 1847 in ,Dallas,Texas

.. 7 Elizabeth (Betsy) Thomas b: 26 Oct 1795
.... +Jeremiah M. Ellis
.... 8 Isaac T.R. Ellis b: 1811
.... 8 Jeremiah Maston Ellis b: 1813

.. 7 Henry Massengill Thomas b: 28 Oct 1798 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... +Sarah (Sally) R. Porter b: 14 Dec 1802 in Sevierville,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Sallie Thomas b: 1824
.... 8 Eliza C. Thomas b: 1826
.... 8 Isaac Mitchell Thomas b: 1828
.... 8 Pleasant Henry Thomas b: 1830
.... 8 McKendree Porter Thomas b: 1835
.... 8 Penelope Caroline Thomas b: 1837
.... 8 William L. Thomas b: 1843

.. 7 Dennis M. Thomas b: 31 Aug 1800 in Sevierville,Sevier,Tennessee
.... +Jurusa b: CAL 1802
.... 8 Dennis Thomas b: 1822
.... 8 Isaac P. Thomas
.... 8 Thomas
.... 8 Dennis B. Thomas b: 1830
.... 8 John S. Thomas b: 1833
.... 8 Claibourn H. Thomas b: 1838
.... 8 Jurusa Thomas b: 1840
.... 8 Mitchell Thomas b: 1844
.... 8 Albert Thomas b: 1849

....+ 2nd wife Charlotte Chambers b: 1837
.... 8 Sarah H. Chambers Thomas b: 1860
.... 8 James H. Chambers Thomas b: 1862
.... 8 Ellen Chambers Thomas b: 1865
.... 8 Margaret Jane Thomas b: 12 Jun 1870 in ,Sevier,Tennessee
.... 8 Andrew Jackson Thomas b: 11 Feb 1873 in ,Sevier,Tennessee

Source: Terry Mason's Web Site