Thomas Allen Clare
Born about 1774 in Botetourt, Botetourt, Virginiamap
Son of George Clare and Mariah (Cox) Clare
Brother of John F. Clare, Mary (Clare) Kessler, Margaret (Clare) Kessler, Francis Clare, Allen Clare, George Clare Jr., Jacob Clare [half] and Daniel Clare [half]
Husband of Mary Sarah (Miller) Clare — married 20 May 1794 (to 1815) in Botetourt, Virginiamap
Husband of Anna (Gastineau) Clare — married 11 Jun 1816 in Pulaski, Kentuckymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of George Clare, Elizabeth Clare, Thomas Clare, Rachel Clare, Mariah (Clare) Cox and Daniel Clare
Died 1845 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Timeline
1794 Thomas Clare, 20, married (Mary) Sarah Miller on May 20, 1794 in Botetourt, Virginia. Father of bride was John Miller.[1]
1810 U. S. Census: Thomas Clere (sic) lived in Caroline, Virginia with two males under 10 (Thomas, 9, and Daniel,<1) one male 26-44 (Thomas, 36), one female under 10 (Mariah, 3), and one female 16-25? (Sarah would have been 34, may have already been deceased)[2]
1810 Mary Sarah Miller Clare died after Mariah was born in 1807, but prior to the 1816 marriage of Thomas to Anna Gastineau. No death record found.
1816 Thomas Clare, age 42, married Anna Gastineau, 18, on June 11, 1816 in Pulaski, Kentucky. Witness was Daniel Clare.[3]
1820 U. S. Census: Thos. Clare lived in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, with 3 males under age 10, one male 10-16, 2 males 16-26 (Thomas, 20, and George, 25) 2 males 45+ (Thomas, 46, and ?), 3 females under age 10, one female 10-16 (Mariah, 13), one female 16-26 (Anna, 22), one female 26-45 (?), one female 45+ (?). Total family members was 15. Thomas held no slaves. Interestingly, none of the columns for occupation were checked: agriculture, commerce, or manufacturing.[4]NOTE: Unlikely Anna had 6 children in first 4 years of marriage. Number of persons in household likely represents 2 nuclear families. Speculation.
1825: Mariah Clare, 18, married Franklin William Cox on November 24, 1825 in Pulaski, Kentucky with consent of father Thomas Clare, 51. Witness was James Clare.[5]
1830 U. S. Census: Thomas Clare, 56, lived in Pulaski County, Kentucky with two males ages 10-15 (?), one male 50-60 (Thomas, 56), one female under 5 (?), one female 5-10 (?), one female 10-15 (?), one female 15-20 (?), and one female 30-40 (Anna, 32), and one female 70-80 (?). No slaves. Record states 6 household members. There were 9.[6]
1840 U. S. Census: Thomas Clare, 66, lived in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Kentucky with one male between 5-10(?), one male 20-30(?), one male 50-60 (Thomas), three females 15-20(?), one female 40-50 (Anna, 43). No slaves, total household members was 7.[7]
1845 Thomas Allen Clare died in 1845. No death record found.
1855: Thomas Clare Heirs to William P Cox, 1855, Pulaski, Kentucky, transcribed by Jana Stokes
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