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Thomas Lankford

Male 1750 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas Lankford was born in 1750 (son of James Lankford and Sarah Brown(?)).

    Other Events:

    • Petition: 1770; Petition to create Surry Co from Rowan Co was sent to the NC House of Burgesses. In addition to John Deatherage, who initially requested the petition, names listed: Jos. Cloud, Sr., Jos. cloud, Jr, Wm Cloud, Issac Cloud, James Sr, John, Tho. & Wm Lankford
    • Court Minutes: May 1779, Surry County, North Carolina; Deed from Rachel Hockett, widow of Nath'l Hockett to John ? 500 acresoath James Gaines and Thomas Lankford; Deed from John Dyckes to Thomas Lankford, 100 acres
    • Military: 1780, Kings Mountain; September 1780 at King's Mountain, while serving in the American Revolution, Thomas Lankford and John Martin, under the command of Captain Cloud, were ambushed by Tories while under patrol and John Martin was wounded while Thomas Lankford escaped.
    • Court Minutes: 15 February 1782, Surry County, NC; Deed from Sarah Lankford and Thomas Lankford to Jos. Shipoath Thomas Ship.
    • Court Minutes: 16 August 1782, Surry County, North Carolina; Thomas Lankford vs. John Lankford (brother?) assault and battery.
    • Land Entries: 9 March 1792, Stokes County, North Carolina; Void no land found entry withdrew & money returned to JW & TL. May 11, 1791 (Joseph Cloud & Thomas Lankford enter 10 ac - lined out) includes an iron ore bank & beech tree marked "JCTL 1791" on bank of Buck Island Cr and runs into E side of said creek
    • Land Entries: 30 May 1793, Stokes County, North Carolina; Wt. Granted Peter Perkins & James Martin enter 50 ac in Stokes ab "bounty claim" for iron works on N side of Dan R about 0.5 miles from Buck Is. in Dan R on waters of Island Br (more)
    • Tax List: 1794, Stokes County, North Carolina; Capt. Clouds District 150 acres1 w poll
    • Deed: 2 June 1794, Stokes County, North Carolina; Thomas Lankford to Joseph Cloud 100 pds Va money 100 ac Peter's Ck, being part former survey Jos Tate in Granvilles land (John Martin, Peter Beller) s/Thomas Lankford

    Thomas married in 1781 in Surry County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Wesley "West" Lankford was born in 1784 in Surry County, North Carolina; died in 1865 in Stokes County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Lankford was born in 1710 in Caroline County, Virginia (son of Nicholas Lankford and Kathrine Moore); died in 1778 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Constable: 1760, Haw River, Alamance, North Carolina, USA; Constable for his District on the Haw River
    • Military: 1754-1763, Virginia, United States; Served in French and Indian Wars
    • Deed: 1767, Rowan County, North Carolina; In 1767 in Rowan Co NC, proved in March Court 1770, Joseph Tate to James Lankford, 117 acres on the north side of Dan River, Mackeys Creek. Wit. Charles Perkins, Geo. Deathriage, Jos. Tate Jr., Robt. Rollsone. (Linn, Rowan Co NC Deeds, p 104)
    • Will: February 1778; To son James, the land I live on lying on N side of Dan River. Also mentioned son William, daughter Susanna, wife Sarah (I believe he also had a son Thomas & John, although not mentioned in will).

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Have numerous DNA hits with this line of Lankfords.

    James married Sarah Brown(?). Sarah was born in 1718; died in 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Brown(?) was born in 1718; died in 1782.

    Notes:

    Died:
    After 1782

    Children:
    1. William Lankford was born in 1744 in Bladen County, North Carolina; died in 1827 in Stokes County, North Carolina.
    2. 1. Thomas Lankford was born in 1750.
    3. John Lankford
    4. Susannah Lankford was born in in Surry County, North Carolina.
    5. James Lankford, Jr. was born in in Surry County, North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Nicholas Lankford

    Nicholas married Kathrine Moore. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Kathrine Moore
    Children:
    1. 2. James Lankford was born in 1710 in Caroline County, Virginia; died in 1778 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.
    2. Benjamin Lankford
    3. Nicholas Lankford, Jr.
    4. Joseph Lankford



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