Our Thomas Family

Having the 12th most popular surname in the world (down from #7) makes our task a daunting one at best. Our family keeps naming people William, Robert, David, Sarah, Elizabeth, Seth...they weren't thinking of future family genealogists, that's for sure!

Our tree is available on Rootsweb - just look for the user, seththomasfam. I update it every few months, and rest assured I do not put the living on the tree (with the exception of myself and my family). If you do come across someone living who's on the tree, please let me know and I will fix it immediately! Sometimes we just trust our software to do the right thing....(sigh)

Here's a web page I made to find our relatives via Google. I also have an account on Ancestry.com, my username is ltguidetti. This account includes photos.

I am a member of the GSP, and the Seth Thomas family is registered as one of the First Families (Colony and Commonwealth Era) of Pennsylvania.

Seth Thomas (b. 1749 in PA) is the "patriarch" and the ancestor whose lines we are looking to fill. He is not the first over from Wales - we believe that his father, Thomas Thomas, was the first, however, we lack that important thing known as Proof.

Anyway, Seth and his wife, Prudence Edwards (b. 1754) lived in the Nether Providence, Delaware County area of Pennsylvania, and had seven children:

William
Elizabeth
Seth C.
Anna M.
Israel
David Edwards
Sarah

I have a copy of Seth's will (1827) and it is available at the Delaware County archives, as is the will of his son, David.

We are starting to get a handle on a couple of the lines. Cousin Richard (who I hope will take the opportunity to post here) is from David's line, and he has a few documents which have helped me tie up some loose ends. One of those documents is a handwritten family tree *probably* written around the turn of the century, and probably written by one of David's daughters.

I'll be posting about each brother/sister and what we know about their families in separate posts.