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     George Crockett was born circa 1799 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Sinah D. Evans, daughter of George L. Evans and Eleanor "Nellie" Tyler, on 21 January 1825 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.^5,2

George Crockett died before 26 May 1873 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.²

His estate was probated on 26 May 1873 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.²

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Children per MilesFiles:

Family     Sinah D. Evans, b. Abt 1810, Tangier Island, Accomack Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1862, Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
Marriage     21 Jan 1825      Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location [10]
Josiah Crockett, Tyler Crockett & Richard D. Bayly were the securities on the M.L.B. of George Crockett of Jno. and Sinah Evans of Geo.
Children      
In John Crockett's will dated 19 January 1833 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA, George Crockett was named as an heir;
Per MilesFiles: "To wife Betsy all my lands & other property during her lifetime or widowhood. To son William the field called the long Hammock, only the small piece of ground where the water hole is & that is for the benefit of any person who lives on the Manor Place. To son Annanias' heirs, Geley & Anaias, $100 each when they come to age. To my 3 granddaughters of Annanias: Zipporah, Rose & Sally Ann, $50 each when they come to age. To my son George, all my land on Sexes Island by him paying $200 to my son Annanias' heirs when they come of age. To son Thomas the half of Foxes Island. To son Severn my land where the houses stand up to the well. To son Lewis the balance of my land & the run which stands on Severn's land & $200. Remainder to my 3 daughters Triffy, Polly & Ann, but Polly & Ann $70 each at my death. Friend Henry Crockett & John Thomas Extrs. Witt: Henry Crockett, John Thomas & William Crockett."

Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900

George Crockett and Sinah D. Evans appeared in the census of 1850 at Saxis Island, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA; Census head of household     1850      Saxis Island, Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location [3]
He was shown as George Crockett, the head of HH#806, a 51 year old farmer with real estate valued at $1,000. Listed with him were the following Crocketts: Sinai, age 40; Severan, a 22 year old laborer; Mary, age 18; John, a 16 year old sailor; Riley, age 14; Wm., age 10 and Ann E., age 8.²

George Crockett and Sinah D. Evans appeared in the census of 1860 at Saxis Island, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA; Census head of household     1860      Saxis Island, Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location [4, 5]
HH#374 was headed by Geo.. Crocket, a 60-year-old farmer with real estate valued at $2,000 and personal property valued at $300. Listed with him were Siniah D. Crocket, age 40; Severn Crocket, a 28-year-old oysterman; and Mary Crocket, age 24.²

George Crockett appeared in the census of 1870 at Saxis Island, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA; Census head of household     1870      Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location [6]
HH#377 was headed by George Crocket, an 80 year old farmer with real estate valued at $2,500 & personal estate valued at $100. Listed with him were the following Crockets: Riley, a 32 year old farm laborer; William, a 27 year old oysterman; Margaret, age 25; Margaret, age 9; and Levin, age 6.²

George Crockett left a will on 7 September 1870 at Saxis Island, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA;
Per MilesFiles:
"In his will George Crocket gave to son Riley Crocket all that parcel of land including the dwelling house and out houses, bound as follows; by the lands of Capt. John Spence, Denard Marshall, William Crocket and Severn Crocket. To son William Crocket all that parcel of land bounded as follows; by then lands of Riley Crocket, John Crocket, John R. Marshal and James Miles, and also my canoe called the Leah. To John R. Marshall during his life, and then to go to his 2 daughters Mary E. Marshall and Susan Marshall, that parcel of land bounded by the land of William Crocket, Gilbert Marshall, John Drewer, and James Miles. To John Crocket all that parcel of land on which he lives and my red steer. To James Miles during his natural life that parcel of land including the houses a part of which is known as the Bay field bounded as follows; on the east by the land of the heirs of Severn Crocket, on the south by the land of William Crocket and John R. Marshall in trust for his daughters, and on the north by the Pocomoke Sound. At the death of James Miles the property goes to George Parker Miles. To James Miles $50.00 To Riley Crocket in trust for Margaret Crocket and Severn Crocket until they reach 21, the land known as the Grave Yard bounded by the land of John Crocket, the marsh, the land of Gilbert Marshall, and the land of John R. Marshall. And the parcel of land including the house in which lives Lit Colock. Son Riley Crocket exec. Signed 7 Sep 1870. Wit: A. B. Macduffie, Revil J. Lewis, Raymond R. Lewis. Proved 26 May 1873. Riley Crocket relinquished. Admin. To James A. Hall. Sureties William S. Fletcher, Thomas H. Bayly Browne."

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     Thomas Crockett was born circa 1803 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Mary Ann Evans, daughter of George L. Evans and Eleanor "Nellie" Tyler, on 20 December 1828 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA,
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MilesFiles cites: [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.⁵
Thomas Crockett died after 1860; Appeared in the 1860 census.²
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Family     Mary Ann Evans, b. Abt 1815, Tangier Island, Accomack Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860 (Age > 46 years)
Marriage     28 Dec 1828      Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location [1]
Tyler Crockett was the security on the M.L.B. of Thomas Crockett of Jno. and Mary Ann Evans of Geo.
Children      

Thomas Crockett was listed as John Crockett's neighbor in a census in 1830 at St. George's Parish, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA;
1830 United States Federal Census
The John CROCKETT in thie household is too young to be John CROCKETT #100486. There are twelve CROCKETT households listed sequentially on this same page (lines 7-17), Some are siblings of John and some are his grown children.
7 John CROCKETT "of ?)
8 William CROCKETT
9 Elisha CROCKETT
10 Henry CROCKETT
11 Tyler CROCKETT
12 Priscilla CROCKETT
13 Thomas CROCKETT of Jno? Jr.
14 Planner CROCKETT
15 Josiah CROCKETT
16 John CROCKETT Senr
17 Thomas CROCKETT of ?
18 Zachariah CROCKETT
p. 282, line 16

Thomas Crockett and Mary Ann Evans appeared in the census of 1850 at Fox Island, Accomack Parish, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA; Census head of household     1850      Fox Island, Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location [3]
He was shown as Thomas Crockett the head of HH#1184, a 47 year old sailor. Listed with him were the following Crocketts: Mary, age 35; Alice, age 19; Ellen, age 15; Sinai, age 13; Margaret, age 11; John, age 7; Severan, age 5; and Ann, age 6/12. This was either on or near Fox Island.^2,5

Thomas Crockett and Mary Ann Evans appeared in the census of 1860 at Fox Island, Accomack Parish, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA; Census head of household     1860      Fox Island, Accomack Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location [4, 5]
He was shown as Thos. Crockett the head of HH#1200, a 60 year old oysterman with real estate valued at $300 and personal property valued at $200. Listed with him were the following Crocketts: Mary A., age 54; Margt. C., age 19; Severn S., age 11.^2,5

     Lewis Crockett was born circa 1812 at Tangier Island, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Nelly Crockett, daughter of Henry Crockett and Sally Thomas, on 5 August 1832 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA,
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His 1st of three wives (2 were sisters).
Per MilesFiles: "John Thomas was the security on the M.L.B. of Lewis Crocket and Nelly Crockett of Henry."^5,2 Lewis Crockett married Mary Crockett, daughter of Henry Crockett and Sally Thomas, on 5 September 1832 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA,
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His 2nd (?) of three wives (2 were sisters).
Per MilesFiles: "John Thomas was the security on the M.L.B. of Lewis Crocket and Nelly Crockett of Henry."
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[S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.^6,2 Lewis Crockett married Mary Crockett on 9 November 1837 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA,
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His 3rd (?) of three wives (2 were sisters and two possibly had the same name).
MilesFiles Source: [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.^7,2
Lewis Crockett died after 1870; He was listed in the 1870 census.²
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Family 1     Nelly (of Henry) Crockett, b. Abt 1814, Tangier Island, Accomack Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 5 Sep 1832 (Age < 18 years)
Marriage     5 Aug 1832      Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location [7]
John Thomas was the security on the M.L.B. of Lewis Crocket and Nelly Crockett of Henry.
Family ID     F13105      Group Sheet | Family Chart
Last Modified     13 Mar 2023

Family 2     Mary (of Henry) Crockett, b. Abt 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
Marriage     5 Sep 1832      Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location [7]
Henry Crockett and Edward R. Allen were the securities on the M.L.B. of Lewis Crocket, widower, and Mary Crocket of Henry.
Family ID     F6346      Group Sheet | Family Chart
Last Modified     13 Mar 2023

Family 3     Mary Crockett, b. Abt 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
Marriage     9 Nov 1837      Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location [7]
They were shown as Lewis Crockett and Mary Crockett.
Children      

     Polly Crockett was born circa 1815 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.² She married Planner W. Crockett, son of Jessey Crockett, on 21 February 1827 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA,
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MilesFiles: "William Prewitt & Thomas Crockett were the securities on the M.L.B. of Planner Crockett and Polly Crockett."⁵
     In John Crockett's will dated 19 January 1833 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA, Polly Crockett was named as an heir;
Per MilesFiles: "To wife Betsy all my lands & other property during her lifetime or widowhood. To son William the field called the long Hammock, only the small piece of ground where the water hole is & that is for the benefit of any person who lives on the Manor Place. To son Annanias' heirs, Geley & Anaias, $100 each when they come to age. To my 3 granddaughters of Annanias: Zipporah, Rose & Sally Ann, $50 each when they come to age. To my son George, all my land on Sexes Island by him paying $200 to my son Annanias' heirs when they come of age. To son Thomas the half of Foxes Island. To son Severn my land where the houses stand up to the well. To son Lewis the balance of my land & the run which stands on Severn's land & $200. Remainder to my 3 daughters Triffy, Polly & Ann, but Polly & Ann $70 each at my death. Friend Henry Crockett & John Thomas Extrs. Witt: Henry Crockett, John Thomas & William Crockett."

Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900

     Ann Crockett was born circa 1814 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.⁴ She married Samuel Absalom Lewis (Sr.) on 27 January 1834 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA,
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His 1st of 2 wives.^5,4
Ann Crockett died circa 1846; Her last known child was born ca 1844 and her husband remarried on 27 Feb 1849
Milesfiles cites: [S1285] Bible, 1285.^4,5
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In John Crockett's will dated 19 January 1833 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA, Ann Crockett was named as an heir;
Per MilesFiles: "To wife Betsy all my lands & other property during her lifetime or widowhood. To son William the field called the long Hammock, only the small piece of ground where the water hole is & that is for the benefit of any person who lives on the Manor Place. To son Annanias' heirs, Geley & Anaias, $100 each when they come to age. To my 3 granddaughters of Annanias: Zipporah, Rose & Sally Ann, $50 each when they come to age. To my son George, all my land on Sexes Island by him paying $200 to my son Annanias' heirs when they come of age. To son Thomas the half of Foxes Island. To son Severn my land where the houses stand up to the well. To son Lewis the balance of my land & the run which stands on Severn's land & $200. Remainder to my 3 daughters Triffy, Polly & Ann, but Polly & Ann $70 each at my death. Friend Henry Crockett & John Thomas Extrs. Witt: Henry Crockett, John Thomas & William Crockett."

Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900

     Henry Crockett was born circa 1790 at Tangier Island, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Sally Thomas on 29 June 1812 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA,
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MilesFiles cites: [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.⁴
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; "My friend", named as executor with John Thomas in will of John Crockett.¹

Henry Crockett was listed as a resident in Thomas "Tommy" Crockett and Priscilla Tyler's household in the census report on 8 August 1810 at Canton Ridge , Tangier Island, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA;
     The 1810 census page image on Ancestry is almost illegible (attached), but they have transcribed the information. The listing is alphabetical. A Joseph CROCKETT [Jr.] and a Thomas CROCKETT, along with an unidentified "Laddock CROCKETT. The problem is that the Joseph CROCKETT in this enumeration seems to be too young.

1810 United States Federal Census
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p. 13, line 9
In Thomas "Tommy" Crockett's will dated 10 July 1814 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA, Henry Crockett was named as an heir;
Per MilesFiles: "To wife Priscilla all my property, land & moveable, during her life & then to my 4 sons Asa, Henry, Joseph & Tyler the land & the moveable to daughters Caty & Anny except one bed to Tyler. To Cornelius Ward a home on the land if he behaves himself. Joshua Thomas Extr. Witt: Joshua Thomas, Babel Paul & John Crockett [brother]."
Nilesfilews cites: [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 144 (will of Thomas Crockett), 688.⁷
In John Crockett's will dated 19 January 1833 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA, Henry Crockett was named as executor;
Per MilesFiles: "To wife Betsy all my lands & other property during her lifetime or widowhood. To son William the field called the long Hammock, only the small piece of ground where the water hole is & that is for the benefit of any person who lives on the Manor Place. To son Annanias' heirs, Geley & Anaias, $100 each when they come to age. To my 3 granddaughters of Annanias: Zipporah, Rose & Sally Ann, $50 each when they come to age. To my son George, all my land on Sexes Island by him paying $200 to my son Annanias' heirs when they come of age. To son Thomas the half of Foxes Island. To son Severn my land where the houses stand up to the well. To son Lewis the balance of my land & the run which stands on Severn's land & $200. Remainder to my 3 daughters Triffy, Polly & Ann, but Polly & Ann $70 each at my death. Friend Henry Crockett & John Thomas Extrs. Witt: Henry Crockett, John Thomas & William Crockett."

Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900

     Rev. Joshua Thomas was born on 30 August 1776 at Potato Neck, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.^2,3 He married Rachel Evans, daughter of Richard "Old Dickie" Evans and Mary "Molly" Crockett, on 10 September 1797 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA,
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Geneanet cites:
September 10, 1797 :     Marriage (with Joshua Thomas) - Accomack County, Virginia
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- Ancestry.com - - Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 - Dodd, Jordan - 1,3002::0 - 1,3002::443
- Ancestry.com - - Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 - Ancestry.com - 1,60214::0 - 1,60214::3449275
- Ancestry.com - - Family Data Collection - Individual Records - Edmund West, comp. - 1,4725::0 - Birth year: 1776; Birth city: Potato Neck; Birth state: MD - 1,4725::4828363

MilesFiles cites:
     1. [S10] Stratton Nottingham, Marriage License Bonds of Accomack County, Virginia, 1774-1806, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, 1978), 10.
2. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.

Virginia, U.S.. Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 Rev. Joshua Thomas married Charlotte "Lotty" Bradshaw on 8 October 1814 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
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His 2nd wife.

Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850
Rev. Joshua Thomas was buried after 8 October 1853 at Saint Johns Cemetery, Deal Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     30 Aug 1776, Fairmount, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Death     8 Oct 1853 (aged 77), Deal Island, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Burial     Saint Johns Cemetery, Deal Island, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
"JOSHUA THOMAS - A Diamond in the Rough
     One of the more well-known historical personalities of the Eastern Shore is Joshua Thomas, who was responsible in great part for the permeation of Methodism among the water communities dotting the mainland of Somerset County and the Tangier Island, Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay. We would know little about this man so important in Eastern Shore religious history but for the Rev. Adam Wallace's 1861 biography, The Parson of the Islands. Wallace described Joshua Thomas as being of a "natural roughness, a polished diamond of the first order, to whom lawyers, judges, doctors and preachers gave more heed than they would to the most cultured man in the community." The Parson is truly legendary and, as such, is a "larger than life" character in the annals of Somerset County history and folklore.
     Joshua Thomas was born in the Potato Neck (now Fairmount) area of Somerset County on 30 August 1776 to John and Martha Hall Thomas. John Thomas died as a result of a dog bite when Joshua was a tot; Martha remarried to George Pruitt, Sr. who became subject to "drunken frolics for weeks at a time" after the family home was burned by "refugees". Apparently Joshua was still quite young when his stepfather drowned. Joshua was a man of temperance and mightily exhorted against the use of alcohol, preaching total abstinence, this attitude presumably stemming from his youthful experiences.
     During his childhood years of deprivation and poverty, Joshua's mother instilled in her children the love of the Lord. He and his brothers became expert fishermen and canoe navigators while keeping starvation at bay. Joshua often prayed in an effort to ascertain the best fishing location and always gave thanks to the Lord for the fish he caught.
     For about three years Joshua lived with David Tyler on Smith Island, with whom he had been working on the water as a fisherman for several years after the death of his mother at age 80. Martha Hall Thomas Pruitt is allegedly buried under the former Ford's store in Upper Fairmount, now the site of Chesapeake East Pottery.
     When Joshua was about 23 years of age, he began praying for a wife and "promised if the Lord would bless me with a good wife I would begin to serve him better than I ever yet had done." On 10 September 1797 Joshua married Rachel Evans, daughter of Richard and Molly Crockett Evans of Shanks, the Virginia portion of Smith's Island. Prior to her death at the age of 27, Rachel bore Joshua six known children as follows:
     In the early 1800's there was no regular form of organized worship on any of the outlying islands, although as early as 1782 there was "a large and faithful band of Christians" on Deal's Island. Phoebus' was a preaching place in 1782; a church was built in 1812, later rebuilt and renamed to St. Peter's as it is known today. On the occasion of the baptism of his first-born son John, Joshua Thomas examined his religious beliefs and thereafter began to attend the Episcopal Church at Annamessex and Pungoteague, Virginia. The Rev. Joshua Reese, Rector of Stepney Parish 1799-1801, was summoned to preach on the islands from time to time and Joshua was usually drafted to transport the rector in his canoe. It was during these trips that Joshua became interested in organized religion. Joshua soon regularly kept the Sabbath at the old chapel which stood near the head of Coulbourne's Creek and of which St. Paul's Church at Quindocqua was a successor.
     Methodism had begun to seep all along the Eastern Shore since about 1778 and meeting houses had sprung up in various locations. The first two churches erected on the Annamessex Circuit were Curtis' Chapel and Miles' Chapel, the latter first built in 1784 and a new structure erected in 1817. The name was changed from Miles' Chapel to St. Peter's in 1813. On one visit to St. Paul's, upon finding Father Reese away, Mr. William Miles invited Joshua to attend St. Peter's Methodist Church, which Joshua did with great reluctance.
     At a camp meeting held in Pungoteague in August 1805, presided by Lorenzo Dow, Joshua became interested in Methodism because of the powerful sermon by Dow. It was, however, at a camp meeting in Annamessex the following year, that he was converted to Methodism. This was the first step on his vocation as the greatest local preacher the Eastern Shore ever produced. Joshua's cousin, John Parks, who was reared at Hog's Neck on Smith Island in the same neighborhood as Joshua, was also converted at this time. Shortly after his conversion, Joshua became an official member of the circuit as an exhorter; the circuit included Smith's and Tangier Islands.
     During the War of 1812, the British fleet made Tangier Sound the center of their operations while the Chesapeake Bay area was under attack. Brother Thomas, as Joshua was now known, conferred with the British Admiral on several occasions as Joshua's reputation as a just and holy man preceded him. Brother Thomas influenced the Admiral to spare the trees around the Methodist camp ground and to use a vacant house as a headquarters rather than seizing a neighbor's home. In the late summer of 1814 the British prepared to take Baltimore. Before they left Tangier Sound, Brother Thomas was summoned to exhort the soldiers. At the appointed hour, some twelve thousand men were lined up in columns to hear Joshua Thomas preach. He warned them of the danger and told them God told him they could not take Baltimore and would not succeed in their battle, which history shows they did not prevail. It was during the British fleet's unsuccessful assault that Francis Scott Key wrote of the bombs bursting in air over Fort McHenry, the words that became our nation's national anthem. While Brother Thomas' part in the war was small, within a short period his reputation grew exceedingly.
     While the British were still locally encamped, Brother Thomas' wife Rachel, passed away. He married 30 Sept 1814 Charlotte Bradshaw, daughter of Richard and Arabella Mister Bradshaw, by whom he had at least three more children:
     On 17 July 1828 the first Methodist camp meeting was held on Deal's Island--where Brother Thomas had resided since about 1825--at a site called Old Hill. The managers for that meeting were Brother Thomas, Travers Daniel, Gabriel Webster, John Parks, Charles Parks, Severn Mister, George Rowe, John Webster, William Wallace, Capt. William White, Hamilton Webster, John Waters, Lewis Phoebus, Denard Evans and Aaron Bradshaw. Brother Thomas had been ordained a Deacon in the church and had become the successor to the Reverend David Wallace. Rock Creek Church, to which Brother Thomas had a four mile walk, was the first place of public worship in the vicinity of Deal's Island.
     Between June 1825 and September 1837 nineteen marriages performed by Joshua Thomas of persons residing on Smith's and Tangier Islands are recorded at the Accomack County Courthouse. It is likely some of these marriages were performed at John Parks' home on Smith Island as the boundary between Maryland and Virginia was between his house and kitchen. In 1835 Brother Thomas was ordained as an Elder of the Methodist Church and attended the Philadelphia Annual Conference that year, where the Presiding Elder introduced him as the man who had preached on Tangier Island before the British army.
     The canoe, "Methodist" in which Brother Thomas traveled to practice his itinerant ministry, is as famous as he. The "Methodist", having a length of between 20 and 30 feet and a five foot width, was hewn by Hance Croswell of Annamessex from a tree grown in the neighborhood of Curtis' Chapel and was built and launched at some 150 yards north of St. Peter's Church on Jones' Creek.
     In August 1850, the Deal Island camp meeting site was moved from Evans' Hill to Parks' Grove. Parks' Grove was located on the current Harrison Road in Deal Island, which is in close proximity to St. John's Methodist Church, built in the same year. The 1850 camp meeting was the last time Brother Thomas preached, as he took a severe fall and spent the remainder of his life as an invalid. Adam Wallace formed a committee to have a wheeled vehicle with a movable chair seat built for Brother Thomas by William Lecates, the carriage maker in Princess Anne. When Wallace delivered the wheelchair, Brother Thomas prophetically prayed, "Lord fit him some day to write a book about what thou hast done for me, and send him back here after I am in my grave to do this work for thy glory."
     At the age of 77, Joshua Thomas departed this life on 8 Oct 1853 survived by his second wife and children Seymour, Aaron, John, Lybrand and Hester. His nephew, Zachariah Webster, preached the funeral sermon. The epitaph on his tombstone reads:
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Notes:
     The Tangier islands are among those referred to as the "Russell Isles" by explorer Capt. John Smith in 1608 and include Tangier Island, Virginia, the archipelago Smith Island, named for Capt. Henry Smith, Jane's Island, Deal Island, South Marsh Island, Long Island, Spring Island, Bloodsworth's Island and Holland's Island.
Copyright © by Rebecca F. Miller
Miller's Choice Genealogy
Princess Anne, MD 21853
All Rights Reserved December 1994
Family Members
Spouse
     Charlotte Bradshaw Thomas 1795–1868 (m. 1814)
Children
     John Thomas 1799–1865
     Hester A Thomas Webster 1802–1866
     Seymour Thomas 1806–1874
     Joshua M. Thomas 1824–1870
     Aaron Snow Thomas 1829–1855
Maintained by: Troy Jones
Originally Created by: Captain Maynard
Added: Jan 19, 2011
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 64395286.³
Rev. Joshua Thomas died on 9 October 1853 at Deal Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA, at age 77.^7,3
     He was "Parson of the Islands."

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Per MilesFiles:
Name     Joshua Thomas [1]
Prefix     Rev.
Suffix     (Parson of the Islands)
Birth     30 Aug 1776      Potato Neck, Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location [1]
Gender     Male

Will - Mentioned in a will     21 Oct 1821      Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location [2]
In his will William Seymour gave to William Seymour Thomas, son my my worthy friend Joshua Thomas, $20 for his schooling. To my sons Hugh & William my wearing apparel & they to give that good man Joshua Thomas whatever part they may not choose to keep.

Will     28 Jun 1849      Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location [3]
In his will Joshua Thomas gave to wife Charlotte, land on Little Deal's Island, bounded by Aaron Bradshaw. To son Aaron Thomas tract Piney Island. To son William Seymour Thomas, land. To sons Elisha (Extr), Lybrand & John. To daughter Hessy Webster. Witt: Wm. Daniel, Nathaniel Webster, Andrew Bereton and Thomas Bradshaw. His will was proved on 29 Nov 1853.

Census     1850      Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location [4]

Death     8 Oct 1853      Deal Island, Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location [1]

Half-siblings     1 half brother (family of George Pruitt and Martha Hall)

Father     John (of Wm) Thomas, b. Abt 1750, Dorchester Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
Mother     Martha Hall, b. Abt 1750, Potato Neck, Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners:
??George Pruitt, b. Abt 1740 d. Yes, date unknown m. Abt 1780
Marriage     Abt 1770 [1]
Family ID     F6326      Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 1     Rachel Evans, b. Abt 1781, Shanks, below Smith Island, Accomack Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 Oct 1814 (Age < 33 years)
Marriage     10 Sep 1797      Accomack County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location [5, 6]
They were shown as Joshua Thomas and Rachel Evans.
Children      

Family 2     Charlotte 'Lotty' Bradshaw, b. Abt 1795, Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
Marriage     6 Oct 1814      Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location [7]
Children      

Rev. Joshua Thomas and Charlotte "Lotty" Bradshaw appeared in the census of 7 August 1820 at St. George's Parish, Tangier Island, Accomack Co., Virginia, USA;
1820 United States Federal Census for Joshua Thomas
p. 53, line 24

Rev. Joshua Thomas and Charlotte "Lotty" Bradshaw appeared in the census of 1840 at Middle District, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA;
1840 United States Federal Census for Joshua Thomas
p. 233, line 25

Rev. Joshua Thomas left a will on 28 June 1849 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA;
Per MilesFiles:
Will     28 Jun 1849      Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location [3]
In his will Joshua Thomas gave to wife Charlotte, land on Little Deal's Island, bounded by Aaron Bradshaw. To son Aaron Thomas tract Piney Island. To son William Seymour Thomas, land. To sons Elisha (Extr), Lybrand & John. To daughter Hessy Webster. Witt: Wm. Daniel, Nathaniel Webster, Andrew Bereton and Thomas Bradshaw. His will was proved on 29 Nov 1853.¹²

Rev. Joshua Thomas left a will on 28 June 1849 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA;
Will     28 Jun 1849      Somerset Co, Maryland [3]
In his will Joshua Thomas gave to wife Charlotte, land on Little Deal's Island, bounded by Aaron Bradshaw. To son Aaron Thomas tract Piney Island. To son William Seymour Thomas, land. To sons Elisha (Extr), Lybrand & John. To daughter Hessy Webster. Witt: Wm. Daniel, Nathaniel Webster, Andrew Bereton and Thomas Bradshaw. His will was proved on 29 Nov 1853.

Milesfiles cites: [S2233] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1837-1859, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 57 (will of Joshua Thomas, wife Charlotte), 2233.⁷

Rev. Joshua Thomas and Charlotte "Lotty" Bradshaw appeared in the census of 9 October 1850 at Dames Quarter District, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA;
1850 United States Federal Census for Joshua Thomas
p. 453-B, lines 5-9,dwelling 1595, family 1595
5 THOMAS, Joshua 74 [1776] M W Farmer $1,000 MD
6 " , Charlotte 55 [1795] F W MD
7 " , Aaron 21 [1829] M W Farmer MD
8 " , Alsey A. 24 [1826] F W MD
9 " , Catharine S. 6 [1844] F W MD.^7,13

     John Evans (IV) married Hannah Mister, daughter of William Abraham Mister and Patience Harris.³
John Evans (IV) was born circa 1720 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹
John Evans (IV) died in 1803 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹
     Reference:
The Ewell Family Pages shows eleven children for John and Hannah (MISTER) EVANS:
In John Evans (III)'s will dated 20 November 1752 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA, John Evans (IV) was named as an heir;
Per MilesFiles: "In his will John Evans gave to wife Arrabella (Extr) lands during widowhood, then to son John the plantation were I live, 200 acres. To son Nathan 100 acres, tract North End, after death to grandson Thomas Evans (under 21). To Solomon Evans, Richard Evans, Tabitha Parks, Comfort Mister, Leah Evans, Rachel Evans & Ann Crockett. Thomas Tylor Extr. Witt: Solomon Bird, Thomas Tylor & David Bird."
Source: [S2152] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1750-1772, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 18 (will of John Evans, wife Arrabella), 2152.⁴

     Hannah Mister married John Evans (IV), son of John Evans (III) and Arabella Turnall.¹
Hannah Mister was born circa 1724 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Levin Evans was born on 27 February 1745 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Nathan Evans was born on 10 May 1746 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ He married Rachel (?) circa 1766 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.^2,1

Nathan Evans died before 1783 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.^3,1

     Rachel (?) was born circa 1747 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married Nathan Evans, son of John Evans (IV) and Hannah Mister, circa 1766 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.^1,2

     John Evans (V) was born on 1 December 1747 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Abigail Evans was born on 23 November 1751 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Euphania Evans was born on 2 September 1754 at Accomack Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married Thomas Evans (II), son of Thomas Evans and Unknown (?), in 1771 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; Her 1st husband andher 1st cousin.² Euphania Evans married Richard "Kind" Evans III, son of Richard Evans Jr. and Mary (?), circa 1796 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; Her 2nd husband and her 2nd cousin; his 1st wife.³
Euphania Evans died on 16 April 1838 at age 83.¹
Euphania Evans was buried after 16 April 1838 at Corinth United Methodist Church, Ewell, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Thomas Evans (II) was born circa 1745 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ He married Euphania Evans, daughter of John Evans (IV) and Hannah Mister, in 1771 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; Her 1st husband andher 1st cousin.¹
Thomas Evans (II) died circa 1794 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Richard "Kind" Evans III was born in 1753 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.² He married Keziah Evans, daughter of Nathan Evans and Rachel (?), circa 1776 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; His 1st wife and his 1st cousin.³ Richard "Kind" Evans III married Euphania Evans, daughter of John Evans (IV) and Hannah Mister, circa 1796 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; Her 2nd husband and her 2nd cousin; his 1st wife.¹
Richard "Kind" Evans III died on 4 July 1828 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.²
Richard "Kind" Evans III was buried after 4 July 1828 at Calvirginiary United Methodist Church, Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.²
     Richard "Old Dickie" Evans appeared as Head of Household on the census of 4 August 1800 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA;
Listings are found in the 1800 federal census for Richard EVANS in both Accomack Co., VA and in the census location of "Islands", Somerset Co., MD. Accomack Cu. and Somerset Co. border each other and each includes several Chesapeake Bay islands where these families lived, including Tangier Island in Accomack Co., and Smith Island in Somerset Co. However the borders of the two counties were last surveyed in 1924. I have no information on whether the EVANS family I am investigating, specifically Richard "Old Dickie" EVANS #100440 and his son Richard "Young Dickie" EVANS #100464, were listed as being in the Accomack Co., VA records compiled by Ancestry or in the Somerset Co, MD images that were filmed and are also posted by Ancestry. I have also identified a third Richard EVANS #100521 who was aparently on Smith Island in Somerset Co., MD in 1800. This third Richard was the first counsin once removed of Richard #100440 and second cousing of Richard #100464 (and first cousin of his wife !). I don't have enough information on this third Richard's household to evaluate in a detailedmanner, but it is highly likely that he is one of four Richard EVANS record here.
     Futhermore, there are eight other EVANS households on this page (for a total of twelve), two PARKS households, and one CROCKETT household, out of a total of 26 householdsoln the page. To put this in some perspective:
     There are three Richard EVANS listed in the 1800 census in Somerset Co., MD. and and one Richard EVANS "Jr.". All four listings are on the same census page.The census images show the age/gender breakdowns for the four households reported in MD. The age/gender data allow us to identify one of the four as possibly Richard Sr #100440 and XXX as possibly Richard Jr. #100464. In 1800:
     Their wives also provide information to possibly identify the corect households:
     Based on the ages of the oldest male in each household, only one of the MD listings might be Richard Sr #100440 (Census Listing #1), but it is a poor match. Paradoxically, this is the one listing for a "Richard EVANS Jr." The other three listings might be Richard Jr. #100464 based on the recorded ages for the oldest male in the household. However, the oldest female enumberated in Census Listing #1 is recorded too young to have been Richard Sr #100440's wife, Mary (CROCKETT).
     Of the remaining three census llistings, Listing #2 is in my assessment the best, though imperfect match for Richard "Young Dickie" EVANS #100464. Listing #4 is a possible match (except for the large number o fmissing children. Listing #4 is in my assessment the least likely match for Richard "Young Dickie" EVANS #100464.

1800 United States Federal Census
Census Image #1: Possible Richard "Old Dickie" EVANS #100440 ? <- POSSIBLE
p. 36, line 16
Analysis: The age of the oldest male matches John and the ages for two chilren (William and Rachel) match. The age is wrong for Riichard Sr.'s wife, Mary is wrong by around 25 or more years and two sons are do not match the known chidren's by age.

Census Image #2: Possible Richard "Young Dickie" EVANS #100464 ? <- POSSIBLE
p. 36, line 2
Analysis: If one assumes that Richard #100464 might have ad three unmarried sisters or some unidentified daughters, this household seems close to the fact I have recorded so far for Richard "Young Dickie" EVANS #100464.

Census Image #3: Possible Richard "Young Dickie" EVANS #100464 ? <- UNLIKELY
p. 36, line 21
Analysis: This household could also match Richard #100464,except for the fact that this Richard apparently had four or five chilren born by 1800 (3 sons and 1 or 2 daughters) and is would have been odd that so many small chilren would have been left out.

Census Image #4: Possible Richard "Young Dickie" EVANS #100464 ? <- POSSIBLE
p. 36, line 22
Analysis: This listing is similar to Listing #2 (above), with one fewer matching child and a missing young daughter (Rachel b. c1798) and missing young son (Teagle c1796 or Peter 1799 - only one son of this is recorded).⁴

Richard "Old Dickie" Evans appeared as Head of Household on the census of 1810 at Islands, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA;
Listings for a Richard EVANS are found ijn both the Accomack Co., VA and in "Islands", Somerset Co., MD. these counties border each other and each includes several Chesapeake Bay islands where these families lived, including Smith Island and Tangier Island. Today, Smith Island is in Somerset Co., MD, while Tangier Island is in Accomack Co., VA. However the borders of the two counties were last surveyed in 1924. I have not information on whether the EVANS family I am investigating, specifically Richard "Old Dickie" EVANS #100440 and his son Richard "Young Dickie" EVANS #100464, were listed as being in the Accomack Co., VA records compiled by Ancestry or in the Somerset Co, MD images that were filmed and are also posted by Ancestry. I have also identified a third Richard EVANS #100521 who was aparently on Smith Island in Somerset Co., MD in 1800.
     There are four Richard EVANS listed in the 1800 census in VA and four in MD.
There are no details in the Ancestry compiled census records, so it is impossible to determine which Richrads these listings mght relate to. The census images do show the age/gender breakdowns for the four households reported in MD.
     I would like to believe that Accomack was small enough that at least two of these were Richard "Old Dickie" EVANS #100440 and his son Richard "Young Dickie" EVANS #100464, both of who were alive in 1800 and apparently living in Accomack Co. (based on other evidence.
     The age/gender data allow us to identify XXX of the four as possibly Richard Sr #100440 and Richard Jr. #100464. In 1800:
Based on the ages of the oldest male in each household, one of the MD listings might be Richard Sr #100440 (Listing #1). The other three listings might be Richard Jr. #100464. The ages of the the oldest female help sort the listings further.

Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890
Compiled Census Listing #1:

Compiled Census Listing #2:

Compiled Census Listing #3:

Compiled Census Listing #4:

1800 United States Federal Census
Census Image #1:

Census Image #2:


Census Image #3:


Census Image #4.⁵

     Keziah Evans was born in 1762 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married Richard "Kind" Evans III, son of Richard Evans Jr. and Mary (?), circa 1776 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; His 1st wife and his 1st cousin.¹
Keziah Evans died on 8 November 1794 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     William Mister Evans was born on 4 October 1757 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ He married Elizabeth Walston circa 1780 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; His 2nd wife.² William Mister Evans married Polly Walston on 13 June 1797 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; His 1st wife.³
William Mister Evans died circa 1838 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Polly Walston was born circa 1776 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married William Mister Evans, son of John Evans (IV) and Hannah Mister, on 13 June 1797 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; His 1st wife.¹

     Elizabeth Walston was born circa 1760 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married William Mister Evans, son of John Evans (IV) and Hannah Mister, circa 1780 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; His 2nd wife.¹
Elizabeth Walston died circa 1797 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Sinah Evans was born on 15 October 1759 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Jesse Evans was born on 20 July 1761 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.^1,2,3 He married Nancy Evans, daughter of Solomon Evans and Nancy (?), circa 1785 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; They were 1st cousins.^4,1,3
Jesse Evans died on 25 February 1835 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA, at age 73.^1,3
Jesse Evans was buried after 25 February 1835 at Corinth United Methodist Church, Ewell, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹
     Reference:
Miles files cites:

     Nancy Evans was born on 16 August 1762 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married Jesse Evans, son of John Evans (IV) and Hannah Mister, circa 1785 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
; They were 1st cousins.^1,4,5
Nancy Evans died on 22 October 1831 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA, at age 69.¹
Nancy Evans was buried after 22 October 1831 at Corinth United Methodist Church, Ewell, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Triphenia Evans was born on 21 June 1763 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Patience Evans was born on 16 April 1765 at Smith Island, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹