Betty Thomas

Abt 1722 - 1804  (82 years)

• Name	Betty Thomas  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1722	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Guardian - Chose a guardian	3 Jan 1738	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	It was on this date that Betty Thomas (orphan of Samuel Thomas) selected Isaac Dicks Jr. as her guardian with Henry Satchell & John Simpson security. (NOTE: Someone was usually at least age 14 to be allowed to chose a guardian.)
  Marr Name	Betty Littleton
  Record ID	67705
  Death	Nov 1804	Onslow Co, North Carolina   [2]
  	Mrs. Southey Littleton, born in 1713, consort of Mr. Southey Littleton, died on the New River in Onslow County, NC, sometime in Nov 1804, at the age of 91 years. the Littletons had lived in holy wedlock for more than 67 years. Mr. Littleton is now in his 97th year.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Thomas,   b. Abt 1660   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth 'Betty' (--?--),   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I67705	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Samuel Thomas, (bricklayer),   b. Abt 1682   d. Bef 3 Jan 1737/38, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 56 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Betty' (--?--),   b. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1722	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F21911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Southey Littleton, Sr.,   b. Aug 1716, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Susannah Justice,   b. Abt 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknow
  Marriage	Abt 1738	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  	According to Whitelaw, Samuel Thomas, bricklayer, died intestate in 1737 and was succeeded by a daughter Betty who married Southy Littleton. On 3 Jan 1737/8 his daughter Betty Thomas (orpahn of Samuel Thomas) selected Isaac Dicks Jr. as her guardian, with Henry Satchel & John Simpson security.) (NOTE: Someone was usually at least age 14 to be allowed to chose a guardian.) In a court case on 30 Nov 1743 over this land it was brought out that Samuel Thomas left a widow Betty still living on the land.
  Children	+ 1. Southey Littleton, Jr.,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Ann (--?--)  m. Abt 1775 + 2. Zachariah Littleton,   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1806 (Age 51 years) ╚═ Jemima (--?--)  m. Abt 1780;    ╚═ Elvy Smalledge  m. Abt 1793
  Family ID	F21888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1722 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1738 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Guardian - Chose a guardian - 3 Jan 1738 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S978] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1737-1744, Volume 17, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2007), p. 15, 978. [S1062] Brian J.L. Berry (and Associates), John Littleton of Accomack Co, VA - His family & Descendants, (Self Published, McKinney, TX, 1999), p. 41 (Onslow Register of Onslow Co, NC for Nov 1804) & p. 42 (The Raleigh Register, 28 Jan 1805), 1062. [S978] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1737-1744, Volume 17, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2007), p. 361, 978. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1137 (tract A118), 572. [S978] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1737-1744, Volume 17, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2007), p. 15 & 361, 978.