Jonathan Thames1

Male, #46320, (say 1815 - )

ParentRev. Cornelius B. Thames (circa 1787 - 1876)
ParentSusannah Carver (say 1787 - before 1860)
Jonathan Thames|b. say 1815|p46320.htm|Rev. Cornelius B. Thames|b. circa 1787\nd. 1876|p43321.htm|Susannah Carver|b. say 1787\nd. before 1860|p43322.htm|Rev. William Thames|b. before Oct 1759\nd. 10 Jan 1813|p43343.htm|Lucy (?)|b. 1761\nd. 23 Nov 1812|p43344.htm|Jesse Carver|b. say 1757|p46420.htm||||

Birth*say 1815 He was born say 1815 at Cumberland Co., North Carolina.1 
 He was the son of Rev. Cornelius B. Thames and Susannah Carver. 
(Family Member) Relocation1817 He was an accompanying familiy member in the relocation of an unknown person in 1817 at Monroe Co., Alabama; Other researchers have assumed that Cornelius B. Thames was the Cornelius Thames who was issued a passport through Indian Territory for himself, his wife, four children and seven negroes, all traveling from Beaufort District, SC. The 1810 census for the Beaufort District clearly enumerated this family with the passport as "Cornl. Tims, 1M0-9, 1M26-44, 3F10-16, 1F26-44, 7 slaves" The family with the passport appears to be the one referenced in "The Succession Records of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 1804 - 1854": Cornelius Thames, February 22, 1821- Petition of Rachel Thames, widow of Major Cornelius Thames, who died February 1821, leaving no will and eight children. The children are all minors and their names are Reddin, Sarah, Mary, Rachel, Miss Hanson, Washington, Adeline, and Clementine. Dr. Timothy Thames, brother of the deceased, is appointed undertutor to the minors. October 16, 1827 - Petition of Mrs. Rachel Thames for a family meeting. October 16, 1827 - Family meeting recommending the sale of property it then names members whom attended. November 28, 1827 - The petition of Mrs. Rachel Thames shows she bought (this may mean she brought to the marriage) property consisting of one tract of land which was inherited from her grandfather in the State of SC. Her husband sold the land and purchased certain slaves. Her husband inherited $300 from his father's estate. She wishes the paraphernalia (pertains to parapherna or property brought to the marriage) property to be taken out of the succession etc.
The Monore County part of Alabama was not settled by white families until about 1817, and Cornelius is known to have started a church at Old Salem in Monroe Co. in 1817, it is assumed that is the year when Cornelius B. and family moved.2,3,4 
(free wh male 10-15) 1830 Census1 Jun 1830 Jonathan was probably a free white male, age 10 and under 15, in Rev. Cornelius B. Thames's household, on the 1830 Census at Monroe Co., Alabama.5 
Marriage*7 Apr 1834 He married Abigail Creighton at Monroe Co., Alabama, on 7 Apr 1834. James Wiggins, Security. (Jonathan was subsequently a security for Sarah Thames when she married John Hixson 8 Jan 1835 by James Newberry in Monroe Co. Was she a sister?).6,7 
(Witness) Marriage8 Jan 1835 He was a witness at John Hixon and Susan Thames's wedding at Monroe Co., Alabama, on 8 Jan 1835.1 

Charts Joseph Thames Descendants
Last Edited 31 Oct 2002

Citations

  1. E-mail from Lee Y. Ponder (Thames researcher), e-mail address, 5611 Cypress Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32303 to Warren L. Culpepper.
  2. 1810 Federal Census, United States.
    Prince Williams twp, Beaufort District, page 118. Transcribed from Ancestry.com image: "Cornl. Tims, 1M0-9, 1M26-44, 3F10-16, 1F26-44, 7 slaves."
  3. Passports Issued by Governors of Georgia, 1785-1809, Washington, DC: National Genealogical Society, 1962.
    Page 79: "Page 52--Thurs. 28th February 1811. On Application. ORDERED That passports be prepared for the following persons to travel through the Creek Nation of Indians--to wit, One for Mr. Job Rowley with his wife, four children and five negros, and one for Mr. Cornelius Thames with his wife, four children and seven negroes from Beaufort District..."
  4. Mary E. Brantley, From Cabins to Mansions: Gleanings from Southwest Alabama, Huntsville, AL: The Strode Pub., 1981.
  5. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Unk Twp, Monroe Co., AL, page 51: "2M0-4, 1M5-9, 3M10-14, 1M15-19, 1M40-49, 2F10-14, 1F40-49."
  6. E-mail from Lee Y. Ponder (Thames researcher), e-mail address, 5611 Cypress Circle, Tallahassee, FL 32303 to Warren L. Culpepper.
    Cites Monroe & Conecuh AL Marriages, 1833-1880 by Colson & Colson.
  7. Family Adventures, compiler, Early Alabama Marriages (36 vols.), Shreveport, Louisiana: J & W Ent., 1991, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN 976.1 V2e.
    Grooms - T - Page 62.