Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Thomas, Benjamin January 9, 1793 - 
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Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884)

New Garden Township
p. 668

Benjamin Thomas, deceased, was born in Richmond County, N. C., Jan. 9, 1793, 
and was the youngest son of John and Molly (Clark) Thomas, the former a native 
of Maryland, of Welsh descent, and the latter born in Virginia. He was married 
Oct. 22, 1806, to Annie, daughter of Zachariah and Mary (Matthews) Moorman, 
she was born Feb. 26, 1788. To them were born twelve children, of whom six are 
living---George, Eli, Mary, Clarkey, Achsah and Annie. Those deceased are---
Ruth, Nathan, Benjamin, Bettie, Gula and Hannah. In the spring of 1811 Mr. 
Thomas came to Wayne County, Ind., and settled in what is now New Garden 
Township, with his wife and two children, there being at that time only two 
families in the township. The Indians becoming troublesome, he moved his 
family to where Richmond now stands, and after remaining here about one year 
he and his brother Francis returned to their native home and brought their 
father's family to Wayne Township, where the father soon after died. Our 
subject was one of the leaders in organizing the Society of Friends in New 
Garden Township. He was also an active worker in the cause of temperance, and 
was one of the original members of the old Washingtonian Society. He died Aug. 
22, 1851, his wife surviving him till Sept. 13, 1861.

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