John Watson Triplett Thom
John Watson Triplett Thom | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate | |
| In office 1815 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1769 Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America |
| Died | May 22, 1855 (aged 85) Culpeper County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Lucy Lewis (died)Abigail de Hart Mayo
(m. 1815) |
| Children | 4, including Joseph Pembroke |
| Occupation |
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John Watson Triplett Thom (November 11, 1769 – May 22, 1855) was an American slave owner, planter and politician. He served in the Virginia Senate in 1815 and two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Early life
[edit]John Watson Triplett Thom was born on November 11, 1769, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Elizabeth (née Triplett) and Alexander Thom of Gloucester County, Virginia.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Thom commanded a regiment of troops raised from Culpeper County for three years during the War of 1812.[1] He was a large planter and inherited the "Berry Hill" estate in Culpeper County from his father. He owned about two hundred slaves.[2][3]
Thom served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for at least two terms. He served in the Virginia Senate in 1815.[1] He served as high sheriff of Culpeper County for three terms.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Thom married Lucy Lewis (born 1783), daughter of Dr. John Taliaferro Lewis. They had three children, Lucy Lewis, John Catesby (1809–1881) and Warner Lewis. His wife died.[1] Thom married Abigail de Hart Mayo, great-granddaughter of William Mayo, on July 27, 1815. They had one son, Joseph Pembroke Thom (1828–1899).[2]
Thom was a vestryman of St. Stephen's Parish, a Protestant church, in Culpeper County.[1]
Thom died on May 22, 1855, at "Berry Hill" in Culpeper County.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Sorley, Merrow Egerton (2000). Lewis of Warner Hall. pp. 270–272. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Spencer, Richard Henry (1919). Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland. Vol. 2. pp. 587–588, 593–594. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Clayton Colman Hall, ed. (1912). Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Volume II – Biography. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 184,189. Retrieved December 13, 2022.