Alice Thomas

GEDCOM Note

1995 - Beverly B. Green, 4406 Island Dr. N. Topsail Beach, NC 28460 olsalte@aol.com 1998 rcd info from Pamela Miller Knight researched by a professional genealogiust in Scranton Pa proving Elsie Alice Chitchester/ Chittester is wife of Aaron Thomas not Ziporrah Button. [as first suggested by Penelope Branning]

The History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania, authored by Matthews, page 456, Aaron Thomas and his brother, Moses, came in about 1755. Moses built the first block-house at Milianville, PA, just above the mouth of Calkins' Creek. For further information on this family refer to the The Thomas Saga by Majorie T. Anderson, Boonville Graphics, Inc., Boonville, NY, 1991.

2002 - Clark M LeonardNewport Beach, CA 92660 cmleonard1@cox.net The Leonards and Related Families; 1993 (revised 2002) Author: Clark M Leonard,Posted Chittester tree online

Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT 06115, The Families of Ancient New Haven-8 volumes, by Donald Lines Jacobus Publication: 1922-1932,New Haven Gen. Magazine;also 1974,1981 Genealogical Publishing Company Page: 403

Alice "Elsie" CHIDESTER b: 17 Jun 1728 Wallingford, New Haven Co., Ct d: Bef 1810 Milanville, Wayne Co., Pa LDS Ancestral File #: NXT8-C6 Change Date: 28 Dec 2002 Father: William CHIDESTER b: ABT 1702 Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct Mother: Eunice HOLLISTER b: 1694 Wethersfield, Hartford, Ct Marriage Aaron THOMAS b: 1 Oct 1723 Somers, Tolland, Ct Married: 24 Apr 1747 Somers, Tolland, Ct 9 Children: Dorothy THOMAS b: ABT 1748 Litchfield, Ct Mary "Mollie" THOMAS b: ABT 1749 Litchfield, Ct Elsie THOMAS b: ABT 1750 Litchfield, Ct Lois THOMAS b: ABT 1753 Litchfield, Ct Charity THOMAS b: ABT 1755 Litchfield, Ct Aaron THOMAS b: ABT 1756 Litchfield, Ct Benjamin THOMAS b: ABT 1759 Litchfield, Ct Joseph (Captain) THOMAS b:2 May1761 Milanville,Wayne CoPA Rachel THOMAS b: 24 Apr 1763 Milanville, Wayne Co., PA

2008- KLS- agrees with me, bbg- DAR confirmed Alice Chittester as wife of Aaron Thomas -disavowed Zipporah Button: I have finally solved the mystery of the true wife of Aaron Thomas. It feel it is Allice/Else Chittester. Please see the attached report for the first 3 generations up to and including the children of Aaron and Else. Please note the explanation for this conclusion on pages 1 and 2. Note also that I was able to prove who the parents of Allice/Else Chittester were, and where they came from. There are other ancesters of Allice in my file, but until I can prove their existence, I have not included them I understand that additional information is available on this family in the publication, The Families of Ancient New Haven. . KLS

Per The Thomas Saga, page 231, 232: Aaron Thomas of Somers, CT married Alice Chichester from the Town of Suffield. The lived in LItchfield Co., CT, and moved to the Delaware River about 1760. Aaron signed Legal Papers about 1774-1775 and was called a Reverend, so probably was a minister..3 Jul 29, 2002

Roger rorib@iwworks.com

1850 Pike Co Lackawaxen Twp PA [Alice b. 1728 -desc?] 44B 15 110 CHITESTER, Joseph m 74 NJ b. 1776 44B 16 110 CHITESTER, Chester m 54 NJ b.1796 44B 17 110 CHITESTER, Jackson m 27 PA b.1823 44B 18 110 CHITESTER, Elizabeth f 25 PA b.1825 44B 19 110 CHITESTER, Joseph m 23 PA b.1827

[per kls 2009 -reproving bbg's info on Alice Chittester] Our Aaron Thomas married Alice Chittester April 14, 1767, in Suffield Ct. This data is recorded in Suffield Church, and Suffield Vital Records, recorded in CongregationsChurch in Suffield, CT page 124. the other Aaron Thomas married Zipporah Button both of Preston on Oct 1, 1751 in Preston CT, recorded in Preston Vital Records. the only way to determine which Aaron Thomas came to Cushetunk and who his wife was is to compare all poss info and to eliminate one of these canidates. Since very few data sources exist it was also necessary to do sidewise genealogy looking at children and grand children for clues particularly for clues for the given names of the wife of Aaron Thomas, was it Alice/Elsie or Zipporah?. First note the names of the children of Aaron Thomaswho came to Damascus. Among them were Aaron b. abt 1757 in Litchfield CT where it is documented that Aaron Thomas and his wife were located prior to moving to Damascus. There also was Elsie born abt 1750 , also in Litchfield CT. There were 7 additional children, but none were named Zipporah. # To determine more about Aaron Thomas and his wife, a search was made to determine, which if any of his sons served in the Revolution, Vol 1, page 67, where it is recorded that both Aaron Thomas and Joseph Thomas his brother, served as Artificers in Capt Peter Mills Company under Lieut. Col. Luther Baldwin. It can be concluded that the Aaron that served in this citation was the son of Aaron Sr. and not Aaron Sr. himself. This conclusion is based on the age of Aaron Sr. who would have been 55 years of age at the time that his sons enlisted in 1778 , or too old to serve. Since both Aaron and Joseph are documented as being in the Revolution, Pension Records were sought for these two men. No pension was found for Aaron, which indicates that neither he, nor his dependents requested a. 2 Jul 29, 2008 pension. The pension record was found for Joseph Thomas, Pension Record # W2972. These records were obtained and examined. In the Revolutionary War Pension Records of Joseph Thomas, W2972, we find the names of Joseph Thomas' children, particularly Aaron born November 8, 1791 and Elsey born December 24, 1793. There were no children in this family named Zipporah. Also we find that Joseph Thomas married Phoebe Tyler, a daughter of Bezaleel Tyler who died at Minisink. It is also recorded that this couple, Joseph Thomas and wife Phoebe Tyler lived in Damascus, PA, and after the War moved to Great Bend, Susquehanna County, PA. From this information we find the following facts, Aaron Thomas, Sr. had 9 children, and among them a daughter named Else, and a son named Aaron, several other daughters and sons, including son Joseph, but none named Zipporah. We find that sons Aaron and Joseph served in the Revolution, enlisting in 1778. We find that son Joseph and his wife were from Damascus, PA, meaning that his brother Aaron was also, and that the parents were there too. We also find the names of all of Joseph's children listed in his pension records; there was son named Aaron (for Joseph's father), a daughter named Elsie (for his mother), and several others but none named Zipporah. From this data we know that we have Aaron Sr.'s sons, Aaron and Joseph, who were from Damascus, and can conclude that of the two Aaron Thomses who were from Connecticut, it had to be the one who married a woman named Else that came to Damascus. In order to test this conclusion, vital records were examined for the other Aaron Thomas who remained in Connecticut First we find that there was a daughter Zipporah born on Dec 11, 1753, to parents Aaron and Zipporah Thomas in Preston, CT, and recorded in the Preston Vital Records. There was also a son Aaron born Nov 16, 1754, to Aaron and Zipporah Thomas, Preston, CT, Preston Vital Records. There were no daughters named either Alice or Else or Elsie born to this couple, or any other couple with a surname of Thomas. Next, the pension records were sought for any Aaron Thomas who lived in Connecticut during the Revolution. Those of Aaron Thomas, born on Nov. 16, 1754 were located and examined. These were pension records #S35098. Note two facts, no other pension records for any Aaron Thomas who served in Connecticut were found, and the ONLY Aaron Thomas listed in the Connecticut vital records who was born on Nov. 16, 1754, was the son of Aaron Thomas and Zipporah Button. These records indicate that Aaron, son of Aaron and Zipporah resided in Connecticut during the Revolution, and that afterward, Aaron, son of Aaron and Zipporah moved to Detroit, Michigan, were he later died. From this information we know that the Aaron Thomas, who was the son of Aaron and Zipporah Button, did NOT move to Damascus, PA, nor did his parents. We also find that no children by the name of Else Thomas were born in Connecticut, suggesting that no mother named Else Thomas existed in Connecitcut at that time. We do see that a child named Zipporah Thomas was born in Connecticut in 1753 making it certain that this child's parents, Aaron and Zipporah, lived in Connecticut at that time. From the above information is is certain that the Aaron Thomas who moved to Damascus, PA had a wife named Else, and this was Else/Allice Chittester.

3/18/16 I notice on findagrave.com that you contributed some biographical information for Aaron Thomas and Alice Chittester for Aaron's burial information at the Overlook Cemetery in Milanville, PA. Can you tell me where you got the birth dates and a marriage date for Aaron and Alice? Thanks. I am a descendant of Solomon Decker and Mary Thomas. Bruce

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Elise Thomas Maiden Name: Chidester Birth Date: 17 Jun 1728 Birth Place: Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, Death Date: 1810 Death Place: Milanville, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Has Bio?: Y Spouse: Theodore F. Curry URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..