Thomas Clare

• Not the same as Allen C. Clare
• Thomas Clare who shows as married Anna Clare showed as son of Thomas Clare & Martha Clare - resolved
• This Thomas Clare shows as son of George & Polly (Cox) Clare & an earlier generation, but seems more likely as the husband of Anne Gastineau after the death of his wife, Sarah Miller.
• Middle name seen of “Allen” or Abraham” without supporting data.

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Thomas Clare

• In FamilySearch Family Tree
• Name Thomas Clare
• Also known as Thomas Allen Clare
• Gender Male
• Birth 1774 Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
• Marriage Spouse: Sarah Mary Miller May 20 1794 Botetourt, Virginia, United States
• Marriage Spouse: Anne Gastineau June 11 1816 Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
• Residence 1810 Caroline, Virginia, United States
• Residence 1820 Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
• Residence 1830 Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
• Residence 1840 Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
• Death Apr 14 1845 Silex, Lincoln, Missouri, United States - NO, that’s his brother Allen

Children

1. George Clare 1795 - 1874
2. John David Clare 1797 - 1871
3. Rachel Clare 1804 - 1829
4. Daniel Clair 1810 - ?
5. Elizabeth Pew (born Clare) 1796 - 1866
6. Thomas Clare 1800 - 1860
7. Mariah "Mary" Cox (born Clare) 1807 - 1880

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LifeSketch:

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• Thomas Clare was born about 1774
• 1794 Thomas Clare, 20, married (Mary) Sarah Miller on May 20, 1794 in Botetourt, Virginia. Father of bride was John Miller. Ref: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCQ-9VW : 11 February 2018), Thomas Clare and Sarah Miller, 20 May 1794; citing Botetourt, Virginia, reference pg 74; FHL microfilm 30,734.
• 1810 U. S. Census: Thomas Clere (sic) lived in Caroline, Virginia with two males under 10, one male 26-44 (Thomas, 36), one female under 10 (Mariah, 3), and one female 16-25 (Sarah?)
• 1816 Thomas Clare, age 42, married Anna Gastineau on June 11, 1816 in Pulaski, Kentucky. Witness was Daniel Clare. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRX-7LX : accessed 12 March 2018), Thomas Clare and Anna Gastineau, 11 Jun 1816; citing , Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 804,052. < AncestryImage > Marriage Date 13 Jun 1817

Marriage Place Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

• 1820 U. S. Census: Thos. Clare lived in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, with 3 males under age 10, one male 10-16, 2 males 16-26, 2 males 45+ (Thomas, 46, and ?), 3 females under age 10, one female 10-16 (Mariah, 13), one female 16-26, one female 26-45 (Sarah? Anna?, and ?), one female 45+. Total family members was 15. Thomas held no slaves. Interestingly, none of the columns for occupation were checked: agriculture, commerce, or manufacturing.
• 1825: Mariah Clare, 18, married Franklin William Cox on November 24, 1825 in Pulaski, Kentucky with consent of father Thomas Clare, 51. Witness was James Clare. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRX-WLW : accessed 12 March 2018), Thomas Clare in entry for William Cox and Mariah Clare, 24 Nov 1825; citing , Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 804,052.
• 1830 U. S. Census: Thomas Clare, 56, lived in Pulaski County, Kentucky with two males ages 10-15, one male 50-60 (Thomas), one female under 5, one female 5-10, one female 10-15, one female 15-20, and one female 30-40 (Anna, 33), and one female 70-80. No slaves. Record states 6 household members. There were 9.
• 1840 U. S. Census: Thomas Clare, 66, lived in Pulaski, Pulaski County, Kentucky with one male between 5-10, one male 20-30, one male 50-60 (Thomas), three females 15-20, one female 40-50 (Anna, 43). No slaves, total household members was 7.

References

1. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Thomas_Clare_%2810%29
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clare-1113
3. https://gw.geneanet.org/1drjrdvm?n=clare&oc=&p=henry&_gl