Thomas Shipp, Sr

   Thomas was recommended as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Second Batallion of Mechlenburg Militia (VA); he was sworn in on 9 Mar 1778. Later recommended for 1st Lt. on 8 Mar 1779 and was serving as a Captain of Militia from 1799 to 1781. It is possible that he was present at the Battle of Yorktown.

Thomas abandoned his family in Georgia and returned to Halifax Co. VA circa 1800. He made a trip back to Georgia in 1801/02 in order to dispose of land and to draw up a "marriage contract", in which he dissolves the marriage after 28 years. In 1802,

   he remarried, to a young widow in Halifax Co. VA and they had several children.

"Material on this family was sent by Paul D. Wilson, 1857 Rand St., Ft. Worth, TX 76103 and by Donald E. Shipp, Jr. 524 Turtle Creek, Shreveport, LA 71115"...Ralph Shipp, abt 1978.