22-2020. Uncertain. Thomas Lloyd
Was he a Revolutionary War Soldier or Not?
Thomas Lloyd is my 4th great grandfather.
The extensive Lloyd files that I inherited contain information that he was a Revolutionary War solider.
In the 1840 Census of Grainger County, Thomas Loyd is not listed as a pensioner for Revolutionary war or military service.
I believe this note is from Angeline Lloyd Aldrich: Thomas Lloyd, Revolutionary soldier, was appointed Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, April 9, 1781 and served to April 17, 1785 in the North Carolina Brigade.
Angeline was the great granddaughter of Thomas. Angeline was approved for admission to the Daughter of the American Revolution (DAR) in 1924.
Thomas Lloyd’s grave in Grainger County, Tennessee was photographed in the 1920’s by Angeline Lloyd when she made a genealogy trip to Tennessee. I would suspect she made the genealogy trip to research information for her application to DAR.
Angeline Lloyd Aldrich
Thomas’s grave in Grainger County, Tennessee was honored on 30 April 1954 as a Revolutionary War soldier. It is interesting that several of his descendants attended the ceremony. Since he had 12 children, I suspect some descendants were living in Tennessee at that time.
Thomas Lloyd's headstone
The newspaper article in The Knoxville Journal, Friday, April 30, 1954
Military information on Thomas Lloyd. Is it accurate? More research is needed. The children are correct but I need further confirmation on his military service. This record is the first time I ever saw a middle initial used. The family files of information do not have a middle name or initial.
Lloyd, Thomas S (b 12-26-1763 NC/d 4-15-1857 Grainger Co.) Bur in Lloyd Family Cem on farm of Henry Cabbage at Rutledge, TN, 4 mi S Rutledge on Hwy to Jefferson City, TN. Grave marked 1856. Rev. Sol. appointed Lt 4-9-1781 in NC Brigade. Served to 4-17-1785. m 1785 MARTHA JANE McCULLOUGH b 1-8-1768/d 4-28-1785 and bur near Rutledge, TN. Ch: George; James b 12-4-1787 m 1820 Elizabeth McNair; John b 8-22-1796 m Nancy Walker; Elizabeth b 1798 m Charles Cates; Robert b 10-17-1800 m Sarah Gibbs; Anna b 2-20-1803 m Benjamin Mitchell; Deborah m Pierce Cody; Joseph; Abner; Polly.
Ref: DAR #447538; Office of Sec. of State, NC TN DAR 41-41 Yearbook, p 102; SR 41-42, 42-43
Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution, Buried in Tennessee 1974, complied by Lucy Womack Bates, Chairman. revised 1979 by Helen Crawford Marsh. Published by Tennessee Society, NSDAR pages 106-107
Yet the DAR will not allow any other descendants to join under his name until further and accurate military service is documented.
I am uncertain if Thomas Lloyd actually served in the Revolutionary War. Genealogists have been looking for his parents, including Angeline. We are uncertain about so much of Thomas Lloyd’s history.
