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John Watson Triplett Thom

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John Watson Triplett Thom
Member of the Virginia Senate
In office
1815
Personal details
Born(1769-11-11)November 11, 1769
Westmoreland County, Virginia, British America
DiedMay 22, 1855(1855-05-22) (aged 85)
Culpeper County, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Lucy Lewis
(died)

Abigail de Hart Mayo
(m. 1815)
Children4, including Joseph Pembroke
Occupation
  • Planter
  • politician

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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Sorley, Merrow Egerton (2000). Lewis of Warner Hall. pp. 270–272. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.