Captain John Thomas and one of John Cotton's daughters who was John Thomas' wife, had a son named MICAJAH born 2/13/1725. He married Colonel Benjamin Hawlcins' (U.S. Senator) sister, ANN. Micajah Thomas Jr. represented Nash County in the General Assembly 1784-87. He died 9/1788. He gave, in his will, legacies to Bennett, George Boddie and Solomon Cotton. Solomon was the son of James Cotton and grandson of John Cotton.
ref: (Boddie Vol. 3)
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Edge. Co (Halifax) Db 4, page 13, deed date 26 Nov 1750, recorded Feb
Ct 1750 (sic), Samuel Williams to Micajah Thomas for 27 pds VA, a tract
(274 acres) on both sides of Peachtree Creek, being all that tract
granted to the said Samuel Williams dated 21 Mar 1749, signed Samuel
Williams, wit Duncan Lamon, Edw Moore, proved by Edw Moore, Esq.

Edgecombe County,NC. 18 Feb. 1764. DB C, page 196. DAVID MANN to MICAJAH THOMAS, both of Edgecombe County, NC, 200 acres on south side of Fountain’s Branch, part of a tract granted to WILLIAM BRASWELL bearing date 21 March 1742 conveyed by him to HENRY BECKWORTH by deed and by BECKWORTH to DAVID MANN by deed dated 21 Feb. 1750; also 75 acres on both sides of Maple Branch, part of a Granville grant to WILLIAM RICKS on 25 March 1752, conveyed by RICKS to DAVID MANN by deed dated 25 May 1752. Witnesses: NATHAN BODDIE, STEPHAN BATCHELOR, & THOMAS POLLARD.

Edge. Co. Db C, page 318, deed date 16 Jan 1765, recorded Jul Ct 1765,
THOMAS HEARSAY, Blaton Co, NC (Bladen Co?), to Micajah Thomas, Edge. Co
for 200 pds, a tract on the north side of Tar River it being all that tract of land granted by Gabriel Johnston, Esq to the said Thomas Kersey, dated 1 Mar (1743), beginning at a hickory on the river above the mouth of (? Branch) then north 45 west 213 poles to the center of three trees then north 45 east 300 poles to a pine then south 45 east
134 poles to a (bank) on the river then down the various courses of said river to the first station, containing in the hole 400 acres, signed Thos Kersey, wit (?? Williams), Sarah Williams (X), Dun Lamon (proved). Abstracted 23 Sep 07, NCA film C.037.40002, CTC.
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My Note (BJC): According to Virginia Historical Genealogies, by John Bennett Boddie, 1954: Thomas- Isle of Wight County Virginia and Nash County N. C., page 219: Micajah Thomas' Bible is now in the possesion of Mrs. Jenkins Cooper of Nashville, NC. "Captain Micajah Thomas deceased NOVEMBER 14, 1769" He did not make his will until 04 Dec 1769.


Will of Micajah Thomas, Sr.
St. Mary's Parish, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
W: 04 DEC 1769, P: Feb Ct 1770

being sick and weak of body

Wife: Mourning-side saddle and bridle, beds, Negroes Penezer and his wife Moll and their two sons Penezer and Ben, also Isaac and his wife Venus, also Lidia, Allick, Broomfield, Peter and his wife Jenny, also Ned, Jacob, Sam, Henry, all for her lifetime or widowhood, also lend her the use of my plantation where I now live as well as the use of another plantation on the Tar River I bought of THOMAS HERSEY, also the use of another plantation I bought from Thomas Pollard, for her lifetime or widowhood.
(Note: Boddie in Virginia Historical Genealogies, page 220, replaced THOMAS HERSEY with THOMAS KEARNEY(BJC)

Dau: Bathsheba-Negroes Bossom and his wife Kate, Abraham, Hazzard, Addo, Rose, Violet, Dina, Jeffrey, Jesse, Jenny, and two tracts of land I bought of William Harrin on Peachtree Creek containing 1340 acres, also another tract I bought of Willoughby Tucker containing 200 acres on Back Swamp, also a tract I bought of Peter Hedgepeth on the Back Swamp containing 100 acres, also a tract I entered and surveyed adj. the land I bought from Hedgepeth but not deeded, also a tract on the drains of Back Swamp, and Pig Basket (Pig Basket was near Stony Creek in Nash County), entered and surveyed but not deeded, also a tract I bought of Joshua Wombell containing 700 acres lying on a ridge, also a tract I bought of Thomas Richardson containing 560 acres also my cattle at the plantation I bought of Hardiman, and Harris.

Son: Micajah all my lands not already mentioned, also Negroes Cambridge, Lewis, Cull, Bob, Will, Tonny, Mitchel, Dick, Sam called Sam Murdin, and Sambo.

Son: Micajah-all my store goods and reversion of all Negroes and furniture loaned to my wife.

Exec: friends Elisha Battle, Sr., Nathan Boddy
Wit: Duncan Lamon, Nathan Boddie, William Boddie

(Wills of Edgecombe County, 1732-1792, Golden West Marketing, page 83-84.)