♂ Thomas Lackey Sr.

1728 - 1801

Thomas Lackey Sr.
Spouse
Agnes Leech
Agnes Leech
1730 - 1814
Children
Margaret Lackey
Margaret Lackey
1767 - 1854

Thomas Lackey was a skillful craftsmen in woodworking, being a cabinet maker and a wheelright by trade.  A descendent who remembered having seen some of his wheels said they were each fine workmanship, having his initials carved in the wood.  He was remembered as having been six feet tall, resembling George Washington.  He was well educated, serving as a scrivener that did writings for many fellow settlers.  He also served as a scout in the American Revolution.

about

1737


Age: 9y
Lackey Family Book Excerpt

immigration


Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
Immigrated from Ireland possibly with two brothers, and the Leech family, among whom Agnes and John were the only survivors of the trip.
2 Sources ⇓
1737 • The Georg August University of Göttingen is founded.

1767


Age: 39y
1767 William Tryon, governor of the Royal Colony of North Carolina, signs a contract with architect John Hawks to build Tryon Palace, a lavish Georgian style governor's mansion on the New Bern waterfront.

1768


Age: 40y

residence


Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓
Thomas Lackey and Agnes Leech, along with her brother John and his wife Martha, moved to Shenandoah Valley, settling two miles west the Natural Bridge in what is now Rockbridge County. The large outside chimney of the old home still stands.
1 Source ⇓
1768 Louis XV of France appoints René de Maupeou as chancellor and orders him to crush the judicial opposition.
after

1801


Sep 1

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