♂ 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 direct male line of the Medici family becomes extinct with the death of Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

1767


Age: 39y
1767 • Construction begins on Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina. The construction proves more expensive than initially expected, leading the government to increase local taxes. This stirs resentment among some North Carolinians and helps prolong the War of the Regulation.

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 Samuel Adams's circular letter is issued by the Massachusetts House of Representatives and sent to the other Thirteen Colonies. Refusal to revoke the letter will result in dissolution of the Massachusetts Assembly and (from October) Which incurred the institution of martial law to prevent civil unrest.
after

1801


Sep 1
1801 Portugal and Spain sign the Treaty of Badajoz; Portugal loses the city of Olivenza.

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