♂ 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 planet Venus passes in front of Mercury. The event is witnessed during the evening hours by the amateur astronomer John Bevis at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. As of 2006, it is still the only such planet/planet occultation that has been directly observed.

1754


Age: 26y
1754 • Surveyor William Churton lays out what will become the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina. The town is named Corbin Town for Francis Corbin, a member of the North Carolina governor's council. Corbin Town is renamed Childsburgh in 1759 and finally Hillsborough in 1766.

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 ⇓

Tags