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Jeremiah Thomas (found in some places written as Nehemiah), was born in Charles County, Maryland. Jeremiah Thomas and his wife Mary Thomas, spent their married life in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. He served his country in the Continental Army from August 1, 1776 to August 1779. He was a Private in Captain John Moss' Company, also designated Captain Callohill Mennis' Company, 1st Virginia Regiment, commanded successively by Col. Isaac Reed, Col. James Hendricks and Col. Richard Parker. He enlisted to serve three years. The company rolls show that he transfered about October 1778 to Captain Claiborne N. Lawson's company, same regiment. The company muster roll for August shows him to have been discharged August 1, 1779. He was the father of nine children, four sons and five daughters, all of whom were born in Harper's Ferry, grew to maturity and married there. At the time of his death, he was holding a civil office in Washington D. C. He died at his home in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in 1806.
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