Muhlenberg County Kentucky

Old Muhlenberg Map

Family Group Records

Capt. Thomas Stokes & Sarah Reynolds

Capt. Thomas Stokes
Birth: Abt. 1766, Frederick County, Virginia
Marriage 1: Rebecca Alcorn, 3 Aug 1794, Mercer County, Kentucky
Marriage 2: Mrs. Sarah Reynolds Anthony, Jan 1820, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Death: 22 Aug 1844, Powderly, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Related: Burial; Will
Father: John[?] Stokes
Mother: Catherine Timmons[?]

Spouse 1: Rebecca Alcorn
Birth: Abt. 1766
Death: Abt. 1816

Biographical note: At the time of their marriage, Rebecca Alcorn was at least 21 years of age. Macy Timmons signed the bondy as surety.

Thomas Stokes and Rebecca Alcorn had at least 4 children: Frances (1800-1875) and 3 other unknown children.

Spouse 2: Sarah Reynolds
Birth: 1785
Marriage 1: Phillip Anthony
Marriage 2: Thomas Stokes, Jan 1820, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Death: 7 Mar 1874, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Related: Burial
Father: Joseph Chattin Reynolds
Mother: Frances [unknown]

Biographical note: Sarah Reynolds was first married to Phillip Anthony (no marriage record found) either in Muhlenberg or Hopkins County. He died in 1817, leaving her with four children, Thomas Jefferson Anthony, Mary Anthony Cobb, Rosanna Anthony Jenkins and Catherine Anthony Harrison. All children were minors at the time.

She then married Thomas Stokes in Hopkins County in January 1820; there is a marriage record between Thomas Stokes and Sarah Anthony in that county. Probate documents filed in Hopkins County long after his death, specifically a probate accounting dated 1827 but filed in 1838, prove that Sarah Anthony Stokes, is this individual: in the documents, Thomas Stokes claims money and is listed as the husband of the widow. Thomas Jefferson Anthony witnessed the will of his stepfather in 1844.

Children of Thomas Stokes & Sarah Reynolds:

  1. John Allen Stokes
    Born: 26 Oct 1823, Kentucky
    Married: Susan Elizabeth Reynolds, 28 Jan 1854, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
    Died: 1 Apr 1905, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
    Related: Family Group Record

  2. James Callaway Stokes
    Born: 1826
    Died: 1900

  3. Lafayette A. Stokes
    Born: 1829
    Married: Rosanna Laurette Boggess, 1867, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
    Died: 1906

Contributed by Emily Rowe

Updated January 24, 2020