Thomas WALLACE

1730 - 1778  (48 years)

• Name	Thomas WALLACE
  Birth	1730	Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	5484F70B36E54D10BC5C1CFE56A54026E5ED
  Death	28 Feb 1778	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Burial	Independence Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I12014	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	John WALLACE,   b. Scotland d. 11 Oct 1781, Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland d. 1778, Ireland
  Family ID	F6096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary ST. CLAIR,   b. Abt 1730   d. 1768, Ireland (Age ~ 38 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1755	Ireland
  Children	1. John WALLACE,   b. 16 Apr 1755, Tobermore, County Derry, Ireland d. 21 Sep 1825, Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (Age 70 years)   2. Charles WALLACE,   b. 15 Sep 1760, Ireland d. 15 May 1842, Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F6070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Ann BLACK   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Aft 1769	Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Sarah WALLACE,   b. 27 Jun 1771, Chester County, Pennsylvania d. 26 Oct 1806 (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F6071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 3	Jane BELL,   b. 1737   d. 8 Jan 1821 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1771
  Children	1. Mary WALLACE,   b. Bef 1769   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Thomas WALLACE,   b. 26 Apr 1777, Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania d. 26 Oct 1806 (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F6072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Married Ann Black after his removal in 1769 from Tobermore, Ireland following the death of Mary St. Clair. Came to America with his three children. MILITARY: Was drafted during the Revolutionary War and was fatally wounded in a cavalry skirmish in Bucks County. He died Feb. 24 1788, in Germantown Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Was buried in Independence square, Philadelphia, PA, where Gen. Howe interred many dead soldiers.Thomas migrated to America in 1769. During the Revolutionary War he served as a private in the 5th Battalion of Chester Co. PA. and was fatally wounded on Feb 27, 1778 in a skirmish with the enemy between Valley Forge and Philadelphia during a raid for provisions for the starving soldiers at Valley Forge. After being taken prisoner by the British in Bucks Co. he died in the Germantown Hospital in Philadelphia a few days later. His remains are supposed to be buried in Independence Square where General Howe interred many dead soldiers.