Thomas L. Moody and Thankful McCuiston

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Thankful McCuiston

Note The McCuistion genealogy published in 1937 states "In the Guilford County marriages is Thankful McCuiston, who married 3 November 1802, John Moody; she might have been one of these daughters [referring to Thomas McCuiston, 1755-1774 Note 1], or the oldest daughter of Moses, or a daughter of John and Dorcas. Joseph McCuiston is on the marriage bond." JFA: the marriage record is for Thankful and THOMAS Moody, not JOHN Moody).

Children of Thomas L. Moody and Thankful McCuiston

  1. Isaac Newton Moody Sr.
  2. John Moody
  3. Elijah W. Moody
  4. Anna Moody

Note 1: The McCuiston history reports that this Thomas McCuiston and at least some of his family were among the McCuistons migrating west to what became Jefferson County, TN. I can find no records of the Thomas McCuiston who went to Jeffferson County except in the McCuiston history. Although Thankful could possibly be one of his daughters, it seems unlikely.

Thomas L. Moody

Marriage to Thankful McCuiston: 3 Nov 1802, Guilford Co., NC

From Fredric Saunders (likely correct but only partially verified by JFA): "Thomas L. MOODY was the bondsman on 1 July 1829 in Shelby Co., TN for the marriage of Joseph IVANS and Mariah ROBERTSON, and on 26 July 1830 for William CARTER and Elizabeth LOVELL. Thomas L. MOODY secondly married in Shelby Co., TN to Nelly HANNAH, having a marriage bond there on 5 March 1830, with the J.P.'s return that they married 9 June. His signature on the three Shelby Co., TN bonds is an exact match for his signature on an 1821 bastardy bond of Samuel THOMPSON in Guilford Co., NC where Thomas L. MOODY was his security, and in Guilford County for the 1827 marriages of Isaac N. MOODY (his son) to Jane McCUISTION and Elvis GRESHAM to Fanny JUSTICE, where he signed as bondsman."

1810GuNCp302: 20010 // 10001 (same page as Elijah Witty (Jr?)

1820GuNCp84: 010010 // 31110 Almost certainly our Thomas L. (only one son in family)

1820StTNp122: Our Thomas Moody? Very unlikely.

1830 ShelbyTN: T.L. Moody, 50-60, 2 females in household; one would be second wife if Mr. Saunders is correct.