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'''Thomas Crawford St Clair Jr'''

Writen and copyright by Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], Professional Genealogist.  This page has been paid for by a descendent of Thomas St Clair.

Thomas St Clair was born about 1805 in Kentucky, the son of Thomas Crawford St Clair by his wife Nancy Wood.  Thomas and Nancy appear to have had at least eight children, and most if not all of the family relocated to the Northwest Corner of Arkansas by 1830 if not a few years earlier.  There is an 1828 Tax List for Crawford County, Arkansas in which a Thomas St Clair appears.

Thomas Jr married a woman named Winnifred "Winnie" probably by 1825 if we allow her to be the mother of all his subsequent children.  She survived him and is named as his widow in his probate papers.

==Primary documents==
*Mentioned in Court Minutes
**Session Monday 15 Jul 1838 County Court Minutes "Thomas St Clair"
**Session 18 Apr 1843 Probate Court Minutes "Elizabeth St Clair" 
**Session 19 Oct 1847 Probate Court Minutes "Thomas C St Clair"
*Loose Probate Packet, "Thomas St Clair", printed from the original images by Will Johnson

==Secondary sources==
*''Probate Papers, Franklin County, Arkansas'', compiled by Virginia McPhail, privately published, Copyright 2001. Page 171:
*St Clair, Thomas C -- deceased
#Winney St Clair appointed administratrix 23 Jan 1857 with a bond of $6000
#John Carrelton received in full $6 for making the coffin
#Bill from W A Linthicum for visits for "self" and family from 30 Jul 1856 through Jan 9 1857 for $77.50
#Chancery Court Case: John W St Clair vs George W St Clair, Lorenzo D St Clair, Thomas St Clair of Yell Co, Samuel and Sallie (St Clair) Larrence, Polly St Clair, John and Nancy J (St Clair) Brower, Winney A, Henry H and Larrence St Clair.<blockquote>John St Clair, son of Thomas C, in 1848 had a patent on land from the U.S. Government as did his father Thomas C.  In 1848 they exchanged tracts of land with a verbal agreement.  John improved and cultivated the land.  Although they always intended to make this legal they neglected to do so.  John has repeatedly applied to the defendants to convey the land in fee simple to him legally but they have refused to comply.  4 Aug 1859 (There is no conclusion to this case in the packet.)</blockquote>

[[Category:Franklin County, Arkansas]]