 Thomas Rector, son of Benjamin Rector and Sarah Kerr.Born Jan 26, 1774 at Rectortown,Virginia, died 1825, 50 or 51 years Married Oct 2, 1798 at Virginia (26 or 27 years married) to:  Anna Shacklett, daughter of Edward Shacklett and Elizabeth Rector.Born Feb 15, 1783, died Mar 18, 1870, 87 years Child: 1. Enoch RectorBorn 1804 at Virginia Enoch had several horses comandeered during the Civil War by the U.S. Quartermaster Department. At one point he wrote a scathing letter to Governor Boreman, complaining that the soldiers were drunk. (Source: H. E. Matheny, "Wood County, WV in Civil War Times", Parkersburg: Trans-Allegheny Books, Inc. 1987, Pages 344-345) | |||