Thomas Fanning, †^^{[1, 2, 3]}

1722 - 1782  (60 years)

• Name	Thomas Fanning
  Suffix	†^
  Born	16 Nov 1722	Smithtown, Suffolk, NY   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	1F98-KFK  [4]
  Living	at the South, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 5]
  	He is known to have owned land in what is now the Village of Bellport (between the present golf course and the peat farm) in the late 1700's. It is uncertain whether he owned land further east in Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet) or South Haven.
  Misc	was a Loyalist during the American Revolution.  [1]
  	He at first was supportive of the Revolutionary cause, signing a resolution to that end on 13 Jun 1774 (the resolution contained a clause professing loyality to the King). But he apparently remained a Loyalist throughout the war, and did not support independence for the colonies. On the whole, members of the Fanning family appear to have been Loyalists, even though some were sympathetic to the protests against specific excesses of the English government.
  Religion	South Haven (Presbyterian Church), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	probably a Presbyterian.
  	It is not certain that he was a communicant member of the church, but early records indicate his association and likely attendance, perhaps because there was no "King's" church at the South in the Town of Brookhaven during the colonial period.
  Died	29 Nov 1782	Greenport, Southold, Suffolk, NY   [3, 4]
  Buried	Riverhead (Fanning Burial Grounds,), Suffolk, NY   [4]
  Person ID	I6830	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2008

  
  

  Father	James Fanning, >,   b. 30 Apr 1695, Stonington, New London, CT ,   d. 15 Apr 1779, Southold, Suffolk, NY  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Hannah Smith, "Bull" >,   b. 27 Feb 1701/2, Smithtown, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 10 Sep 1750, at sea (Atlantic Ocean)  (Age 48 years)
  Married	1718	Smithtown, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  Family ID	F2423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Horton,   b. 2 Jul 1729,   d. 10 Sep 1803  (Age 74 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1747	Southold, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  Children	1. Lydia Fanning, <,   b. 1759/60,   d. 6 Jun 1777  (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F2422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Borthwick, p. 114. [S39] Bigelow, p. 9. [S79] Smith, Tangier Family, LI REF 929.2 SMITH., p. 17. [S244] IGI - International Genealogical Index. [S44] Borthwick, p. 110, 114.