Lived in DeRuyter, NY. Married widow Lucinda Clark of Connecticut.
Purchased land in DeRuyter, NY in 1808 with James Derbyshire, when he was listed as “of Saratoga”.
Copy of letter from him to his "brothers" and "sisters" of 11 May 1817 talks of having married Lucinda and having her 3 youngest children living with them. They had two children of their own Patience Deborah (died 25 Jul 1816, age 3yrs 3mos 15 days) and James. Their (her?) mother was living with them on a square lot of 150 Acres, about 50 improved with 2 horses, 6 cows, 20-30 sheep and a number of young cattle. He also talks of John and Samuel who had farms. This letter has been transcribed and was obtained by Norma Hillman, who sent a copy to me. Similar information in
His letter of Feb 1848 -
William (son) is married and has 4 children. James is married and gone to Michigan where he lives on a farm with his 3 children. The girls are both married, Deborah with 2 children and Jane with 5.
Thomas (82, IRE) and Lucinda (75, CT) are listed with the family of Solomon and Susan Stephens in the 1850 census, who don’t appear to be relatives. So they may be boarders or with Quaker members.
His brother John lived nearby and his sister Jane visited often.
Some of this same information is also referenced in Henry Breed's "Pioneer History", which provides information on his family.
Using census material, 1850 US census and 1855 New York State Census, both Thomas and Lucinda died between the two census. They were Quakers, which makes determining family more difficult when referernces are made to “brothers and sisters”.
Thomas wrote his will in January 1853, and it was probated in June 1855, which only narrows the timeframe a little. In it he made no provision for his wife, so it is likely that she had predeceased him at that time.

[from History of Quaker Basin, Quaker Hill and the Eastern Part of the Township of De Ruyter and Muller Hill - from 1800 to 1900; by Henry C. Breed, Gleaner Press, 1931.]
The next place north, is what is called the Thomas Carr farm. This man came from Ireland and was a Friend or Quaker. He was one of the early settlers and well knew the hardships of life in a new country. Mr. Carr took up 150 acres of land and went to work with an iron will to subdue that portion of earth he had selected to make him a home and it was not long before he had made an opening in the wilderness sufficient to build him a log house and by steady strokes, larger clearings were made and he prospered so well in clearing his farm, he soon erected one of the best houses in this vicinity in that day.
He built three good sized barns and all were well filled with horses, cattle and sheep and more hay was cut than the barns could hold. This was all brought about as the fruits of hard labor of himself and family; the farm was all paid for long before his death and he had every thing comfortable to live and enjoy the comforts of life with his family, which consisted of two boys and two girls. The oldest boy, James, went west and settled, living there until his death.
Deborah, the oldest daughter, married Orvil Maine, the oldest son of Solomon Maine, who was a carpenter by trade. As he was passing through the country, one time where they were making pins for a building, he told them he was a carpenter and joiner, they invited him to make a pin; he accepted the invitation. They handed him the axe, telling him he might make it on that hard-head, a stone. He made the pin, sharpened it without dulling his axe, and said to them, "It is ruleable to stick the axe in the block when the pin is made," so he let it heave and started on his his way.
Orvil Maine was a carpenter and joiner by trade. Mr. Maine's folks were well known by many in this vicinity before their death, which occurred several years ago. To them were born five children: Mary, Geo., Thomas, Eliza and Jane all of whom are yet living.
The second daughter of Thomas Carr, Jane Carr, married Amos Brown, their oldest daughter, Martha Brown, married George Warren and is now living at Sheds Corners.
William Carr, the youngest son, stayed with his parents, on the farm long after they had passed away. William was well known to many who are now living in this neighborhood; he stayed on the old homestead not far from 1858 or '60, when he sold out and went west I think, to Michigan. Mr. Carr had a large family of boys and girls. Clarissa, the oldest daughter, married Richard Haggerty, whom I have mentioned before.
In speaking of Uncle Thomas Carr's family he had a brother, John, and a sister, Jane, and they all came from Dublin, Ireland.
Uncle John used to hire his board after he got old, around to the old neighbors and Aunt Jane, too, where they were suited best; Aunt Jane used to visit our house frequently.
I remember Aunt Jane very well as she was one of the best feeling old ladles I ever saw and was just as young at 75 years in her mind, as she was at 25 and I shall always remember some of her visits at my father's house and there is one saying or prophesy she made which has come to pass and that was this: she said, "the time would come when Quaker Hill would be very near unpopulated," that time has come; what we might call Quaker Hill proper, has not a family on it in January, 1900. Two families, living on the north side, Bert Rolls and Charles Rainbow.
This farm was owned a long time by Lyman Maxson, who took down the barns and moved them down on what was known as the Andrew Rook place which joins the Carr farm on the east and the two are now owned by James Dounce of New Woodstock.
The Carr farm in De Ruyter, was a “hill farm” that was eventually bought by the State of New York in the 1930s and is now part of the Three Springs State Forest.