Thomas was born on September 14th, 1740. Thomas' father was John STATON and his mother was Lydia COLSON. His paternal grandparents were Ralph STATON and Ethyeldra DORE. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Joseph, John, Lydia and Lydia. He was the oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 74 on August 18th, 1815.