dˈeɪvɪd tˈɑːməsᵻz lˈænd ɡɹˈænt fɹʌmðə stˈeɪt ʌv tˈɛksəs wʌz pˈoʊsthjuːməsli klˈeɪmd baɪ hɪz nˈɛfjuː ɪn wˈɛst tˌɛnəsˈiː dʒˈɑːn ˈɛdwɪn mə kˈɔːɹkəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, tˌɛnəsˈiː stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslˌeɪɾɚ ænd sˈʌn ʌv dʒˈeɪn mˈækswɛl tˈɑːməs mˈɪsɪz. ˈɛdwɪn ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ mə kˈɔːɹkəl, ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv ˈɔːl ðə nˈiːsᵻz ænd nˈɛfjuːz ʌv dˈeɪvɪd tˈɑːməs.
David Thomas's land grant from the State of Texas was posthumously claimed by his nephew in West Tennessee John Edwin McCorkle (1839–1924), Tennessee state legislator and son of Jane Maxwell Thomas (Mrs. Edwin Alexander McCorkle), on behalf of all the nieces and nephews of David Thomas.