dˈeɪvɪd tˈɑːməsᵻz mˈʌðɚɹ ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ wʌzðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi wˈɔːɹ sˈoʊldʒɚ dʒˈɑːn pˈɜːviəns ʌv ɹˈoʊən kˈaʊnti, hˌuː mˈæɹid mˈɛɹi dʒˈeɪn wˈæsən.
David Thomas's mother Elizabeth was the daughter of American Revolutionary War soldier John Purviance of Rowan County, who married Mary Jane Wasson.