John Pledger Thomas was born 18 December 1787 in Marlboto County, South Carolina, United States to Nathan Thomas (1762-1842) and Nancy Bingham (1763-1808) and died 8 April 1823 Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Covington (1789-1830) 1810 in Pender, Marlboro County, South Carolina.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Daniel Monroe Thomas (1809-1894) | |||
| Nathan Thomas (1811-1889) | |||
| Ann Bingham Thomas (1813-1887) | 1 April 1813 Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States | 24 November 1887 Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona, United States | Benjamin Lynn Clapp (1814-1865) |
| Daniel Thomas (1815-1848) | |||
| Susan Newman Thomas (1818-1849) | |||
| Elizabeth Ann Thomas (1820-1847) | 21 April 1820 Marlboro, Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States | 7 December 1847 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Robert Dockery Covington (1815-1902) |
| John Pledger Thomas (1822-1861) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nathan Bingham Thomas (1785-1850) | |||
| John Pledger Thomas (1787-1823) | 18 December 1787 Marlboto County, South Carolina, United States | 8 April 1823 Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States | Sarah Covington (1789-1830) |
| Thomas Sands Thomas (1794-) | |||
| Elizabeth Thomas (1795-1825) | |||
| Lewis Thomas (1796-1885) | |||
| Anna Thomas (1799-1867) | |||
| Joel Thomas (1801-1887) | |||
| Philip Thomas (1805-1883) | |||
| Cecelia Steward Thomas (1808-1879) | |||