Thomas Deaton Sr. was born in 1679 in England. Nineteen years later, in 1698, he married Mary Corrington born, and in 1701 he came to Virginia with a party of 21 other immigrants, leaving Mary behind. She arrived two years later. Their passage to America was provided by the British Crown. Mr. Anthony Winston was granted 1,079 acres in Virginia for transporting Thomas and his group, and Mr. Thomas Merriweather was granted 1,081 acres in return for bringing Mary and 21 other immigrants.
Thomas and Mary were farming in Henrico County, Virginia in 1736. In that year, Thomas Deaton was charged with being drunk. In the 1700's it was accepted that any man was entitled to four sprees per annum. A Colonel Kennon "bailed out" Thomas Deaton.
Thomas was listed in the 1760 Virginia Census in Bristol Parish of the same county, where he died in 1761. These references are found in Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia, Legal Patents and Grants. One of the oldest political subdivisions in Virginia, Henrico was the scene of the second settlement in the colony and was established in 1634 as one of the eight original shires or counties. Its first boundaries incorporated an area from which 10 Virginia counties were later formed in whole or in part, as well as the cities of Richmond, Charlottesville, and Colonial Heights. The county was named for Henry, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of King James I of England.Thomas and Mary had nine children, eight boys and one girl, all of whom were born in and around the present town of Deatonville, Virginia, in what later became Amelia County. Deatonville is East of Farmville, Virginia on State Road 616. Farmville is located in central Virginia, approximately half way between Lynchburg and Petersburg.

Children:

Thomas Elijah Deaton (M) born in 1710 in [city], Henrico, Virginia, USA

Elizabeth Deaton (F) born in 1711 in [city], [county], Virginia, USA

James Deaton (M) born in 1713 in Deatonville, Amelia, Virginia, USA

John Deaton (M) born about 1716 in Deatonville, Amelia, Virginia, USA

Elijah Deaton (M) born in 1720 in Henrico, [county], Virginia, USA

Jabez Deaton (M) born about 1727 in Deatonville, Amelia, Virginia, US

ALevi Deaton (M) born about 1730 in Deatonville, Amelia, Virginia, USA

George Deaton (M) born in 1733 in [city], Amelia, Virginia, USA

William Deaton (M) born in 1736 in Deatonville, Amelia, Virginia, USA

Nathan Deaton (M) born in 1736 in [city], Amelia, Virginia, USA