Thomas was born at
Chester Co., South Carolina, on 29 August 1798. He was the son of
John McDill and
Mary Bonner. He married
Margaret "Peggy" Moffatt at
Chester Co., South Carolina, in 1830. Thomas was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at
Chester Co., South Carolina. Thomas was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at
Chester Co., South Carolina. Thomas was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at
Hazelwood Twp., Chester Co., South Carolina. Thomas died on 10 May 1883 at
South Carolina at age 84. His body was interred in May 1883 at
Hopewell, Chester Co., South Carolina, at Moffatt-Strong-McDill Cemetery.