Thomas A. Fisher was often shown as "Capt." Thomas Fisher.  He married 1/  12 January 1801 Frances Gordon, dtr of Margaret Gordon (Fauquier VA marriage record).  Their children were all born in Fauquier Co., Va.   Frances died April 1824.  She was probably 39 years of age.



Thomas married 2/ 9 Feburary 1825, Martha Ann Ball (Fauquier Co.,Va marriage record) Martha was a Cousin....She was the neice of  George L. Ball, a justice of the Peace.  George L Ball was witness at the wedding and gave consent for the marriage.........
Thomas and Martha lived their married life in FauquierCounty.  Thomas bought land from Steven Bowen that adjoined  "the Gorden Tract"
He had either inherited this land from his first wife, Frances Gordon, or bought it from his mother in law or France's brothers. (TEL)
Thomas left  this land to his wife Martha in his will dated 8 August 1853.  He also requested in his will that " my house and lot at Chestnut Fork" be sold, also my land known as the "Garner Tract", be sold.  Thomas Fisher died in May 1854.  His son-in-law, John Martin, and son James A. Fisher, were executors of his estate.  His wife's uncle, George L. Ball, was a witness to his will, and was present when it was presented in court on 22 May 1854. Thomas Fisher's will is recorded Fauquier VA Will BK 25:216..... In it the children were probably listed in their order of birth:  John,  Susan A. Martin,  Dade,  William G.,  Samuel,  Robert,  Elias,  Richard,  Francis,  George L.,  Margaret Hume,  Thomas H.,  James A.,  Sarah M.,  and  Mary E..(MBK)

Thomas Fisher's estate was a large and a complex one.  From the filling of his will 22 May 1854, until the final papers were filed 11 July 1876, a period of 22 years had passed.  
Thomas had 26 slaves, who were appraised as being worth $ 18,675, on December 1854.  Martha, his widow was allotted 10 slaves for herself.  Adelaide, Douglas, Judith, Martin, Rice, Daniel, Frances, Joe, Inman and Eli.  A sale of the personal efects of Thomas Fisher 
(household furnishings, tools, ect.) was held 25th and 26th of October 1854 and net sales totaled $3,469.86 1/2.  Among creditors filling a claim with Thomas Fisher's estate was *William K. Gordon, who no doubt was a relative of his first wife, * Frances Gordon........
William K. Gordon was owed $3.65 (a debt owed since1822). (TEL)

Martha Ball Fisher made her home in Warrenton, Virginia, according to the 1860 Federal census.  Her uncle, George L. Ball, also lived in Warrenton.  He did not mention Martha Ball Fisher in his will, dated 30 April 1874, so it is probable that she was already deceased at this time.  He left his"house and a lot of land (now my residence) in the town of Warrenton, also my bedstead, bed and bedding, bureau, looking glass and all my household and kitchen furniture" to his black servant, Adelaide Brown.  This he considered "compensation to her for her services and attention to me during sickness and the decreptitude and infirmity incident to my advanced age."   George L. Ball bequeathed the "residue of my property and estate" to Helen Fisher, wife of his great nephew, James A. Fisher.  In his will, George L. Ball also directed that he be buried beside his parents " on the farm of my friend, Lewis Shumate."  When he died in the latter half of 1875, he was probably well into his nineties.

It is not known where Thomas Fisher and Martha Ball Fisher are buried.  It is possible that one or the other, or both were buried with George L. Ball's parents on the Shumate Farm, as his parents were Martha's grandparents.