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James Thornburgh
Born: 12 April 1745 in New Garden,
Guilford County, North Carolina
Died:
Mother: Abigail Brown
Father: Thomas Thornburgh
Married: Mary Ruth Moon, 14 Jun 1769 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Born: 16 January 1751/52 in Hopewell, Frederick County, Virginia
Died: 01 July 1830 in New Garden, Guilford County, North CarolinaMother: Susanna Beeson
Father: Richard Moon
Children:
- Richard
Married: Judith Stanley 16 May 1798 in New Garden MM, Guilford County, North Carolina
- Susanna (Susan)
b. 23 February 1780, New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina - Abigail
b. 08 January 1783 - Ann
b. 27 February 1787, New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina - Mary
b. 10 December 1787, New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina - Martha
b. 27 February 1791, New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina
Married: George Beard 06 July 1814 in New Garden MM, Guilford County, North Carolina
- Nathan
b. 31 August 1793
Sources and Additional Information:
Subject: THORNBOURGH/RAYL Query
Date: 3/23/2001 4:09:41 AM GMT Standard Time
From: WillFarr@home.com (William P. Farrington)
To: JRogers722@aol.com
Jerry, I don't know if I got this correctly in. Susanna was the daughter of James and Mary THORNBRUGH as, hopefully, shown in the two images I pasted from vol.1, p.578 of the Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy by Hinslaw.
William
Chapter 8
Thornburgh Family
The Thornburgh family is connected to the Stuart family [Chapter 6] by the marriage of Susannah Thornburgh/Thornborough to Isaac Stuart on 8 May 1770 in Guilford County, North Carolina. The Stuart family is connected to the Curry family by the marriage of Louisa M. Stuart to Thomas Jefferson Curry about 1855, and probably in Arkansas. The Curry family is connected to the Manly family through the marriage of Elizabeth Rebecca Curry to John James Bell Manly [Chapter 2] on 16 November 1881 in Grimes County, Texas. The Manly family is then connected to the Wingard family [Chapter 1] through the marriage of Minnie Estelle Manly to George Franklin Wingard, Sr., on 11 March 1922.
The Thornburgh name is spelled variously, and almost interchangeably: Thornburgh; Thornburg, Thornborough, and even Thornbury.
Almost all of the early family information, below, was obtained from the Mormon Church, or Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Internet web site. We will use this as a skeleton on which to build our Thornburgh family history as time and resources become available.
John Thornburg was the progenitor of our Thornburgh family. He was born about 1370 in Lancashire, England. He married Elizabeth Pierpoint, and they were the parents of only one known son:
1. William Thornburg; b. ca. 1390 in Lancashire, England; m. Catherine Hilton
It is not known when or where John or Elizabeth (Pierpoint) Thornburg died.
William Thornburg was born about 1390, son of John Thornburg and Elizabeth Pierpoint. He married Catherine Hilton, and they were the parents of only one known son:
1. Thomas Thornburg; b. ca. 1410 in England; m. Jane Dalton
It is not known when or where William or Catherine (Hilton) Thornburg died.
Thomas Thornburg, son of William Thornburg and Catherine Hilton, was born about 1410 in England. He married Jane Dalton, and they were the parents of only one known son:
1 Henry Thornburg; b. ca. 1430 in England; m. Elinor Musgrave
It is not known when or where Thomas or Jane (Dalton) Thornburg died.
Henry Thornburg was born about 1430, son of Thomas Thornburg and Jane Dalton. He married Elizabeth Booth, and they were the parents of only one known son:
1 William Thornburg; b. ca. 1450 in Lancashire, England; m. Elinor Musgrave
It is not known when or where Henry or Elizabeth (Booth) Thornburg died.
William Thornburg, son of Henry Thornburg and Elizabeth Booth, was born about 1450 at Hamsfeld, Lancashire, England. He married Elinor Musgrave.
William and Elinor (Musgrave) Thornburg were the parents of only one known son:
1. William Thornburg; b. ca. 1470 in Lancashire, England; m. Elizabeth Broughton ca. 1490
It is not known when or where William or Elinor (Musgrave) Thornburg died.
William Thornburg was born about 1470, son of William Thornburg and Elinor Musgrave. About 1490 he married Elizabeth Broughton (b. ca. 1470 in Lancashire, England).
William and Elizabeth (Broughton) Thornburg were the parents of two known children:
1 Ann Thornbury; b. ca. 1490 in Lancashire, England
2 Rowland Thornburg; b. ca. 1500 at Hamsfeld, Lancashire, England; m. Margaret Middleton
It is not known when or where either William or Elizabeth (Broughton) Thornburg died.
Rowland Thornburg, son of William Thornburg and Elizabeth Broughton, was born about 1500 in Hamsfeld, Lancashire, England. He married Margaret Middleton.
Rowland and Margaret Middleton Thornburg were the parents of only one known son:
1 William Thornborough; b. ca. 1511-1527 at Hamsfeld Hall, Hamsfeld, Lancashire, England; d. 18 Nov 1552; m. Thomasine Bellingham ca. 1540
It is not known where or when Rowland Thornburg died. Margaret Middleton Thornburg died on 21 January 1570.
William Thornborough was born about 1511/1527 at Hamsfeld Hall, Hamsfeld, Lancashire, England, the son of Rowland Thornburg and Margaret Middleton. About 1540 he married Thomasine Bellingham (b. ca. 1515 in Burneshead, Westmoreland, England), daughter of Robert Bellingham (b. ca. 1500 in Burneshead, England).
William and Thomasine (Bellingham) Thornborough were parents of the following known children:
1. Rowland Thornburgh; b. ca. 1541 at Hamsfeld, Lancaster, England; d. 12 Jun 1557
2. Margaret Thornburgh; b. ca. 1543 at Hamsfeld, Lancaster, England
3. Thomasin Thornburgh; b. ca. 1545 at Hamsfeld, Lancaster, England
4. Cecily Thornburgh; b. ca. 1547 at Hamsfeld, Lancaster, England
5. William Thornburg; b. ca. 1547 at Hamsfeld, Lancashire, England; d. ca. 1611; m. Etheldred Audrey Carus ca. 1566
6. Dorothy Thornburgh; b. ca. 1549 at Hamsfeld, Lancaster, England
7. Nicholas Thornborough; b. ca. 1550
William Thornborough died 18 November 1552. Thomasine (Bellingham) Thornborough died 16 August 1582 at Kendall, Westmoreland, England.
William Thornburg was born about 1547 in Hansfeld, Lancashire, England, the son of William Thornburgh and Thomasine Bellingham. He married Etheldred Audrey Carus (b. ca. 1566 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England), daughter of Thomas Carus (b. ca. 1527 in Lancashire, England; d. 1571).
William and Etheldred Audrey (Carus) Thornburg were the parents of only one known child:
1. Rowland Thornburg; b. ca. 1600 in Hansfeld, Lancashire, England; m. Jane Dalton
William Thornburg died about 1611. Etheldred Audrey (Carus) Thornburg died 3 Mary 1596 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England.
Rowland Thornburg, son of William Thornburg and Etheldred Audrey Carus, was born about 1600 in Hansfeld, Lancashire, England. His wife was Jane Dalton, born about 1600, daughter of Thomas Dalton (b. ca. 1566 in Thurnham, Lancashire, England).
Rowland and Jane (Dalton) were the parents of the following known children:
1. William Thornburgh; b. ca. 1620 in England; m. Catherine Langtree ca. 1641
2. John Thornburgh; b. ca. 1622 in England
3. Rowland Thornburgh; b. ca. 1624 in England
4. Francis Thornburgh; b. ca. 1626 in England
5. Etheldred Thornburgh; b. ca. 1628 in England
6. Jane Thornburgh; b. ca. 1630 in England
7. Anne Thornburgh; b. ca. 1632 in England
8. Thomasine Thornburgh; b. ca. 1634 in England
It is not known when or where Rowland or Jane (Dalton) Thornburg died.
William Thornburgh was born ca. 1620 [20 June 1599] in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, the son of Rowland Thornburg and Jane Dalton. About 1641 he married Catherine Langtree (b. ca. 1620 in Lancashire, England), the daughter of Edward Langtree.
[Comment: The LDS web site lists William's birth date as 20 June 1599, and as "ca. 1620." Only the latter will fit.]
William and Catherine (Langtree) Thornburgh were parents of the following known chil-dren:
1 Rowland Thornburg; b. ca. 1642 in Lancashire, England
2 Richard Thornburgh; b. ca. 1643 in Lancashire, England
3 Charles Thornburgh; b. ca. 1645 in Lancashire, England; m. Elizabeth Leyburne ca. 1645 in England
4 Elizabeth Thornburgh; b. ca. 1649 in Lancashire, England
5 Catherine Thornburgh; b. ca. 1651 in Lancashire, England
It is not known when or where either William or Catherine (Langtree) Thornburgh died.
Charles Thornburgh was born about 1645 in Lancashire, England, the son of William Thornburgh and Catherine Langtree. About 1645 he married Elizabeth Leyburne in England.
Elizabeth Leyburne was born about 1645 in Cunswick, England, the daughter of Thomas Leyburne and Dorothy Lascelles (b. ca. 1620 in Witherslack, Lancashire, England). Thomas Leyburne was born about 1618 in Cunswick, England, the son of John Leyburne and Catherine Carns (or Carus). He died in 1674 in England. John Leyburne was born about 1600 in Halton, England, the son of William Leyburne (b. ca. 1574 in Westmoreland, England) and Jane Bradley (b. ca. 1578 in Beetham, Westmoreland, England).
The known children of Charles and Elizabeth (Leyburne) Thornburgh were:
1 Richard Thornburgh; b. ca. 1658; d. 1715 in Balore, Maryland
2 Robert Thornborough; b. ca. 1661 in Lancashire, England; d. Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland; m. Sarah Jackson 25 Jul 1685 in Ulster Province, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland
3 Edward Thornbrough; b. ca. 1667 in Lancashire, England
4 Edward Thornburgh; b. bef. 1688 in Lancashire, England
It is not known when or where either Charles Thornburgh or Elizabeth (Leyburne) Thornburgh died.
Robert Thornborough, son of Charles Thornburgh and Elizabeth Leyburne, was born about 1661 in Lancashire, England. On 25 July 1685 he married Sarah Jackson in Ulster Province, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland.
"Robert Thornborough of Old Castle MM in 1685; imprisoned for not paying tithes in 1715. Of Lurgan MM, County Armagan, Ireland. He married about 7th month 1685 to Sarah Jackson of Cootehill, County, Cavan, Ireland, possibly the daughter of Anthony Jackson."
Robert and Sarah (Jackson) Thornborough were parents of the following known children:
1. Judith Thornborough; b. 1687 at Cootehill, Cavan, Armagh, Ireland
2. Walter Thornborough; b. ca. 1688 at Cootehill, Cavan, Armagh, Ireland
3. Thomas Thornbrough; b. ca. 1690 at Lurgin, Cootehill, Ireland
4. Edward Thornborough; b. 1691 in Cootehill, Cavan, Armagh, Ireland; d. 28 Dec 1734 in Warwick, Lancaster Co., Pa.; m. Sarah Mary Hannah Haman in 1708 at the Lurgan Monthly Meeting, County Armagh, Ireland
It is not known when either Robert or Sarah (Jackson) Thornborough died, though both are thought to have died in Ulster Province, Cootehill, Cavan, Ireland.
For a bit of insight into why Robert Thornborough moved from England to Ireland, the following very relevant summary was found on the Internet:
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"Robert Thornborough and his brother Edward emigrated to Ireland from England. Robert married Sarah Jackson in about 1685. Their sons Edward, Thomas and Walter were born in Ireland and lived there until they emigrated to America between 1714 and 1726. These sons of Robert are the ancestors of most Thornburg families who are in the United States now (including Thornburgh, Thorn-borough, Thornberry and other variations of the name). I have long been curious as to why the Thornbor-ough family found themselves in Ireland between the 1680's and the 1720's. Was it political changes in England? Were they escaping from religious oppression?
"The following list of historical facts help give me an understanding of why the Thornborough's had reason enough to leave England.
· "Robert Thornborough's early ancestors in England were Catholic and at one time were people of position and wealth.
· "Certain British royalty found reason to be at odds with the Catholic Church (volumes have been written about this)
· "In 1609 the six northern counties of Ireland (Ulster) were confiscated by the English government and settled with English and Scottish immigrants.
· "1611: publication of the King James version of the Bible.
· "1625-1649: reign of Charles I (son of King James) which included forced loans from taxpayers and later a statute that required landholders to be knighted. To be knighted required a large fee; to refuse meant a steep fine.
· "1636-1641: Robert's grandfather, William Thornburgh, was forced to sell most of his inherited holdings and estates.
· "1646: George Fox started first Quaker churches in England.
· "Robert's father, Charles, and his Uncle Richard became followers of George Fox.
· "1654: the Quaker movement started in Ireland.
· "1661: Parliament enacts Clarendon Code to penalize Puritans, Dissenters and Roman Catholics.
· "1663: George Fox went to Cartmel, England, where he held meetings and was jailed three times.
· "Additional Quaker Meetings formed in Ulster with Thornburgh(s) mentioned in the minutes.
· "1686: Robert married in Ireland (Ulster Province) as a Quaker.
· "1715: Robert imprisoned apparently for not paying 'tythes'
"After collecting this information, and after starting to compose my own theory on how the Thornboroughs were affected by the events of their time, and why they might have left England, I found a quote from the work of Dwight Thornburg that pretty concisely answers the question.
"'Some members of the Cartmel and Kendal families became ardent followers of George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers) during the years 1663 to 1700; and some were forced or induced by religious persecutors to leave the environs of Cartmel. Robert Thornburgh or Thornborough was one of those early escapees (or departees, if you like). His record in Cotehill and later in Monaghan both evidenced his strong pro-Quaker activities and church promi-nence.'"
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Edward Thornborough was born in 1691 in Cootehill, Cavan, Armagh, Ireland, the son of Robert Thornborough and Sarah Jackson. In 1708 he married Sarah Mary Hannah Haman of Lurgan Monthly Meeting, County Armagh, Ireland.
[Comment: Note in the will of Edward Thornborough that follows, he names his wife as Jean! Jean/Jane may very well have been a second wife, and she may not have been the mother of his children. We simply do not know.]
Edward and Sarah Mary Hannah (Haman) Thornborough were parents of the following known children:
1. George Thornborough; b. ca. 1701 in Lancaster Co., Pa.
2. Jean Thornburg; b. ca. 1712 in Lancaster Co., Pa.
3. Edward Thornburg; b. ca. 1713 in Lancaster Co., Pa.
4. William Thornburgh; b. ca. 1714 in Hopewell, Frederick Co., Va.; d. 12 Feb 1786 in Guil-ford Co., NC
5. Thomas Thornbrough; b. 10 Jul 1715 in Cootehill, Cavan, Ireland; d. 9 Mar 1797 in Guil-ford Co., NC (buried 11 Mar 1797 at the New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford Co., NC); m. Abigail Brown at Middle Creek, Frederick Co., Va.
'1740/1, 1,18. Thomas (Thornbrug), s. Thomas, Middle Creek on Opeckan, Frederick Co., Va., m. Abigail Brown. [m. in Va.]"
6. John Thornburg; b. ca. 1718
7. Margaret Thornburgh; b. ca. 1720
8. Robert Thornburgh; b. ca. 1722; d. 3 Aug 1743; m. Susannah Davis 11 Oct 1729 at the Birmingham Monthly Meeting
9. Elizabeth Thornburg; b. ca. 1724
10. Joseph Thornburgh; b. 7 Jan 1728 at Hopewell, Frederick Co., Va.; d. 25 Jun 1800 at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford Co., NC
11. Walter Thornburg; b. ca. 1732
12. Edward Thornburgh; b. ca. 1734 at Hopewell, Frederick Co., Va.
Edward Thornborough died 28 December 1734 in Warwick, Lancaster County, Pennsylva-nia. Sarah Mary Hannah (Haman) Thornborough died sometime after 1734 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
We find a brief history of Edward Thornborough on the Internet, which confuses the issue of lineage considerably:
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"According to some Thornbrough genealogies, Edward Thornbrough was the son of Robert and Sarah Jackson Thornbrough who supposedly married in Ulster, Ireland, 8/1685. (This date does not hold up well when examining the probable dates of Edward's children!) We have not yet done research in Ireland but it is likely that Robert Thornbrough went to Ireland from England as a result of Quaker persecution in England. The Thornbroughs have a long and well documented history in England.
Edward Thornbrough
Born Cootehill, Ireland
Died 1734 Lancaster County, Pa. Jean (Jane) Unknown
Born Unknown
Died After 1734
Married: probably County Armaugh, Ireland
Children:
Thomas Thornbrough born about 1701,
Armaugh, Ireland
Robert Thornbrough born about 1704 Armaugh, Ireland
George Thornbrough born before 1713 Armaugh, Ireland
Walter Thornbrough born about 1708, Armaugh, Ireland
Elizabeth Thornbrough born after 1716
John Thornbrough born after 1713
Jean (Jane) Thornbrough born after 1716
William Thornbrough born about 1724 Pennsylvania
Joseph Thornbrough born 1-7-1727/28 Pennsylvania
Edward Thornbrough born after 1713
Margaret Thornbrough after 1713
"A certificate for Edward Thornbury was received 9th month, 6th day, 1725, at Kennett (formerly Newark) Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania. The certificate was from Lurgan Meeting, County Armagh, Ireland. Edward supposedly had two brothers, Thomas and Walter, and a sister Judith married to Alexan-der Miller. His brother Thomas was probably the Thomas Thornberry received at New Garden Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania on 6/26/1732 from Haddonfield Monthly Meeting in New Jersey. There is some evidence that his sister Judith immigrated, as Thomas and wife Sarah sold some land in Lancaster County to a Miller, who was probably her son. While some genealogies say that a brother Walter also immi-grated, there is not a single Quaker record, land record, marriage record, or any other evidence of such a brother in America. He may simply have been mistaken for Edward's son Walter."
"In his will written in 1734, Edward refers to his brother Thomas as 'cosen.' This terminology in old wills is often used regardless of the relationship of the two parties, similar to the expression 'my good friend' when the party may actually be a relative. The records have unfortunately been copied by typing in Lancaster County so it is difficult to know which is the old spelling and which is an error in transcrip-tion."
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A transcript of the 1734 will of Edward Thornborough follows:
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"In the name of God amen the thirteenth of the Second Month in the Year 1734 I Edward Thornbrugh of the township of Warwick and County of Lancaster yeoman being very Sick and weak in Bodey but in Perfick mind and mery thanks be given to God therefore fore calling to mind the mortality of my Bodey and knoing that It is apoinded for all Men to Day (die) doth make and Barder this my Last Will and Testment That is to say first of all I recomend my Soul to God gav it mee and for my Bodey I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a Cristen like manner at the Discreson of my Exectors and as toching worly asteat wherewith it hath pleased God in this life to give me I give and Despose of like form and maner Senen my Dearly Beloved Wife Jean Thornbrough and my Son George and my Cosen Thomas Thornbrough to be my Exectector. I give Jean my Beloved Wife all the Thirds of the Movabels and her bed and Forneter and to have and hold the said Pleace that we now live one untell my son John comes to the Age of one and Twenty Years and then he shall have it and the said John my son shall give and it shall be given an equil Shear Twenty Pound betwim Jean William and Joseph and Margret and I give my son Thomas two ews and my Son Robert my Joon (loom?) and my Son George one cow and my Son Walter one ew and one Lamb and my Son Joseph and my Son William Shall when they come to the age of one and Twenty they Shall have a third Equall Sheare of the Estate therewith their Sisters my Dafters Elesebeth Shall have one Fether Bed and my Dafter Jean shall have one Fether Bed and my Son Edward shall have the Cart and Tocklen and my Wife shall at her Death give hir bed to my Dafter Margret. Signed and Sealed being my last Will and Testament.
Edward Thornbrugh (seal)
(Witness) Sarah Thornbrugh, Thomas Thornbrugh"
"LANCAST. Decr. 28th 1734 Then Personally came Thomas Thornbrugh and Sarah Thornbrugh the witnesses to the within will and on their Solemn Affirmacons did Declare they saw and heard Edward Thornbrugh the Testator Above Named Sign Seal Publish and Declare the within Will to be his last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof he was of Sound mind Memory and Understanding to the best of their Knowledge.
Coram Sam: Blunston Dep. Reg."
"BE IT REMEMBERED that on the 28 day of Decr Anno Dom 1734 the Last Will and Testament of Edward Thornbrugh Deced was proved in due form of Law and Probate and Letters Testamentory were Granted unto Jean Thornbrugh George Thornbrugh and Thomas Thornbrugh having first Affirmed well and truly to Administer the said Deceds Estate and bring an Inventory thereof into the Registers Office in Lancast. Co. on or before the 28 Day of January next and Also to Render an Account when thereunto Lawfully Required Given under the Seal of the said Office. P. Sa: Blunston Dep: Regstr."
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Thomas Thornbrough, was born 10 July 1715 in Cootehill, Cavan, Ireland. On 18 January 1740, he married Abigail Brown at Middle Creek, Frederick County, Virginia.
There is contention regarding Thomas' mother and father. Most sources claim that he was the son of Edward Thornborough and Sarah Mary Hannah Haman. But one source asserts he was the son of Edward Thornborough and Elizabeth ____, while another asserts he was the son of Edward Thornborough and Jean Morgan [see will above]. Still others assert that he was the son of Thomas Thornborough and Sarah Mary Hannah Haman. Since we cannot resolve this dispute at this time, we will go "with the flow" and assume that Thomas' parents were Edward Thornborough and Sarah Mary Hannah Haman.
Abigail Brown was born in 1717 in Hopewell, Frederick County, Virginia, the daughter of James Brown, who was born ca. 1687-1689 and died before 2 September 1767 at Middle Creek, Frederick County, Virginia.
"Thomas Thornbrough, probably the son of Thomas and Sarah (Hannah) Thornbrough, requested a certificate from Sadsbury MM, PA, 7 2nd month 1740 to an undesignated meeting. He married 18 1st month 1740/1 Middle Creek at Opeckan to Abigail Brown, daughter of James Brown.
"Thomas and his family apparently returned to Sadsbury MM in Lancaster Co., Pa., for an undetermined length of time. In 1752 a certificate was granted to Hopewell MM, Frederick Co., Va., by Sadsbury MM. In 1754, Thomas and William Thornbrough were received on certificates from Hopewell MM at New Garden MM, NC, where Thomas was listed as one of the original members of this meeting."
[Comment: The above information is not quite true. Thomas Thornborough was first a member of the Cane Creek Monthly meeting, as evidenced by the following Cane Creek minute notations: "1752, 11, 4. Thomas (Thornbrugh) rocf {'received on certificate of'} Hopewell MM, Va., dated 1752, 7, 6." His brother, William was received on the same date. Thomas 'Thornrugh' was among those who were charter members of New Garden MM when it was formed in 1754. ]
The known children (all listed in Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy) of Thomas and Abigail (Brown) Thornborough were:
1. Joseph Thornburgh; b. 7 Jan 1742; d. 6 Aug 1823 in Wayne Co., In.; m. (1) Welmet Besson "23 6th month 1763" at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford Co., NC [d. 6 Feb 1775 ], (2) "5 2nd month 1778" Rebecca Mills Morgan, widow of William Morgan
2. Thomas Thornburgh; b. 23 Sep 1743; d. 1 Sep 1787 in Mo.; m. (1) "26 3rd month 1766" at New Garden Meeting House, Ruth Hunt (d. 20 Jan 1767 ), (2) "10 8th month 1774" at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Martha Ballinger
3. James Thornburgh; b. 23 Jun 1745; d. 9 Aug 1814 in Guilford Co., NC; m. "14 6th month 1769 at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Mary Moon (b. 16 Jan 1752; d. 1 Jul 1830 )
4. Sarah Thornburgh; b. 15 Mar 1748
5. Elizabeth Thornburgh; b. 24 Mar 1749; d. 26 Sep 1840; m. John Farrington
"Reported married out of unity 23 2nd month 1765 New Garden MM, Guilford Co., NC. Disowned 30 3rd month 1765 New Garden MM, Guilford Co., NC."
6. Susannah Thornburgh; b. 29 Sep 1751 in Guilford Co., NC; d. 7 May 1827 in Clarke Co., Ga.; m. Isaac Stuart 8 May 1770
"Disowned for marriage out of unity 28 7th month 1770 Guilford Co., NC"
7. Hannah Thornburgh; b. 30 Apr 1754 in Guilford Co., NC; d. 20 Sep 1779 in Guil-ford Co., NC
8. Abigail Thornburgh; b. 24 Apr 1756 in Guilford Co., NC; m. (1) "31 3rd month 1779" Joseph Unthank (d. 19 Apr 1780), (2) "6 3rd month 1783" at New Garden Monthly Meet-ing, Jeremiah Horn
9. Judith Thornburgh; b. 17 Dec 1757 in Guilford Co., NC; m. (1) "31 3rd month 1779" Joseph Unthank (d. 19 Apr 1780), (2) "6 3rd month 1783" at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Jeremiah Horn
10. Joshua Thornburgh; b. 28 May 1760 in Guilford Co., NC
11. Prudence Thornburgh; b. 4 Jun 1763 in Guilford Co., NC; d. 26 Jul 1829 in Guil-ford Co., NC; m. 6 Apr 1791 at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Nathan Hunt
For some reason, Abigail (Brown) Thornborough was disowned by the New Garden Monthly Meeting in early 1764:
"1764, 1, 28. Abigail (Thornbrough) dis"
In the following Guilford County, North Carolina, records Thomas Thornborough is apparently selling land to his sons, Joseph and James:
"11 August 1772, Thomas Thornburgh of Guilford to Joseph Thornburgh of same, eighty pounds, 100 acres, joins Brush Cr. Waters of Haw R., begin at a sweet gum nigh creek, E 157 rods to a stake, N 112 rods to a stake, W 117 rods to a stake adjoining creek, along creek to first station, part of a tract from Granville to Thornburgh 1761. Signed: Thos. Thornburgh; witness: Enoch Macy, Zachr. Dicks, David Macy; acknowledged before Thos. Henderson CC [no date of probate]."
"11 August 1772, Thomas Thornburgh Senr. Of Guilford to James Thornburgh of same, eighty pounds, 100 acres, joins Brush Cr. Waters of Haw R., begin at a sweet gum nigh creek, E 22 rods to a black oak, S45E 30 rods to a black oak, E 167 rods to a post oak, N 100 rods to a stake, W 167 rods to a sweet gum by creek, by creek to first station, part of a tract from Granville to Thornburgh 1761. Signed: Thos. Thornburgh; witness: Enoch Macy, Zach. Dicks, David Macy; acknowledged before Thos. Henderson CC [no date of probate]."
Abigail Brown died 21 April 1780 at the New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, North Carolina. After her death Thomas Thornborough married Martha Stanley on 1 January 1783 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Thomas Thornborough died 9 March 1797 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Susannah Thornburgh, daughter of Thomas Thornburgh and Abigail Brown, was born 22 September 1751 in Guilford County, North Carolina. She married Isaac Stuart 8 May 1770 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
[For a continuation of the Thornburgh family lineage, see the Stuart family history, Chapter 6.]
Mary Ruth Moon Sources and Additional Information:
cjohnson@fastlane.net
1 Dec 99
Chester,
I saw your web site posting (www.fastlane.net/~cjohnson) and have to ask if you recognize any of my Moons:
First, Solomon Lewis (b. 1750 in Comberland Co, NC) married Catherine Moon (b. 1761) in 1780. Their twin daughters Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Lewis and Catherine (Molly) Lewis were born in Guilford Co, NC on 1 Jan 1781.
The two daughters married two brothers: William (b. 1777) and David Rogers (b. 1779). Both brothers were born in Montgomery, (now Wythe Co), VA. The marriage of David and Molly took place May 1800 in his brother's (William) house near Speedwell, Claiborne County, Tennessee. William was a minister and J. P. and also performed the ceremony.
Both families lived the rest of their days in Claiborne Co along with the wives parents.
2. James Thornburgh married Mary Ruth Moon (b. 16 Jan 1751/2 in Hopewell, Frederick, VA d. 1 Jul 1830 in New Garden, Guilford Co, NC). Her parents were Richard Moon and Susanna Beeson.
James and Mary's daughter, Susanna (Susan) Thornburgh, married Nathan Rayl (b. 13 Apr 1775 in New Garden, Guilford Co, NC). The wedding took place 1 Jan 1800 in New Garden, Guilford Co, NC.
I do not know if these two Moon lines are related, but would appreciate any information you might be able to provide. Thanks for your help.
Jerry
Posted by sheila bryant gonzales <slcg@gte.net>
on Mon, 18 Oct 1999
Surname: williams, thornburg, moon, biggs, overman, underwood, fouts, shaffer,
humphries, clayton, dicks, stanley, michie
hello im looking for information on joseph williams he married saphira/sophia thornburg born dec 3, 1780 guilford co n.c parents henry thornburg and rachel moon above joseph williams said to have died in new market tennesse sophia and joseph 's child henry williams born 1800 m. nancy biggs there son henry c. williams and wife catherine shaffer. so is there anyone out there that can help with my joseph williams. thanks sheila
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