Robert and Samuel Thornton both appear on the West Bradford tax list in 1753 included in the history of Chester County, but no Simontons ' and I can't find anything else. I checked Immigration of Irish Quakers Into Pa, seeing as how many Quakers moved south into Rowan County, but no luck I'm afraid.... Ditto for the Simontons . Battin' zero tonight, I'm afraid. Sandra > "I am researching a Samuel Thornton and noticed Samuel Thornton and > Robert Thornton in the Chester co Warrant Registers. Does anyone have > knowledge of the Thorntons? > My Thorntons ended up in Conestoga Manor, Lancaster co PA with > Theophilus Simonton and his son Theophilus Simonton; with Samuel > Thornton; Andrew Allison and Thomas Allison. The Allisons may have > lived in Chester co PA, before coming to Lancaster co. > Samuel Thornton was born in 1712, Clare County, Ireland, married > Mary Simonton, (born abt 1718, Tyrone, N. Ireland) a daughter of > Theophilus Simonton I and wife Mary Smith Simonton. Samuel Thornton > moved with everyone to then Rowan co NC, now Iredell co NC, and then > they moved to Abbeville co SC, where he died ."