Hello, I am looking for information on the Thorns that came to California, Benjamin Kent Thorn was born in New York to Elizabeth "Betsy" (nee Platt) Thorn and Platt Thorn born in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY Platts parents were: William Thorn and Susannah Mitchell Platt Thorn moved his family to Illinois, where he was a farmer and had three children: Benjamin Kent Abbott Goddard and Mary A Abbott and mary were both born in Illinois.Ben was born in NY. Elizabeth Thorn died 1890 age 84 Platt died in Illinois in 1859 After Platts death Elizabeth came with the two younger children to California and lived for awhile with her son Ben. She then went to Napa, Calif. Ben was the sheriff of San Andreas, CA and the house he built in 1861 is still standing.He married Annie Meeks and had two children. I have some pictures of Ben and also some unidentified pictures of people taken in Ohio who may also be Thorns. If anyone is intrested in this family I would love to share with you. I have scanned all the pictures. Thanks, Michelle

Thanks Teresa. Et ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Thompson" <tethomps@bluemarble.net> To: <THORN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Fw: Thorns in Virginia > I was stumped on one of my Baker branches in the Pennsylvania area and I came across the name of a gal that offered help at a very reasonable rate. She sent information from a local history book that was exactly what I was looking for and it gave me several new names for my database. > > Here is part of her email to me... > > I'm glad to provide this research for you. I also work with clients on census and military records covering the entire United States from 1790 through 1930, including Rev. War, Civil War, War of 1812, WWI Draft. Most of the research is done at the National Archives branch here in the Atlanta, GA area where I live. My fee is very reasonable with no minimum time nor prepayment required. So, if you will keep me in mind and refer others to me, I would appreciate that. > Barb > > Her name is Barbara and her email address is: ropetracer@prodigy.net. She might be able to help. > > Terresa > > ---- Original Message ----- > From: <MaeMay510@aol.com> > To: <THORN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:30 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: Thorns in Virginia > > > > In a message dated 7/11/2004 8:07:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > eandmthorn@cox-internet.com writes: > > > > > In the 1810 Federal Census there were only > > > 14 William Thorn/Thorne listed in the total census index. > > > 8 were in New York, 4 were in Virginia, 1 in Maine and 1 in Ky. > > > There is one in Virginia which is in Prince William Co that matches my > > > WIlliam. Could there have been a lot more William Thorns that was missed by the > > > census back in 1810? Can I go by my strong assumptions that the one in > > > Prince WIlliam Co is +90% my WIlliam Thorn? > > > > > The War of 1812 did a lot of damage. Since Virginia had been considered a > > "loyal" colony and since it helped instigate the War of 1812, the Brits paid > > special attention to buring our 1790 and 1800 federal census when they burned > > Washington DC. > > The 1790 has been somewhat reconstructed from tax records, limiting it to > > land owners. The 1800 is gone. The 1810 has been worked on, but not all has > > been found yet. > > 1820 is much better. > > We have what we call "The Burned Counties" where documents were so burned > > there has been no attempt to reconstruct them. > > These burned counties are, of course, from the civil war. > > Why not put a message in genforum.com Prince William Co., VA and see what > > they have to say there? > > > > I'm not able to do research for you because of cataract removal last month > > and scheduled fir abitger later this month. But if you get no positive > > response, you may email me privately. > > > > Shirley Maynard > > Hampton, VA > > > > > >

I was stumped on one of my Baker branches in the Pennsylvania area and I came across the name of a gal that offered help at a very reasonable rate. She sent information from a local history book that was exactly what I was looking for and it gave me several new names for my database. Here is part of her email to me... I'm glad to provide this research for you. I also work with clients on census and military records covering the entire United States from 1790 through 1930, including Rev. War, Civil War, War of 1812, WWI Draft. Most of the research is done at the National Archives branch here in the Atlanta, GA area where I live. My fee is very reasonable with no minimum time nor prepayment required. So, if you will keep me in mind and refer others to me, I would appreciate that. Barb Her name is Barbara and her email address is: ropetracer@prodigy.net. She might be able to help. Terresa ---- Original Message ----- From: <MaeMay510@aol.com> To: <THORN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 7:30 AM Subject: Re: Fw: Thorns in Virginia > In a message dated 7/11/2004 8:07:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, > eandmthorn@cox-internet.com writes: > > > In the 1810 Federal Census there were only > > 14 William Thorn/Thorne listed in the total census index. > > 8 were in New York, 4 were in Virginia, 1 in Maine and 1 in Ky. > > There is one in Virginia which is in Prince William Co that matches my > > WIlliam. Could there have been a lot more William Thorns that was missed by the > > census back in 1810? Can I go by my strong assumptions that the one in > > Prince WIlliam Co is +90% my WIlliam Thorn? > > > The War of 1812 did a lot of damage. Since Virginia had been considered a > "loyal" colony and since it helped instigate the War of 1812, the Brits paid > special attention to buring our 1790 and 1800 federal census when they burned > Washington DC. > The 1790 has been somewhat reconstructed from tax records, limiting it to > land owners. The 1800 is gone. The 1810 has been worked on, but not all has > been found yet. > 1820 is much better. > We have what we call "The Burned Counties" where documents were so burned > there has been no attempt to reconstruct them. > These burned counties are, of course, from the civil war. > Why not put a message in genforum.com Prince William Co., VA and see what > they have to say there? > > I'm not able to do research for you because of cataract removal last month > and scheduled fir abitger later this month. But if you get no positive > response, you may email me privately. > > Shirley Maynard > Hampton, VA > >

In a message dated 7/11/2004 8:07:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, eandmthorn@cox-internet.com writes: > In the 1810 Federal Census there were only > 14 William Thorn/Thorne listed in the total census index. > 8 were in New York, 4 were in Virginia, 1 in Maine and 1 in Ky. > There is one in Virginia which is in Prince William Co that matches my > WIlliam. Could there have been a lot more William Thorns that was missed by the > census back in 1810? Can I go by my strong assumptions that the one in > Prince WIlliam Co is +90% my WIlliam Thorn? > The War of 1812 did a lot of damage. Since Virginia had been considered a "loyal" colony and since it helped instigate the War of 1812, the Brits paid special attention to buring our 1790 and 1800 federal census when they burned Washington DC. The 1790 has been somewhat reconstructed from tax records, limiting it to land owners. The 1800 is gone. The 1810 has been worked on, but not all has been found yet. 1820 is much better. We have what we call "The Burned Counties" where documents were so burned there has been no attempt to reconstruct them. These burned counties are, of course, from the civil war. Why not put a message in genforum.com Prince William Co., VA and see what they have to say there? I'm not able to do research for you because of cataract removal last month and scheduled fir abitger later this month. But if you get no positive response, you may email me privately. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA

----- Original Message ----- From: Elmer Thorn To: THORN-L@rootsweb.com Cc: vapwilli-L-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 6:40 AM Subject: Thorns in Virginia I need some advice from other researchers please. My WIlliam Thorn b betwenn1770-1780 was born in Virginia according to census information of his children. His first 5 children were all listed as being born in Va bet 1800- 1816. Question: In the 1810 Federal Census there were only 14 William Thorn/Thorne listed in the total census index. 8 were in New York, 4 were in Virginia, 1 in Maine and 1 in Ky. There is one in Virginia which is in Prince William Co that matches my WIlliam. Could there have been a lot more William Thorns that was missed by the census back in 1810? Can I go by my strong assumptions that the one in Prince WIlliam Co is +90% my WIlliam Thorn? I would like feedback from some of you that have been researching for some time please.

I need some advice from other researchers please. My WIlliam Thorn b betwenn1770-1780 was born in Virginia according to census information of his children. His first 5 children were all listed as being born in Va bet 1800- 1816. Question: In the 1810 Federal Census there were only 14 William Thorn/Thorne listed in the total census index. 8 were in New York, 4 were in Virginia, 1 in Maine and 1 in Ky. There is one in Virginia which is in Prince William Co that matches my WIlliam. Could there have been a lot more William Thorns that was missed by the census back in 1810? Can I go by my strong assumptions that the one in Prince WIlliam Co is +90% my WIlliam Thorn? I would like feedback from some of you that have been researching for some time please.

William Thorn was born March 8, 1807 in Ohio. The identity of his parents is not known at this point. Census entries list William's occupation as farmer. He married Mary Ann Leesure on May 17, 1832 in Perry County, Ohio. Mary Ann is the daughter of John Leasure and Margaret Crosby. Mary Ann Leesure was born on March 11, 1812 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Children of William Thorn and Mary Leesure are: 1. Mary Lovina Thorn, born about 1833 in Ohio; died between 1870 - 1873 in Vinton County, Ohio; m. GEORGE HUTCHINSON, April 10, 1851, Vinton County, Ohio; b. July 2, 1829, Gallia County, Ohio; d. October 7, 1903, Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio. George and Mary are my ggg-grandparents. 2. DAVID THORN, b. Abt. 1835, Ohio; d. July 12, 1853, Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio. 3. MATILDA JANE THORN, b. Abt. 1837, Ohio; m. JAMES WILSON, April 05, 1855, Vinton County, Ohio. 4. ISAAC THORN, b. Abt. 1839, Ohio; d. April 4, 1856, Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio. 5. LUCY THORN, b. April 13, 1841, Ohio; d. February 17, 1926, Columbia Township, Meigs County, Ohio; m. (1) JOHN MCKIBBEN, August 11, 1866, Vinton County, Ohio; b. 1841; m. (2) AARON LEWELLEN, April 18, 1868, Athens County, Ohio; b. September 17, 1834, Athens County, Ohio; d. December 15, 1903, Athens County, Ohio. 6. ELZA LEROY THORN, b. April 10, 1843, Ohio; d. May 19, 1933, Albany, Lee Township, Athens County, Ohio; m. (1) ELIZABETH WEST, April 14, 1864, Vinton County, Ohio; b. May 20, 1847, Muskingum County, Ohio; d. February 13, 1885, Vinton County, Ohio; m. (2) ORILLA J. ENLOW, February 15, 1886, Athens County, Ohio; b. April 14, 1856; d. June 29, 1917 m. (3) RACHEL; b. 1859; d. 1950;. Elza served in the Civil War with Company H, 36th Infantry Regiment Ohio (August 26, 1861- July 27, 1865). 7. ROBERT W. THORN, b. Abt. 1846, Ohio; d. June 11, 1864, Lexington, Kentucky. Killed during Civil War while serving with Company H, 36th Infantry Regiment Ohio. Robert and his brother Elza both enlisted with Company H, 36th Infantry Regiment Ohio on August 26, 1861. 8. ROXANA THORN, b. Abt. 1847, Ohio; d. November 22, 1936, Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio; m. WILLIAM L. BROOKS, August 19, 1872, Vinton County, Ohio; b. July 28, 1849, Ohio; d. September 7, 1927, Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio. 9. WILLIAM B. THORN, b. Abt. 1850, Ohio; d. October 24, 1855, Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio. 10. REBECCA E. THORN, b. Abt. 1852, Ohio. 11. LEVISA M. THORN, b. March 28, 1857, Ohio; d. July 14, 1942; m. (1) GEORGE W. CLINE, February 15, 1873, Vinton County, Ohio; b. 1854; d. October 1881; m. (2) JACOB L. BROOKS, Abt. 1882; b. 1856. 12. JOHN MARION THORN, b. November 18, 1859, Vinton County, Ohio; d. December 22, 1938, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio; m. ROSA HARKINS, February 16, 1880, Vinton County, Ohio; b. 1861, Meigs County, Ohio; d. Aft. 1930. There is a William Thorn listed living in Athens County in the 1840 Ohio census. The ages of the residents correspond to the ages of "my" William's family: 1840 Athens County, Ohio Census, Page 387 MALES 0-5 Years 1835-1840 1 Isaac Thorn, 1839 5-10 Years 1830-1835 1 David Thorn, 1835 20-30 Years 1810-1820 1 William Thorn, 1807 FEMALES 0-5 Years 1835-1840 1 Matilda Jane Thorn, 1837 5-10 Years 1830-1835 1 Mary Lovina Thorn, 1833 20-30 Years 1810-1820 1 Mary Ann Leasure Thorn, 1812 William Thorn is listed living in Vinton County in the 1850 Ohio census: 1850 Vinton County, Ohio Census, Page 492 Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Personal Birthplace William Thorn 43 M W Farmer 1200 Ohio Mary A. 37 F W Pa Mary L. 17 F W Ohio David 15 M W Laborer Ohio Matilda J. 13 M W Ohio Isaac 11 F W Ohio Lucy 9 F W Ohio Elza L. 7 M W Ohio Robert W. 5 M W Ohio Roxyanna 3 F W Ohio William B. 6/12 M W Ohio William Thorn is listed living in Vinton County in the 1860 Ohio census: 1860 Vinton County, Ohio Census, Page 273 Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Personal Birthplace William Thorn 54 M W Farmer 3500 500 Ohio Mary A. 48 F W Wife Ohio Lucy 19 F W Ohio Elza L. 17 M W L on farm Ohio Robert 14 M W Ohio Roxany 13 F W Ohio Rebecca 8 F W Ohio Louisa 3 F W Ohio Marion 11/12 M W Ohio William's sons Elza and Robert W. served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Elza Thorn enlisted as a Private on August 12, 1861 at the age of 18. He enlisted in Company H, 36th Ohio Infantry Regiment on August 26, 1861. Elza was promoted to Full Corporal on May 15, 1865. He mustered out of Company H, 36th on July 27, 1865 in Wheeling, West Virginia. Robert W. Thorn enlisted as a Private on August 12, 1861. While Civil War service records list his age as 18, census records show his age to be 15-16. He enlisted in Company H, 36th Ohio Infantry Regiment on August 26, 1861. Note that Robert and his brother Elza both enlisted in the same Company/Regiment on the same day. Robert was killed while serving with Company H, 36th Infantry Regiment Ohio on June 11, 1864 in Lexington, Kentucky. William Thorn is listed living in Vinton County in the 1870 Ohio census: 1870 Vinton County, Ohio Census, Page 122 Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Personal Birthplace Thorn, William 63 M W Farmer 4000 825 Ohio ------ Maryan 57 F W Keeping House Ohio ------ Rosana 23 F W at home Ohio ------ Rebecca 19 F W Ohio ------ Sarah 16 F W Ohio ------ Lavisa 14 F W attending school Ohio ------ John 11 M W Ohio ------ Lilly 3 F W Ohio Mary Ann Leesure Thorn died February 1, 1880 in Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio. Mary is buried in Putnam Chapel Cemetery, Vinton County, Ohio. William Thorn is listed living in Vinton County in the 1880 Ohio census: 1880 Vinton County, Ohio Census, Page 122 Name Relation Marital Status Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace William Thorne Self W 73 OH Farmer VT WALES Lilley M. Thorne GDau S 12 OH At Home OH OH William Thorn died May 25, 1888 in Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio. William is buried beside his wife Mary in Putnam Chapel Cemetery, Vinton County, Ohio. William's will was probated on June 3, 1886 at McArthur, Ohio in Vinton County. The probate document lists Ellsworth Leroy Thorn, Lucy Lewellyn, Roxy Ann Brooks, Jane Wilson, Rebecca Thorn, Margaret Harkins, Lovina Cline, John Thorn, Oliver Hutchison, Edward Hutchison, Garrdt Hutchison, James Hutchison, Charles Hutchison, Wesley Hutchison, Isaac Hutchison. The Hutchisons listed are the sons of William's deceased daughter Mary.

Hi, I figured I would see if anyone has any info on some Thorne families from Philadelphia Pa that could be related to my "Philly" area Thorne's. The fisrt is as follows: Age as listed in 1880 Census Walter R Thorn 45 Painter Susan (??) 35 Housewife Anna R Thorn 17 School Emma R. Thorn 15 School Samuel R Thorn 13 School Walter R. Thorn 9 School This family all of the children were given the middle initial "R" just as in my family around that time. In our family it was for "Rogers" after their grandmother Hannah Inskeep Rogers. None of my known Thorn(e)s had a Walter in that timeframe though. John

Hi everyone, My name is Melvyn THORN, Born 30/04/1944, in Nottingham, England. I have been doing my family tree now for 17 years and have got back as far as a Joshua THORN who moved to Somerset, England in about 1700. All his children and the next generations remained in Somerset until about 1880 when they began to disperse through England and Wales. My wife Pauline, and myself have been trying for the past 10 years to trace where Joshua came from to Somerset but to date without success. As indicated in a number of the groups e-mails you do have to look at Thorn & Thorne but also Thorns. I notice from one of the e-mails that THORN came from Ireland and Scotland, but they also originate in Germany and Holland. There is still a small town called THORN in Holland and upto 1946 at the end of the second world war there was a city called THORN in Germany, which was renamed TORUN after the new borders were decided and it became part of East Germany. According to the Family History experts and teachers in England, THORN is a multi-derivative name and there will be many branches of Thorns that will not be connected to each other. The THORN surname is very common over the South-Western Counties of Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire and this is where the majority of the British Thorns originated from. I do also know that there are Thorns in Scandinavia. I have an access data base with over a thousand Thorn(e)s on it, and still adding to it (All British side I'm afraid). Hope this is of some use to you all. Mel

Please change the Subject - include Family and State; From "Subject: Re: Thorn Families - Roll Call" It makes it much easier to select the messages to read. Jay

Seeking information on Thomas Thorn, b. 21 Jun 1784, d. 1 Nov 1845. May have lived in Dutchess County. Married Jerusha SMITH. Son Elmer Smith Thorn m. Martha GEE in 1851, probably in Cortland County. Moved to Barry County Michigan abt 1865. Trying to identify other children of Thomas and Jerusha, also their parents. Jennifer Clark

Hello Rob, No, unfortunately I have no further information on them for you. However, I found a wonderful file, full of this line, on the Rootsweb World Connect site today. I haven't had time to review the information but thought I would pass it along in case you have not seen it. Perhaps there is more information in that file that will help you in your search. I've pasted the website address below. <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2093476&id=I1388> Good luck! Amy McCroskie Dallas, Texas In a message dated 7/7/2004 8:12:35 PM Central Daylight Time, jlough@ix.netcom.com writes: My direct line: William Thorn, Mary Gilliam (Charles Co., MD) Benjamin Thorn (brother of your James), Elizabeth Myers Peregrine Thorn, Ann Burch (Culpepper Co., VA) Benjamin Burch Thorn, Mary Eleanor Magruder (Monongalia Co., VA/WV) Dennis Magruder Thorn, Catherine Morgan Edward Clarence Thorn, Marietta Hughes Jettie May Thorn, Claude Hezekiah Lough Rob Lough

My William Thorn arrived in Gloucester, VA in 1635 aboard the ship The Safety. That ship sailed from England, but I haven't been able to trace William to his place of origin. I am the daughter of a Thorne and in my research have found that the "e" was added by my g-g-g-grandfather, William Taylor Thorne (b. November 08, 1829, Spartanburg District, SC; d. May 26, 1916, Spartanburg District, SC.). Prior to him, all of the records (even tombstones) use Thorn. William Taylor Thorne and his father Edwin Thorn (b. October 15, 1799, Edgecombe County, NC; d. July 20, 1868, Spartanburg District, SC.) are even buried in the same cemetery. William Taylor Thorne's Civil War records spell the name Thorn, so I am not sure when he actually added the "e". Pam Elmer Thorn wrote: >Shirley, Thanks for the tidbit or should I say large nugget maybe. Hope >all goes well with your surgery. I hope someone has a copy of this book. >Et >----- Original Message ----- >From: <MaeMay510@aol.com> >To: <THORN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:32 AM >Subject: Re: Thorn Families - Roll Call > > > > >>In a message dated 7/7/2004 8:54:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, >>eandmthorn@cox-internet.com writes: >> >> >> >>>I think it would help all of us to know the different Thorns and their >>>arrivals in America. I know that WIlliam Thorn arrived in New York in >>> >>> >1600's. > > >>>Does anyone else have info on other Thorns arriving in Pennsylvania or >>>Maryland/Virginia? >>> >>> >>Yes, Peter Coldham books of immigrants to the southern states. But I've >> >> >had > > >>cataract surgery on one eye and scheduled for the next this month. I >> >> >won't be > > >>able to see to extract information until nearly Thanksgiving. >>But perhaps someone else has the same books in a public library? Be a >> >> >good > > >>deed to extract the information. >> >>The other source, of course, are the Filby books of immigrants. >> >>Shirley Maynard >> >> >> >> > > > > >

My search is for information about the marriages of Jane THORN b. 1740 in Richmond Co., VA. She was the eldest of 10 children of Merriman Thorn and Catherine Hightower. John Leverette johnl2@ev1.net

Lisa and Amy: I descend from your James Thorn's brother, Benjamin Thorn and his wife, Elizabeth Myers. I have James' and Benjamin's parents listed as William and Mary Gilliam Thorn, Charles Co., Maryland. Do you have anything else on them and earlier? My branch of the Thorns settled in Monongalia Co. also, by way of Culpepper Co., VA. My direct line: William Thorn, Mary Gilliam (Charles Co., MD) Benjamin Thorn (brother of your James), Elizabeth Myers Peregrine Thorn, Ann Burch (Culpepper Co., VA) Benjamin Burch Thorn, Mary Eleanor Magruder (Monongalia Co., VA/WV) Dennis Magruder Thorn, Catherine Morgan Edward Clarence Thorn, Marietta Hughes Jettie May Thorn, Claude Hezekiah Lough Rob Lough -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Thorn [mailto:lathorn@ovis.net] Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 7:01 PM To: THORN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Thorn, Charles Co., MD - Monongalia Co., VA/WV - Tyler Co., VA/WV I am researching the Thorn family that was in Monongalia county, VA/WV. Here is the information I have on them. Hoping to get in touch with others to compare notes. Lisa Thorn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ----------------------------------------- Descendants of James Thorn Generation No. 1 1. James1 Thorn was born Bet. 1700 - 1710 in Charles County, Maryland, and died March 06, 1767 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He married Susannah Unknown Abt. 1728. She died Abt. August 26, 1785 in Prince George's County, Maryland. Children of James Thorn and Susannah Unknown are: + 2 i. Thomas2 Thorn, born March 27, 1735 in Prince George's County, Maryland; died Aft. September 14, 1788 in St. Johns Parrish, Maryland. 3 ii. William Thorn, born 1729. + 4 iii. Benjamin Thorn, born 1733 in Prince George's County, Maryland; died Abt. 1790. 5 iv. Ephraim Thorn, born 1736 in Prince George's County, Maryland; died 1779. He married Eleanor Stonestreet. + 6 v. Zachariah Thorn, born 1738. 7 vi. Clocey Thorn, born 1740. 8 vii. James Thorn, born 1749. + 9 viii. Cassandra Thorn, born 1743. 10 ix. Susannah Thorn, born March 30, 1752. She married Luke Adams June 02, 1781 in Prince George's County, Maryland; born 1756 in Prince George's County, Maryland. 11 x. Henry Thorn, born September 16, 1755. He married Elizabeth Wilson May 29, 1779. Generation No. 2 2. Thomas2 Thorn (James1) was born March 27, 1735 in Prince George's County, Maryland, and died Aft. September 14, 1788 in St. Johns Parrish, Maryland. He married (1) Rachel Unknown Abt. 1760. She was born in Virginia. He married (2) Casandra Culver Abt. 1770. She was born Abt. 1738. Children of Thomas Thorn and Rachel Unknown are: 12 i. Hezekiah3 Thorn, born July 1763 in St. Johns Parrish, Prince George's County, Maryland; died September 21, 1845 in Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina. 13 ii. Thomas Thorn, born February 03, 1766. Children of Thomas Thorn and Casandra Culver are: + 14 i. Benjamin3 Thorn, born 1776 in Prince Georges County, Maryland; died Aft. 1830. 15 ii. Joshua Thorn, born December 09, 1771 in Prince George's County, Maryland. 16 iii. Rachel Thorn, born April 10, 1773 in Prince George's County, Maryland. 17 iv. William Thorn, born October 20, 1774 in Prince George's County, Maryland. 18 v. Eleanor Thorn, born January 20, 1776 in Prince George's County, Maryland. 19 vi. Thomas Thorn, born Abt. 1778 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He married Amelia Lowe November 08, 1817 in Monroe County, Virginia; born Abt. 1780 in Monroe County, VA. 20 vii. Mary Thorn, born Abt. 1780 in Prince George's County, Maryland; died 1859 in Monongalia County (now Marion), Virginia. She married Archibald Wilson. 4. Benjamin2 Thorn (James1) was born 1733 in Prince George's County, Maryland, and died Abt. 1790. He married Amelia Artis Swann Abt. 1765, daughter of Samuel Swann. She was born Abt. 1735. Children of Benjamin Thorn and Amelia Swann are: 21 i. Winifred3 Thorn, born 1766 in Prince George's County, Maryland. She married Thomas Jones December 26, 1789. 22 ii. Henry Burch Thorn, born 1768 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He married Massy Hall February 22, 1803 in Prince George's County, Maryland. 23 iii. Susannah Thorn, born 1770. 24 iv. John Thomas Thorn, born November 10, 1773 in St. John Parrish, Prince George's County, Maryland; died November 1849 in Dickson County, Tennessee. 25 v. Unknown Thorn, born 1775 in Prince George's County, Maryland. 6. Zachariah2 Thorn (James1) was born 1738. He married Martha Beyne Abt. 1767. Children of Zachariah Thorn and Martha Beyne are: 26 i. Henry Burch3 Thorn, born April 03, 1768. He married Mary Thorn February 25, 1790. 27 ii. Walter Thorn, born August 14, 1773. 28 iii. Zachariah Thorn, born December 25, 1775. 9. Cassandra2 Thorn (James1) was born 1743. She married John Jones. Children of Cassandra Thorn and John Jones are: 29 i. Bennet3 Jones. 30 ii. John Wheeler Jones. 31 iii. Catherine Jones. 32 iv. Cassandra Jones. Generation No. 3 14. Benjamin3 Thorn (Thomas2, James1) was born 1776 in Prince Georges County, Maryland, and died Aft. 1830. He married (1) Sarah Sayre June 02, 1799 in Monongalia County, Virginia, daughter of David Sayre and Hannah Frazier. She was born January 23, 1780 in Monongalia County, Virginia, and died January 21, 1864 in Meigs County, Ohio. He married (2) Hannah Thomas 1825 in Virginia. Children of Benjamin Thorn and Sarah Sayre are: + 33 i. Rebecca4 Thorn, born 1809; died 1840. 34 ii. Hannah Thorn, born Abt. 1810. She married David Bainbridge November 22, 1829 in Monongalia County, Virginia. + 35 iii. Sarah Thorn, born 1811. + 36 iv. Rachel Thorn. + 37 v. Bennett Thorn, born March 26, 1804 in White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia; died January 26, 1894 in Tyler County, West Virginia. + 38 vi. Alexander Thorn, born May 11, 1811 in White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia; died September 07, 1890 in Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia. Generation No. 4 33. Rebecca4 Thorn (Benjamin3, Thomas2, James1) was born 1809, and died 1840. She married Thomas Summers. Children of Rebecca Thorn and Thomas Summers are: 39 i. Laverna5 Summers. 40 ii. Louisa Summers. 41 iii. Sarah Summers. 42 iv. Fraize Summers. 43 v. Nelson Summers. 44 vi. Thomas Summers. 45 vii. Henry Summers. 46 viii. Nathan Summers. 47 ix. Benjamin Summers. 48 x. Alex Summers. 49 xi. Jess Summers. 50 xii. Daniel Summers. 35. Sarah4 Thorn (Benjamin3, Thomas2, James1) was born 1811. She married Henry H. Keller October 12, 1839 in Monongalia County, Virginia. Children of Sarah Thorn and Henry Keller are: 51 i. John M.5 Keller. 52 ii. Rebecca C. Keller. 53 iii. Rachel P. Keller. 54 iv. Bennett D. Keller. 55 v. James Keller. 36. Rachel4 Thorn (Benjamin3, Thomas2, James1) She married Frank Henry. Child of Rachel Thorn and Frank Henry is: 56 i. David5 Henry, born 1829. 37. Bennett4 Thorn (Benjamin3, Thomas2, James1) was born March 26, 1804 in White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia, and died January 26, 1894 in Tyler County, West Virginia. He married (1) Rebecca Henry Abt. 1825. He married (2) Sarah McGinty May 24, 1834 in Monongalia County, Virginia. She was born June 19, 1809 in Monongalia County, Virginia Or In Pennsylvania, and died July 27, 1884 in Tyler County, West Virginia. Child of Bennett Thorn and Rebecca Henry is: 57 i. Ulysses5 Thorn, born 1829 in Monongalia County, Virginia; died June 05, 1880 in Tyler County, West Virginia. He married Catherine Weekley May 15, 1851 in Tyler County, Virginia; born February 1832; died December 27, 1910. Children of Bennett Thorn and Sarah McGinty are: 58 i. Henry5 Thorn, born December 06, 1835 in Tyler County, Virginia; died April 07, 1909 in Tyler County, West Virginia. He married Caroline McCoy April 10, 1886; born July 06, 1853; died June 11, 1938 in Tyler County, West Virginia. 59 ii. Hugh Thorn, born June 25, 1837 in White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia; died October 14, 1928 in Friendly, Tyler County, West Virginia. He married Catherine Williamson April 01, 1862 in Tyler County, Virginia. 60 iii. John Thorn, born April 15, 1839 in White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia; died September 02, 1866 in Tyler County, West Virginia. He married Sarah Frances Williamson in Monongalia County, Virginia; born 1845 in Tyler County, West Virginia; died in Pleasants County, West Virginia. 61 iv. Bennett Thorn, born January 20, 1844 in Middlebourne, Tyler County, West Virginia; died July 17, 1919. 62 v. Lydia Thorn, born July 30, 1849 in Middlebourne, Tyler County, Virginia; died February 25, 1946. 63 vi. Mary Thorn, born 1850 in Virginia. 38. Alexander4 Thorn (Benjamin3, Thomas2, James1) was born May 11, 1811 in White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia, and died September 07, 1890 in Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia. He married Malinda E. Jackson. Children of Alexander Thorn and Malinda Jackson are: 64 i. Sylvestus5 Thorn. 65 ii. Lydia Thorn. 66 iii. Victoria Thorn. 67 iv. Sanford Thorn. 68 v. Adilia Thorn, born 1843.

Hi All My Thorn is fairly recent and a brick wall. John T was born c 1802-5 in Yorkshire according to 1841 census. He married Sarah Edson of Spofforth Yorks in Knaresborough Yorks in 1828. Unfortunately he died in 1848 so I do not have any census entry which gives his full place of birth and so far have been unable to find any suitable candidate in any parish records. This list seem to be mainly US Thorns but if any of you should have any info .......... Cheers Jean

Elmer... It has always been my contention, albeit difficult to convince the "pervailing" authority, that not all Thorn(e)s in America are decendents of William Thorn... If we read our history a bit better we will see that the surname THORN/THORNE has both Irish and English/Scottish roots, and as you know these two countries have never considered each other "blood family"... My Thorn(e) considers itself to evolve from Orange Irish roots, ie. anti-Church of England, and could quite possibly have come over at a different time than popular belief dictates... Doc Thorne docthorne@bellsouth.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Elmer Thorn <eandmthorn@cox-internet.com> To: <THORN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:53 AM Subject: Thorn Families - Roll Call > From reading the roll call responses it sounds like there were threeor four different Thorn/Thorne families that arrived in America. > > The New York Family > The New Jersey/Maryland/Virginia Family > The Pennsylvania Family. > Maryland Virginia and New Jersey Thorns's may have been different also. > Does anyone else see this as possible? I had always thought that I had to trace back to William Thorn in New York but now I am thinking my line came dirrectly to Maryland/Virginia from England. It appears that most of the New York Thorns stayed in New York with exceptions of maybe one going to West Virginia. Someone set me straight on this please. I think it would help all of us to know the different Thorns and their arrivals in America. I know that WIlliam Thorn arrived in New York in 1600's. Does anyone else have info on other Thorns arriving in Pennsylvania or Maryland/Virginia? Please post any info on any Thorns that you know of arriving in America from any other country. > Thanks and have a great day! > Elmer thorn >

I also found a WIlliam Thorn born in Dorset,England in 1693 that ended up in Prince William Co Va. He wouldn't have been from the Thorns in New york since he was born in England after they came to America. This was on www.Ancestry.com . There has to be more. Et

Shirley, Thanks for the tidbit or should I say large nugget maybe. Hope all goes well with your surgery. I hope someone has a copy of this book. Et ----- Original Message ----- From: <MaeMay510@aol.com> To: <THORN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:32 AM Subject: Re: Thorn Families - Roll Call > In a message dated 7/7/2004 8:54:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, > eandmthorn@cox-internet.com writes: > > > I think it would help all of us to know the different Thorns and their > > arrivals in America. I know that WIlliam Thorn arrived in New York in 1600's. > > Does anyone else have info on other Thorns arriving in Pennsylvania or > > Maryland/Virginia? > > Yes, Peter Coldham books of immigrants to the southern states. But I've had > cataract surgery on one eye and scheduled for the next this month. I won't be > able to see to extract information until nearly Thanksgiving. > But perhaps someone else has the same books in a public library? Be a good > deed to extract the information. > > The other source, of course, are the Filby books of immigrants. > > Shirley Maynard > >

John, Thanks for the info. I did find that in my Thorn family some used the "e" and some didn't - yes and even siblings . I have a cousin that still has the Thorn Homestead in Ohio using the "e" on his name. We thought at first that we weren't related. Et ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie Callaway" <jeanent@rcsis.com> To: <THORN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 12:41 PM Subject: RE: Thorn Families - Roll Call > I agree a lot of Thorne's came to Canada who were loyalists. Please if > you think this may be check the loyalist records. They had to make a > sworn statement that they were loyal to the Queen and these records are > quite useful. Most of these Thorn/Thorne's settled in the Maritimes > (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick etc.) > > My Thorne's (my GGGrandpa is Albert Thorne - on the 1871 & 1881 census > records in Guelph Ontario. He is living with his siblings - not his > parents and it lists that they were born in the Jersey Isles and they > were all barbers. > > The last time I started researching in Jersey - (I hadn't gone very far) > but I did find thorne's that were barbers - just hadn't found the exact > connection. > > Albert's parents are listed as John Thorne & Mary Ann Masters on his > marriage record that I found. > > > > <<<Elmer, and others, > > The decendants of william Thorn(e)c.1617 of NY do cover the entire > country, > actually starting in MA. They migrated slowly from NY to NJ, PA, VA and > so > on. The PA Thorn(e)'s went to MD, Ohio and WV and elsewhere including > Canada. the VA lines went from there to all over the South and South > West. > I find it interesting that my Thorne and Chew lines both take the paths > west but I have yet to find a connection between the two although they > wound > up in the same towns and counties. > > Also, when researching the Thorne name be sure to search by both Thorne > & > Thorn. I have lines where the name gose back and forth, some where > siblings > pelled it differently. > > If you have not done so check out this Thorne website: > http://thorn.pair.com/ > This site has tons of information and a family forum as well. > > My particular line ws a tough one to connect, but after getting acces > to > the census records and Philadelphia PA business directories I was able > to > connect things and dates. (I'm #3274 in the William Thorne line). > > One interesting thing I found in my research of the Thornes was that in > the > late 1840,s and early 1850's one family was in Dublin Indiana at the > Quaker > Church. In the the 1990's my sister joined that very same church. > > John > >>>>>> > > >