Hello, Sorry to intervene on your Thorn correspondence---I am so interested as I have a Frederick Thorn who died in 1801 in Pendleton Co Va (before it became WV) He would have been the age to have been a brother to Francis Ludwig Thorns who you site from Germany and was born about 1750. I have been told my Frederick Thorn was of German ancestry He married a Catherine F. maiden name unknown and had at least four children an Elizabeth my grandmother (greats removed), Mary, Phoebe and a son John. There may have been more children My Elizabeth Thorn born about 1790, married William Yeager. Do you have any of this information in your line? More Later Jackie

Hi, I can't help you unfortunately, but I just wanted to say that you are not intervening. This is what this list is for - the sharing of family info and the search for ties. Hopefully someone here has just what you need to start to put the puzzle together. Pam Jjg331@wmconnect.com wrote: >Hello, > >Sorry to intervene on your Thorn correspondence---I am so interested as I >have a Frederick Thorn who died in 1801 in Pendleton Co Va (before it became >WV) He would have been the age to have been a brother to Francis Ludwig Thorns >who you site from Germany and was born about 1750. I have been told my >Frederick Thorn was of German ancestry He married a Catherine F. maiden name >unknown and had at least four children an Elizabeth my grandmother (greats removed), >Mary, Phoebe and a son John. There may have been more children My Elizabeth >Thorn born about 1790, married William Yeager. Do you have any of this >information in your line? More Later Jackie > > > > >

Hopefully Ann-Kathrin will see your post and reply. She is the from the family of Francis Lud Thorns. Et -----Original Message----- From: Jjg331@wmconnect.com [mailto:Jjg331@wmconnect.com] Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 5:40 PM To: THORN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Thorns pedigree Hello, Sorry to intervene on your Thorn correspondence---I am so interested as I have a Frederick Thorn who died in 1801 in Pendleton Co Va (before it became WV) He would have been the age to have been a brother to Francis Ludwig Thorns who you site from Germany and was born about 1750. I have been told my Frederick Thorn was of German ancestry He married a Catherine F. maiden name unknown and had at least four children an Elizabeth my grandmother (greats removed), Mary, Phoebe and a son John. There may have been more children My Elizabeth Thorn born about 1790, married William Yeager. Do you have any of this information in your line? More Later Jackie

Maybe this would be a good time to post my earliest Thorns to see if any of you are connected to this line... James Thorn b. 1700-1710, Prince Georges County, Maryland, d. 6 Mar 1767, Prince Georges County, Maryland, Married Susannah Unknown abt 1728. Their son Thomas Thorn Thomas' son Hezekiah Thorn Hezekiah's son Ephriam Thorn Ephriam's daughter Martha Ann Thorn (My Great Grandmother) Looking for ancestor's of James and Susannah. Regards, Brenda Whitaker Collins

Jackie, I wish I could help you but at the moment I know nothing more about Franz Ludewig Thorns and possible siblings. He was long dead by the time of the parish records I've read. I have to get a hold of older parish records first. But it'll happend :-) However, I've now checked the name "Thorn" in the phone cataloge and got more than 600 hits. So your Thorn might as well be a Thorn proper. I will try to find out if there are any German databases for emigrants from Germany. I know there are but I have to see if they are for free and what time periods they cover. I could then spit out a name or two in the forum and see what people can make of it. So long, Ann-Kathrin _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/