Hi All My Thorne family as far as I can trace, go back to Buckland Newton, Dorset, England. To David Thorne Bn 1800.....father believed to be William no proof so stuck just there. Can follow right through direct line to myself Thomas Thorne. It seems we have moved 15 miles? Tom Boletused@aol.com wrote: Our Thorne/Thorn line is originally from Germany. They settled in York County, PA around 1770. In the early 1800s or possible 1790 they traveled to Jeffersontown, Ky with a large party of other German families. The descendants are still in that area at this time. Paulina