I have thorn's from PA., but none in Kentucky that we have found. Not sure of the origin either other than one died in 1797 in Westmoreland, PA. Elayne (Thorn) Welle ----- Original Message ----- From: <Boletused@aol.com> To: <THORN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Thorn in Tenn and Kentucky > We have Thornes in Kentucky. But they came there in 1785 from York County, > Pennsylvania. Our first Thorne came from Germany in 1769. Does anyone else > have German Thornes? > Paulina >