Ken, I have seen Mary Alexander linked as a wife to George online, but I have never been able to prove this. There was a Mary Alexander who married a George Thornton (1752-1807) in Virginia at approximately the same time in history. However, they were wealthy land owners. Our George Thornton was often in court for debts - and too much alcohol. You are correct that Sally Thornton and Thomas Lewis were never formally married. My family lists them as common law marriage. This is probably because of the long relationship proven by the children. In ALL WEST VIRGINIA HISTORY, VOL 3 it states that both Thomas and Sally were dead by the time the deed to their heirs was recorded in Kanawha County on July 27,1820. That is almost 20 years after the marriage license was issued dated 4 NOV 1800. That does not mean that Sally or (Sallie) did not remarry. However, the book does not mention this. I have ordered a copy of the will of George Thornton probated 1807 from the Mason County Clerk. I don't expect to find out much from this document, but I'll let you know if anything turns up. John White On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 3:01 AM, <wvmason-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. George Thornton, Died Mason County 1807 (JOHN WHITE) > 2. Re: George Thornton, Died Mason County 1807 > (Mamapapalewis@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:47:12 -0400 > From: JOHN WHITE <johnfwhitejr@gmail.com> > Subject: [WVMASON] George Thornton, Died Mason County 1807 > To: WVMASON@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CAJHcxtd=W6wG0osuUg20hP+ENHWwNCPZLKFGrC7=X0e+BkZH5A@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I have been trying to get some information about George and Mary (MNU) > Thornton. They lived in Point Pleasant area when it was in Greenbrier, > then Kanawha, then Mason County. George and Mary dad 7 children: Catherine > Thornton LeMasters, Andrew Thornton, George W. Thornton, Sally Thornton > Lewis, John Thornton, Polly Thornton White, and Nancy Thornton White. > George had a daughter, Peggy, from a second marriage. > > Nancy Thornton White is my 4th Great Grandmother. I have been unable to > find any family information for George and Mary, my 5th Great > Grandparents. I can find them both in early court records, but not a trace > of their family origins. > > Can anyone help with information about > > Thanks, > > John White > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 21:06:59 -0400 (EDT) > From: Mamapapalewis@aol.com > Subject: Re: [WVMASON] George Thornton, Died Mason County 1807 > To: wvmason@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <36bf8.1b6d9a67.3ce99db3@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > In a message dated 5/19/2012 7:52:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > johnfwhitejr@gmail.com writes: > > have been trying to get some information about George and Mary (MNU) > Thornton. > > John, I have George Thornton's wife as Mary Alexander, born 26 Nov 1756 > in King George County, VA. Have no birth date for George or a death date > for either. Their daughter Sally Thornton was married?? to Thomas Lewis. > Thomas & Sally are my paternal 4th Great Grandparents. I would like to > know > if Sally got married after Thomas Lewis died in 1800 but haven't been able > to prove that yet. Hope this tidbit of info helps you some. Ken Lewis > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the WVMASON list administrator, send an email to > WVMASON-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the WVMASON mailing list, send an email to > WVMASON@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVMASON-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of WVMASON Digest, Vol 7, Issue 3 > ************************************* >

Ken, I will try to send you a PDF file continaing the documentation I have on the Lewis family. I collected it only because of the connection to Sally Thornton. I thought that I might be able to track the Thorntons through the LeMaster or Lewis connection. It includes a picture of John Lewis. I assume this was the John who was born in 1860. It looks like your ancestors were very important people in Point Pleasant. Apparently John was the postmaster in Point Pleasant when this book was printed in 1913. I'm not sure about any of the genealogy that is listed. There was a different level of documentation in 1913 than we use today. You probably have this information, but I thought I would send it anyway. If you every find anything about the Thorntons, please remember me. Thanks, John On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:52 PM, JOHN WHITE <johnfwhitejr@gmail.com> wrote: > Ken, > > I have seen Mary Alexander linked as a wife to George online, but I have > never been able to prove this. There was a Mary Alexander who married a > George Thornton (1752-1807) in Virginia at approximately the same time in > history. However, they were wealthy land owners. Our George Thornton was > often in court for debts - and too much alcohol. > > You are correct that Sally Thornton and Thomas Lewis were never formally > married. My family lists them as common law marriage. This is probably > because of the long relationship proven by the children. > > In ALL WEST VIRGINIA HISTORY, VOL 3 it states that both Thomas and Sally > were dead by the time the deed to their heirs was recorded in Kanawha > County on July 27,1820. That is almost 20 years after the marriage license > was issued dated 4 NOV 1800. > > That does not mean that Sally or (Sallie) did not remarry. However, the > book does not mention this. > > I have ordered a copy of the will of George Thornton probated 1807 from > the Mason County Clerk. I don't expect to find out much from this > document, but I'll let you know if anything turns up. > > John White > > > > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 3:01 AM, <wvmason-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. George Thornton, Died Mason County 1807 (JOHN WHITE) >> 2. Re: George Thornton, Died Mason County 1807 >> (Mamapapalewis@aol.com) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:47:12 -0400 >> From: JOHN WHITE <johnfwhitejr@gmail.com> >> Subject: [WVMASON] George Thornton, Died Mason County 1807 >> To: WVMASON@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: >> <CAJHcxtd=W6wG0osuUg20hP+ENHWwNCPZLKFGrC7= >> X0e+BkZH5A@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> I have been trying to get some information about George and Mary (MNU) >> Thornton. They lived in Point Pleasant area when it was in Greenbrier, >> then Kanawha, then Mason County. George and Mary dad 7 children: >> Catherine >> Thornton LeMasters, Andrew Thornton, George W. Thornton, Sally Thornton >> Lewis, John Thornton, Polly Thornton White, and Nancy Thornton White. >> George had a daughter, Peggy, from a second marriage. >> >> Nancy Thornton White is my 4th Great Grandmother. I have been unable to >> find any family information for George and Mary, my 5th Great >> Grandparents. I can find them both in early court records, but not a >> trace >> of their family origins. >> >> Can anyone help with information about >> >> Thanks, >> >> John White >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 21:06:59 -0400 (EDT) >> From: Mamapapalewis@aol.com >> Subject: Re: [WVMASON] George Thornton, Died Mason County 1807 >> To: wvmason@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: <36bf8.1b6d9a67.3ce99db3@aol.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> >> >> >> In a message dated 5/19/2012 7:52:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> johnfwhitejr@gmail.com writes: >> >> have been trying to get some information about George and Mary (MNU) >> Thornton. >> >> John, I have George Thornton's wife as Mary Alexander, born 26 Nov 1756 >> in King George County, VA. Have no birth date for George or a death date >> for either. Their daughter Sally Thornton was married?? to Thomas Lewis. >> Thomas & Sally are my paternal 4th Great Grandparents. I would like to >> know >> if Sally got married after Thomas Lewis died in 1800 but haven't been >> able >> to prove that yet. Hope this tidbit of info helps you some. Ken Lewis >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the WVMASON list administrator, send an email to >> WVMASON-admin@rootsweb.com. >> >> To post a message to the WVMASON mailing list, send an email to >> WVMASON@rootsweb.com. >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> WVMASON-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the >> body of the >> email with no additional text. >> >> >> End of WVMASON Digest, Vol 7, Issue 3 >> ************************************* >> > >