spouse: Jemima LONGWORTH
NAME.................. John THORNTON
BIRTH/PLACE/RECORDS..... ca 1715 Richmond, Henrico Co VA
MARRIAGE/PLACE/RECORDS.. ca 1741 Orange Co VA
DIED/PLACE/BURIAL....... bef 1800 Spartanburg Co SC
PARENTS NAME............ Mark THORNTON/Mary BRUCE
GRANDPARENTS............ Luke THORNTON/Anne unk
> WIFE.................. Jemima LONGWORTH
BORN/PLACE/RECORDS...... SEP 1724
DIED/PLACE/BURIAL.......
PARENTS NAME............ William LONGWORTH/Millicent RANSDELL
CHILDREN................ 7
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* CHILD 1.............. Luke THORNTON b ca 1741
MARRIED................. Martha unk ca 1763 b 1747 Orange Co VA
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS...... bef 1810 Spartanburg Co SC
CHILDREN................ 1.John THORNTON b 1763 d 1840 Pickens AL
m Elizabeth CROW d 1850 Pickens AL
6 children
2.William THORNTON b 11 AUG 1765 VA d 1843 DeKalb Co MO
m Martha Patsy OWEN 5 MAY 1786 Lunenburg
b 18 OCT 1765 Lunenburg VA d bef 1860 DeKalb Co MO
dau of Barnett OWEN/Frances WHITLOW
1.Sally THORNTON b 1789 NC
m John DESHAZER 1805 KY b 1786 NC
2.William'Willi'THORNTON b 8 OCT 1792 NC d 6 SEP 1858 MO
m Sally TODD 1813 Madison KY b 1793 NC d 14 SEP 1891 MO
1.Cordilia THORNTON b 1815 KY
m Isaac AGEE 1831 Callaway Co MO
2.William Todd THORNTON b 5 APR 1817 MO
m Hannah TODD 1837 MO b 1821 MO d 1881 MO
15 children
3.James THORNTON b/d 1819 MO
4.Jeptha THORNTON b 11 SEP 1821 MO
d 2 MAR 1889 Oak Creek Douglas Co OR
m Martha Ragsdale WALKER 2 JAN 1840 DeKalb MO
b 18 MAR 1820 TN d 15 SEP 1899 Oak Creek OR
both bur Oak Creek Cem Douglas Co OR
dau of Edward&Mary WALKER
5.Hannah Marinda THORNTON b 1824 MO
m William Oliver AGEE 1837 MO
6 children
6.John THORNTON b 1826 MO d 1874 MO
m Sally unk
7.Thomas Riley THORNTON b 1828 MO d 1872 MO
m Emerine unk
8.Luke THORNTON b 1831 MO d 1912 MO
m Cyrenia TODD 1854 MO d 1900 MO
dau of Jesse TODD
9.Martha Jane THORNTON b/d 1833 MO
10.Jeremiah Todd THORNTON b 1834 MO d 17 FEB 1916 MO
Pvt CSA Mo State Guard 4th Div
m Martha Emerline McCONNELL 7 MAR 1861 MO
b 1842 MO d 26 OCT 1925 MO
15 children
11.Sally Ann THORNTON b 1837 MO d 1918 MO
m Charles HINES
3.Patsy Martha THORNTON b 8 OCT 1792 NC d 1865 OR
1.Simeon THORNTON b 1818 IN (out of wedlock)
m James TONEY 1823 IN
b 23 OCT 1798 VA d APR 1891 CA
4.Frances THORNTON b 1802 NC d ca 1826 Clay Co MO
m unk BARNES 1818
4 children
5.James THORNTON b 1807 KY
m Sarah LAMKIN
9 children
1.Levi THORNTON b 1828 MO d ca 1846 Mexican War
2.Nancy Jane THORNTON
m William TODD 1843 MO
son of Jesse TODD
notes: 1769 JUN List of Tithes Lunenburg Co VA
Lunenburg Co VA Deeds
Marriages of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1853
1787 Lunenburg tax list
1790 Spartanburg SC Luke Thornton 123, John Thornton 112
1800 Spartanburg SC p.185b Luke Thornton fam -11-1/11--1/--
1790/1800 Burke Co NC William Thornton fam
Burke Co NC land records;William Thornton
1810 Clark Co KY William Thornton
1819 Montgomery Co MO Tax roll William Thornton
1820 Montgomery Co MO William Thornton
1850 DeKalb Co MO Thornton fams
1860 Yamhill Co OR James Toney fam
1870 Douglas Co OR Jeptha Thornton fam
Douglas Co OR Deeds/Probate Records
History of Callaway County MO written 1884
History of Andrew and DeKalb Counties MO Goodspeed 1888
Will of William Thornton,written 1 SEP 1858 DeKalb Co MO
Thornton Cem Clarksdale,DeKalb Co MO
Oak Creek Cem Douglas Co OR
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* CHILD 2..............William THORNTON b ca 1742
notes: 1769 William was a tithable in Lodwick Farmer's family
1772-1776 William was an independant tithable
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* CHILD 3.............. Henry THORNTON b ca 1747
notes: 1772 Henry,independant tithable
1776 Henry,independant tithable
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* CHILD 4.............. Thomas THORNTON b ca 1750 Lunenburg Co VA
MARRIED................. Martha unk
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS...... ca 1798 Spartanburg Co SC
CHILDREN................ 7 children
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* CHILD 5.............. Jane THORNTON b 1752 Lunenburg Co VA
MARRIED................. Arthur HUTCHENS
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS......
CHILDREN................
notes: History of Jane Thornton of Spartanburg
1790 Spartanburg SC Arthur Hutchens fam;144
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* CHILD 6.............. Josiah THORNTON b 22 AUG 1758 Lunenburg Co VA
MARRIED................. Sarah'Sally'FOWLER
b 1 MAR 1763 NC d 29 OCT 1849 Wayne Co TN
DIED/PLACE/RECORDS...... bef 1 NOV 1849 Wayne Co TN
CHILDREN................ all children born Spartanburg SC
1.Elizabeth THORNTON b 8 MAR 1781
2.Thomas THORNTON b 15 DEC 1783 d bef 7 JAN 1875 Forsythe Co GA
m1 Martha unk
m2 Rebecca HOUSE b ca 1785 Spartanburg SC d aft 1860 Floyd GA
3.Sparling THORNTON b 19 FEB 1786
m1 unk
m2 Mary McLaren JOHNSON 23 FEB 1838 Lawrence Co TN
dau of John McLAREN/Sarah MALCOLMSON
widow of Robert JOHNSON
1.Richard C.THORNTON b 1838
4.Mariah Rhoda THORNTON b 27 DEC 1788
m Isaac RICHARDSON 22 MAY 1822 Lauderdale Co AL
5.Elenor THORNTON b 6 JUL 1791 d 20 AUG 1871 Hardin Co TN
m Lenoir CANTRELL 11 AUG 1824 Lauderdale Co AL
6.Isaac THORNTON b 22 JAN 1794 d bef 3 OCT 1852 TN
m Nancy HOUSE b 1797 SC d bef 1880 Lawrence Co AR
dau of John HOUSE/Catherine WESTMORELAND
1.Mary Matilda THORNTON b 1816 SC
m Pascal WHITLOW
2.William W.THORNTON b 1826 AL
m Susan A.TUCKER 4 MAR 1846 Lawrence Co TN
3.Sarah S.THORNTON b 1828 AL
4.Catherine C.THORNTON b 1829 AL
5.Isaac V.B.THORNTON b 1833 AL
m1 Lucinda unk b 1832 TN
m2 Rebecca S.RAINS 28 JUL 1868 Lawrence Co TN
6.Thursday M.THORNTON b 1838 TN d bef 1870 Lawrence AR
m Samuel P.WALLACE
7.Elmira THORNTON
8.Mahala W.THORNTON
m William M.MOSELY
7.Josiah THORNTON b 11 MAR 1796
m Frances DEWBERRY 20 DEC 1823 Lauderdale Co AL
8.Sarah'Sally'THORNTON b 7 JUN 1798
m James LASSITER 13 JUN 1826 Lauderdale Co AL
9.Mordicai THORNTON b 21 DEC 1800 d 1879 Searcy Co AR
m Amelia WESTMORELAND b 1802 SC d 1870 Searcy AR
dau of William WESTMORELAND/Sarah ALBERTIE
1.Josiah Westmoreland THORNTON b 1832
m Elzura Jane CYPERT
dau of Zachariah CYPERT/Lydia REED
1.Miles Perry THORNTON d 11 MAR 1882 Wayne Co TN
2.Zachary Newton THORNTON
3.Emmarintha Ann THORNTON
m unk GREESON
10.William THORNTON b 3 APR 1803 d 1870 Gibson Co TN
m Mary A. unk
1.William Thornton Jr.
11.Thurza THORNTON b 16 JUN 1805 d 27 APR 1846 Hardin Co TN
m James Wesley CANTRELL 12 JAN 1823 Lauderdale AL
b 29 NOV 1800 SC d 24 APR 1850
12.Mahala THORNTON b 16 SEP 1807 d 21 APR 1858
m Jason PAULK 2 OCT 1828 Lauderdale AL
notes: Rev War records:file #R10570;served less than 6 months in SC militia
1790 Spartanburg SC
1800 Spartanburg SC p.211 Josiah Thornton fam 2112-/2111-/--
1810 Spartanburg SC p.317 Josiah Thornton fam 211-1/211-1/--
1820 Spartanburg SC p.337 Josiah Thornton fam -1-231/-21-1/-7
1830/1840 Wayne Co TN Josiah Thornton fam
1840/1850 Hardin Co TN Isaac Thornton fam
1849 1 NOV Wayne Co TN
Inventory of Josiah Thornton, signed by JW Cantrell,Wm.Thornton
1850 7 JAN Wayne Co TN; Sale of inventory, Wm.Thornton exec.
1860/1870 Lawrence Co AR Nancy Thornton fam
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* CHILD 7.............. Randolph Ransdell THORNTON b ca 1759
notes: 1776 Randolph, tithable in father John's family
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* Sources: "Historical Southern Families" Vol XII by Mrs.John Bennett Boddie
pgs.1-89
"Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800"
"Luke Thornton; A Family Narrative" by Dr.Richard S.Thornton, AUG 1999
Will of Edward Ransdell, JUN 1724
Virginia Wills & Administration, 1632 to 1800
Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, The Vestry Book, 1746-1816
Spartanburg SC Deed Abstracts Books A-T by Pruitt
Lunenburg Order Book Number 12
1790 Spartanburg SC John Thornton fam
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