Edward Thornbrough (II) Family
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| Edward Thornbrough born after 1713 Pa died 1790 Randolph Co NC |
Ann Morgan born unknown died after 1790(?) |
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Married: Pennsylvania, probably early 1740's
Children (Some might be attributed to a second wife): Thomas Thornbrough born probably in Pa, died before 10/1790 Edward Thornbrough possibly born about 1754 in Virginia William Thornbrough Jane Thornbrough married John Moore Seven Daughters Thornbrough |
North Carolina RecordsIn the 1790 census in Randolph County William Thornberry is next door to Ann Thornberry, indicating Edward II was deceased by the time the census was taken. Rules for the census taking were not yet well defined in 1790. Edward Thornberry (III) is living next to his cousin George Thornberry.The writing of Edward Thornbrough (II)'s will indicates that the named wife Ann might have been a second wife, as he includes provisions for her care that were typical of that situation in a will (e. g. the direction that sons were to provide household provisions and firewood while she lived, and that she was to have "use of" the house and household furniture). Be aware there might have been some other reason Edward had such concerns, or the clerk may have simply made a wrong assumption and wrote the will with the wrong legal "format." Almost all of the information about this family comes from the will of Edward Thornborough written 19th day of October 1790, and proven in 1791 in Randolph County North Carolina. The will is interesting as it is one of the cases where the name is spelled several ways in one document (Thornborough, Thornberry, and Thornberg). The will names eight daughters but does not tell us their given names. Edward Thornborough (II) WillIn the Name of God Amen. I Edward Thornborough of Randolph County Being weak in Body but in Sound mind & memory Bless be God Do this Nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Say and Publish This my Last will and Testament in manner and form following That is to say. First I give to my son Edward Thornberry where his House is containing One Hundred and Fifty Acres of land as it is laid off for him Also I give to my son William Thornberry the Place where he now lives Containing one Hundred and fifty acres as it is Laid off for Him & the part of the land where I now live Called the Old Place. I will to my Sons in manner Following in the First Place my wife Ann Thornberry is to Have the use of the House and all the House Hold Furniture three Cows Her Choice of the Stock the White Mare & Colt during her Natural Life & at Her own Disposal and my sd sons Edward and William Thornberry is To Find of all her Household Provisions & firewood while she lives & after her death the land Edward and William Thornberg is to Pay to Each of my Eight daughters Five pounds and to Ann & Jane Thornberg daughters of my son Thomas Thornberg deceased five pounds each In all fifty pounds and to my said 2 sons is to Have the use of the Land immediately & in case either of my daughters die the five pounds in that case is to go to her children & if one of my grandaughters die the other is to have the ten pounds. But if Both should die the estate to pay in that case. And I made & ordain this my sons Edward Thornberg & William each my Sons on try of....will to do To the letting of the to sd...and making of the in Control whereof I No...& Edward Thornberrys last Will and Testament Let my hand...Signed Seald and Delivered in the .... Edward W. Thornberry his mark William Bell, John Vickery, Daniel Branson Proved 1791 Randolph Co, NC (Note: some transcriptions of this will carry an incorrect date of 1791 for the writing of the will.) More on the children of Edward Thornbrough (II)Jane Thornbrough MooreRik Vigeland believes his ancestor was Jane Thornbrough, and daughter of Edward II, who married John Moore, and had son Edward Moore whose birth is recorded in 1806 at New Garden Monthly Meeting. We have therefore put Jane up as a daughter of Edward and assumed she was one of the eight daughters.Edward Thornbrough IIIWe received copies of portions of Isaac Frazier's Bible from Fair Whitley, a descendant. Isaac Frazier was a son of Solomon Frazier of Randolph County, North Carolina, and Fair's family lore is that Mary Thornbrough, wife of Isaac Frazier, was a daughter of Edward and Polly Tully Thornbrough. There is a charming story of Edward returning to Pennsylvania to bring Polly home on horseback as a bride after meeting her while a British prisoner in Pennsylvania. Isaac and Mary were purportedly married in 1815 in Randolph County, North Carolina (marriage not found in Randolph County records). While several Internet sites support this information, no one has provided any definitive sources for information. We are posting the information in brief here, hoping someone can come forward with some real proof. Please email webmaster Nadine Holder (email on the About Us Page) if you can provide any information.We have quite a bit of Frazier information from Quaker records in North Carolina. Unfortunately the only information on Isaac and Mary (possibly Thornbrough) Frazier is their birth and death dates recorded at Marlborough Monthly Meeting. They were received by request at Marlborough MM sometime after their marriage. There are many Frazier connections to the Woodward and Thornbrough families (see the Frazier list on the "F" index page). |