Benjamin Thornton

  General Notes:

This is a probable parent. Son Benjamin had a son named John as well.

6/24/99: Information on children of Benjamin Thornton is from a list of descendants given o n the Thornton list @rootsweb.com. Source is indicated as mmkoonc@molalla.net. I have writt en this person and several others for more details.

6/25/99:
Austin:
1699, Feb 23. Had 281/4 acres laid out.
1707, Dec. 30. Sold 28 acres to Mrs. Freelove Crawford.
1713, Jun 16. Taxed 2s.
1715, Feb 28. Sold 60 acres to Experience Mitchell
1742, Jan 12. Glocester. Sold 23 acres to son David, excepting four rods for a burying plac e.

Will of son David who died in 1772 mentions his wife Alice and only daughter Rhoda, and give s the names of his siblings: Benjamin, Joseph, Titus (deceased), John, Mary Vallet, Sarah Pa ine (Deceased).

An internet source gives the surname of his 2nd wife as Gurney, but I have seen no source fo r this.

Benjamin married Unknown Gurney. (Unknown Gurney was born about 1699.)