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Thomas and Abigail Brown Thornbrough Family
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Thomas Thornbrough, Jr., was son of Thomas and Sarah Thornbrough of Ireland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Although Thomas, Jr., is not mentioned in the will of Thomas, Sr., Quaker records in North Carolina place him as the son of Thomas, Sr. Thomas, Jr. married (1) Abigail Brown and (2) Martha Stanley.

In "Jefferson County, Tennessee Families and History 1792-1996," Richard Edwards includes the following in the history of his ancestor, Joseph Thornbrough, son of Thomas and Abigail Brown Thornbrough: "Abigail Brown was the daughter of James Brown, born 1681, Pennsylvania. In 1700, James and his brother, William, left New Castle, DE, and went thirty miles west, deep into the wilderness and established the Nottingham MM in now Cecil Co., Md. James Brown was the son of James Brown, 1656-1715, the immigrant. James Brown, the immigrant, married Honour Clayton, born 1662, Sussex, England, daughter of William Clayton. James Brown, the immigrant, was son of Richard Brown, circa 1610-1662, of Northamptonshire, England. Richard converted from Puritan to Quaker. Richard's father was John Brown, born circa 1580."




Thomas Thornbrough, Jr.
born 7/10/1715 Cootehill, Ireland
3/9/1797 probably NC 		Abigail Brown
born about 1719
died 4/21/1780 Guilford Co, NC
  Married: 1/18/1741 at Hopewell Monthly Meeting, Frederick County, Virginia (Hinshaw: New Garden, NC)

Children:
Joseph Thornbrough born 11/26/1741 Frederick County, Virginia; married (1) Wellmet Beeson (2) Rebecca Mills Morgan, widow of William Morgan
Thomas Thornbrough III born 7/11/1743 Frederick County, Virginia; married (1) Ruth Hunt (2) Martha Ballinger
James Thornbrough born 4/12/1745 Frederick County, Virginia; married Mary Moon
Sarah Thornbrough born 1/3/1747-48; died
Elizabeth Thornbrough born 1/12/1748-49 Frederick County, Virginia; married John Jehu Farrington 3/30/1765 (mou)
Susanna Thornbrough born 7/17/1751 Frederick County, Virginia; married Isaac Stuart (Stewart)
Hannah Thornbrough born 4/30/1754 Rowan County, North Carolina
Abigail Thornbrough born 4/24/1756 Rowan County, North Carolina
Judith Thornbrough born 12/17/1757 Rowan County, North Carolina; married (1) Joseph Unthank (2) Jeremiah Horn
Joshua Thornbrough born 5/28/1760 Rowan County, North Carolina
Prudence Thornbrough born 6/4/1763 Rowan County, North Carolina; married Nathan Hunt as 2nd wife

Virginia and North Carolina Records

From Hopewell Friends History: Thomas Thornbrug (sic), son of Thomas, of Middle Creek on Opeckan in Frederick Co, Va., married Abigail Brown, daughter of James of same place, 18th of 1st mo, 1740/41 O.S., which is 29th of 3rd mo N.S. They had declared marriage intention at several monthly meetings held at Opeckan. Witnesses: Thomas Thornbrug, James Brown, James Brittain, John Gayham, Walter Thornbrug, Richard Beeson, Hannah Thornbrugh, Mary Wall, Ann Beeson, Charity Beeson, Sarah Wood, and Elizabeth Beeson.

Thomas Thornburg was received at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting on 11/4/1752 on a certificate dated 7/6/1752 from Hopewell Monthly Meeting in Virginia. His cousin, William Thornburg, son of Edward Thornbrough, was received at the same time from Hopewell. When New Garden Monthly Meeting was set off from Cane Creek in 1754 Thomas automatically became a member of that meeting. The marriages of Thomas's children are recorded there.

Thomas Thornbrugh married Martha Stanley, daughter of James Stanley on 1/1/1783 at New Garden Monthly Meeting. There were no children from this marriage.


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