Capt. John Henry Thornton

Abt 1826 - 1896  (70 years)

• Name	John Henry Thornton  [1]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	Abt 1826	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census with mother	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as John Thornton, a 24 year old sailor in HH#285 headed by Elizabeth Thornton, age 60.
  Census head of household	1860	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as John H. Thornton the head of HH#63, a 34 year old farmer with personal property valued at $500. Listed with him were following Thorntons: Margaret, age 22; Parker, age 19; John L., age 6; Narcissa, age 4; and Mary E., age 9/12. Also listed were James Darby, age 20; and Rebecca Tatham, age 15, with personal property valued at $100.
  Census head of household	1870	Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as John Thorton the head of HH#AT52, a 40 year old farmer with real estate valued at $150 and personal property valued at $30. Listed with him were the following Thortons: Margaret, a 38 year old house keeper; John, a 16 year old farm laborer; Nancer, age 14 and at school; Mary, age 10 and at school; Lewis, age 9; Silvester, age 6; and Susie, age 2.
  Census head of household	1880	Atlantic Dist, Sea Side, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	He was shown as John Thornton a head of household, a 55 year old oyster planter. Listed with him were the following Thorntons: Margerte, a 45 year old wife and house keeper; Louis, a 17 year old son and farmer; Sylvesta, a 15 year old son and farmer; Alecia, a 12 year old daughter; Josephine, a 9 year old daughter; and William Thornton, a 6 year old son.
  Record ID	35273
  Death	12 Sep 1896	First District, Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	Accomack County records shows him as John H. Thornton, who died on 20 Sep 1896 of consumption at the age of 72 years. He was the son of John & Eliz. Thornton, a widowed farmer. His son Lewis J. Thornton gave the information. The Pen. Enterprise, 12 Sep 1896 issue shows him as John Henry Thornton, who died on 8 Sep 1896, age about 70 years.
  Siblings	5 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Edward Thornton,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Elizabeth J. Addison,   b. Abt 1820, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Apr 1874, First District, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 54 years),  m. 15 Feb 1838, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 2. Capt. William G. Thornton,   b. 13 Oct 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 9 Feb 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 55 years) ╚═Elizabeth A. Gaskins,   b. 19 Feb 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Oct 1895  (Age 81 years),  m. 10 Sep 1836, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     3. Henry Thornton,   b. Abt 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Jane S. Silverthorn,   b. Abt 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 20 Feb 1848, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     4. Elizabeth Thornton,   b. Abt 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. May 1895, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 76 years) + 5. Capt. John Henry Thornton,   b. Abt 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Sep 1896, First District, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 70 years) ╚═Margaret 'Peggy' Ann Clayville,   b. Abt 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Sep 1885, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 50 years),  m. 12 May 1852, Worcester Co, Maryland     6. Lewis Thornton,   b. Abt 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jun 1853  (Age 23 years) ╚═Delilah Trader,   b. 1 Oct 1830, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Aug 1913  (Age 82 years),  m. 29 Dec 1852, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 7. Thomas James Thornton,   b. Abt 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1868  (Age 36 years) ╚═Maria Johnson,   b. Abt 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Dec 1882, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years),  m. 2 Jun 1856, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Thornton, (I),   b. Abt 1650   d. Sep 1703  (Age 53 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Hudson,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I35273	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	John Thornton,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1831 (Age 51 years) Other Partners: ╚═Grace Trader,   b. Abt 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 6 Oct 1807
  Mother	Elizabeth Hudson,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	30 Oct 1809	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	William Hinman was the security on the M.L.B. of John Thornton and Eliza Hutson.
  Family ID	F12056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret 'Peggy' Ann Clayville,   b. Abt 1835, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 12 Sep 1885, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1852	Worcester Co, Maryland   [8]
  	He was shown as John H. Thornton and she as Margaret Clayvell. No other information was given.
  Children	+ 1. John Thomas (of Jno.) Thornton,   b. 15 Sep 1854, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 May 1942, Atlantic, Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years) ╚═ Margaret S. Chesser  (Age 78 years)  m. 8 Feb 1882 + 2. Narcissa Thornton,   b. 5 Jan 1856, Atlantic, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Apr 1940, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 84 years) ╚═ John William Taylor  (Age 76 years)  m. Abt 1875 + 3. Mary Ellen 'Mamie' Thornton,   b. 1859, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1926 (Age 67 years) ╚═ John W. (of John) Watson  (Age 90 years)  m. 16 Jul 1877 + 4. Lewis J. Thornton,   b. 1862, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1946 (Age 84 years) ╚═ Frances 'Fanny' Taylor  (Age 73 years)  m. 30 Dec 1890 + 5. Sylvester Lee Thornton,   b. 28 Jan 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 16 Feb 1910 (Age 45 years) ╚═ Florence E. Chesser  (Age 31 years)  m. 3 Jul 1887;    ╚═ Isabel Tull Chesser  (Age 61 years)  m. 30 Apr 1899   6. Silvester Thornton,   b. 14 Feb 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 14 Feb 1865, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)   7. Susie Thornton,   b. Abt 1868, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Alecia (Eleshea) Thornton,   b. Abt 1868, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 3 Nov 1895, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 27 years) ╚═ Augustus Lee Taylor  (Age 78 years)  m. 1 Jan 1886   9. Joseph E. Thornton,   b. 14 Sep 1870, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   10. Josephine Thornton,   b. Abt 1871, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sewell W. Taylor  (Age 76 years)  m. 4 Apr 1886   11. William E. Thornton,   b. 22 Aug 1873, Atlantic District, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 12. Edward Thornton,   b. Abt 1881, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F11204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1826 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S586] Crowson & Hite, Acc Co 1860 Census, (E. Thomas Crowson & Susan Crowson Hite), 586. [S7] 1860 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (National Archives Microfilm), 7. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S748] LDS Family History Resource File, 1880 United States Census & National Index (CD Set), Vol 55, 748. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.