Anne 'Nancy' Silverthorn

Abt 1770 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Anne 'Nancy' Silverthorn  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1770	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	18 Dec 1785	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	In his will John Silverthorn gave to wife wife Abey land & plantation purchased of Jonathan Mears & Daniel Hall & 4 acres of the land where I now live adjcent the same, being 204 acres lying on Pocomoke River, for life, she to keep my son John Silverthorn & educate him until he arrive to 16 years of age, then the said land to my son John, & for want of heirs to my son Henry Silverthorn. To son Joshua Silverthorn land on Pocomoke River containing 225 acres. To son William all the land where I now live during his life, provided he give my Exrs. bond for the bringing up of my son Henry Silverthorn from 7 years until 16 years, & give him a good education; to my son William's first male heir the land where I now live containing 221 acres & for want of such heir to Joshua Silverthorn. Daughters Nancy & Tabitha Silverthorn. Wife Aby, unborn child, Nancy, Tabitha, John & Henry Silverthorn residual legatees. Wife, John Silverthorn & Solomon Johnson Exrs. Witt: Arthur Silverthorn, Thomas Sandford, Ann Sandford.
  Marr Name	Anne 'Nancy' Matthews
  Reference Identifier	#
  Record ID	36557
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Silverthorn, I,   b. Abt 1634, England d. Abt 1700, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth (4th) (--?--),   b. Abt 1685   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. William Silverthorn,   b. Abt 1766, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Sep 1801, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 35 years) ╚═ Peggy Jenkins,  m. Abt 1788 ;   Lavinia Corbin,  m. 15 Nov 1796 + 2. Joshua Silverthorn,   b. Abt 1768, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 19 May 1801, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 33 years) ╚═ Leah (--?--),  m. Abt 1791 + 3. Anne 'Nancy' Silverthorn,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ James Matthews,  m. 9 Feb 1787   4. Tabitha Silverthorn,   b. Abt 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown > 5. Henry (of Jno) Silverthorn,   b. Abt 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Tabitha Bacon,  m. 20 Dec 1814 + 6. John Silverthorn,   b. Abt 1783, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Mar 1832, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 49 years) ╚═ Mary 'Molly' Tunnell,  m. 26 Jun 1807 ;   Levinia (of Lemuel) Selby,  m. 26 Apr 1817
  Person ID	I36557	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	John (of Sabastian II) Silverthorn,   b. Abt 1738, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Feb 1786, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 48 years)
  Mother	Aby (612) Evans,   b. Abt 1750, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1766  [2]
  Family ID	F10624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Matthews,   b. Abt 1752, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Feb 1787	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Elijah Mathews was the security on the M.L.B. of James Mathews and Anne Silverthorn.
  Children	+ 1. Jacob Matthews, Sr.,   b. Abt 1788, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 10 Dec 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 28 years) ╚═ Tabitha (--?--)  m. Abt 1807 + 2. Henrietta 'Hennie' Matthews,   b. 21 Apr 1796, Stockton, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 26 Feb 1891, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 94 years) ╚═ John C. Porter  m. 24 Jan 1818
  Family ID	F11650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1770 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 18 Dec 1785 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 9 Feb 1787 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 361 (will of John Silverthorn, wife Abey), 570. [S819] Mark C. Lewis Genealogy Research Files, ESPL Heritage Center, Parksley, VA, 819. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.