Lewis Thornton

Abt 1830 - 1853  (23 years)

• Name	Lewis Thornton  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1830	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census with mother	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as Lewis Thornton, a 20 year old laborer in HH#285 headed by Elizabeth Thornton, age 60.
  Death	Jun 1853  [2, 3]
  	His widow Delilah Thornton married Alfred Conquest on 31 Mar 1856.
  Admin of estate	25 Jul 1853	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that William S. Bird was named to settle the estate of Lewis Thornton. William H. Marshall and William S. Horsey were securities.
  Record ID	8653
  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	I8653	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2004

  
  

  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   [4]
  	William Hinman was the security on the M.L.B. of John Thornton and Eliza Hutson.
  Family ID	F12056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Delilah Trader,   b. 1 Oct 1830, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Aug 1913 (Age 82 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Alfred E. Conquest,   b. 1823, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Apr 1898, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 75 years)  m. 31 Mar 1856
  Marriage	29 Dec 1852	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	They were shown only as Lewis Thornton and Deliliah Trader of Henry.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F9882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1830 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 29 Dec 1852 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Admin of estate - 25 Jul 1853 - 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. [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 539 (adm. of Lewis Thornton), 688. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.