Edward THORNBURGH

   Other names for Edward were Edward THORNBROUGH, Edward THORNSBERRY and Edward THORNSBURGH.

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possibly in TN

  Noted events in his life were:

• Note: possible match, more likely his uncle, 1762, Rowan County, NC. Title Thornbrough, Edward. Rowan Co.
Years: 1762
Creator: Office of Secretary of State
Granville Proprietary Land Office
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Call Number: SSLG 129G
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MARS Id: 12.13.130.23 (Folder)
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August 29, 1762 538 acres Location: West side of Deep River and both sides Muddy Creek 2 copies Deed #126

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Index Terms Personal Names

Thornberry, Edward
Thornbrough, Edward
Thornbury, Edward

Geographical Names

Deep River
Muddy Creek
Rowan County

• Note: possible match, 1768, Rowan County, NC. Name: Edw. of Wal T Thornborough
State: NC
County: Rowan County
Township: Early Tax List
Year: 1768
Database: NC Early Census Index

• Note: possible reference, 1771, New Garden, Guilford County, NC. 8 mo 1771
- Edward Thornburgh offerd a paper condemning his misconduct in assisting those called Regulators with a gun: which was read and accepted. Thomas Kendall is appointed to read it at the close of first day meeting: at the Little Meeting on the West side of Deep River and return the paper with his care to next Meeting.

• Alt. Death: disproven, 13 Oct 1790, Randolph County, IN. There is an Edward Thornbrough in Indiana in 1820 but he was son of Joseph and Ann Armfield Thornbrough

• Reference: petition, 1799, Grainger County, TN. Edward signed a petition on 17 Jan 1799 in Grainger County, TN. On 22 Aug 1800 [11 Aug 1800?], his sons Martin and Richard Thornbury signed a similar petition (Petition Regarding Register & Rangers, 1800) - possibly he is deceased by then.

• See also. http://www.mendenhall.org/mfa/tng/getperson.php?personID=I23167&tree=Mendenhall

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~deboyer39/jeans/walter_thornburgh/pafg02.htm#11382

http://www.spokefactory.com/html/fam00938.htm

http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mygermanfamilies/ThornEdEliz.html

• Note: possible migration from NC, 1806, OH. In the New Garden Monthly Meeting, 27 Sep 1806 (p578), there's mention of Edward (Thornburg) & Fam got Miami MM. The Miami Monthly Meeting was located on the Little Miami River in Warren County in southwestern Ohio.

Edward married Elizabeth MENDENHALL, daughter of Stephen MENDENHALL and Sarah C. MARTIN, on 5 Apr 1769 in New Garden, Guilford County, NC. (Elizabeth MENDENHALL was born on 2 Mar 1751 in Chester County, PA and died after 1795.)