Thomas W. THORNBURGH

   Another name for Thomas was Thomas THORNBOROUGH.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Weaver.

• Religion: Quaker.

• Residence, 1740, Lancaster County, PA - Guilford County, NC.
"Thomas Thornbrough, probably the son of Thomas and Sarah (Hannah) Thornbrough, requested a certificate from Sadsbury MM, PA, 7 2nd month 1740 to an undesignated meeting. He married 18 1st month 1740/1 Middle Creek at Opeckan to Abigail Brown, daughter of James Brown.
"Thomas and his family apparently returned to Sadsbury MM in Lancaster Co., Pa., for an undetermined length of time. In 1752 a certificate was granted to Hopewell MM, Frederick Co., Va., by Sadsbury MM. In 1754, Thomas and William Thornbrough were received on certificates from Hopewell MM at New Garden MM, NC, where Thomas was listed as one of the original members of this meeting."
[Comment: The above information is not quite true. Thomas Thornborough was first a member of the Cane Creek Monthly meeting, as evidenced by the following Cane Creek minute notations: "1752, 11, 4. Thomas (Thornbrugh) rocf {'received on certificate of'} Hopewell MM, Va., dated 1752, 7, 6." His brother, William was received on the same date. Thomas 'Thornrugh' was among those who were charter members of New Garden MM when it was formed in 1754. ]
http://www.rogers-ben.com/benjamin/john/assoc/rayl/thornburgh/jamesthornburgh.htm

• Land: selling land to sons, 1772, Guilford County, NC.
"11 August 1772, Thomas Thornburgh of Guilford to Joseph Thornburgh of same, eighty pounds, 100 acres, joins Brush Cr. Waters of Haw R., begin at a sweet gum nigh creek, E 157 rods to a stake, N 112 rods to a stake, W 117 rods to a stake adjoining creek, along creek to first station, part of a tract from Granville to Thornburgh 1761. Signed: Thos. Thornburgh; witness: Enoch Macy, Zachr. Dicks, David Macy; acknowledged before Thos. Henderson CC [no date of probate]."
"11 August 1772, Thomas Thornburgh Senr. Of Guilford to James Thornburgh of same, eighty pounds, 100 acres, joins Brush Cr. Waters of Haw R., begin at a sweet gum nigh creek, E 22 rods to a black oak, S45E 30 rods to a black oak, E 167 rods to a post oak, N 100 rods to a stake, W 167 rods to a sweet gum by creek, by creek to first station, part of a tract from Granville to Thornburgh 1761. Signed: Thos. Thornburgh; witness: Enoch Macy, Zach. Dicks, David Macy; acknowledged before Thos. Henderson CC [no date of probate]."

• Will: executed, 1742, Chester County, PA. Will Executed: 04 May 1742, Chester Co., PA

• See also. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/l/William-C-Hilles/GENE65-0002.html

Thomas married Charity DAVIS, daughter of John DAVIS and Mary, on 11 Oct 1729 in Birmingham Monthly Meeting, Chester County, PA. (Charity DAVIS died before 4 Apr 1733.)

  Marriage Notes:

Susanna Davis was the daughter of John & Mary Davis of Thornbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Her sister Charity Davis married Thomas Thornbrough, brother of Robert on the same date at Birmingham Monthly Meeting.

Thomas next married Elizabeth WOODWARD, daughter of Richard WOODWARD and Deborah STANFIELD, on 4 Apr 1733 in Chester County, PA. (Elizabeth WOODWARD was born in 1705 in Chester County, PA and died after 1748.)