Edward THORNBOROUGH Jr.

   Other names for Edward were Edward THORNBERG, Edward THORNBERRY and Edward THORNBURGH.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Legal: Father-in-law's Will, 1746, Lancaster County, PA. Abstract:
MORGAN, GWYN Lancaster Borough. August 11, 1746 September 26, 1746 Children: Morgan, Ann wife of Edward Thornbrough, Michael, Rees, Joan, Elizabeth and William. Grandchildren: Nathaniel Morgan (son of Morgan Morgan) and Thomas Thornbrough. Ex.: Morgan Morgan and Thomas Doyle.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/lancaster/wills/willabstl-m.txt

• Will, 1791, Randolph County, NC.
Edward Thornborough Will

In the Name of God Amen. I Edward Thornborough of Randolph County Being weak in Body but in Sound mind & memory Bless be God Do this Nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety one Say and Publish This my Last will and Testament in manner and form following That is to say. First I give to my son Edward Thornberry where his House is containing One Hundred and Fifty Acres of land as it is laid off for him Also I give to my son William Thornberry the Place where he now lives Containing one Hundred and fifty acres as it is Laid off for Him & the part of the land where I now live Called the Old Place. I will to my Sons in manner Following in the First Place my wife Ann Thornberry is to Have the use of the House and all the House Hold Furniture three Cows Her Choice of the Stock the White Mare & Colt during her Natural Life & at Her own Disposal and my sd sons Edward and William Thornberry is To Find of all her Household Provisions & firewood while she lives & after her death the land Edward and William Thornberg is to Pay to Each of my Eight daughters Five pounds and to Ann & Jane Thornberg daughters of my son Thomas Thornberg deceased five pounds each In all fifty pounds and to my said 2 sons is to Have the use of the Land immediately & in case either of my daughters die the five pounds in that case is to go to her children & if one of my grandaughters die the other is to have the ten pounds. But if Both should die the estate to pay in that case. And I made & ordain this my sons Edward Thornberg & William each my Sons on try of....will todo To the letting of the to sd...and making of the in Control whereof I No...& Edward Thornberrys last Will and Testament Let my hand...
Signed Seald and Delivered in the .... Edward W. Thornberry his mark William Bell, John Vickery, Daniel Boo Proved 1791 Randolph Co, NC

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/randolph/wills/edthorwi.txt

• See also. http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~mygermanfamilies/ThornEdNC.html

Edward married Ann (possibly) MORGAN, daughter of Gwyn MORGAN and Unknown. (Ann (possibly) MORGAN was born about 1725 in Lancaster County, PA and died in Nov 1809 in Randolph County, NC.)