Abigail BROWN

  Noted events in her life were:

• Alt. Death, Bef 2 Sep 1767, Middle Creek, Frederick County, VA.
http://www.rogers-ben.com/benjamin/john/assoc/rayl/thornburgh/jamesthornburgh.htm

• Religion: disowned, 28 Jan 1764, Guilford County, NC.
disowned by the New Garden Monthly Meeting in early 1764:
"1764, 1, 28. Abigail (Thornbrough) dis"

• Biography. In "Jefferson County, Tennessee Families and History 1792-1996," Richard Edwards includes the following in the history of his ancestor, Joseph Thornbrough, son of Thomas and Abigail Brown Thornbrough: "Abigail Brown was the daughter of James Brown, born 1681, Pennsylvania. In 1700, James and his brother, William, left New Castle, DE, and went thirty miles west, deep into the wilderness and established the Nottingham MM in now Cecil Co., Md. James Brown was the son of James Brown, 1656-1715, the immigrant. James Brown, the immigrant, married Honour Clayton, born 1662, Sussex, England, daughter of William Clayton. James Brown, the immigrant, was son of Richard Brown, circa 1610-1662, of Northamptonshire, England. Richard converted from Puritan to Quaker. Richard's father was John Brown, born circa 1580."

Abigail married Thomas THORNBURGH II, son of Thomas THORNBURGH I and Sarah Mary ? HANNAH, on 18 Jan 1740 in Hopewell, Frederick County, VA. (Thomas THORNBURGH II was born on 10 Jul 1715 in Cootehille, Cavan, Ireland, died on 9 Mar 1797 in Guilford County, NC and was buried on 11 Mar 1797.)

  Marriage Notes:

From Hopewell Friends History: Thomas Thornbrug (sic), son of Thomas, of Middle Creek on Opeckan in Frederick Co, Va., married Abigail Brown, daughter of James of same place, 18th of 1st mo, 1740/41 O.S., which is 29th of 3rd mo N.S. They had declared marriage intention at several monthly meetings held at Opeckan. Witnesses: Thomas Thornbrug, James Brown, James Brittain, John Gayham, Walter Thornbrug, Richard Beeson, Hannah Thornbrugh, Mary Wall, Ann Beeson, Charity Beeson, Sarah Wood, and Elizabeth Beeson.