Francis THORNSBERRY

   Another name for Francis was Frances THORNBSBERRY.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Note: possible first wife "Minnie"?, 1788, VA. Name: John Thornberry
Father: Francis Thornberry
Mother: Minnie [or is this "Winnie"?]
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1788
State: VA
Country: USA

[Family Dada Collections - Births]

Might be the John in:
Rhea County, TN - 1830
Henderson County, KY - 1850

• Tax List, 1803, Bullitt County, KY.
THORNSBERRY, Frances - 1 white male over 21, 4 blacks over 16, Total blacks: 4

THORNSBERRY, Samuel - 1000 acres 2nd rate land on Floyds Fork in Bullitt Co., 379 acres 2nd rate land in Bullitt Co. but the location is unreadable - 1 white male over 21, 4 blacks over 16, Total blacks: 10

• Tax List, 1808, Bullitt County, KY. Francis THORNSBERRY 375 ac, Bullitt, Cedar creek, enter., surv & pat [blotted]; one male over 21; one 16-21; one black over 16; three total blacks; nine mares
100 ac, Bullitt, Cedar creek, enter., surv & pat Thos HARDIN;

Samuel THORNSBURY 700 ac, Bullitt, Cedar creek; enter., surv & pat John EDWARDS; one male over 21; seven blacks over 16; ten total blacks; seven mares

David THORNSBERRY one male over 21; one black over 16; eight mares

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybullit/tax_Bullitt_1808.htm

Francis married Winifred WIGGINTON, daughter of Benjamin WIGGINTON Sr. and Elizabeth Nancy WILSON, about 1786 in VA. (Winifred WIGGINTON was born in 1763-1766 in VA and died on 1 Jul 1854 in Henderson County, KY.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt. Marriage, 12 Jun 1812, Galliton County, IL. possibly a son?

  Marriage Notes:

Bullit County divorce papers dated from 1809 to 1814 where a divorce was granted to the wife of Francis Thornberry. One of the really early divorces in the state of KY.

Francis next married Martha COX, daughter of John COX and Unknown, about 1806 in Fauquier County, VA. (Martha COX was born about 1766 in VA and died in 1882.)