Malinda Thornton

Other Events:

• Census: 1830, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 5 Nov 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Census:

Moses Thornton household
2 males under 5
1 male of 20 and under 30 [Moses Thornton]
1 female of 5 and under 10
1 female of 20 and under 30 Elizabeth Duncan]
5 total


Census:

Moses Thornton household
2 males under 5
2 males of 5 and under 10
1 male of 10 and under 15
1 male of 30 and under 40 [Moses Thornton]
1 female under 5
1 female of 15 and under 20
1 female of 30 and under 40 [Elizabeth Duncan]

Census:

1. Thornton, Moses, 48, male, farmer, $300, South Carolina
2. _____, Elizabeth, 44, female, South Carolina
3. _____, Marion, [22?], carpenter, Tennessee
4. _____, David, 19, male, farmer, Tennessee
5. _____, William, 17, male, farmer, Tennessee
6. _____, James K. [13? 12?], [no occupation], [no state of birth]
7. _____, Malinda, 11, female, Tennessee
8. _____, Sarah, 8, female, [no state of birth]
9. _____, Mary, 6, female, [no state of birth]

Moses married Elizabeth Duncan between 1822 and 1824. Elizabeth (daughter of David "Devil" Duncan and Nancy) was born about 1806; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source of Elizabeth's maiden name: Dorothy Stephenson obtained it from the death certificate of Elizabeth's daughter, Mary Elizabeth.

Marriage date, unproven

Notes:

Married:
Marriage date estimated from birth year of first child (1824) and age of Elizabeth.

Suit cited names Elizabeth Thornton, wife of Moses Thornton, as a daughter of David Duncan and brother of Hiram W. Duncan.

Children: Martha D. Thornton was born on 16 Dec 1824; died after 1873. G. W. Thornton was born on 13 Aug 1826; died on 2 Feb 1844. Francis Marion Thornton was born on 4 Jan 1829; died between 1880 and 1900. David Thornton was born about 1831 in Tennessee, USA; died after 1881. William Jasper Thornton was born on 26 Aug 1833; and died. James K. Polk Thornton was born on 28 Sep 1836; died in Dec 1892. 1. Malinda Thornton was born on 26 Jul 1840; died on 16 Mar 1913. Sarah Thornton was born on 20 Apr 1842 in Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Jun 1921 in Tennessee, USA. Mary Elizabeth Thornton was born on 13 Feb 1845 in Tennessee, USA; died on 25 Apr 1922; was buried after 25 Apr 1922 in Tennessee, USA.

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: AGE 1820 Born between 1775-1794 1830 Born between 1770-1780 1840 Born between 1770-1780 1850 Age 71, born abt 1779
• Census: 1820, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Josiah Thornton household 3 males under 10 1 male of 10 and under 16 1 male between 16 and 18 1 make of 16 and under 26 1 white male of 26 and under 45 1 white female under 10 1 white female of 26 and under 45 9 total
• Census: 1830, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Josiah Thornton household 2 males of 5 and under 10 1 male of 10 and under 15 1 male of 15 and under 20 1 male of 20 and under 30 1 male of 50 and under 60 [Josiah] 1 female of 10 and under 15 [Sarah] 1 female of 40 and under 50 [Esther] 8 total white inhabitants 0 slaves
• Witness: 1835, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA;

  Josiah Thornton was a witness to the will of David Wiley.

• Witness: 21 May 1839, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA;

  "J. Thornton" witnessed the will of William Wiley on this date.

• Census: 1840, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Josiah Thornton household 1 male of 10 and under 15 1 male of 15 and under 20 1 male of 20 and under 30 1 male of 60 and under 70 [Josiah] 1 female of 5 and under 10 1 female of 20 and under 30 [Sarah, abt 25] 1 female of 60 and under 70 [Esther] 0 slaves 7 total white 2 engaged in agriculture [hard to count the lines across so far, but appears that there are no adults over 21 who cannot read and write]
• Census: 29 Oct 1850, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; 1. Thornton, Josiah, 71, male, farmer, real estate $500, S. Carolina 2. _____, Esther, 66, female, South Carolina 3. _____, Sarah, 35, female, Tennessee 4. Hudson, Lucy, 18, female, Virginia 5. Gossett, James W., 10, male, Tennessee, attending school

Notes:

Magistrate 5th Civil District, Hickman County, TN

Died:
Present in 1850 census; 1860 census shows his wife Esther as a widow.

Josiah married Esther Ferguson in 1798 in South Carolina, USA. Esther was born on 24 Feb 1784 in South Carolina, USA; died on 15 Oct 1865 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

David married Nancy. Nancy was born about 1780 in South Carolina, USA; died in 1871 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:

Or "Ann" or "Nan."

Children: 3. Elizabeth Duncan was born about 1806; and died. Hiram Walker Duncan was born on 27 Mar 1816 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; died on 9 May 1885 in Pinewood, Hickman County, Tennessee; was buried in John L Temple Cemetery, Hickman County, Tennessee. Mary Duncan John Duncan William Duncan Gilmore Duncan

Notes:

See court references, SC, for Josiah THORNTON, as confirmation of the relationship between Thomas THORNTON and Josiah THORNTON.

Thomas married Martha [Inknown] before 1775. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]