Josiah Thornton b. Abt 1779 South Carolina, USA d. After 1850 Tennessee, USA: Our Family History

Abt 1779 - 1850 (~ 72 years)

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Name	Josiah Thornton [1, 2]
Born	Abt 1779	South Carolina, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census	1820	Hickman County, Tennessee, USA [3]
	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 [4]
	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 [5]
	Josiah Thornton was a witness to the will of David Wiley.
Witness	21 May 1839	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	"J. Thornton" witnessed the will of William Wiley on this date.
Census	1840	Hickman County, Tennessee, USA [7]
	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 [8]
	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
RESEARCH	AGE 1820 Born between 1775-1794 1830 Born between 1770-1780 1840 Born between 1770-1780 1850 Age 71, born abt 1779
Died	After 1850	Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 9]
	Present in 1850 census; 1860 census shows his wife Esther as a widow.
Person ID	I67	Full
Last Modified	11 Jul 2022

Father	Thomas Thornton, d. 1798, South Carolina, USA
Mother	Martha [Inknown]
Married	Bef 1775 [10]
Family ID	F241	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Esther Ferguson, b. 24 Feb 1784, South Carolina, USA , d. 15 Oct 1865, Tennessee, USA (Age 81 years)

Married 1798 South Carolina, USA [11]

Children

+	1. Moses Thornton, b. Abt 1802, South Carolina, USA , d. 28 Apr 1874, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 72 years)
+	2. Reuben Thornton, b. Abt 1808, South Carolina, USA , d. 2 Aug 1869 (Age ~ 61 years)
	3. Josiah Thornton, b. Abt 1808, d. Yes, date unknown
+	4. Ewin K. Thornton, b. Between 1810 and 1815, North Carolina, USA , d. Between 1846 and 1850 (Age ~ 36 years)
	5. John C. Thornton, b. Abt 1811, d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Sarah Thornton, b. Abt 1813, Tennessee, USA , d. Abt 1860 (Age ~ 47 years)
	7. James Thornton, b. Abt 1818, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 29 Mar 2009

Family ID F31 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes
Magistrate 5th Civil District, Hickman County, TN [12]

Sources

[S396] Thornton, Josiah - Census 1850 Hickman Co TN, (1850 U.S. census, Hickman County, Tennessee, population schedule, [township unstated], p. 130 (penned), dwelling 932, family 932, Josiah Thornton household: digital image by subscription, «i»Ancestry.com«/i» : accessed 17 Jan 2008; from National Archives microform M432, roll 884.).
[S30] Tennessee - Marriages 1780-2002 (Ancestry.com), ("Tennessee Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, «i»Ancestry.com«/i» (http://www.ancestry.com); citing «i»Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002«/i» (Nashville: Tennessee State Library and Archives), microfilm publication), entry for C.M. Walker and Ellen Ferrell, no. 3816, Dickson County, Tennessee (25 Sept 1886) (Reliability: 3), 3 May 2008.
p. no. 64 [stamped]
Record of Marriages
Issued 27 Sept 1886
no. 3816
Married Sept 25 1886
CM Walker to Ellen Ferrell
both white
Note: Solemnized the rites of matrimony between the
within named parties on the 25th day of
Sept 1887. John T. Baker, JP
[interesting to note that he was married by the father of his first wife]
[S6642] 1820 U.S. census, Hickman County, Tennessee, [no township stated], p. 217 (penned, top, and crossed through.), line 21, Josiah Thornton household;; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7734/images/4433434_00132 : accessed 9 July 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 122.
[S6641] 1830 U.S. census, Hickman County, Tennessee, [no township stated], p. 285 (penned, top left, first p.), p. 285 (penned, top right, 2nd p.), line 4, Josiah Thornton household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll [not stated].
[S2413] Dickson County, Tennessee, Probate, folder "Wills, 1800–1899: [Letter] W," no. 73, will and probate for David Wiley (1835), citing that the filing was in Will Book A: 246-248, Dickson County Archives, Charlotte; "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795–1927," Dickson County, subdivided "Dickson County: Wills, 1800–1899," digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 May 2012), folders, alphabetical arrangement, by first letter of surname; will book filing not stated. Witnessed by Josiah Thornton.
[S2414] Dickson County, Tennessee, Probate, folder "Wills, 1800–1899: [Letter] W," no. 92, will and probate for William Wiley (1839), citing that the filing was in Will Book B: 32-33, Dickson County Archives, Charlotte; "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795–1927," Dickson County, subdivided "Dickson County: Wills, 1800–1899," digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 May 2012), folders, alphabetical arrangement, by first letter of surname. Witnessed by "J. Thornton," probably Josiah Thornton.
[S6640] 1840 U.S. census, Hickman County, Tennessee, [township not stated], p. 181 (stamped, second page), line 5, Josiah Thornton household; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8057/images/4410738_00369 : accessed 9 July 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, [roll not stated].
[S6639] 1850 U.S. census, Hickman County, Tennessee, population schedule, [no township stated], p. 130 (penned, recto), p. 65 (stamped, verso), dwelling 932, family 932, Josiah Thornton household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2022; citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 884.
[S397] Thornton, Esther - Census 1860 Hickman Co TN, (1860 U.S. census, Hickman County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 5, p. 157, dwelling 998, family 998, Easther Thornton household: digital image by subscription, «i»Ancestry.com«/i» ( : accessed 17 Jan 2008); from National Archives microform M653, roll 1257.).
[S82] Thornton, Josiah - email from June Elkins (1998), (June Elkins [email address for private use] to Janis Walker Gilmore, e-mail, 22 Nov 1998; regarding the family of George Thornton, whom she believes to be the younger brother of Josiah Thornton.).
[S23] Thornton, Josiah - email (Barbara Roberts, 1999), (Barbara Roberts to Janis Gilmore, e-mail, 17 August 1999; regarding the Josiah Thornton family and descendants), "Married when Esther was 14" (Reliability: 3).
[S23] Thornton, Josiah - email (Barbara Roberts, 1999), (Barbara Roberts to Janis Gilmore, e-mail, 17 August 1999; regarding the Josiah Thornton family and descendants).