Elizabeth MENDENHALL
- Born: 2 Mar 1751, Chester County, PA
- Marriage: Edward THORNBURGH on 5 Apr 1769 in New Garden, Guilford County, NC
- Died: After 1795
Other names for Elizabeth were Eliza and Elly THORNSBERRY.
Noted events in her life were:
• Court: jury duty, 1795, Greene County, TN. November 1795 Elizabeth Thornberry served on a jury in Greene County, Tennessee. A note was included for her "proves 12 days, 200 miles traveling" indicating they lived a good distance from the Greene County seat of justice.
[http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mygermanfamilies/ThornEdEliz.html]
[How do we interpret "proves 12 days, 200 miles traveling" for her? Is that 8 miles each way for 12 days?]
• Alt. Death, 8 Aug 1800, Guilford County, NC. I don't think she's back in NC - more likely TN.
• See also. http://www.mendenhall.org/mfa/tng/getperson.php?personID=I23166&tree=Mendenhall
Elizabeth married Edward THORNBURGH, son of Walter THORNBURGH Jr. and Margaret BEESON, on 5 Apr 1769 in New Garden, Guilford County, NC. (Edward THORNBURGH was born in 1750 in Fredrick, Beaufort County, NC and died after 17 Jan 1799.)
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