Joseph THORNBURGH

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, 7 Jan 1742, Guilford County, NC.

• Land: land from father, 1772, Guilford County, NC.
"11 August 1772, Thomas Thornburgh of Guilford to Joseph Thornburgh of same, eighty pounds, 100 acres, joins Brush Cr. Waters of Haw R., begin at a sweet gum nigh creek, E 157 rods to a stake, N 112 rods to a stake, W 117 rods to a stake adjoining creek, along creek to first station, part of a tract from Granville to Thornburgh 1761. Signed: Thos. Thornburgh; witness: Enoch Macy, Zachr. Dicks, David Macy; acknowledged before Thos. Henderson CC [no date of probate]."

• Cemetery: West River Friends Cemetery, 1823, Wayne County, IN. ¹
Birth: Jan. 17, 1742
Guilford County
North Carolina, USA
Death: Aug. 26, 1823
Wayne County
Indiana, USA

Joseph Thornburg, son of
Thomas and Abigail (Brown)
Thornburg, married
Welmet Beeson (1742-1775),
in 1765 Guilford County,
North Carolina, moved to
Pennsylvania, and Ohio,
and permanently settled
in Wayne County, Indiana.


Burial:
West River Friends Cemetery in Dalton Twp.
Dalton
Wayne County
Indiana, USA

• See also. http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~mygermanfamilies/ThornJosephWell.html

Joseph married Welmet BEESON, daughter of William BEESON and Mary MILLS, on 23 Jun 1763 in Guilford County, NC. (Welmet BEESON was born on 30 Oct 1742 in Hopewell, Frederick County, VA and died on 6 Feb 1775 in Guilford County, NC.)

Joseph next married Rebecca MILLS, daughter of Thomas MILLS and Elizabeth HARROLD, on 5 Feb 1778 in New Garden Monthly Meeting, Rowan County, NC. (Rebecca MILLS was born on 30 Apr 1745 and died on 20 Sep 1821 in Wayne County, IN.)

  Marriage Notes:

Joseph Thornburgh, son of Thomas, Guilford Co., m. Rebeckah Morgan, widow of Wm Morgan, deceased, same place, 5-2-1778 at Deep River Meeting. Wit: David Brooks, Thos. Thornburgh, Thos. Mills, Henry Mills, William Morgan, John Beeson, Elizabeth Morgan, Ann Bond, Sarah Mills, Martha Sanders, Sarah Hunt, Martha Mills.