James THORNBURGH

   Another name for James was James THORNBURY.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth, 23 Jan 1745, Lancaster County, PA.

• Land: land from father, 1772, Guilford County, NC.
"11 August 1772, Thomas Thornburgh Senr. Of Guilford to James Thornburgh of same, eighty pounds, 100 acres, joins Brush Cr. Waters of Haw R., begin at a sweet gum nigh creek, E 22 rods to a black oak, S45E 30 rods to a black oak, E 167 rods to a post oak, N 100 rods to a stake, W 167 rods to a sweet gum by creek, by creek to first station, part of a tract from Granville to Thornburgh 1761. Signed: Thos. Thornburgh; witness: Enoch Macy, Zach. Dicks, David Macy; acknowledged before Thos. Henderson CC [no date of probate]."

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

James married Mary Ruth MOON, daughter of Richard MOON and Susanna BROWN, on 14 Jun 1769 in Guilford County, NC. (Mary Ruth MOON was born on 16 Jan 1751 in Hopewell, Frederick County, VA and died on 7 Jan 1830 in Guilford County, NC.)

  Marriage Notes:

Witnesses at the wedding of James and Mary Moon Thornbrough included Richard Williams, William Hunt, Thomas Thornbrugh, Jr., Eleazar Hunt, Silas Williams, Simon Moon, Catherine Hunt, Hannah Mills, Ann Jessop, Prudence Williams, Welmet Thornbrugh, Mary Robenson. ("North Carolinian" June 1958)