Benjamin THORNBURGH

   Another name for Benjamin was Benjamin Eli THORNBURGH.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography. Virginia Records for Benjamin Thornbrough
Berkeley County, Virginia (now part of West Virginia) was set off from Frederick County, Virginia, in 1772 so it is probable that Benjamin did not move but rather that the counties changed around him. He was dismissed on 7/1/1782 from Hopewell Monthly Meeting for disunity (which probably meant nonattendance at meeting). There is sufficient evidence of his participation in the Revolutionary War (rendering patriotic service) to qualify descendants for DAR membership. The DAR records give his birthdate as 1735 which does not hold up well with the marriage before 1748. The DAR index gives his death date as 1/22/1795 which is also incorrect, but early DAR memberships were not checked carefully, hence the incorrect dates .)

Benjamin Thornbrough died sometime before January 22, 1795 when the appraisal of his personal estate was filed in Berkeley County, Virginia (currently West Virginia - Will Book 2, pages 280-81.) As quoted in A Discourse on the Thornburgs: "An acount of the appraisement of the personal Estate of Benjamin Thornbrough, deceased, broughte before us [Berkeley County Court]: total not shown. Edward Beeson, James Mendenhall, Isaac Farr, recorded 22 June 1793." This date was probably an error in reading the old handwriting as a cousin has seen the original record and it is 22 January 1795. In any event we know Benjamin died sometime before January 1795.

There was a deed filed [Berkeley County] indicating Benjamin had separated from Sarah by 1786: Deed Book 7, p 66, 8 May 1786 "Between Benjamin Thornburgh and Sarah his wife of one part and Joseph Mitchell of Berkeley Co. Va. of other part. Whereas a separation hath taken place between the said Benjamin Thornburgh and the said Sarah his wife, they having mutually agreed for her separate maintenance, a certain portion of a tract of land is conveyed for her maintenance, this tract containing 51 1/4 acres, except one acre on which stands the Meeting House, etc." The estate inventory and the deed mentioned are included in the book by Charles Thornbrough III, A Discourse on the Thornburgs of England, Ireland, and America. We believe the total of 12 children listed above is probably correct as his estate was divided into 12 parts according to another deed. As we discuss each of the children below we will indicate what proof we have for them as being children of Benjamin and one of his three wives.

• Tax List, 1761, Frederick County, VA. possible matches...

William JOLLIFFE and
Benjamin THORNBURY 40
Benjamin THORNBURG 240

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/frederick/taxes/1761wood.txt

• Land: probable match, 222 acres, 1777, Berkeley County, VA. URL http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=161&last=&g_p=GQ&collection=NN Grant
Title Thornbury, Benjamin.
Publication 1 July 1777.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: Berkeley County.
Description: 222 acres at head of Spruce Run in a Valley between the Stony Ridge and the Warm Springs Ridge and on the drains of Potowmack.
Source: Northern Neck Grants Q, 1775-1778, p. 161 (Reel 297).
Original survey exists.
Part of the index to recorded copies of land grants issued by the agents of the Fairfax Proprietary between 1690 and 1781 and by the Commonwealth between 1786 and 1874. Original and recorded surveys are also indexed when available. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal Thornbury, Benjamin. grantee.
Subject - Topical Land titles. -- Registration and transfer -- West Virginia -- Berkeley County.
Subject -Geographic Berkeley County (W. Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
Genre/Form Land grants -- West Virginia -- Berkeley County.
Surveys (land) -- West Virginia -- Berkeley County.
Added Entry Northern Neck Land Office. Northern Neck grants, 1690-1874.
Northern Neck Land Office. Northern Neck surveys, 1697, 1722-1781.
Library of Virginia. Archives.

System Number 000862820

• Religion: disunity, 1782, Hopewell, Frederick County, VA. He was dismissed on 7/1/1782 from Hopewell Monthly Meeting for disunity (which probably meant nonattendance at meeting).

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

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gengirl1947/paynes.html

http://drwilliams.org/genealogy/3130.htm

Benjamin married Charity BEESON, daughter of Richard BEESON Jr. and Ann BROWN, about 1748. (Charity BEESON was born in 1731 and died about 1758 in Frederick County, VA.)

Benjamin next married Mary BROOKS, daughter of Mathew BROOKS and Elizabeth WARREN, on 22 Oct 1759 in Hopewell, Frederick County, VA. (Mary BROOKS was born in 1738 in Spotsylvania County, VA and died about 1773 in Berkeley County, VA.)

Benjamin next married Sarah HUTTON on 5 Oct 1774 in Middle Creek, Berkeley County, VA. (Sarah HUTTON was born in 1750 and died in 1795.)

  Marriage Notes:

There was a deed filed [Berkeley County] indicating Benjamin had separated from Sarah by 1786: Deed Book 7, p 66, 8 May 1786 "Between Benjamin Thornburgh and Sarah his wife of one part and Joseph Mitchell of Berkeley Co. Va. of other part. Whereas a separation hath taken place between the said Benjamin Thornburgh and the said Sarah his wife, they having mutually agreed for her separate maintenance, a certain portion of a tract of land is conveyed for her maintenance, this tract containing 51 1/4 acres, except one acre on which stands the Meeting House, etc."