David Thornton

1802 - 1864??

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02/01/13

THORNTON GENEALOGY PROJECT 2011

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Information found by TCT 3 December 2011

http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=172&p=localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.pike

David Thornton was born February 15th A.D. 1802.
David Thornton & Susanna Boggus was married March 12th A.D. 1820.

http://records.ancestry.com/Results.aspx?fn=susanna&ln=boggus

Name	Family
David Thornton Birth: 15 Feb 1802 Georgia, USA Death: 1864 White, Arkansas, USA	Father: William Thornton Mother: Mary Lula Woolsey

http://records.ancestry.com/David_Thornton_records.ashx?pid=41794918

David Thornton (1802 - 1864)

Born in Georgia, USA on 15 Feb 1802 to William Thornton and Mary Lula Woolsey. David married Susanna Boggus and had 6 children. He passed away on 1864 in White, Arkansas, USA.

Spouses & Children

Susanna Boggus

1799-Unknown

these 6 children need to be added to Family Tree program once confirmed!! tct

Information found by TCT 3 December 2011

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M674-C3F

United States Census, 1850 for David Thornton

Name:	David Thornton
Residence:	Royal, White, Arkansas
Age:	48 years
Calculated Birth Year:	1802
Birthplace:	Georgia
Gender:	Male
Race (original):
Race (expanded):
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number:	442877
Digital GS Number:	4192108
Image Number:	00291
Line Number:	1
Dwelling House Number:	27
Family Number:	27
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:
	Household	Gender	Age
	David Thornton	M	48y
	Susan Thornton	F	48y
	Miles Thornton	M	20y
	Marian Thornton	M	18y
	Martha Thornton	F	14y
	Andrew Thornton	M	12y
	Warving Thornton	M	10y

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11109-9122-60?cc=1401638

1850 US Census - David Thornton and Susanna Boggus Thornton and family

Royal Township, White County, Arkansas

1850 US Census - slave schedule - David Thornton and Susanna Boggus Thornton and family I am not sure if this slave is for this family, but it sure looks like it. The name listed is the "slave owner". ? whether the name "Rosy" is what is written above the name "David Thornton". TCT 2 1 2013

Royal Township, White County, Arkansas

Female; age 14; Black

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David Thornton in household of David Thornton, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 "

owner's name:	David Thornton
residence:	White county, White, Arkansas
gender:	Female
race:	Black
age:	14 years
calculated birth year:	1836
film number:	442878
digital folder number:	4191552
image number:	00667
line number:	40
county:	White
state:	Arkansas

Citing this Record

"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVHV-FZP : accessed 01 Feb 2013), David Thornton, White county, White, Arkansas; citing NARA microfilm publication M432.

WHITE COUNTY 1850

ROYAL TOWNSHIP - 1850

http://www.argenweb.net/white/census/1850royal.htm

WHITE COUNTY 1850

ROYAL TOWNSHIP - 1850

Thomton, David, 48, m, farmer, $1000, GA

Susan, 48, f, NC
Miles, 20, m, farmer, IL
Marian, 18, m, farmer, IL
Martha, 14, f, IL
Andrew, 12, m, IL
Marvin, 10, m, IL

UNTIL 1830 MOST OF WHITE CO. WAS A PART OF PULASKI CO.*** In 1830 the area north of the Little Red River was mostly Independence County, with the exception of a strip along the White River (now the eastern part of the county) that was part of Jackson County.
The area of White County south of the Little Red River was part of Pulaski County.

http://www.argenweb.net/white/census/index_census.htm

http://www.argenweb.net/white/census/1860Royal.htm

ROYAL TOWNSHIP, ROYAL COLONY POST OFFICE

Daniel, Thornton, 50, m, farmer, 0, $20, GA Not sure who this Daniel Thornton is TCT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_County,_Arkansas

Royal township, White County, Arkansas

lies northeast of Little Rock

White County, Arkansas

White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 77,076.

The county seat is Searcy.

White County is Arkansas's 31st county, formed on October 23, 1835, from portions of Independence, Jackson,

and Pulaski counties and named for Hugh Lawson White, a Whig candidate for President of the United States.

Royal Township

White County

Arkansas

http://www.city-data.com/township/Royal-White-AR.html