1808 - 1881 (72 years)
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Name |
William T. Thorn |
Birth |
28 Dec 1808 |
Chester District, South Carolina [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
10 Oct 1881 |
Chester District, South Carolina [2] |
Person ID |
I135324 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
28 Jun 2015 |
Father |
Charles Thorn, b. 1769, South Carolina, USA d. 15 May 1835, Chester District, South Carolina, USA (Age 66 years) |
Mother |
Delilah Gilliam, b. 18 Sep 1772, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Jul 1839, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years) |
Marriage |
22 Jul 1794 [3] |
Family ID |
F52419 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Physician
William T. Thorn graduated from the South Carolina Medical College in
1832.
Found
in Fitz Hugh McMaster papers at South Caroliniana Library, USC:
"Dr. William Thorne who lived north of Winnsboro on the road to
Blackstock, SC, Fairfield County, was the son of Capt. Charles Thorne and
grandson of Capt. Thomas Thorne of the Revolutionary War, born in 1735
died 1820 and his wife Mary Williams April 26, 1749- April 6, 1847. Capt.
Thomas Thorne was born in Mecklenburg, Va. then went to Warren County,
N.C. and thence to S.C. as shown by the 1790 census. He owned vast acres
of land at what is now Great Falls, Chester County. The Fairfield branch
is Dr. Wm. Thorne and his sister Sarah Lundy wife of James A. McCrorey.
They were children of Capt. Charles Thorne and his wife Delilah Gilliam
of Granville County, N.C. Dr. William Thorne, 12/28/1808 married Martha
Miller daughter of John McCrorey and Molly Peggy Turner. Their sons were
william Turner and John Charles Thorne. William Turner Thorne married
Frances Douglass daughter of John Douglass and his wife Mary Lethud
Lunsford. Their children were Mary Moore, Martha, Adalize, Susan and
Fanny wife of Dr. James Adam Hayne of Congaree, S.C. William Turner
Thorne was a Lt. in the Confederate War- Company D, 7th S.C. Cavalry . (A
copy of a letter written by Col. A.C. Haskell 7th S.C. Cavalry to the
daughter of William Thorne is at the library.)"
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Sources |
- [S2508] Family Bible: Frances Douglass Thorn Hayne.
- [S2521] Headstone, Old Catholic Presbyterian, Chester County, SC.
- [S2661] DAR Application of Dorothy Scollins #647649-A671.
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