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Note: May 25 1761 - Administration Bond issued to SARAH THORN ,administratrixof WILLIAM THORN,decesed HENRY PEYTON and EDWARD G WATKINS,her securities. Bond is set for 1500 pounds current money. {Prince William County Bond Book 1753-1782,unpaged}. The size of the estate is reflected in the size of the bond.
May 4 1762 - SARAH THORN is appointed guardian to JOHN THORN and FRANCES CARTER ,Orphans, who with WILLIAM ELLZEY Gent.(attorney) and RICHARD CARTER (son) entered into and executed Bond for her faithful performance. {lbid., p 114}
Prince William County Court, 8 April 1763: "RENO &c. agt. THORN. John RENO &c Complainants agt. John THORN, Defendant. In Chancery. The Complainants filed their Bill and on the motion of the Deft. Time is given him untill next Court to answer the same." [From abstract by Ruth and Sam Sparacio] This appears to be a chancery (equity) suit to determine shares of an estate, apparently the estate of William THORN. We are not necessarily talking about land here. There could very well be personal property (slaves, livestock, household goods, financial paper) that would need to be divided among all William THORN's children. The RENOs are suing the heir-at-law to recover their share. Primogeniture determines that land would descend to the eldest son (the heir at law), but personal property should be divided equally among all the decedent's children, male and female. This suit certainly suggests that Susannah RENO had a claim on that estate.
March 2 1771. JOHN THORN of Prince William Co Va. court records ,along with his wife Mary, as deeding land owned by his father William THORN .
Sept 4 1786. John is listed as Executor of Will of his mother SARAH THORN-WILSON in 1786,Prince William Co Va. In the Will it lists other children - ELIJAH MUSE, GEORGE CARTER and RICHARD CARTER, ELIZABETH SUMMERS, BARBARA PEAK, JEMIMAH WILLIAMS, FRANCES COBEL(believe to be FRANCES CARTER-COCKRELL or COTTRELL).
1783. JOHN THORN appears (Prince William: the Story of its People and its Places p. 206)
1787. JOHN THORN , no white males 16-21,3 slaves over 16,1 slave 12-16,4 horses,9 cattle. (1787 Census Of Virginia,by Schreiner-Yantis and Love p.906)
1788 -1794 JOHN THORN appears in Personal Property Tax lists for lower Prince Wiliam Co Va. This is between Cedar Run and Potoamc River.
Oct 5 1795. JOHN THORN of Prince William County, to my loving son WILLIAM THORN, 100 acres on Lick Branch, a branch of Occoquan, being part of certain tract taken by my deceased father,WILLIAM THORN. (Prince William County Deed Book Y, p. 601)
Oct 5 1795. JOHN THORN of Prince William County, to my son AUGUSTINE THORN, 100 acres on west side of Lick Branch of Occoquan, part of tract taken up by my father WILLIAM THORN. (Deed Book Y, p. 602)
Jan 7 1805. An early deeds index (1827) shows that Jno. THORN Senr. gave Jno. THORN Jr. property recorded in Deed Book 2, p. 443. Unfortunately that page has been removed from the book (a plat of the town of Occoquan was on the reverse). The surrounding deeds were recorded on 7 Jan. 1805, so we can be confident that is the same date of recording for this deed. It is apparently the 105 acres that John THORN Junior owned from that time. Since John Sr. had no brothers or nephews named THORN (see 1806 deed below), John Jr. would undoubtedly to be his son.
Dec 5 1803. JOHN THORN and wife MARY of Prince William County to WILLIAM LATHOM of Prince William County,for L120,15s., 105 acres,west side of Cockrell's Mill Run. Signed by JOHN THORN, MARY THORN (Deed Book 2 p. 281)
1806 Tax List Prince William County THORN JOHN Senr - 304 ac -.46 per ac.,$139.84 value,.68 tax. THORN JOHN Junr - 105 ac-.46 per ac. $48.30 value,.34 tax. THORN WILLIAM - 100 ac -.46 per ac. $46.00 value, .22 tax. At this date Augustine had sold his land and moved on to Smith Co Tennessee
June 3 1811. JOHN THORN signed a Bond as Constable of Prince William County for two years. His securities were PETER TRONE and WILLIAM FAIRFAX. (Prince William County Deed Book 4, p.300) Not sure if this was John Sr or John Jr. Most likely it was John Sr as he does not appear on the tax lists after this time. Constables were excused from tithable conscription.
1810 Dumfries ,Prince William Co, Va census record JOHN THORN 1 male age 45 and over 1 female age 45 and over Living two dwellings away is WILLIAM THORN - most likely his son.
1815 Virginia Land Owners Directory Vol 4 Northern Region by Rogere G. Ward 1999 Prince WIlliam Co Va THORN, JOHN 10NW (could be son of John ) THORN, WILLIAM 10NW These are the only THORNS found in the reference book of the Northern Neck Region of Virginia.
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