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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. William Thornton: Birth: 24 AUG 1821 in <, Johnston, North Carolina>. Death: DECEASED

  2. Young Nathaniel Thornton: Birth: 18 FEB 1823 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States. Death: DECEASED

  3. Alson Alanson Thornton: Birth: 27 AUG 1824 in North Carolina, United States. Death: 9 OCT 1851

  4. Calvin Thornton: Birth: 21 JAN 1826 in <, Johnston, North Carolina>. Death: 26 FEB 1852

  5. Sarah Ann Thornton: Birth: 5 OCT 1827 in Smithfield, Johnston, NC. Death: 1 JAN 1902 in NC

  6. Tiras "Tyras" Thornton: Birth: 28 APR 1829 in <, Johnston, North Carolina>. Death: 1 APR 1907 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States

  7. Mary Marand Thornton: Birth: 30 JAN 1831 in Johnson, North Carolina, United States. Death: 5 FEB 1912 in Empire, Dodge, Georgia, United States

  8. Maledith Milly Edith Thornton: Birth: 19 SEP 1834 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States.


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Ursula Thornton: Birth: ABT 1818 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. Death: 11 OCT 1836


Sources
1. Title:   U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
2. Title:   North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
Page:   Wills and estate papers (Johnston County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Johnston, North Carolina
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
3. Title:   1840 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1840; Census Place: Johnson, North Carolina; Roll: 363; Page: 248; Family History Library Film: 0018094
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
4. Title:   1830 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1830; Census Place: Sampson, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 125; Page: 207; Family History Library Film: 0018091
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
5. Title:   1820 United States Federal Census
Page:   1820 U S Census; Census Place: Westbrooks, Sampson, North Carolina; Page: 288; NARA Roll: M33_85; Image: 219
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
6. Title:   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, <i>Ancestral File (TM)</i> (July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996)
7. Title:   Eldridge Thornton, "Find A Grave Index"
Page:   "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG1-8ZN5 : 3 August 2020), Eldridge Thornton, ; Burial, Bentonville, Johnston, North Carolina, United States of America, Tyrus Thornton Cemetery; citing re
8. Title:   THORNTON - ROYAL FAMILY BIBLE (Sent to us by Jerome Tew)
Page:   (Sent to us by Jerome Tew)
9. Title:   JOHNSTON COUNTY WILL ABSTRACTS 1746-1870 of Eldridge Thornton

Notes
a. Note:   1850 US Census Johnston county, part of, Johnston, North Carolina https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4BX-R6P
 Betsey Thornton F abt 1790 60 North Carolina
 Calvin Thornton M abt 1826 24 North Carolina
 Tyrus Thornton M abt 1829 21 North Carolina
 Mary Thornton F abt 1831 19 North Carolina
 M Edith Thornton F abt 1834 16 North Carolina
  NATHANIEL THORNTON Senr. will
 (Eldridge is listed)
 money to be equally dedided between my nine oldest children,
 to wit, The lawful heirs of Sarah Lee, The lawful heirs of
 Pheribee Lee, David, Thomas, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Christian,
 Eldridge, & Bershaby
  JOHNSTON COUNTY WILL ABSTRACTS 1746-1870
 Page 107
  THORNTON, Eldridge
 5 Mar. 1842 Prob. Nov. Ct. 1849
  Wife Betsy THORNTON -All my land with all perishable Est. durinq life.
 Sons William THORNTON, Alson THORNTON,
 & Younq Nathaniel THORNTON -$500.00 ea.
 Son Tiras THORNTON - Tract of land where I now live, except life est.
 of wife, which is in consideration that he shall take care of & support
 son Calvin THORNTON, during his natural life. At dec. of wife, tract
 called Handy Thornton place, be sold and money and rem. Est. to be
 equally divided amonq all my children, share & share alike:
 William THORNTON,
 Young N. THORNTON,
 Alson THORNTON,
 Calvin THORNTON,
 Tiras THORNTON,
 Sally Ann THORNTON,
 Mary THORNTON &
 Milly E. THORNTON.
 Exec: William THRONTON, John EASON.
 Wit: Henry BRITT, Sarah LEE.
 signed Eldridge THORNTON
  THORNTON - ROYAL FAMILY BIBLE(Sent to us by Jerome Tew)
  Location of Family: Sampson county, North Carolina, Off Highway
 421 about four miles east of Dunn, NC.
  Bible: Small - 6" by 9" - brown leather hard back. Very small type.
 W.W.Woodward's Plan of Publishing. Philadelphia: Printed for, and
 published by William W. woodward Corner of Second and Chestnut
 Streets, Griggs and Dickinsons, Printers. 1814
  Owner of Bible: Miss Vara Lee Thornton (1965), 500 West
 Edgerton Street, Dunn, North Carolina
  Inside Front Cover: Young Royall.
  FAMILY RECORD
 (Page Torn)
 Ursula Thornton daughter of Eldridge and Salyan Thornton was born
 . . . . . . . . . . .November . . . . . . ., a brace, Son of Elizabeth
  William Thornton was born August 24th 1821
 Young Nathaniel Thornton was born February 18th 1823
 Alanson Thornton was born August 27th 1824
 Calven Thornton was born January 21st 1826
 Sallyan Thornton was born October 5th 1827
 Tyras Thornton was born April 28th 1829
 Mary Moran Thornton was born January 30th 1831
 Milly Edith Thornton was born September 19th,1834
  Ursula Thornton died 11th of October 1836
  DEATHS
 Josiah Royal, son of Young Royal and
 Edith Blackmon, his wife, died Feby. 30th Anno Domini 1816
 Young Royal died the 12 day of July Anno Dominy 1818
 Elizabeth Royal wife of Rozin Royal died October 28th
 Penelope Thornton wife of Tyrus Thornton died July 24th 1873-
 about 8 o'clock in the evening.
 Rozin Royal son of Young Royal and
 Edith his wife was born October 14th 1780
 Sally Royal was born May 12th 1782
 William Royal was born June 26th 1786
 Sabra Royal was born May 23rd 1784
 Wilson Royal was born October 18nth 1788
 Grandma Elizabeth Royal was born January 27th 1791
 Mary Royal was born June 19th 1793
 Nancy Royal was born November 5th 1795
 Rebecca Royal was born February 4th 1798
 Raiford Royal was born January 26th 1800
 Josiah Royal was born April 13th 1802
 Emila Royal (daughter of the above page 16)
 died October 18th Anno Domini
 1832 in the 23rd year of his (her) age.
 Mary Royal Daughter of Rozin and Elizabeth Royal died September 4th
 Anno Domini . . . . . aged 18 yrs.
 1763 Edith Blackmon Royal died the 2 day of Feb. Anno Domini 1845
 aged 82 years.
 Reason Royal died October 6th, 1854
 Eldridge Thornton died on the 19th day of August A. D. 1849
 Elizabeth Thornton died on the 4th day of Dec. A. D. 1862
 Anson Thornton died on the 9th day of Oct. 1851
 Calvin Thornton on the 26th of Feb. 1852
 B. (?) Annie Manly - daughter of Jno. R. Manly and
 Margeret A. his wife was born the 23rd of March 1863 (?)
 Margaret A. Manly wife of John R. Manly died the 13th of April 1864.
 About 8 o'clock in the morning.


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