CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800
MARRIAGE LICENSES, MARRIAGE BONDS, AND MARRIAGES.
1787-88.
page 307
1787--September 6, Coats Thornton and Anthony Mustoe and William Chambers, sureties. Coats Thornton and Mary King, daughter of Henry King (consent--crest on seal). Teste: Valentine Jones, John Chrism.


<hr>

CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800
MARRIAGE LICENSES, MARRIAGE BONDS, AND MARRIAGES.
RECORD OF MARRIAGES IN AUGUSTA COUNTY BEGINNING 15TH MARCH, 1785.
page 348
1787, September 22d--By Rev. James Chambers: Joseph Mathews and Mary Rhoades; October 6th. Coats Thornton and Mary King; November 10th, William Forbes and Barbara Carber; November 14th, John Baird and Barbara Lovingood; November 21st, Wm. Henry and Elizabeth McCune; November 27th, Wm. Jones and Isabella Smith; November 27th, James Gardner and Margaret Hamilton.

<hr>

CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800
DEED BOOK NO. 26.
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
page 582
Page 113.--Delivered. Teste: Coats Thornton, Wm. Forbes, George Wieford.

<p>
<hr>
<p>

<pre>
=========================================================================
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:36:49 -0500
From:  Jeff Thornton <jthorton@marshall.edu>
To: THORNTON-L@rootsweb.com
Message-id: <01c401c043ac$966dfb80$44bf4781@default>
Subject: [THORNTON-L] More Coats Info
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"

A lineage from Andrew Gordon Thornton from Roanoke, VA b. 12/20/1903, m. 4/6/1925 to Mary Louise Engleby, Issue: Andrew G., William Johnson and Donald Robert Thornton. 
Andrew's parents were Robert Johnson C. Thornton b. 4/11/1865,d. 1/13/1926, m. 1895 to Annie Laurie Doss, Issue: Robert William, Margaret Agnes and Andrew Gordon.
Robert's parents were William Craig Thornton b. 8/26/1825,d. 6/5/1913,m. 4/13/1848 to Martha Loury Johnson, Issue: Alverda R., Emma R., Ann Eliza, Margaret B., Martha Elizabeth, Ida May, Robert Johnson Cave T., Agnes Woods, Berta B., Jesse M., William H., and Dora N. 
William Craig's parents were Joseph Thornton, m. 1/25/1816 to Anges W. Craig, Issue: Joseph F., William C., James, Kasciago, John, Anges W., Susannah and Robert C.
Joseph's parents were Coats Thornton, b. ?, m. 10/6/1787 to Mary King, d. 1842, Issue: William, Hiram, Robert, John, James C., Jesse Quinn, David H., Sara C., Henry, Nancy, Mary and Joseph. 

______________________________
------------------------------

</pre>

<p>
<hr>
<p>

<pre>
=========================================================================
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:31:00 -0500
From:  Jeff Thornton <jthorton@marshall.edu>
To: THORNTON-L@rootsweb.com
Message-id: <007501c042e2$9c5c2320$10bc4781@default>
Subject: [THORNTON-L] Bits and Pieces
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"

Coats Thornton from Point Pleasant, WV to Champayne County, OH and to Union County, OH married in Augusta County, VA 1787 to Mary King, daughter of Henry King.
Issue:
1. Sarah C. married Jacob Parthemore
2. Mary married (1) Malin (2) Rogue (3) Hunter
3. John 
4. William
5. Hiram
6. James C. married (1) ?? (2) Elizabeth Bales
7. Robert
8. David (was a twin)
9. Jesse Quinn married Nancy Houston Logue(widow), sister of Sam Houston of Texas, possibly migrated to Oregon
10. Nancy married James Kerr
11. Henry, went south
12. Joseph married Agnes Wood
13. Jacob
Coats Thornton is said to have had twenty children by three wives. James C., son of Coats, had a son James Madison Thornton
that married Elizabeth C. Kenton, daughter of Simon Kenton, famous frontiersman of Kentucky and Ohio.

______________________________
------------------------------
</pre>

<p>
<hr>
<p>

<pre>
=========================================================================
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 22:19:10 -0500
From:  Jeff Thornton <jthorton@marshall.edu>
To: THORNTON-L@rootsweb.com
Message-id: <031b01c043b2$81281020$44bf4781@default>
Subject: [THORNTON-L] More Coats Thornton
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"

1810 Mason County,VA Cenus
Coats Thornton - 2 males under 10; 1 male 10-16; 4 males 16-26; 1 male 26-45; 2 females under 10; 1 female 26-45.

Only 9 children here, the remainder were probably born in Ohio.

______________________________
------------------------------
</pre>