| Name |
Thornton Sexton |
| Birth |
1785 |
Grayson County, Virginia  |
| Military |
Feb 1815 |
War of 1812 |
| Thornton was a Private in the Army in the war of 1812 under Capt. Timorthy Daltons Co., Va. Militia S.O. 30-21000 He applied for bounty lands. (Feb-March 1815) |
| Census 1820 |
1820 |
Grayson County, Virginia |
- Males under 10=2Male 26-44=1; Females under 10=2; Female 26-44=1; 6 slaves, ages not given.
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| Image | | Free White Males (16-18 also included in 16-25 count) | Free White Females | Transcript | | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | 0-9 | 10-15 | 16-18 | 16-25 | 26-44 | 45+ | 0-9 | 10-15 | 16-25 | 26-44 | 45+ | |
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| 54 | 5142 | Thornton | Sexton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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| Deed |
9 Apr 1821 |
Ashe County, North Carolina |
| Timothy Perkins to Thornton Sexton 50 acres on Silas Creek |
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Thornton Sexton Deed
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| Land_Grant |
9 Jul 1823 |
Ashe County, North Carolina |
| Thornton Sexton enters 100 ac in Ashe border begins near his own corner, run W. & "various courses."; Another 100a begins near Thomas Lament's W line on Sileses Cr, runs S & various courses. |
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Land Grant 1
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Land Grant 2
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Land Grant 3
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Thornton Sexton Grant
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Thornton Sexton Deed
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| Census 1830 |
1830 |
Ashe County, North Carolina |
| Image | | Free White Males | Free White Females | Transcript |
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| Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-80 | 80-90 | 90-100 | 100+ | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-80 | 80-90 | 90-100 | 100+ | Total |
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| 13 | 5189 | Thornton | Sexton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Land Grant |
9 Dec 1834 |
Ashe County, North Carolina |
| Entered on Oct. 12, 1832; Grant 1903; Warrant; 7108; 25 acres on the waters of Silas Creek on own corner (beg on an apple tree near house) Book 141 page 312 |
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Thornton Sexton Grant #1903
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| Deed |
14 Jul 1835 |
Grayson County, Virginia |
| Heirs of Pryor Sexton, ie Daniel Welsh & Leah, his wife, Burton Hawkins & Ruth his wife, Eliz. Nite & Catherine Sexton, widow, to Thornton Sexton of Ashe Co, NC..... |
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Thornton Sexton Deed
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| Land Grant |
20 Dec 1838 |
Ashe County, North Carolina |
| Grant #2513 Warrant #8128; Entered: Mar. 24, 1836 - 75 acres on waters of Silas Creek; Book 145 page 252 |
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Thornton Sexton Grant #2513
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| Deed |
5 Oct 1845 |
Ashe County, North Carolina |
| Timothy Perkins to Thornton Sexton 50 acres |
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Thornton Sexton Deed
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Thornton Sexton Deed 2
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| Census 1850 |
1850 |
Ashe County, North Carolina |
| Farmer Real Estate $1000, with wife Esther, sons Enoch, David, Ruben |
| Image | | Transcript | | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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| 32 | 968 | Thorton | Sexton | 65 | 1785 | Male | | Farmer | Virginia | | 33 | 968 | Easter | Sexton | 65 | 1785 | Female | | | Virginia | | 34 | 968 | Enoch | Sexton | 18 | 1832 | Male | | Laborer | North Carolina | | 35 | 968 | David | Sexton | 24 | 1826 | Male | | Laborer | North Carolina | | 36 | 968 | Rubin | Sexton | 21 | 1829 | Male | | Laborer | North Carolina |
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| Deed |
17 Aug 1854 |
Ashe County, North Carolina |
| Robert Anderson to Thornton Sexton 73 Acres; Piney Creek |
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Thornton Sexton Deed
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| Census 1860 |
1860 |
Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina |
| Real Estate $1500, Personal Estate $1000, Can read/write with wife Esther, Joseph and his wife Minerva and granddaughter Rose. |
| Image | | Transcript | | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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| 25 | 780 | Thornton | Sexton | 75 | 1785 | Male | | Farmer | Virginia | | 26 | 780 | Esther | Sexton | 72 | 1788 | Female | | | Virginia | | 27 | 780 | Joseph | Sexton | 25 | 1835 | Male | | | North Carolina | | 28 | 780 | Minerva | Sexton | 25 | 1835 | Female | | | North Carolina | | 29 | 780 | Rose | Sexton | 1 | 1859 | Female | | | North Carolina |
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| Census 1870 |
1870 |
Helton, Ashe, North Carolina |
| Real property value at $200.00 and personal property value at $300.00. With wife Esther. |
| Image | | Transcript | | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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| 7 | 76 | Thomton | Sexton | 84 | 1786 | Male | White | | Virginia | | 8 | 76 | Eather | Sexton | 84 | 1786 | Female | White | | Virginia | | 9 | 76 | Maumin | Sexton | 36 | 1834 | Female | White | | Virginia | | 10 | 76 | Emaline | Sexton | 11 | 1859 | Female | White | | North Carolina | | 11 | 76 | Enoch | Sexton | 9 | 1861 | Male | White | | North Carolina | | 12 | 76 | Eodie | Sexton | 8 | 1862 | Female | White | | North Carolina | | 13 | 76 | Horton | Sexton | 6 | 1864 | Male | White | | North Carolina |
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| Death |
1872 |
Ashe County, North Carolina |
- Age: 85 A descendant of Thonton's, Thelma June Powers of Helton Creek NC claims Thornton is buried at Helton Creek, NC
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 Siblings |
6 siblings |
| | 1. Pryor Sexton, Jr.
b. 1790-1800, Grayson County, Virginia | | | 2. David Sexton | | + | 3. William Sexton
b. 1784, Virginia
d. 27 April 1851, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 67 years) | | | 4. Leah Sexton
b. 1785, Virginia | | | 5. Elizabeth Sexton
b. 1785, Grayson County, Virginia
d. 1848, Grayson County, Virginia (Age 63 years) | | | 6. Ruth Sexton
b. 1795, Grayson County, Virginia
d. 8 July 1869, Grayson County, Virginia (Age 74 years) |
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| Notes |
- Parents/Spouse/Children from "The Heritage of Ashe County, North Carolina 1799-1984" by Bernard Goss (Vol. 1 Page 442)
Note: Thornton settled in the Silas Creek, near what came to be called the Parsons Hill. He and his wife are buried in the immediate vicinity of their old home.
A story is told about the children of Thornton and Easter being left alone on one occasion, when they were greatly frightened by a "falling of the stars." This was probably the great meteor shower of 1833.
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| Person ID |
P5485 |
Burress | My Ancestors |
| Wife |
Esther Wallace
b. 1785, Virgina
d. After 1870, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
1809 |
Grayson County, Virginia |
| Children |
7 sons and 3 daughters |
| + | 1. Pryor Sexton
b. 1810, Helton, Ashe, North Carolina
d. September 1878, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] | | + | 2. Catherine "Kate" Sexton
b. Sep 1810, Grayson County, Virginia
d. 1902, Helton, Ashe, North Carolina (Age 91 years) | | + | 3. William Sexton
b. 1 August 1813, Ashe County, North Carolina
d. 1894, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] | | | 4. Rosamond Sexton
b. 15 January 1816, Ashe County, North Carolina
d. After 1890, Smyth County, Virgina (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] | | | 5. David Sexton
b. 22 February 1823, Ashe County, North Carolina
d. 14 July 1900, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] | | | 6. Hiram Luke Sexton
b. 6 November 1827, Ashe County, North Carolina
d. 2 December 1908, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] | | | 7. Nancy Sexton
b. 8 November 1829, Ashe County, North Carolina [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] | | | 8. Reuben Sexton
b. 1830, Ashe County, North Carolina
d. 6 May 1885, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 55 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] | | | 9. Enoch Sexton
b. 1832, Ashe County, North Carolina
d. 1832, Ashe County, North Carolina (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] | | + | 10. Joseph Sexton
b. 1835, Ashe County, North Carolina
d. 15 January 1865, Elmira, New York (Age 30 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F1764 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1785 - 1872 (87 years)
