a Thornton…
Jennifer from California aka (Thornton) has been busy on her blog…
Her THORNTON line seems to be some of those “quiet” types who just make their way thru life with no fuss or muss… and darnit!… very few records are left behind. Its like a blind man trying to find paintings on a cave wall! Perhaps that is why I am so fond of horse thieves and women of ill repute… at least they leave ‘some’ records.
Jennifer has scored a few points lately in one of my more baffling areas of study… the Meherrin River near the VA / NC border. This area is a Rouge’s Gallery of characters… in no particular order:
Boons, Pitmans, Brownes, Bryans, Braswells, Kinchins, Andersons, Forts, Sims, Stricklands… and on and on… now some Thorntons added to the mix. And mapping the place is proving to be a challenge. So stop by her place and say hello…
Oh… and I think she has a bank robber tucked away in the family records just to lend some spice… I’m jealous. My grandfather was named Bart Brock… has a touch of the Old West donch’a think? Didn’t rob any banks I know of tho’.
I now have a better understanding as to the effort you’ve put forth in raising the dead. Thank you ((with a curtsy))
JJThornton
July 18, 2023 at 7:16 am