The "Thornton family" descends from
the following
named families: Gash and Bennett
==== Thornton and Thorpe
The "Henderson family" descends from
the following
named families: Metcalf and
Buchanan == Henderson and Young
The following genealogical record is that of our
grandparents,
Eliza
Esther Willia (Thorpe) Thornton and Arthur Edwin. Henderson
All credit for this compilation is given to Luther Prentice
Allen, and
taken from his book(s):
The Genealogy and History of the Descendants of
Mercy
Shreve and James White
and
Sketches of Thomas White Of Ohio
-- Author of source material --
Mr. L P (Luther Prentice) Allen (p.61), the ninth
child and fourth
son of Caroline Henderson (p.53)
and
George W. Allen (founder, Greenfield, Il.) was born in
Greenfield, Il.
on March 21, 1853. We can only imagine the amount of
time this research
may have taken Mr. Allen to compile.
If you wonder, as I do, what the
author used in
starting his research, he may have alluded
to the answer when he writes;
"As the little company embarked
on
the keel boat at the bank of the Scioto River, the
occasion was a sad
one,
vividly remembered by the little children. The eldest,
Carolyn,
distinctly
remembered the circumstances. Just before leaving, when all
were aboard,
her grandfather came on the vessel and handed her mother
some papers,
remarking,
'Keep them - they may prove of value to you.' " (sk-04) --2nd para.
-- the name - Sheriff,
Sreve, Shreve --
The name
Thomas Sheriff appears at an early stage of
emigration to Rhode Island (p.8). It is
suggested that over time
the spelling was changed. In one instance
siblings used two
spellings of their name
simultaneously.
Eventually the only name of record is Shreve.
-- the name - White,
Thomas --
The
name Thomas White is
repeated in several generations and lines. We
are given an account
wherein as many as fourteen family members
with this name are gathered
at one time ( sk-73).
-- Source
of information
--
An original
of this publication was graciously offered for
copying by Helen
(Foster) Swiney, daughter of Esther
(Henderson) Foster (p.76).
Peter T and Anita Carol (Henderson)
White are credited for the copies of that
original and the copy
provided for this endeavor was made by Kay
(Henderson) Rasmussen. Carol
Henderson White and Kay Rasmussen are first
cousins to Helen Swiney,
their father and mother being Hobert F
(b. 1900) and Anita
(Metcalf) Henderson. Peter T White, unrelated
to this ancestry, has an
illustrious background with the National
Geographic organization.
We received copies of two
booklets, the first,
represented here, and the second named Sketches
of Thomas White of
Ohio. The booklets will be presented in
order. If reference in one
book is made to the other, the reference will
indicate its origin. Links to this book, Genealogy
and History,
are indicated as "p.##" and links to the book,
Sketches, are
indicated as "sk-##".
The table of content's list
a greater number of
pages than the actual number of pages that
were published. In the
preface portion, p.IV and p.V, Mr. Allen
notes:
"The returns from the sale of
the limited edition
of this volume will but partially remunerate for
the time and expense
incurred in its compilation. The failure of so
many subscribers to
respond, as they agreed, compelled the abandonment
of inserting
illustrations, excepting at the expense of
descendants, to whom credit
in each case is given. This also compelled the
abbreviation, and in
some instances the exclusion, of some excellent
sketches of some of the
later generations, as from the commencement the
tendency has been to
the enlargement of the work."
The pages available
end with the number 110. It is apparent that the
descendants
of Robert White and Hope Robbins were excluded.
-- the presentation --
This
publication is reproduced
in hope that Mr. Allen's effort can be enjoyed and
utilized by all who
view it. We trust it is presented in such manner
that the author is
given due credit and the format is such that you
may easily copy
segments or the entire work.
-- the connection --
The Thornton family connection
begins with the
marriage (5/29/1901) of J B Thornton, b. 8/6/1875
to Eliza Esther
Willia Thorpe, b. 9/22/1874. These are our
grandparents and great
grandparents.
Eliza Esther Willia Thorpe
Thornton, nicknamed
"Dot", is a great granddaughter of Mary White, b.
10/25/1787 (p.53),
wife of
James Henderson, b.
3/9/1783.
Mary White is the daughter of
Thomas White, b.
10/26/1752 (pp 27) and Amy McGee, b. ---
(p.27).
Thomas White is the third child
born to Mercy Shreve
and James White (p.26).
The Henderson family
connection begins with the marriage of James
Henderson and Mary
White (p.53)
on
1/1/1808.
-- the viewers
--
Your
input into this endeavor
is welcomed.
Please advise of errors, omissions
and history of these and
other
lines that should be included.
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The Genealogy and History of the
Descendants of
Mercy Shreve and James White
by: L. P.
Allen
Privately printed (and copyrighted) 1897,
Greenfield, Illinois
L-P-a
Cover,
Copyright - I, Coat of Arms -
II, Preface - III thru
VI, Tables
- VII and VIII
Cover
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
L-P-b
"Early Colonial
History"
p.1
p.2
p.3
p.4
p.5
p.6
p.7
p.8
L-P-c
L-P-d
"Early Shreve
Families"
Caleb Shreve of New Jersey, His
Children and Grandchildren
p.17
p.18
Home
p.19
p.20
p.21
p.22
p.23
p.24
L-P-g
"Thomas White's Descendants" (m.
1st, Miss
Mary Vandyke) p.45
p.46
p.47
p.48
p.49
p.50
p.51 (see
sk-11) p.52
p.53
L-P-h
"Thomas White's Descendants"
(m. 2nd, Amy
McGee)
p.53
Mary White, first
borne of Amy McGee, Descendants
(Henderson line introduced)
p.54
Caroline (Henderson)
Allen, Mary
White
and James Henderson's firstborne
p.55
p.56
p.57
p.58
p.59
p.60
the
AUTHOR
- 9th child of Caroline Henderson and
G W Allen, founder.
p.61 L P
Allen
L-P-i
Mary White and James
Henderson's Descendants, con't
p.62
p.63
p.64
p.65
p.66
p.67
p.68
p.69
p.70
p.71
p.72
p.73 Edwin Henderson
m. Eliza Jane
Williams
L-P-j
Edwin Henderson
and Eliza Jane Williams
Descendants
Lydia Ann Henderson, mother
of Eliza Esther Willia Thorpe
and
Arthur Edwin Henderson,
father of Esther Foster,
Frank and Hobert p.74
p.75
p.76
p.77
p.78
p.79
p.80
p.81
p.82
p.83
L-P-k
Mary
White
and James Henderson's Descendants,
con't
p.84
p.85
p.86
p.87
p.88
Thomas and Amy (McGee) White's
Descendants, con't
(begins with p.88) p.89
p.90
p.91
p.92, last
for additions, contact:
Sam Thornton Jr
R R 1, Box 427
Greenfield, IL. 62044
e-mail:
[email protected]
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