Windmuller-Heynen Family Tree

Thomas H. Thorn was born on 10 Jul 1766 in Burlington County, NJ.
He died in Virginia?. This Thomas Thorne was disowned from the Religous
Society of Friends for participation in the Revolutionary War. He
was an Aide to George Washington & led the forces across the Delaware
River & destroyed the Hessian Army.

IT IS THIS THOMAS THORNE & HIS WIFE REBECCA STEWART/STUART (HAVE
SEEN BOTH SPELLINGS) WHO ARE THE PROGENITORS OF THE VIRGINA/ WEST
VIRGINA THORNS.

ALL OF THE WIRT COUNTY, WEST VIRGINA THORNS SEEM TO TRACE THEIR ANCESTRY,
BACK TO HIM THRU HIS SON THOMAS; HIS SON MICHAEL, ALSO, HAD CHIDREN
IN WIRT COUNTY BUT IS SAID TO HAVE DIED IN ARKANSAS. THERE IS A LARGE
GROUP OF THORN/E'S IN ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI & ARKANSAS ETC THAT MAY
TRACE THEIR LINE BACK TO WILLIAM THRU MICHAEL & SARAH (SURNAME
UNKNOWN).

Thomas Thorn's brother, James, was married to Ruth Harrison, could
this be part of the link that led these New Jersey Thornes to Virgina????

The 1850 Census of Wirt County, West VA, shows Michael Thorne & Sarah
plus Thomas Thorne & Mary (Jones) Michaels wife Sarah is shown as
56 years with a birthplace of PA. Their oldest child Elizabeth is
age 20 with a bp of VA; Thomas Thorn's wife MAry is shown as age
53 with her birth as Virginia Their oldest child is also age 20 with
a bp of Virginia. Therefore they were at Thorn's Run, Wirt Coun