James Thompson

This is a test to see if I can use the paid version of GenViewer to extract the Note field from a GEDCOM file.

This information about James Thompson came from a THOMPSON.GED file that I created on 15 Feb 1998.  It currently resides on a floppy.  I have a USB floppy drive that I bought at a yard sale for $3.00.  Very handy.

I'm pleased with the test results.  I hope you will be too.

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James Thompson

PARENTS:  Abraham Thompson and Ann Downard

BIRTH: Abt 1728, Ireland
DEATH:  unknown

Problem:
Some sources give his name as James and others as Joseph.  "History of Noble County Ohio," p. 469 says his name is Jacob Thompson.
(Source: The Kilpatrick Family, by Marian Douglas (Jones) Kilpatrick, 1930 has a very good descendant list and gives the name as: James and marriage date as 15 Apr 1779).

BIRTH-BIBLE: James Thompson, son of Jacob Thompson & Ann Thompson formerly Ann Downard was born on the 20th of Febrary AD. 1758.
(Source:  Jackson-Thompson-Secrest Family Bible)

BIOGRAPHY-REFERENCE:
James Thompson married Mary Jackson in Chester county, PA, and brought her to the then wilderness of Ohio, settling near where the village of Buffalo now is, the Walhonding mine being on his farm.  They were exceedingly thrifty, and Mr. Thompson succeeded in locating his children on the best farms in this valley. Thirteen children were born to this worthy couple, the most if not all of them being born in Pennsylvania.
(Source:  Spaid Genealogy, p. 374)

RESIDENCES:
In 1948, Emma (Rich) and Howard Booher bought the farm on which James and Mary Thompson had built their cabin near a great oak tree.  Each year they watched for the green clump of asparagus to show above grass on the hillside.
(Source:  "Rich Hill ... Noble County, Ohio 1880", page 24)
(Note:  She stated on page 32, that the land of James Thompson was in Seneca Township.

Problem:  Was the marriage date of James Thompson and Mary Ann Jackson 13 Apr 1779 or 15 Apr 1779?

Dick Henthorn
9 October 2014

HenthornFamily Wiki

John Henthorn (Hinthorn) & Margaret Downard

On 4 February 2013 I added a link to a RootsMagic website I created for John Henthorn and Margaret Downard. Descendants in this family all spelled the surname, Hinthorn(e). Living descendants live in McLean county, Illinois, around Independence, KS and on the west coast.

This RootsMagic website consists of 1166 files. The source file resides on my old desktop computer which has some issues. After the website was created I used the freeware program, 7-Zip, to compress the files into one Zipped file. I used my Gmail account to send this file to myself, thus in effect, moving the website components from the old computer to my laptop computer. I unzipped the compressed file onto the laptop and checked to determine whether I could open the website.

The RootsWeb Editor was used to create a folder for johnhinthorn on my FreePages account. Then I used the FireFTP application of Firefox to execute the batch upload of the 1166 files to the new folder.

The link to the website is on the Henthorn Family Websites page of the HenthornFamily Wiki.  

This project has been on my To-Do List for several years. In order to achieve this goal many components had to be in place and I needed to understand and master how to use various software tools.

If you'd like to go directly to the website, rather than visiting the Wiki, here's the link.

John Hinthorn

Dick Henthorn

\4 February 2013

John Henthorn (Hinthorn(e)) and Margaret Downard

Today I uploaded, Hinthorn.htm to MyBox on the Box.net. This is a five generation descendant chart for the family of John and Margaret (Downard) Henthorn (Hinthorn(e) in the HTML format, suitable for viewing with your web browser. For many years this webpage was available on my AOL website. After making a few changes I'm happy to be able to make it available again to those who have access to the appropriate folders on MyBox.

The file resides in the Hinthorn(e) folder which is one of the folders in the HenthornOther folder on MyBox.

Mr. Dickie
21 Feb 2011

Some Pennsylvanians in 1772

Some Pennsylvanians in 1772

"Some Pennsylvanians in 1772: Settlers in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties"

From James Veach's The Monongahela of Old or Historical Sketches of Southwestern Pennsylvania to the Year 1800 (Pittsburgh, 1910 edition)

Note: Search for: Henthorn, Watson, Downard and Jennings. All lived in Fayette Co., PA, near present day Uniontown. There are marriage links between the families. Richard E. Henthorn

Charges Brought Against - November 1736

Charges Brought Against
John Henthorn
James and Mary Henthorn(e)
Nov 1736

Court of Quarter Sessions
November Term 1736
Assault and Battery on John Owen (Constable)

Chester County fs.

The Grand Inquest for the County of Chester - upon their ... affirmation do present That John Starr late of the County ... Labourer, James Starr late of the same County Labourer, Daniel O'Neal late of the same County Weaver, John Henthorn late of same county Labourer, James Henthorne late of the same county Labourer, Anne Downard Wife of William Downard late of the same county Labourer, Jane Downard late of the same county Spinster, & Mary Henthorne wife of James Henthorne late of the same county Labourer, together with divers other malefactors and of the Peace of our Sovereign ... the King who now is, Disturbers, the fifteenth Day of November in the tenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France & Ireland King. Defender of the faith ... ... at the Township of London Grove in the County of Chester within the jurisdiction of this Court themselves so disturb the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King riotously ... & unlawfully did assemble and gather together & so between themselves assembled & gathered together being upon John Owen, Esq; then High Sheriff of the County being & then and there in the Peace of God and of our Sovereign Lord the King being then and there the force and arms so ... ... .... ... ... and unlawfully an assault did make and him the ... John Owen then and there did beat wound and ill-entreat So that of his Life it was greatly despaired and other Harms to him the ... John Owen then and there did to the grievous Damage of the ... John Owen in high Violation of the Laws to the most evil and pernicious Example of Others in the like Case Delinquents And against the Peace of our Lord the King who now is his Crown and ....

J.S. Growdon & Sna Rege.

John Starr, James Starr, James Henthorn & Ann Downard being called appeared & the said John Starr pleaded Guilty & said James Starr pleaded Guilty and Ann Downard pleaded Guilty & said James Henthorn pleaded Guilty ----

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Note: I think this is the oldest document pertaining to Henthorns in the colonies that any researcher has located. I assume that London Grove, Chester county, was in Pennsylvania. I don't take credit for finding the document. REH.

Ahnentafel Chart for Jane Evelyn Catcott

Ancestors of Jane Evelyn CATCOTT - 3 Feb 2010
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First Generation

1. Jane Evelyn CATCOTT was born on 13 Jun 1908 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. She died on 11 Nov 1982 in El Paso, Woodford Co., IL. She was buried on 13 Nov 1982 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Springdale Cemetery.


Second Generation

2. Edward Stevens CATCOTT was born on 28 Jun 1875 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. He died on 15 Jun 1963 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. He was buried on 18 Jun 1963 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Springdale Cemetery. Edward Stevens CATCOTT and Rena May HAVENS were married on 3 Mar 1906 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL.

3. Rena May HAVENS was born on 28 Feb 1887 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. She died on 2 Aug 1974 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. She was buried in Aug 1974 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Springdale Cemetery.


Third Generation

4. William Henry CATCOTT was born in 1840 in Wells, , , England. He died in 1929.

5. Caroline TAYLOR died on 15 Mar 1911 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL.

6. Ernest A. HAVENS was born on 4 Apr 1861 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. He died on 4 Jan 1941 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. He was buried in Jan 1941 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Springdale Cemetery. Ernest A. HAVENS and May C. LAWRENCE were married on 18 Dec 1883 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL.

7. May C. LAWRENCE was born on 2 May 1860 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. She died on 15 Mar 1905 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. She was buried in May 1905 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Springdale Cemetery.


Fourth Generation

12. Jesse Downard HAVENS was born on 2 Apr 1819 in Newark, Licking Co., OH. He was buried about Jan 1897 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Springdale Cemetery. He died about 21 Jan 1897 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. Jesse Downard HAVENS and Martha N. CURTIS were married on 25 Jun 1846 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL.

13. Martha N. CURTIS was born on 2 Jun 1829 in , , PA. She died on 13 Dec 1912 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL. She was buried in Dec 1912 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Springdale Cemetery.

14. Theodore LAWRENCE was born about 1820 in , , NY. Theodore LAWRENCE and Charity CHILDS were married on 1 Feb 1852 in Peoria, Peoria Co., IL.

15. Charity CHILDS was born about 1831 in , , NH.


Fifth Generation

24. Jesse HAVENS Jr. was born on 23 Jun 1781 in Sqawn Bay, , NJ. He died on 2 Dec 1862 in Delhi, Denver Co., IA. He was buried in Dec 1862 in Hudson, Mc Lean Co., IL, West Hudson Cemetery. Jesse HAVENS Jr. and Rebecca HINTHORN were married on 19 Sep 1805 in Newark, Licking Co., OH.

25. Rebecca HINTHORN was born on 18 Jul 1785 in , , VA/WV. She was buried in Feb 1864 in Hudson, Mc Lean Co., IL, West Hudson Cemetery. She died on 18 Feb 1864 in Hudson, Mc Lean Co., IL. She is reference number Q50K-RD.


Sixth Generation

48. Jesse HAVENS Sr. was born in 1753 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ. He died on 28 Mar 1814 in Valpariso, , , Chile. Jesse HAVENS Sr. and Constance DOWNARD were married in , Monmouth Co., NJ.

49. Constance DOWNARD was born in , Monmouth Co., NJ.

50. John HENTHORN was born on 26 Dec 1752 in , Frederick Co., MD. He died on 19 Nov 1820 in Newark, Licking Co., OH. He is reference number 3T4K-KH. John HENTHORN and Margaret DOWNARD were married on 1 Jun 1776 in Fairfield, Licking Co., OH.

51. Margaret DOWNARD was born on 18 Mar 1752 in , , OH. She died on 6 Nov 1827 in , Licking Co., OH. She was buried in Nov 1827 in , Licking Co., OH. She is reference number Q50K-MP.


Seventh Generation

96. John HAVENS died in 1788 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ. He was born in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ. John HAVENS and Anna DAVIS were married on 21 Jan 1744/45 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ.

97. Anna DAVIS was born on 23 Jan 1727/28 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI. She died on 10 May 1786 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ.


Eighth Generation

192. Daniel HAVENS died in 1740 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ. He was born in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ.

193. Christian UNKNOWN has no further information available.

194. John DAVIS has no further information available.

195. Elizabeth MAXSON has no further information available.


Ninth Generation

384. John HAVENS was born about 1627 in Essex, , , England. He died on 22 Sep 1687 in Monmouth, Monmouth Co., NJ. John HAVENS and Anna STANNARD were married in , , RI.

385. Anna STANNARD has no further information available.

388. Unknown DAVIS has no further information available.


Tenth Generation

768. William HAVENS was born about 1612 in Suffolk, Essex, , England. He died on 31 Aug 1683 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. William HAVENS and Sarah UNKNOWN were married about 1623 in , , , England.

769. Sarah UNKNOWN was born about 1610 in , , , England. She died in 1639 in , , , At Sea.


Eleventh Generation

1536. John HAVEN has no further information available.

Prepared by:
Richard E. Henthorn
Email: Dick.Henthorn@gmail.com

John Henthorn (Hinthorn) & Margaret Downard

Summary of John HENTHORN - 30 Apr 2008

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Name: John HENTHORN
Sex: Male

Individual Facts
Birth 26 Dec 1752 , Frederick Co., MD
Death 19 Nov 1820 Newark, Licking Co., OH
Ref # 3T4K-KH

Marriages/Children
Margaret DOWNARD
Marriage 1 Jun 1776 Fairfield, Licking Co., OH
Children

• William H. HINTHORN (abt 1777 - 16 Nov 1859)
• Mary HINTHORN (17 Aug 1780 - 25 Oct 1848)
• Isaac H. HINTHORN (12 Mar 1783 - 15 Dec 1848)
• Rebecca HINTHORN (18 Jul 1785 - 18 Feb 1864)
• John W. HINTHORN (1787 - 1837/38)
• Sarah HINTHORN (4 May 1790 - 16 Jul 1873)
• Stephen Downard HINTHORN (19 Nov 1792 - 19 Dec 1838)
• Adam HINTHORN (17 Apr 1794 - 15 Sep 1857)

John Henthorn

BIRTH: 26 Dec 1752, Frederick Co., MD
(Furnished by Norma Henthorn)

BIRTH: The Ancestral File (3T4K-KH) shows, b. [1733]. He is also in the file as, John Henthorn, b. Abt 1752 (Q50M-PB).

EMIGRATION:
1782 Jun 7 - adjoinee in deed, Nottinghame Twp. Washington Twp., Washington Co. PA

1782 - Private in Washington Co., PA Militia, 5th Battalion, in Capt. Robert Ramsey's company - PA VI 2 (Source: Pennsyvlania Archives, 6th Series, V. II, p. 185)

1787 - taxed in Ohio Co., (W) VA

1800 - taxed in Newport Twp., now Monroe Co., OH

1801 - in summer moved his family to Licking Co., OH

1804 - administrator for brother, James Henthorn of then Belmont Co., OH (now Monroe Co., OH) (Source: Letters of Administration, Book O, p. 33, Belmont Co. OH - furnished by Norma Henthorn)

1806 abt - built a small grist mill on Spencer's Run, Licking Co., OH (Source: History of Licking Co. by N.N. Hill, 1881, p. 578)

1806 - taxed in Licking Twp., Fairfield (now Licking) Co. (Source: Ohio Records and Pioneer Families, V. 1 #2, p. 68)

1820 Nov 19 - died near Newark, Licking Co., OH

1829 fall - all family members, except Mary Archer, left Licking Co., OH to move to Illinois. They eventually settled in McLean Co., IL

MILITARY: He served in the Washington county, PA, militia during the Revolutionary War, in the 5th Battalion.

REFERENCE: "About the year 1806 Mr. John Henthorn built the first mill on Spencer's Run. It was a mere corn cracker, about twelve feet square, with buhrs or millstones about the size of a large grindstone."
(Source: History of Licking County, Ohio, compiled by N.N. Hill, 1881, page 578, Newton Twp. - furnished by Ruth Hanthorne)

REFERENCE: History of Licking Co., OH by E. Brister, Vol. I, Newton Twp. About the year 1806, John Henthorn built a grist mill on Spencers Run. It was a mere corn-cracker, about 12' square with buhrs or millstones about the size of largestones.
(Furnished by Ray Alfred Stewart)

Census: 1820 in Licking Co., OH, Washington Twp.
John Hinthorn; 1 male 18 to 26; 1 male 26 to 45; 1 male over 45
1 female 16 to 26; 1 female over 45
(Furnished by Norma Henthorn)

COMMENT: The courthouse in Licking Co., OH burned 3 Apr 1874/1875, destroying most records. They have attempted to reconstruct as many records as they could.

AKA: It is thought that the descendants of this John Henthorn spell the surname with an "i," Hinthorn. He is sometimes listed as "John Henthorn (the lesser).

RESIDENCES: Henthorn/Bell lists the place of death as: Licking Co., OH. He lived in Ohio Co., VA and Licking Co., OH.

MARRIAGE: Esther Hinthorne lists the date and place of marriage as: 1 Jun 1776; Fairfield, Licking Co., OH. She lists the date and place of death as: 19 Nov 1820, Licking Co., OH and the place of burial as Licking Co., OH.

CONFLICT: Some have reported that he died at Uniontown, Fayette, PA.
This seems highly unlikely in light of the fact that he had moved the family to Licking Co., OH in 1801.

RESIDENCES: Evidence of Henthorn / Hinthorn in Licking Co. OH (Furnished by Ray Alfred Stewart)

John Henthorn was acting Justice of the Peace in Etna.

John Henthorn was a bondsman for John Mentser (Heir of David Mentser) 24 Aug 1839,w/ Samuel Pee and John Guthrie.

Isaac Hinthorn was a bondsman w/James Porter for William Porter, James, McFadden, 21 Jun 1831

John Hinthorn was appraiser for estate of Daniel Warner. Richard Lamson and Calvin Warner were administrators, 20 Nov 1834.

John Henthorn was adm. w/Thomas Halmes and Martin Lincoln for George Hill.
Bond set at $400.00, 27 May 1837.

John Henthorn was appointed as Administrator w/Richard Lamson for Joshua H. Goodridge. Bond set at $60.00. 27 May 1837

EMIGRATION-CHILDREN: All but one of the offspring of John and Margaret Henthorn moved to McLean county, Illinois where they settled in Money Creek Township.

COMMENT: The Union Chapel and Hinthorn Cemetery, located on the banks of Lake Bloomington, McLean County, IL holds a significant place in the history of the Hinthorn(e) family. The following two articles provide information about the history of the church and cemetery.

CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Lake Chapel Service To Center on Mural
Services at Hinthorn Union Chapel at Lake Bloomington Sunday will be focused on a mural of the Last Supper, an itinerant sign painter's gift to the church some years ago.

History has it that George Swan of Peoria offered to paint a picture for the church in return for a pair of overalls, his board, paints, and whisky. The offer was accepted and he was given a small Sunday school card of Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" to copy, the Rev. Frank Breem director of East Bay Camp, said.

"What took Da Vinci 10 years to do, he did in a week - very crudely of course," Mr. Breen added. Swan died a couple years later while still in his 20s, a victim of alcoholism.

The Sunday service will center on interpreting the picture in song and story. Mr. Breen will lead the meditation on the four groupings of disciples in the painting, and the meditation on Christ will be led by the Rev. Roger Leham, associate pastor of the Cemtral Christian Church of Danville.

[Note: the article is headed by a picture of the mural and the altar.
Retyped by Rex K. King Jan, 2000]
(Source: Article from Daily Pantagraph, Bloomington, McLean, IL. Saturday, Aug. 12, 1961)

CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Loyal Friends Restore Chapel By June Simpson
A country chapel at the south edge of Lake Bloomington owes its restoration to a few women with a strong sense of family tradition.

Hinthorn Union Chapel, built in the first decade of the twentieth century, had ceased to be used for church services in the 1940s.

In 1954 a ladies aid was formed with only six active members. Many of these women were decendants of the Hinthorn and Vandegraft families, pioneers in the Lake Bloomington, Hudson area.

Prime Mover in the restoration of the church interior was the late Mrs. Emmett Hinthorn of 1203 N. Park. She served as the first president of the Ladies Aid. Assisting her was Mrs. Henry Geiger of Lexington.

Mrs. Hinthorn's daughter, Mrs. Alberta Johnson of the Park address, is carrying on her work.

Mrs. Hinthorn's other three daughters, Mrs. Dale Jennings of 1405 W. Graham, Mrs. Francis Canull of 107 S Linden, Normal, and Mrs. Tom Gaffney of R R 3, are also active members of the society.

Land for the cemetery, adjoining the church, was donated on June 1, 1887, by Charles E. Cox, Effie D. Cox, J.W. Aldrich, Flora S. Aldrich, Jackson Vandegraft and Mary Vandegraft. Jackson Vandegraft was the great grandfather of Mrs. Johnson and her sisters.

Land was donated as a free burial ground for descendants of the donors, and for members of the community.

The chapel is called Hinthorn because a member of that family was the first person buried there.

By 1958, after four years of staging ham and chicken suppers and ice cream socials, there was enough money to restore the interior of the nondenominational church. It was wired, lighting fixtures were purchased, floors were treated for termites, sanded and finished, carpeting was bought for aisles and altar, stoves were put in, roofing was completed and draperies purchased.

All this was made possible through the efforts of these few women.

There is no congregation at the church though church services are held in the summer time by the Rev. Frank Breen and Robert Johnson. Persons from the East Bay area attend.

The Ladies Aid Society will hold an ice cream social on July 29 from 4 to 8 p.m. Funds from this will be used to paint the interior of the church.

Note: the article above is accompanied by six pictures

• Picture 1; frontal view of chapel-captioned, Nondenominatiol Chapel Was Built at Turn of Century.
• Picture 2; four women inside chapel-captioned, Decendants of Jackson Vandegraft include four sisters, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Canull, and Mrs. Gaffney. They presented the planter above as a memorial for their mother.
• Picture 3; two women-captioned, Mrs. Ed Weber, left is president of the society. Right is Mrs. Charles Arbuckle whose father cared for the cemetery and church.
• Picture 4; view of cemetery-captioned, Lake Bloomington Lies to North of Chapel Cemetery.
• Picture 5; Large painting of The Last Supper-captioned, Painting of the Last Supper was done in the church by an itinerant drunkard, who for the paint, overalls and liquor, painted the huge work in one week.
• Picture 6; view of large head stone-captioned, Jackson Vandegraft, who lies in the chapel yard was an original donor.

[Retyped by Rex K. King Jan, 2000]
(Source: Article from Daily Pantagraph, Bloomington, McLean, IL. Sunday, July 22, 1962)

Prepared by:
Richard E. (Edson) Henthorn
5403 76th Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20784-1705
Email: Rhenthorn1@aol.com

Revised: 26 Sep 2009
Tags: Genealogy, Hinthorn, Downard, McLean County Illinois