Stephen Thornton Family from History of Acworth, New Hampshire
From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin

Surname:  THORNTON
Source:   History of Acworth with the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical
           Records and Register of Farms by Rev. J. L Merrill, Town of Acworth, 1869 
           Page 273

STEPHEN THORNTON native of Gloucester, Rhode Island, probably came to Acworth from Ashford,
Connecticut previous to 1785 - married first Elizabeth Rogers, 1783 (see Rogers family).
Stephen married second Zilpha Haven - children,
I. Sally - married Richard Clark of Langdon - children,
     1. Corinna F. - married William Logan
     2. Horace F. - married Caroline Bissell - children,
          (1) Jane
          (2) Levi
          (3) Carrie
          (4) Mary
     3. R. Hammond - married first Lucinda Baker.
        R. Hammond - married second Oliva Dexter - children,
          (1) Stephen
          (2) Lucinda
          (3) Abbie
     4. Harvey T. - married first Charlotte Earl.
        Harvey T. - married second Delia Boyce - children,
          (1) Martha - married H. H. Earl - children,
               [1] Etta
               [2] Eddie
          (2) Harriet
          (3) Sarah
          (4) Zilpha
          (5) Dorcas
     5. Sumner O. - married Marian White, residence Garden City, Minnesota - children,
          (1) Merrill M. - married Lavinia M. Fall, residence Minnesota - children,
               [1] Harry
          (2) Abbie E.
          (3) Lilly M.
          (4) Rose A. - died young
     6. Sarah J. - married William M. White, residence Washington County, New York - children,
          (1) Celicia - died young.
          (2) Sophia
          (3) Corinna - married Hosea Pierce of New York - Children,
               [1] Grace A.
         (4) Elsie
         (5) Sabra
         (6) Hatty
         (7) Louisa
         (8) Harvey
         (9) Sumner
        (10) Julia
        (11) Franklin
        (12) Merrill - died young.
     7. Stephen - married Lavinia Lord, - residence Warehouse Point, Connecticut - children,
         (1) Horace and three other.
II. John - married Lucy Corbin - children,
     1. Clement C. - married first Elsie Stevens - children,
         (1) John - married Helen Dudley - residence West Concord - children,
              [1] Cora Bell
         (2) Sarah E. - died unmarried.
         (3) Albert C. - married Mary E. Newell - children,
              [1] Ida M.
              [2] Bertie
              [3] Jennie A. - residence Woodstock, Vermont.
         (4) Stephen M. - married Annie Gilson of New York, where they reside.
         (5) George H. - died in the army.
         (6) Clement C. - married Ellen M. Smith, - residence Grantham.
         (7) Charles E. 
     1. Clement C. - married second Ann Barthlen  - children,
         (8) Norman C.
         (9) Thomas J.
        (10) David A.
        (11) George H.
        (12) Benjamin F.
        (13) Sullivan C.
     2. Elizabeth A. - died young.
     3. Ann - married first Erastus Carpenter - children,
         (1) Frank - died young
        Ann - married second Jonathan Lines.
     4. Sabra - married Solon Blanchard (see Blanchard family).
     5. Milton P. - married Julia Silsby (see Silsby family) - children,
         (1) Ellen P.
         (2) Charles M.
         (3) Anna
III. Jesse Thornton - married first Betsey Campbell (see Campbell family) - removed Moretown, 
Vermont - children,
     1. Stephen C. - married Sarah Bulkeley - residence Middlesex, Vermont - children,  five
     2. Chastina B. - married Cyrus C. Spaulding - children,
         (1) Justin - died young.
         (2) Elvira
         (3) Justin L. - married Ada Styles
         (4) Jesse T. - residence Bloomington, Illinois.
     3. George A. - married first Nancy Ashley - children,
         (1) Nancy J. - married Charles Dutton.
        George A. - married second Eliza M. Bulkeley - children,
         (2) Lizzie
     4. Zilpha H. - married Marvin F. Silsby (see Silsby family)
     5. Samantha J. - married Moses Davis - residence Lempster - children,
         (1) Julia A. - married George Heard of Lempster.
         (2) Cornelia J. - died young
         (3) George E.
III. Jesse - married second Lorinda Carpenter - children,
     6. Sylvester - died young
     7. Nancy A. - married G. H. Crossett.
III. Jesse - married third Phebe Moxon.
IV. Baptist - died unmarried
V. Stephen - married Peggy Wallace (see Wallace family) - children,
     1. Solon
     2. Sumner
     3. Chastina
     4. John
VI. Dorcas - married Edward Woodbury (see Woodbury family).
VII. Ariel
VIII. Calvin
IX. David - married Sally Slader (see Slader family) - children,
     1. Solon - married first Malanca Bryant.
        Solon - married second Cordelia Tilden - children,
          (1) Charles S.
          (2) Hattie T.
     2. George - married first Mary E. Thrasher - children,
          (1) Alice 
        George - married second Anna A. Mann - children,
          (2) George A.
          (3) Frank E.
          (4) David
          (5) Mary E 
          (6) Helen L.
          (7) Jennie M.
     3. Orson H. - married Mary L. Maynard - children,
          (1) Orson L.
          (2) Edward A.
          (3) Frank E.
          (4) Julia W.
          (5) Mary E.
     4. Charles - married Caroline Luce
     5. Sarah E.
     6. Mary E. - married Charles E. Fay - children,
          (1) Edward A.
          (2) Albert T.
     7. Edward - married Georgianna Maynard
     8. Martha - married Carlos C. Wellman - children,
          (1) Frank E.
X. Lucy - married John Keyes (see Keyes family).
XI. Elizabeth - died young.

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