Richard Thorne (abt. 1676 - abt. 1706)

Born about 1676 in Hempstead, North Riding, Yorkshire, Province of New York

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Denton) Mitchel — married after 29 Aug 1699 in Hempstead, Queens, Province of New York [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1706 at about age 30 in Hempstead, Queens, Province of New York

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Biography

Richard Thorne was born to William his wife Winifred^[1] in Hempstead, New York, supposedly about 1676.^{[2][citation needed]} At that time Hempstead was legally within the North Riding of Yorkshire, Province of New York.

2 Dec 1698 (13 Dec 1698 N.S.), Richard, of madnans necke in hempstead, sold "to henery allen of same place... all my Lands and houseing lying upon ye Last Devition of ye necke afre sd with ye orchards...which Lott I ye sd Richard thorne bought of Josias Hallitt."^[3]

On 24 Feb 1698 (O.S.), William Thorne conveyed to his son Richard "all and every parcell & parcells of land I have on said great neck together with all the housings, privileges and appurtenances, thereunto belonging."^[1] This is a bit odd, as it doesn't in any way represent primogeniture -- Richard, if accounts are to be believed of other siblings, was his fourth son (behind William, John, and Denton).^[4]

On 29 August 1699, Richard and Phebe Denton were licensed to be married.^[5]

Richard Thorne of Madnan's Neck in Hempstead executed his last will on 8 November 1706, witnessed by John Thomas Clew, Thomas Hicks, Isaac Hicks and Johannes van Wyck, nominating "my well beloved wife Pheebe Thorn" sole and principal executrix, and "my faithful and trusty friends Capt. Thomas Tredwell and Theodorus van Wyck" as overseers, making bequests to his wife Phebe, to son Richard, to daughters Hannah, Mary and Pheebe, and to his sister Margarett Ratton, to be paid after the decease of his mother Winnifret Thorne.^[6]

Children of Richard and Phebe (Denton) Thorne:

• Hannah Thorne, b. 28 Feb 1700, m. Cornelius van Wyck
• Richard Thorne, b. abt. 1706, m. Aeltje van Wyck^[7][8]
• Mary Thorne, m. (1) John Pudney, (2) John Smith^[7][9][10]
• Phebe Thorne, m. Micah Smith^[7]

Richard's will was proved on 17 February 1706/7.^[6]

On 19 April 1707, Phebe exhibited an inventory of Richard's estate.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Thorn Dickinson, "Early History of the Thorne Family of Long Island," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 92 (July 1961) 182; Findmypast (http://search.findmypast.com/record/browse?id=us%2fnygb%2fperrec1960%2f462_0056_1 : accessed 19 September 2015); citing Queens County Deeds.
2. ↑ Thorn Dickinson, "Early History of the Thorne Family of Long Island," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 92 (April 1962): 93; Findmypast (http://search.findmypast.com/record/browse?id=us%2fnygb%2fperrec1960%2f466_0031_1 : accessed 19 September 2015). Dickinson does not provide his reasoning for asserting Richard's birth in 1676.
3. ↑ Benjamin D. Hicks, Records of the Towns of North and South Hempstead, Long Island, New York [1654-1880] (Jamaica, N.Y: Long Island Farmer Print, 1896) 148-50; Internet Archive (https://archive.org/stream/cu31924092207772#page/n153/mode/2up : accessed 19 September 2015).
4. ↑ For Richard's siblings, see Thorn Dickinson, "Early History of the Thorne Family of Long Island," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 92 (October 1961) 208-211; Findmypast" ( http://search.findmypast.com/record/browse?id=us%2fnygb%2fperrec1960%2f463_0018_1 : accessed 19 September 2015).
5. ↑ 1699 August 29. Richard Thorne and Phebe Denton E.B. O'Callaghan, M.D., contrib. "New York Marriage Licenses." The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1871, 2:142, citing licenses recorded in the old books of record in the Surrogate's office, New York City.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Last will and testament of Richard Thorne, ex. 8 November 1706, pr. 17 February 1706/7. "New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (accessed 18 September 2015), New York > Wills 1702-1704 vol 7 > image 242 of 374; county courthouses, New York. Richard named all of their children in his will.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Marriages of John Pudney with Mary Thorne, Richard Thorne with Altie van Wyck, and Micah Smith with Phebe Thorne. "The Register Book For The Parish of Jamaica. Kept by the Rev. Thomas Poyer, Rector from 1710 to 1732." The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1888, 19:56.
8. ↑ Van Wyck, Anne. Descendants of Cornelius Barentse Van Wyck and Anna Polhemus. New York: T.A. Wright, 1912. Profile of Altje Van Wyck, p. 72. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
9. ↑ Elizabeth Mott made a bequests to her cousin Mary Pudney, widow and cousin Phebe Thorne, and named her kinsman Richard Thorne of Hempstead as sole executor of her will. Last will and testament of Elizabeth Mott, ex. 7 Mar 1737/8, pr. 16 April 1739. New York County Wills, 13:285-90. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (28 May 2014), New York > Wills 1736-1741 vol 13 > images 180-2 of 352; county courthouses, New York.
10. ↑ Marriage of John Smith and Mary Putney. Benjamin D., contrib. "Records of St. George's Church, Hempstead, L. I. from June 5, 1725." The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York: The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1878-1881, 12:80.
11. ↑ Inventory of est. of Richard Thorne, admx. Phebe Thorne, 19 April 1707. New York Wills, 5-6:459-61. "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (28 May 2014), New York > Wills 1693-1707 vol 5-6 > image 276-7 of 302; county courthouses, New York.