Two children, died in childbirth. Descended from George Thornton family.
Sources
Written family history compiled by Betty Wristen
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ8-G4G : accessed 13 August 2015), Nancy Thornton in household of George Thornton, Washington, Johnson, Missouri, United States; citing family 260, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ4-9WV : accessed 28 July 2015), Nancy T Cook in household of Pascal Cook, The Town Of Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - citing p. 185, household ID 1288, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,626.
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ8Z-5LV : accessed 28 July 2015), Nancy L T Cook in entry for Lewis G A Cook and Bessie M Bailey, 16 Oct 1889; citing Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa.
"Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28V-VGK : accessed 6 August 2015), Paschal Cook and Nancy Thornton, 14 Aug 1853; citing Johnson,Missouri; FHL microfilm 959,990.
"United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FX-4ZQ : 6 November 2014), Nancy Thornton, Index includes all counties, State Mortality Index, Kentucky, United States; citing line 66, NARA microfilm publication T655 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 422,419.
Is Nancy your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
On the 1860 census she is shown being born in Kentucky, on her son George Addison's censuses of 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930 he shows his mother born in Kentucky. 5 censuses vs. one written family history, I know which one I'm betting on! :D