Prudence (Thornton) English (abt. 1729)

Born about 1729 in King George, Virginia

Descendants

Biography

"John Carter Starke was married to Sarah English (or Inglish), born July 23, 1749, died 1820. She was the daughter of Captain John English and his wife Prudence Thornton of King George County. 'Sarah English's grandmother on the Thornton side was Margaret Carter, own cousin of Tabitha Carter Starke.' ... If it be true that Margaret Carter Thornton was a first cousin of Tabitha Carter, she must have been the daughter of Peter Carter, who died in Lancaster in 1721 by his second wife, as Peter's daughter Margaret was the only Margaret of that generation."^[1]

Birth year of mother based on estimate of being 20 when daughter Sarah was born.

Research Notes

It seems likely that Prudence Thornton is the mother of Sarah English because Sarah had a son named Thornton and a daughter named Prudence.

"MARGARET Carter, youngest daughter of Peter Carter, is said to have married a Mr. Thornton—tradition in the Starke family descended from Tabitha Carter Starke. They had a daughter Prudence Thornton, who married Capt. John English, of King George county, and their daughter Sarah English married John Carter Starke, son of Tabitha Carter and Jeremiah Starke. -- The descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of "Barford", Lancaster County, Virginia, 1652-1912: with genealogical notes of many of the allied families by Joseph Lyon Miller. J. L. Miller, 1912. p.326 and preceding page -- Her elder brother may have come of age in 1738, which means she would need to have been born after 1717 and before her father's death in 1721, making it only possibly for to be Prudence's grandmother if both she and her daughter had children at about 15.

From https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/genealogy/myff/d0067/g0000082.html#I74209 -- father William Thornton (b.1700), mother Margaret Carter (b.1710), daughter of Peter Carter (1688 - 1721) and Margaret (b.1690) married 1708

Sources

1. ↑ The descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of "Barford", Lancaster County, Virginia, 1652-1912: with genealogical notes of many of the allied families by Joseph Lyon Miller. J. L. Miller, 1912. p.363