Edward (Thurston) Thruston (1679 - 1762)

Born 5 Feb 1679 in Long Ashton, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Housden) Thurston — married 31 Aug 1706 in Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1762 at about age 82 in Norfolk, Virginia

Biography

Edward Thruston was born in 1679. He was the son of Edward Thruston and Susannah Perry. He immigrated to America prior to 1706 when he married. At some point his descendants began to spell their name "Thurston" rather than "Thruston" He passed away in 1762.

Sources

• Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: DD.S.CX/4 (baptism)
• Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.
• Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850: The will abstracts for Isle of Wight and Norfolk counties were taken from microfilmed copies of the original Will Books.
• Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012. Place: Virginia; Page Number: 82
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
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