John
Thorpe
aka Thorp, Tharp
Born about in Greene County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Brother of
Isabelle Thorpe, Sarah (Thorpe) Day, Mary (Thorp) Laird, David Thorpe, Margaret Jane (Thorpe) Edgar, Elizabeth (Thorpe) Heater, Benjamin Thorpe, Ichabod Thorpe, Abner Tharp and Reuben Thorpe
Husband of
Patty Coleman (Horton) Thorp
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ira (Thorpe) Thorp and Maher Horton Thorp
Died about
at about age 69
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
John was born about 1803. He was the son of Benjamin Thorp and Phoebe or Phebe Martin.
On 18 October 1850, John H. and Pata C. Thorp and their children William, Matilda B., Ira, Maher, and Harriet A. lived in Chester, Morris County, New Jersey. Also in the household was Hager Thorp, a 30-year-old Black woman. John was a farmer who owned $4,000 in real estate. William was a carpenter.[1]
On 3 July 1860, John W. and Patty C. Tharp, their children Hariet S. and Mary, servant Hagar Horton, and "cohire" John L. Larison lived in Chester, John was a farmer. The family owned $3,000 in real estate and $700 in personal estate.[2]
On 23 July 1870, John and Patty Thorp, farm laborer Charles Hofer[?], and Hetty Horton lived in Chester. John was a farmer. The family owned $5,000 in real estate and $500 in personal estate,[3]
He passed away about 1872.
John William Thorp was buried in Chester Congregational Cemetery in Chester, Morris County, New Jersey.[4]
Sources
- ↑
New Jersey > Morris > Chester:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
New Jersey > Morris > Chester
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 4 May 2023)
John W Thorp. - ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Chester, Morris, New Jersey; Roll: M653_703; Page: 19; Family History Library Film: 803703
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #54428414 (accessed 4 May 2023)
John W Tharp (57), Farmer, in Chester, Morris, New Jersey. - ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Chester, Morris, New Jersey; Roll: M593_877; Page: 103B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #29271054 (accessed 4 May 2023)
John N Tharp (68), Farmer, in Chester, Morris, New Jersey. Born in New Jersey. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #6611790 (accessed 4 May 2023)
Memorial page for John William Thorp (12 Feb 1803-14 Feb 1872), citing Chester Congregational Cemetery, Chester, Morris County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Miss BeeHaven (contributor 48748561).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Brad Tharp
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup R-Y88778, FTDNA kit #14768 - Murph Thorp :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup R-Y88778, FTDNA kit #473670, MitoYDNA ID T11094 [compare]
- Willis Tharp :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #15296, MitoYDNA ID T10835 [compare]
- Clarence Tharp :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 25 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #92081, MitoYDNA ID T10836 [compare]
- Omer Thorpe :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #14874, MitoYDNA ID T10837 [compare]
- Preston Thorpe :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, FTDNA kit #133148
- John Thorpe :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 12 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #17882
- Thor Thorpe :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup R-Y88778, Ancestry member tom0728051, FTDNA kit #133017, MitoYDNA ID T12559 [compare]
- Walter Thorp :
Y-Chromosome Test 780 markers, haplogroup R-Y88778
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~0.78%
Sandy (Davis) Perkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A087833 [compare], Ancestry member PRKNSSAND
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~0.39%
Murph Thorp :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WV8595354 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WV8595354 [compare], FTDNA kit #473670
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~0.39%
Sandy (Palmer) Johansen :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sandj601
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