Justina (Thruston) James (abt. 1691 - abt. 1790)

Born about 26 Aug 1691 in Long Ashton, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Wife of John James — married 16 Mar 1713 in Temple, Bristol, England

Descendants

Died about 1790 at about age 98 in Armsfield Plantation, James City, Colony of Virginia

• Justina Thruston was born August 26, 1691 in Long Ashton, Somerset, England. Her parents were John Thruston and Ellinor Cary. She was baptised at Long Ashton on 15 September 1691.^[1]

• She married John Montague James on 16 March 1712/13 in Bristol, England.^[2]

Children

1. Thomas James (1707-1788)

2. May James (1709-1714)

3. John James (1709-1778)

4. Thruston James (1715-1780)

5. Christopher James (1720-1779)

She died in 1723 at Armsfield Plantation, James City, Virginia.

• Justina Thruston, "The Lark Family Ancestry - Martin's Hundred"

- Acton or Axton SCOTT (b c1748 - d c1794)
- Lucretia "Lucy" JAMES (b c1722 - d c1805)
- Thomas JAMES (b c1722 - d c1740)
- Justina THRUSTON (b c1691 - d ?)
- John (Judge) THRUSTON (b c1668 - d c1717) Born In Martin's Hundred
- Edward THRUSTON (b c 1638 - d c1717)
Descendents Chart of Edward THRUSTON (PDF File)
Martins Hundred (http://www.larkfamilygenealogy.com/Martin%27s%20Hundred/Martin%27s%20Hundred.htm | accessed 09 Jan 2020) Copyright ©1998-2019 by Cindy Hartman 2020 | All Rights Reserved.

• Justina Thruston, "Austin Genealogical Society Quarterly, Austin, Texas Vol. XXVI No. 2 June 1985."

Known American Ancestors of Althea Newsane Niebuhr (ks. C.F.) page 4
THOMAS BURDETT HOOE(1790-aftl.840) m 1817 AM G. Thompson(1800-1826)
Joseph Thompsm( ? -1815) m 1795 Elizabeth James (1776-by1815)
John James (1750-1819) m 1st 1774 Elizabeth Morris(C)( ? -1776)
Joseph Thompson(1703-1764) m 1730 Sarah Claiborne(1713-1777)
Cpt. Christopher James(1720-1779) m ? Lycy Thompson(C)(1730-1767)
Col. Roger Thompson(A)( ? -1739) m ca 1700 Mary Ann Foster(l685- ? )
Thomas Claiborne (1680-1732) m 1703 Ann Fox(1684-1733)
John James (A) (1688-1725) m by 1713 Justina Thruston(A)(1691- ? )
Col. Joseph Foster(A)( ? -1715) m by 1675 Elizabeth ? (C)
Thomas Claiborne(1647-1683) m 2nd Sarah Fenn(ca1655-1701)
Henry Fox(ca1650-1714) m ca1680 Ann West
John Thruston(1668- ? ) - m 1690 Elinor ? (C)
William Claiborne(A)(1600-1676) m 1634 Elizabeth Butler(A)(1611-1669)
Cpt. Samuel Fenn(A)( ? -1660) m by1655 Dorothy Moore(A)(C)( 1 -1675)
John FOX(A) (1626-1683) m 2nd 1661 Margaret Thomas(C)
Col. John West(1632-1691) m 1658 Unity Croshaw(cal64O- ? )
Edward Thruston(A)(1638-cal698) m 1666 Anne Loveing(ca1640-1670)
Gov. John West (A) (1590-1660) m ? Anne Percy(C)
Joseph Croshaw(A) 1610-1667) m 2nd 1660 Margaret( ? )Tucker(C)
Thomas Loveing(A) (1610-1665) m 1639 Elizabeth( ? )Kingston(C)
(http://www.austintxgensoc.org/data/1985.2.pdf | accessed 09 Jan 2020)

• Justina Thruston/Thurston, "The Heritage Lady"

.. 3 John Thruston b: 02 Dec 1668 in Martin’s Hundred, James City Co., VA d: Aft. 1717
…… +Elizabeth Ellinor Carey b: 1672 in Martin’s Hundred, James City Co., VA m: 23 Sep 1690 in Ashton, Montgomery Co., MD
…. 4 Justina Thurston b: 26 Aug 1691 in Long Ashton, Summerset, England d: 1790 in Armsfield, James City, Hanover Co., VA
…….. +John James b: 1688 in Bristol, Somerset, England m: Bef. 1712 in Bristol, Gloucester, England d: 1725 in Armsfield Plantation, James City, Virginia
……. 5 Thurston (Major) James
……. 5 Christopher James
……. 5 John James
……. 5 Thomas James
……. 5 May James
SOURCES:
(1) Robert Reade Thruston Papers (microfilm), 1653-1838) John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Williamsburg, Virginia. From the Collection at Filson Club Historical Society (between 1950-1975) 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm. Collection of legal papers regarding the Thruston Family of Gloucester Co., Va., including genealogical data.
(2) William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers, Vol. 2, No. 4. (Apr 1894) pp. 219-229; and Vol. 4, No. 1 & No. 3.
(3) It was common for a family to give a child the same name as a deceased sibling.
(4) Thurston Genealogies 1635-1892, compiled by Brown Thurston, Portland, Maine. 2nd Edition, 1892 https://archive.org/details/thurstongenealogbyu00thur
(5) Some Prominent Virginia Families Vol. 1-4, pg. 285-
(6) 1635-1892 Thurston Genealogies, Second Edition, compiled by Brown Thurston, Portland, Maine https://ia600305.us.archive.org/18/items/thurstongenealogbyu00thur/thurstongenealogbyu00thur.pdf
(7) A Sketch of the Ancestry of the Thruston-Phillips Families with Some Records of the Dickinson, Houston, January Ancestry, and Allied Family Connections, by Gen. Gates Phillips Thruston of Nashville, Tn., 1909 http://memory.loc.gov/master/gdc/scdser01/200401/books_on_film_project/bodpdfs/20060731011as.pdf
(8) Will of John Thruston, Chamberlain of Bristol, from the William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul., 1899), pp. 51-54 and Vol. 8, No. 2 (Oct., 1899), pp. 115-119 found on http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915805?seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents and http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915914?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
(9) The Family of Early Which Settled Upon the Eastern Shore of Virginia And Its Connection With Other Families, by Ruth Hairston Early, 1920, pgs. 266-267 (https://www.theheritagelady.com/thrustonthruston-genealogy/ | accessed 09 Jan 2020)

• Justina Thurston, "James Family Genealogy by The Heritage Lady"

"In 1712 John James was 24 years old. He met a 19 year old woman, Justina Thurston, and they were married. Almost immediately after the marriage, John and his bride made plans to move to the Colonies in the New World. The young couple were sailing directly to a township, then known as “Martin’s Hundred,” (now known as Carter’s Grove) in the Colony of Virginia, near Jamestown. Justina was coming to claim her inheritance, a home that had been established by her parents, in the late 1600s. The property was comfortably situated along the James River and was known as the “Loveing Estate.” Christopher James was born to them in 1720, also in Martin’s Hundred. Christopher married Lucy Thompson in 1746. They then had John James in 1750." (https://www.theheritagelady.com/james-family-genealogy/ | accessed on 09 Jan 2020)

Biography

The consensus of family history is that Justina was born in 1691 in Long Ashton, Sommerset, England. She was the daughter of John Thruston and Elizabeth Ellinor Carey. She married John James (1688-1725) by 1713 in England. In 1713 they went to Virginia Colony to claim her inheritance near Jamestown. Their children were born in Martin's Hundred of James City County in Virginia; Thurston, John, Christopher, Thomas, May, James, Jane, Gavin, Robert, William, Mary, Jean and Elizabeth, among others. She died in 1790 at Armsfield Plantation.

These few details need to be proven if possible and source references added.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Long Ashton Parish Register"
   Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\l.ash/2/1/1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60856 #4898226 (accessed 29 November 2023)
   "1691. Jestinah - dau: of John & Eleanor Thruston ... bap Sep: 15"
2. ↑ Marriage: "Bristol, Temple, Bishop's Transcripts 1612"
   Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Bishop Transcripts of Parish Registers; Reference: EP/V/4/47/15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61666 #1921549 (accessed 29 November 2023)
   John James marriage to Jutina Traestone on 16 Mar 1712 in Temple, Bristol, England.
   Poor image but plausible transcription

Sources can be found in the research section and moved here with improvements to citations.