Thankful (Alling) Trowbridge (1755 - 1831)

Born 12 Oct 1755 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Mix — married 9 Feb 1773 in New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Rutherford Trowbridge — married 1 Jan 1793 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Died 8 Aug 1831 at age 75 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Connecticut Native

Thankful Alling was born on the 12th of October 1755,^[1][2] most likely in New Haven, Connecticut.^[3] She was the daughter of John and Abiah (Hitchcock) Alling.^[4] Thankful married Nathaniel Mix on the 9th of February 1772 in New Haven.^[5] They had four children together: Lois, Jesse, Eli and Sally.^[6] Tragedy struck the family, as Nathaniel died in 1781, at the age of thirty-two. Thankful was left to raise the children on her own.

Nathaniel Mix was ill during the Revolution but he made contributions of money for the Patriots. Was a volunteer at the 1779 invasion by Tryon. ^[7]

Instead of taking a new husband, which was common at the time, Thankful finished raising the children on her own. It wasn't until she was thirty-eight years old that the widow Thankful remarried.^[8] Her four children would have been almost of age; and her new husband Rutherford Trowbridge^[9] would have been there to help her finish guiding them into adulthood. This marriage, however, may have been shorter than her first one, as Thankful was listed as the head of household in 1800.^[10] In the household with her was one male under ten, one male 10-15, one male 16-25 (Eli), and one female 10-15. As she had married Rutherford seven years before, and Nathaniel had died nineteen years before; it is unknown who the other children in the household were fathered by.

Thankful passed away on the 8th of August 1831, at the age of seventy-five.^{[11][12][13][14][15]} Her husband Rutherford had predeceased her by six years.^[16] Thankful was laid to rest in the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.^[17][18]

Grove Street Cemetery Entrance

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Family

Husband: Nathaniel Mix

Wife: Thankful Alling

Married: 9 Feb 1772/3^[19][20][21]

Children:

1. Sarah "Sally" Mix b 23 Dec 1770 New Haven Twp, New Haven, Connecticut,^[22][23] Never married,^[24] d abt 1825^[25]
2. Jesse B Mix b 23 Dec 1774 New Haven Twp, New Haven, Connecticut^[26][27]
3. Lois Mix b 22 Aug 1776 New Haven Twp, New Haven, Connecticut, m Capt Joseph Trowbridge 25 Sep 1796,^[28][29] d 29 Jun 1842^[30]
4. Eli Mix b 7 Sep 1778 New Haven Twp, New Haven, Connecticut,^[31][32] m Grace Peck,^[33] d 21 Nov 1848^[34]

Husband: Rutherford Trowbridge

Wife: widow Thankful Mix

Married: 1 Jan 1793/4^[35][36][37]

Residence

1790: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut^[38]

1800: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut^[39]

1810: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut^[40]

1820: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut^[41]

Notes

• I found births for several children born to John Alling in New Haven, but did not find Thankful's birth. Searched on FamilySearch (Silva-1055 09:24, 27 November 2017 (EST))

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #Donald Lines
2. ↑ Source: #Find A Grave
3. ↑ Source: #Birth Note
4. ↑ Source: #Allen
5. ↑ Source: #1st Marriage
6. ↑ Source: #Allen
7. ↑ Order of the Founders and Patriots of America By Order of the Founders and Patriots of America https://books.google.ca/books?id=U1pKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=Patriot+John+Charles+of+WILBRAHAM,+MA&source=bl&ots=1Oeo45FTZL&sig=ACfU3U1UXTPiSR1_L6a6lpXeA7HLdOBwJw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjY8vyj5aD2AhXtJDQIHVYSBpcQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=Patriot%20John%20Charles%20of%20WILBRAHAM%2C%20MA&f=false
8. ↑ Source: #2nd Marriage
9. ↑ Source: #2nd Marriage
10. ↑ Source: #1800 Census
11. ↑ Source: #Thankfuls Death
12. ↑ Source: #Thankfuls Death 2
13. ↑ Source: #Thankfuls Death 3
14. ↑ Source: #Donald Lines
15. ↑ Source: #Allen
16. ↑ Source: #Rutherfords Death
17. ↑ Source: #Find A Grave
18. ↑ Source: #Thankfuls Burial
19. ↑ Source: #1st Marriage
20. ↑ Source: #Donald Lines
21. ↑ Source: #Allen
22. ↑ Source: #Allen
23. ↑ Source: #DAU Sarahs Birth
24. ↑ Source: #Allen
25. ↑ Source: #Allen
26. ↑ Source: #Allen
27. ↑ Source: #SON Jesses Birth
28. ↑ Source: #Allen
29. ↑ Source: #DAU Lois Birth
30. ↑ Source: #Allen
31. ↑ Source: #Allen
32. ↑ Source: #SON Elis Birth
33. ↑ Source: #Allen
34. ↑ Source: #Allen
35. ↑ Source: #2nd Marriage
36. ↑ Source: #Donald Lines
37. ↑ Source: #Allen
38. ↑ Source: #1790 Census
39. ↑ Source: #1800 Census
40. ↑ Source: #1810 Census
41. ↑ Source: #1820 Census

• 1st Marriage "First Congregational Church of New Haven, Marriages - 1800," database, New Horizons Genealogy (New Horizons Genealogy : accessed 26 Nov 2017), entry for Nathaniel Mix and Thankful Alling, 9 Feb 177-; citing Marriages, Church Records, First Congregational Church of New Haven, New Haven County Connecticut Genealogy.

• 2nd Marriage "First Congregational Church of New Haven, Marriages - 1800," database, New Horizons Genealogy (New Horizons Genealogy : accessed 26 Nov 2017), entry for Rutherford Trowbridge and widow Thankful Mix, 1 Jan 1793; citing Marriages, Church Records, First Congregational Church of New Haven, New Haven County Connecticut Genealogy.

• Thankfuls Death "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (Connecticut Deaths : accessed 26 November 2017), Thankful Trowbridge, 08 Aug 1831; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,215.

• Thankfuls Death 2 "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (Connecticut Deaths : accessed 26 November 2017), Thankful Trowbridge, 08 Aug 1831; citing Ct, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,243.

• Thankfuls Death 3 "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (Connecticut Deaths : accessed 26 November 2017), Thankful Trowbridge, 08 Apr 1831; citing New Haven, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,215.

• Thankfuls Burial "Registry of Burials," database, Grove Street Cemetery (Thankful Trowbridge : accessed 27 November 2017), entry for Thankful Trowbridge, 8 Aug 1831; citing Grove Street Cemetery Records, New Haven, Connecticut.

• Find A GraveFind A Grave Index, database with images (FindAGrave Memorial : accessed 26 November 2017), memorial 11385682, Thankful Alling Trowbridge (1755-1831), Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; headstone photograph by Nareen,et al. Find A Grave: Memorial #11385682 Retrieved 26 Nov 2017.

• 1790 Census "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (US Census : accessed 26 November 2017), Thankfull Mix, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 14, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141.

• 1800 Census "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (US Census : accessed 26 November 2017), Thankfill Trowbridge, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 41, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 205,619.

• 1810 Census "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (US Census : accessed 26 November 2017), T Trowbridge, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 677, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 281,230.

• 1820 Census "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (US Census : accessed 26 November 2017), Thankful Trowbridge, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 326, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 3; FHL microfilm 281,236.

See Also

• Donald Lines Smith, Clarence D, Donald Lines Jacobus, Volumes 1-9 (Baltimore: Genealogical Printing Company, Inc., 1997), 1200. Note: Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, printed by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1923.

• Allen Allen, George P, A history and genealogical record of the Alling-Allens of New Haven, Conn., the descendants of Roger Alling, first, and John Alling, sen., from 1639 to the present time (New Haven, CT: The Price, Lee & Adkins co, 1899), 25, 32. Available online at Archive.org

• Rutherfords Death "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (Connecticut Deaths : accessed 27 November 2017), Rutherford Trowbridge, 06 Apr 1825; citing New Haven, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,215.

• DAU Lois Birth "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (Connecticut Births : accessed 27 November 2017), Lois Mix, 22 Aug 1776; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• SON Jesses Birth "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-487 Connecticut Births] : accessed 27 November 2017), Jesse Bradly Mix, 23 Dec 1774; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• SON Elis Birth "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (Connecticut Births : accessed 27 November 2017), Eli Mix, 07 Sep 1778; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• DAU Sarahs Birth "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (Connecticut Births : accessed 27 November 2017), Sarah Mix, 23 Dec 1770; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• Birth Note There is a John Alling that was born in New Haven, Connecticut - son of John Alling. Both had their children in New Haven. Thankful is the right age to be a daughter of the younger John.

• Trowbridge, Francis. The Trowbridge Genealogy, History of the Trowbridge Family in America (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Connecticut, 1908) Page 67