THORNTON FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS AS A MEMBER OF THE KENTUCKY VOLUNTEERS. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE MILITARY IN 1815 AT THE NAVY YARD IN ST. TAMMANY PARISH, AND RETURNED TO KENTUCKY AT THIS TIME. EVIDENTLY HE LIKED WHAT HE SAW IN LOUISIANA, FOR HE RETURNED TO THE NORTHERN PART OF WASHINGTON PARISH ABOUT 1828-29 BY OX CART FROM KY.
Thornton married Permelia Godman April 23, 1810 in Harrison Co., KY. They had tten children:
James, America, Nancy Jane, William, Cordelia, Steptoe, Eveline, Samuel A., Louisa, and Cynthia.
HE IS IN THE 1810 AND 1820 CENSUSES OF HARRISON CO., KY.
HE IS IN THE WASHINGTON PARISH 1830, 1840 AND 1850 CENSUSES. LIVED AT OR NEAR STATE LINE.
IN 1850, REAL ESTATE WAS VALUED AT $2500, AND THE HOME WAS NEAR THOMAS PIGOTT.
RESIDENCES:
HARRISON CO., KY 1810-1824
HENRY CO., KY (PART OF OLD JEFFERSON CO.) 1825-1828 (HE IS LISTED IN 1810 HENRY CO. CENSUS.)
WASHINGTON PARISH, LA 1829-ABOUT 1855/56 AT DEATH OF THORNTON
Thornton's brother, Steptoe Blackwell received a land grant on the Pushepatap Creek in Washington Parish, Louisiana, about 1825 or prior. After Steptoe's death, Thornton acquired the land, and he and his family settled on the land sometime between 1828 and 1833.
Thornton died June 15, 1855 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. Permelia died April 26, 1877 in Pike County, (now Walthall County) Mississippi and is buried in Pittman Cemetery in Walthall County, Mississippi. Thornton was buried on the old home place which is now the Kennedy Farm in Washington Parish, Louisiana. His grave marker was removed to the home of one of his descendants, Mr. Jewell Blackwell in Walthall Co., Miss. for several years as Thornton's burial spot had become a ploughed field. After Mr. Jewell Blackwell died, his widow gave the gravestone to Mrs. Rhoda Herring of Tylertown, Mississippi who kindly sought to preserve the gravestone for the family.
In her 'War of 1812 - Declaration of a Widow for Pension', Permelia Blackwell, testifies that her husband, "Thornton Blackwell served in the Regiment of Col. Thos. C. Warner with the Kentucky Militia and that he was honorably discharged at Camp Navy Yard on or about the 26th day of March 1815; that Thornton Blackwell was actually engaged in the battle of New Orleans on the 8th (of) January 1815, and was attached to some of the troops from the State of Kentucky having entered the service in that State." Related documents indicate that he served under the command of Col. Thomas C. Warner in the Company of Capt. Thomas Bickham at Camp Navy Yard in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. MES/2014
Thornton married Permelia Godman April 23, 1810 in Harrison Co., KY. They had tten children:
James, America, Nancy Jane, William, Cordelia, Steptoe, Eveline, Samuel A., Louisa, and Cynthia.
HE IS IN THE 1810 AND 1820 CENSUSES OF HARRISON CO., KY.
HE IS IN THE WASHINGTON PARISH 1830, 1840 AND 1850 CENSUSES. LIVED AT OR NEAR STATE LINE.
IN 1850, REAL ESTATE WAS VALUED AT $2500, AND THE HOME WAS NEAR THOMAS PIGOTT.
RESIDENCES:
HARRISON CO., KY 1810-1824
HENRY CO., KY (PART OF OLD JEFFERSON CO.) 1825-1828 (HE IS LISTED IN 1810 HENRY CO. CENSUS.)
WASHINGTON PARISH, LA 1829-ABOUT 1855/56 AT DEATH OF THORNTON
Thornton's brother, Steptoe Blackwell received a land grant on the Pushepatap Creek in Washington Parish, Louisiana, about 1825 or prior. After Steptoe's death, Thornton acquired the land, and he and his family settled on the land sometime between 1828 and 1833.
Thornton died June 15, 1855 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. Permelia died April 26, 1877 in Pike County, (now Walthall County) Mississippi and is buried in Pittman Cemetery in Walthall County, Mississippi. Thornton was buried on the old home place which is now the Kennedy Farm in Washington Parish, Louisiana. His grave marker was removed to the home of one of his descendants, Mr. Jewell Blackwell in Walthall Co., Miss. for several years as Thornton's burial spot had become a ploughed field. After Mr. Jewell Blackwell died, his widow gave the gravestone to Mrs. Rhoda Herring of Tylertown, Mississippi who kindly sought to preserve the gravestone for the family.
In her 'War of 1812 - Declaration of a Widow for Pension', Permelia Blackwell, testifies that her husband, "Thornton Blackwell served in the Regiment of Col. Thos. C. Warner with the Kentucky Militia and that he was honorably discharged at Camp Navy Yard on or about the 26th day of March 1815; that Thornton Blackwell was actually engaged in the battle of New Orleans on the 8th (of) January 1815, and was attached to some of the troops from the State of Kentucky having entered the service in that State." Related documents indicate that he served under the command of Col. Thomas C. Warner in the Company of Capt. Thomas Bickham at Camp Navy Yard in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. MES/2014
THORNTON FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS AS A MEMBER OF THE KENTUCKY VOLUNTEERS. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE MILITARY IN 1815 AT THE NAVY YARD IN ST. TAMMANY PARISH, AND RETURNED TO KENTUCKY AT THIS TIME. EVIDENTLY HE LIKED WHAT HE SAW IN LOUISIANA, FOR HE RETURNED TO THE NORTHERN PART OF WASHINGTON PARISH ABOUT 1828-29 BY OX CART FROM KY.
Thornton married Permelia Godman April 23, 1810 in Harrison Co., KY. They had tten children:
James, America, Nancy Jane, William, Cordelia, Steptoe, Eveline, Samuel A., Louisa, and Cynthia.
HE IS IN THE 1810 AND 1820 CENSUSES OF HARRISON CO., KY.
HE IS IN THE WASHINGTON PARISH 1830, 1840 AND 1850 CENSUSES. LIVED AT OR NEAR STATE LINE.
IN 1850, REAL ESTATE WAS VALUED AT $2500, AND THE HOME WAS NEAR THOMAS PIGOTT.
RESIDENCES:
HARRISON CO., KY 1810-1824
HENRY CO., KY (PART OF OLD JEFFERSON CO.) 1825-1828 (HE IS LISTED IN 1810 HENRY CO. CENSUS.)
WASHINGTON PARISH, LA 1829-ABOUT 1855/56 AT DEATH OF THORNTON
Thornton's brother, Steptoe Blackwell received a land grant on the Pushepatap Creek in Washington Parish, Louisiana, about 1825 or prior. After Steptoe's death, Thornton acquired the land, and he and his family settled on the land sometime between 1828 and 1833.
Thornton died June 15, 1855 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. Permelia died April 26, 1877 in Pike County, (now Walthall County) Mississippi and is buried in Pittman Cemetery in Walthall County, Mississippi. Thornton was buried on the old home place which is now the Kennedy Farm in Washington Parish, Louisiana. His grave marker was removed to the home of one of his descendants, Mr. Jewell Blackwell in Walthall Co., Miss. for several years as Thornton's burial spot had become a ploughed field. After Mr. Jewell Blackwell died, his widow gave the gravestone to Mrs. Rhoda Herring of Tylertown, Mississippi who kindly sought to preserve the gravestone for the family.
In her 'War of 1812 - Declaration of a Widow for Pension', Permelia Blackwell, testifies that her husband, "Thornton Blackwell served in the Regiment of Col. Thos. C. Warner with the Kentucky Militia and that he was honorably discharged at Camp Navy Yard on or about the 26th day of March 1815; that Thornton Blackwell was actually engaged in the battle of New Orleans on the 8th (of) January 1815, and was attached to some of the troops from the State of Kentucky having entered the service in that State." Related documents indicate that he served under the command of Col. Thomas C. Warner in the Company of Capt. Thomas Bickham at Camp Navy Yard in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. MES/2014
Thornton married Permelia Godman April 23, 1810 in Harrison Co., KY. They had tten children:
James, America, Nancy Jane, William, Cordelia, Steptoe, Eveline, Samuel A., Louisa, and Cynthia.
HE IS IN THE 1810 AND 1820 CENSUSES OF HARRISON CO., KY.
HE IS IN THE WASHINGTON PARISH 1830, 1840 AND 1850 CENSUSES. LIVED AT OR NEAR STATE LINE.
IN 1850, REAL ESTATE WAS VALUED AT $2500, AND THE HOME WAS NEAR THOMAS PIGOTT.
RESIDENCES:
HARRISON CO., KY 1810-1824
HENRY CO., KY (PART OF OLD JEFFERSON CO.) 1825-1828 (HE IS LISTED IN 1810 HENRY CO. CENSUS.)
WASHINGTON PARISH, LA 1829-ABOUT 1855/56 AT DEATH OF THORNTON
Thornton's brother, Steptoe Blackwell received a land grant on the Pushepatap Creek in Washington Parish, Louisiana, about 1825 or prior. After Steptoe's death, Thornton acquired the land, and he and his family settled on the land sometime between 1828 and 1833.
Thornton died June 15, 1855 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. Permelia died April 26, 1877 in Pike County, (now Walthall County) Mississippi and is buried in Pittman Cemetery in Walthall County, Mississippi. Thornton was buried on the old home place which is now the Kennedy Farm in Washington Parish, Louisiana. His grave marker was removed to the home of one of his descendants, Mr. Jewell Blackwell in Walthall Co., Miss. for several years as Thornton's burial spot had become a ploughed field. After Mr. Jewell Blackwell died, his widow gave the gravestone to Mrs. Rhoda Herring of Tylertown, Mississippi who kindly sought to preserve the gravestone for the family.
In her 'War of 1812 - Declaration of a Widow for Pension', Permelia Blackwell, testifies that her husband, "Thornton Blackwell served in the Regiment of Col. Thos. C. Warner with the Kentucky Militia and that he was honorably discharged at Camp Navy Yard on or about the 26th day of March 1815; that Thornton Blackwell was actually engaged in the battle of New Orleans on the 8th (of) January 1815, and was attached to some of the troops from the State of Kentucky having entered the service in that State." Related documents indicate that he served under the command of Col. Thomas C. Warner in the Company of Capt. Thomas Bickham at Camp Navy Yard in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. MES/2014
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