Elizabeth Taylor Thruston married in 1804, Worden Pope II. They had thirteen children but left only four who became of age and married, Congressman Patrick Hamilton (1806-41), Edmund Pendleton (1807/9-57), Col. Curran (1813-62) and Gen. Hamilton Pope (1817/24-94). The others were John Thruston (1808-), Edmonia (1811-), Mary (1813-), Elizabeth (1817-), Selena (1819-), twins Alfred and Paul (1822-), Gideon Blackburn (1824-) and Felix Grundy Pope (1819-). Colonel John Thruston was appointed justice of the quarterly session court in 1796. His brother, Judge John Buckner Thruston (1757-1845), represented Jefferson County in the Virginia Legislature in 1789, was elected U.S. senator, 1805-09, and was appointed U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia, 1809-45. The brothers’ father was Presbyterian minister Rev. Charles Mynn Thruston (1738-1812)(Wm&Mary c1760) who served as a colonel in the Revolutionary War and was a member of the Virginia Legislature.
Elizabeth Taylor Thruston married in 1804, Worden Pope II. They had thirteen children but left only four who became of age and married, Congressman Patrick Hamilton (1806-41), Edmund Pendleton (1807/9-57), Col. Curran (1813-62) and Gen. Hamilton Pope (1817/24-94). The others were John Thruston (1808-), Edmonia (1811-), Mary (1813-), Elizabeth (1817-), Selena (1819-), twins Alfred and Paul (1822-), Gideon Blackburn (1824-) and Felix Grundy Pope (1819-). Colonel John Thruston was appointed justice of the quarterly session court in 1796. His brother, Judge John Buckner Thruston (1757-1845), represented Jefferson County in the Virginia Legislature in 1789, was elected U.S. senator, 1805-09, and was appointed U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia, 1809-45. The brothers’ father was Presbyterian minister Rev. Charles Mynn Thruston (1738-1812)(Wm&Mary c1760) who served as a colonel in the Revolutionary War and was a member of the Virginia Legislature.
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