George
Silverthorn
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of George Silverthorn
and Sarah (Newman) Silverthorn
Brother of
Oliver Silverthorn, Henry Silverthorn, Joseph Silverthorn, James Silverthorn, Elizabeth (Silverthorn) Schooley and Sarah (Silverthorn) Howell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 39
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Nov 2016
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Biography
Private George Silverthorn served with Northumberland County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
This profile is part of the Silverthorn Name Study.
George Silverthorn, b. ca. 1749, Hardwick Twp., Morris/Sussex Co., N.J.; from 1778 to 1873 George was a private from Northumblrland County on a list of Soldiers of the Revolution who served as Rangers on the Frontiers; res. with wife in Morris Twp., Washington Co., Pa. in 1810
From 1778 to 1783 George Silverthorn was a private from Northumbland County on a list of Soldiers of the Revolution who received pay for their serves as Rangers on the Frontiers (Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, 4:597, 693, correcting 3rd Series, 23:277, which erroneously stated that they were from Bedford County.)
A certificate of Public Debt, Number 7312, in the amount of £1.10.0. was issued in the name of George Silverthorn for a tour of active duty in the Northumberland Militia, which he performed at an unspecified time during the Revolutionary War (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Research, Publications and Records, Sate Museum Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania).
The 1810 Census shows George Silverthorn, aged 45 & over (born before 1767), and his wife, aged 26-44 (born between 1765 and 1784), living in Morris Twp., Washington Co., Pa. (p. 705).[1]
Sources
- ↑ HSF, I:360
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Ted (Silverthorn) Marmo
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B133961
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~0.78%
Marcie (Ward) Richie :
23andMe, GEDmatch RR9493926 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A905995 [compare], Ancestry member marcie615
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~0.78%
Jonathan Monfort :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jonathanmonfort
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~0.78%
Floyd Ross :
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