Person:Elizabeth Thorp (7)

There is some question about whether Elizabeth is the mother of John, William, or Robert as indicated on pages 62-63 of Margaret Fife's book.

!NOTE: There is some question about whether Elizabeth is the mother of John, William, or Robert as indicated on pages 62-63 of Margaret Fife's book. BIRTH-DEATH: Research of George Ewing ([email protected]) in an e-mail to Dean Busby 6 Aug 2000. NAME: AKA - Thorp or Tharp. From Journal of Clan Ewing, Nov. 1997, Vol 5, No. 4 - An article on William Ewing (1711-1781) taken from "The Ewings of Frederick Co., VA" by Evelyn Jones Ewing and James Earl Ewing Jr., pp. 14-26. - William probably married Elizabeth Thorp or Tharp after moving to Frederick Co. in 1737. A Tharp family had a large farm in Stephensburg, now Stephens City, adjacent to William's land. In the Absracts of Virginia's Northern Neck land surveys Zebulon Tharp had "438 acres surveyd 23 Apr 1751 on Steven's Run, a branch of Crooked Run" that was adjacent to land of William Ewing. April 20, 1753, Zebulon Tharp had 420 acres "on Crooked Run on Shannandoah River" surveyed. This was adjacent his own line, William Ewins, and George Wright.

 Elizabeth Tharp's first husband is believed to have been Jonathan Bakle; he son, Jonathan Bakle, is mentioned in William's will which was written in 1773.

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