↑ "Records of the Society of Friends of the City of New York and Vicinity, from 1640 to 1800", in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society) Vol. 5, p. 40.
The children of John & Mercy Thorn of Flushing: ... James thorn was born ye 5th of ye 12th mo. called April, 1751. [Note: in old style dates, this should say the 2nd month to be April, leading one to surmise there is a stray mark that was mistaken for a one?]
