Patsy Martha Thorton

1802 -

• Name	Patsy Martha Thorton
  Birth	1802
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I1320	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	James Toney,   b. 1799, Franklin Co., VA d. 1 Apr 1891, Lake City, Modoc, CA; burial: Lake City, Modoc, CA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Apr 1823	Lawrence Co., IN
  Family ID	F0270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE GAYLE L. TRILLER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.rootsweb.com/~orpionpr/addT.html Oregon Pioneer: Gayle L. Triller: TONEY, James - was born October 23, 1798 in VA. He was in Callaway Co., MO in 1827. In 1838 he purchased land in DeKalb Co., MO. James departed for Oregon from St. Joseph MO and arrived at the Hudson Bay Co., in Vancouver, WA November 20, 1847. March 30, 1848 he secured a donation land claim on Deer Cr. near S. Yamhill River in Yamhill Co. In 1849 James went to CA for gold with his son William. When he returned he build a sawmill with his sons in Yanhill Co. Later he sold half of his DLC in Yamhill Co. to son James Toney, and moved to Modoc Co., CA in 1871 to live with son James P. Toney. James and his wife Martha "Patsey" Thornton had the following children: Mazella, Wm Litton, Melinda, James P., and Jonathan "John".