| children | Jacob 28, Rachel 26, Alex 24, Henry 22, Martha 20 |
| husband, age | 62 |
| husband, first name | Thornton |
| husband, inferred-birth-year | |
| husband, place of birth | Bath |
| husband, surname | Myers |
| husband,inferred-birth-state | Virginia |
| living as man and wife since | 1836 |
| misc. | Maria died in 1848 - so Thornton was formalizing the marriage to legitimize his children under the law |
| wife, age | |
| wife, first name | Maria |
| wife, inferred-birth-state | Virginia |
| wife, inferred-birth-year | |
| wife, place of birth | Bath |
| wife, surname | Nelson |
| wifehusband | Maria-Thornton |