Susan W. Throckmorton

Brief Life History of Susan W.

When Susan W. Throckmorton was born on 4 July 1802, in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Throckmorton, was 27 and her mother, Susannah Morton, was 25. She married Franklin B Vimont on 17 November 1824, in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 2, Nicholas, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died on 3 December 1864, in Millersburg, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Throckmorton Cemetery, Piqua, Robertson, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Franklin B Vimont
1803–1877
Susan W. Throckmorton
1802–1864
Marriage: 17 November 1824
John Vimont
1826–1852
Ann Vimont
1829–
Susan Vimont
1833–
Emanuel P. Vimont
1839–
Mary R. Vimont
1828–1904
Aris Vimont
1830–
Anna R Vimont
1832–
Bettie Frank Vimont
1834–1917
Elizabeth Vimont
1835–1917
Susan M. Vimont
1839–
Lewis T Vimont
1841–1883
Thomas T. Vimont
1841–1841
Jefferson M Vimont
1844–1905

Sources (12)

  • Susan W Vimont in household of Frank B Vimont, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Unknown, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Susan W. Throckmorton Vimont, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Throckmorton in Worcestershire, which is named with Old English throc ‘beam bridge’ + mere ‘pool’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

History: The Throckmorton family was powerful and influential in England in Tudor times, but has since almost died out there. American bearers of the name trace their descent from either John Throckmorton (1601–1684) of New England or Robert Throckmorton (1609–1663) of VA.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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