Today's post furthers the genealogy of Amelia Throckmorton (1843-1877) of Little Egg Harbor Township leading back to her royal and noble ancestors and presents records found concerning Amelia, her siblings, and her parents.

RHB125 established that Amelia Throckmorton is the daughter of Craig Throckmorton (1809-1863) and Rhoda Nugent (1816-1903).

The 1850 US Census ¹ confirms Amelia (Age 6) in the household of Craig (Enaig [sic]) (41) and Rhoda Throckmorton (34). The household members, implied children, are listed as: Mary Throckmorton (12), Sidney (Cidney [sic]) Throckmorton (14), Leah Throckmorton (10), Esther Throckmorton (8), Amelia Throckmorton (6), Electa Throckmorton (4), and Jane Throckmorton (3).

It should be noted that other sources, see the Familysearch.org link below, include children born after the 1850 census, and an eldest one who may have been old enough in 1850 to not be living at home any more. More research on the chldren needs to be done.

This provides evidence of Amelia's parentage.

The marriage record for Craig Throckmorton and Rhoda Nugent on 5 Mar 1835 in Burlington Co., New Jersey provides supporting evidence of Rhoda's surname being Nugent.

Familysearch.org has a record for Craig Throckmorton, but is not a primary source and one must be cautious about accepting the details. Searches have not yet been found that prove Craig's parentage. Contributed online trees differ on who Craig's parents were, see below,

Two authored works, Throckmorton Family History ² (TFH) and A Genealogical and Historical Account of the Throckmorton Family ³ (GHATF), from primary sources are important contributions to the genealogy of the Throckmorton line, especially for the United States. Although authored works are not primary sources, authored sources if one trusts the credentials of the author, generally can be trusted sources. In examining these two sources it is evident that these two authors consulted a multitude of primary sources and records, and were very careful with accuracy. Short of spending a lifetime repeating their professional research, it seems reasonable to accept the data that they present, unless strong evidence appears that refutes specific details or adds to records not available to them at the time they did their research.

TFH, on a page titled "Unconnected Throckmortons" ⁴ says:

"3060. Capt. Craig Throckmorton, b. New Jersey, 180-; m. Rhoda. He was a sea captain. His widow lived to be upward into her nineties, dying in 1904. Probably res. Tuckerton, N.J. Order of births of children uncertain."

Later records (e.g. marriage record - for Craig Throckmorton and Rhoda Nugent on 5 Mar 1835 in Burlington Co., New Jersey; death record - 1903 ) show that Rhoda was Rhoda Nugent and passed away in 1903 (close to 1904).

Of the seven children enumerated in the TFH text, one stands out:

"3064. IV. Jane, m. Jefferson Allen. Ch.: (1) Oscar. (2) Minnie. (3) Dau."

The previous installment of this series gave Amelia Throckmorton as Jefferson Allen's second wife, missing in this list of children, but it also gave Jane Throckmorton (Amelia's sister) as his third wife, obviously the above Jane.

This is evidence that Craig Throckmorton is the father of Amelia and Jane.

The next step is to find documentation for the parents of Craig Throckmorton. This is where the evidence trail becomes difficult.

As mentioned above, online trees submitted to Ancestry.com differ on who Craig's father is. One tree says a William Throckmorton, another says a John Throckmorton. They are simply assertions, their sources are not given. Years ago, a John crept into the tree I was fleshing out, only recently has it become clear that this is not backed up with strong records.

It should also be noted that the Throckmorton family were quite prolific, and names such as John were common, and it can be difficult, even in the same geographic region, to know with certainty which John is meant. There can be more John Throckmortons than you can shake a stick at, even in the same county. And definitive records prior to, say, 1850 can be difficult or impossible to find.

A search is on to find documentation for Craig Throckmorton's parents. Work is under way to look at Monmouth County records. Deeds and wills are being sought, retrieved and studied. It is too early to conclude with any certainty who his parents are.

A will just obtained gives some family relations and given names that are at least food for thought, and may possibly shed light, after further research, on this lineage. More on that in later installments. The work continues.

Here is an overview, so far, of Amelia Throckmorton's immediate family (Note: only the children listed in the 1850 census are included for now, others, as in the Familysearch.org link above, await confirming records):

Note the new local surname lineages, parts of which enter the royal and noble Throckmorton descendancy: Stiles, Heddon, Lippincott, Seaman, Allen, and Cramer.

Future posts will report on the results of this research. Since it may take a long time, or even be impossible to determine this part of the Throckmorton lineage precisely, it would not be unreasonable to connect Amelia only to the Monmouth County Throckmortons in general, and work on that piece in the background. Perhaps DNA data done on the Throckmorton line can help sort this out. That is an avenue I am beginning to explore. Not knowing Craig Throckmorton's precise immediate local lineage would not likely alter his long ago royal and noble lineages.