FOURTH GENERATION

68. Richard Thorne was born on 21 May 1704 in Great Neck, Hempstead, LI, NY. Was a wealthy & influential citizen He died on 5 Feb 1763. THIS RICHARD THORNE & WIFE ALTJE VAN WYCK ARE THE PARENTS OF RIVHARD VAN WYCK THORNE & JOHN THORNE WHO ARE FAMOUS AMERICAN PATRIOTS. THEY EVEN LOANED MONEY TO NEW YORK FOR THE WAR'S EFFORT.

He was married to Altje VanWyck (daughter of Theodorus VanWyck and Margaretia Brinckerhoff) on 6 May 1725 in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Altje VanWyck was born on 19 May 1706 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. She died on 29 Jul 1798. Richard Thorne and Altje VanWyck had the following children:

+240 i. Phebe Thorne.
241 ii. Richard Thorne was born on 28 Jul 1729 in Died Young. He died. Died young. THIS RICHARD THORNE DIED YOUNG PROB BEF 1740
+242 iii. William Thorne.
+243 iv. Major Richard (VAN WYCK?) Thorne.
+244 v. John Thorne.