Dr William Edward Throckmorton, MD

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THROCKMORTON, WILLIAM EDWARD (1795–1843). William Edward Throckmorton, Collin County pioneer, the son of Albion Throckmorton, a Revolutionary War soldier, was born in Virginia in 1795. He was reared and educated in Virginia. In 1817 he graduated with a degree in medicine. He migrated to Kentucky and there married Susan Jane Rotan on Dec 10, 1818. In 1821 they moved to Sparta, Tennessee. He later moved to Illinois and in 1837 to Fayetteville, Arkansas, where his wife died on Dec 28, 1838, leaving five children. In 1840 Throckmorton married Melinda Clements on Jn 24th, 1841. In April of 1841 he moved to Texas and settled near Melissa, Collin County. He died on October 2, 1843, and was buried in the Throckmorton Cemetery, two miles northwest of Melissa. In 1936 the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations erected a monument at his grave. Throckmorton County, which was established on January 13, 1858, was named in his honor, probably as a compliment to his son, James W. Throckmorton, then senator and later governor.

Tombstone reads: "Dr. William Edward Throckmorton, for whom Throckmorton County was named. Born in Viriginia 1795, Died October 2, 1845."

William Edward Throckmorton, Collin County pioneer, the son of Albion Throckmorton, a Revolutionary War soldier, was born in Virginia in 1795. He was reared and educated in Virginia and there married Elizabeth Webb.

In 1817 he graduated with a degree in medicine, and in 1821 he moved to Sparta, Tennessee. He later moved to Illinois and in 1837 to Fayetteville, Arkansas, where his wife died, leaving five children.

In 1840 Throckmorton married Melinda Clement, daughter of Mannan Clement and Mehalley "Allie" Magee, married Dr. Throckmorton after the death of his first wife. After the death of Dr. Throckmorton, Melinda then married John H. Wilson. In 1841 he moved to Texas and settled near Melissa, Collin County. He died on October 2, 1843, and was buried in the Throckmorton Cemetery, two miles northwest of Melissa. In 1936 the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations erected a monument at his grave. Throckmorton County, which was established on January 13, 1858, was named in his honor, probably as a compliment to his son, James W. Throckmorton, then senator and later governor.
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