P. A. THROCKMORTON, a well-to-do farmer of Morris township, comes of good English stock. His grandfather, Daniel Throckmorton, a native of New Jersey, of English parentage, removed to western Pennsylvania about 1800, locating in Greene county, where he devoted himself to farming. Here he married and reared five children. After the death of his first wife he married a widow, Mrs. Duval, who died in 1846, followed by her husband in 1848. Daniel Throckmorton, the third son of Daniel, was born in 1802, received a limited education and spent his boyhood days on his father's farm. In 1837 he married Hannah, a daughter of Philip Axtel, of Morris township, and to them three children were born: P. A.; Oliver, born January 27, 1842, is unmarried and resides with his brother, P. A. Throckmorton, and Judson, born March 1, 1844, died November 1, 1862, in the service of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry. The father died in 1851. Philip Axtel Throckmorton was born March 19, 1839, in Washington county, Penn. He resided with his parents until the death of his father which occurred when he was twelve years of age; then he hired out by the month and helped in the support of the family. On October 2, 1869, he married Martha Ann, daughter of William Sanders, of Morris township, and to them four children have been born: Flora Vidella, born October 30, 1870; Hannah Mary, born October 20, 1874; William Edgar, born November 28, 1877, and Rollin A., born May 24, 1885, all of whom are living with their parents. Mr. Throckmorton is nicely situated in his home, having recently erected a beautiful and commodious residence. In politics he is a Prohibitionist, formerly a Democrat. He is a member of the Baptist Church at Mt. Hermon, and his wife is identified with the Presbyterian Church at Prosperity.

Text taken from page 1402 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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