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Alice Thornton 1680–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1680

Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1757

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Col. Thornton

Mother: Alice Savage

Spouse(s): Capt. Taliaferro

Children(s): Alice Taliaferro, Francis Taliaferro, John Taliaferro, William Taliaferro

Alice Thornton was born in 1680 in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA, the child of Col Francis Thornton And Alice Savage. Alice Thornton married Capt Lawrence Charles Taliaferro, and had children including Alice Taliaferro, Francis Taliaferro, John Taliaferro, William Taliaferro. Alice Thornton passed away in 1757 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Alice Thornton was born in 1680 in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA, the child of Col Francis Thornton And Alice Savage.
  • Alice Thornton married Capt Lawrence Charles Taliaferro, and had children including Alice Taliaferro, Francis Taliaferro, John Taliaferro, William Taliaferro.
  • Alice Thornton passed away in 1757 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alice Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Alice Thornton
1680–1757
Birth Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. Francis Thornton
1651–1726
Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Alice Savage
1651–1695
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Thornton) III
1620–1709
"The Hills", Stonegrave, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1699
Lunenburg, Richmond Co., Virginia
Capt. (Anthony) Savage
1605–1695
Gloucester, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Alice Stafford
1610–1700
Wickenby, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Eastcomb)
1570–1600
Frances Robinson
1600–1650
John Rowland
1614–1653
Margaret Bayly
1615–1690
Walter Broadway
1558–1616
Lady Hall
1560–1605
Sir Buckingham)
1580–1669
Lady Eyre
1588–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1555–1600
Barbara Westby
1540–1645
William Robinson
1575–1637
Agnes Adams
1581–1639
John Jr
1575–1652
Scollis Pemberton
1594–1670
Rev. Bayly
1573–1631
Lady Bagenal
1587–1633
Leslie Savage
1535–1561
Anne Sheldon
1532–1607
Edward Stafford
1535–1603
Mary Stanley
1538–1609
Sir Eyre
1547–1608
Elizabeth Reresby
1550–1556

Alice Thornton's Descendants

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Alice Thornton (14 Dec 1680–1757) m. Capt. (Lawrence Charles) Taliaferro (17 Dec 1684–07 May 1726)
  1. 1. Alice Taliaferro 1701–1763
  2. 2. Francis Taliaferro 1700–1757
  3. 3. John Taliaferro 1708–1756
  4. 4. William Taliaferro 1706–1798

Alice Thornton's Timeline

8 Records

1680
14 Dec 1680
Birth of Alice Thornton in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1680
14 Dec 1680
Birth of Alice Thornton in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
1685
1685
Age 5
Birth of Alice Thornton in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Snow Creek, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
1685
1685
Age 5
Birth of Alice Thornton in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1726
27 Jun 1726
Age 46
Death of Alice Thornton in Stafford, King George County, Virginia, USA
Stafford, King George County, Virginia, USA
1739
1739
Age 59
Death of Alice Thornton in Bloomsbury, Orange County, Virginia, USA
Bloomsbury, Orange County, Virginia, USA
1739
1739
Age 59
Death of Alice Thornton in Bloomsbury, Orange, Virginia, United States
Bloomsbury, Orange, Virginia, United States
1757
1757
Age 77
Death of Alice Thornton in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1680
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1680
    Event Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations
    [3] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations
    [4] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1706
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1726
    Event Place: Stafford, King George County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Bloomsbury, Orange County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Bloomsbury, Orange, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations
    [4] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations
    [5] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

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