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Alice Thornton 1707–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA

Father: Col. Jr.

Mother: Mary Thornton

Spouse(s): Col. III

Children(s): Elizabeth Taylor, Moses Taylor, William Taylor, Alice Taylor, James IV, Craddock Taylor, Francis Taylor

The story of Alice Thornton began in 1707 in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States. Alice Thornton married Col James Taylor Iii, Lawrence Catlett, and had children including Alice Taylor, Craddock Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Francis Taylor, James Taylor Iv, Moses I Taylor, William Taylor. Alice Thornton passed away in 1739 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alice Thornton began in 1707 in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States.
  • Alice Thornton married Col James Taylor Iii, Lawrence Catlett, and had children including Alice Taylor, Craddock Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Francis Taylor, James Taylor Iv, Moses I Taylor, William Taylor.
  • Alice Thornton passed away in 1739 in Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alice Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Alice Thornton
1707–1739
Birth Place: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
Col. Francis Thornton Jr.
1682–1737
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary (Taliaferro) Thornton
1686–1741
Powhattan Plant, Old Rappahannock, VA
Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1651–1726
Petsworth Par, Gloucester, VA
Alice (Stafford) Savage
1653–1701
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Capt. (John) Taliaferro
1656–1720
Essex, Virginia, United States
Sarah Smith
1659–1720
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1649–1727
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1646
Capt. Savage
1605–1695
Alice Stafford
1610–1700
Robert Taliaferro
1626–1671
Katherine Dedman
1626–1672
Lawrence Smith
1629–1700
Mary Hitchon
1639–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600–1650
Barbara Westby
1595–1680
John Rowland
1614–1653
Margaret Bailey
1615–1690
Anthony Savage
1556–1605
Elizabeth Hall
1560–1605
Humphrey Stafford
1574–1535
Lucy Eyre
1588–1675
Francis Taliaferro
1589–1647
Bennett Haie
1589–1612
Henry Dedman
1600–1655
Katherine Jennings
1605–1662

Alice Thornton's Descendants

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Alice Thornton (1707–1739) m. Col. (James Taylor) III (30 Mar 1703–1 Mar 1784)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Taylor 1725–1812
  2. 2. Moses (I) Taylor 1729–1819
  3. 3. William Taylor 1730–
  4. 4. Alice Taylor 1730–1764 m. Anthony Winston 1723–1783
    1. 1. Sara Winston 1748–1776
    2. 2. Anthony (Winston) II 1750–1827
    3. 3. Alice (Taylor) Winston 1753–1784
    4. 4. Mary Winston 1759–1791
    5. 5. Peter Francisco 1760–1831
  5. 5. James (Taylor) IV 1732–1814
  6. 6. Craddock Taylor 1734–
  7. 7. Francis Taylor 1728–1769

Alice Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1707
1707
Birth of Alice Thornton in Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
1724
1724
Age 17
Alice Thornton was married in Virginia
Virginia
1739
1739
Age 32
Death of Alice Thornton in Bloomsbury, Orange, Virginia, United States
Bloomsbury, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Rapidan; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1724
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Bloomsbury, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1707; Birth city: Rapidan; Birth state: VA.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orange, Orange County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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