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Alice Thornton 1708–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Rapidan, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA

Father: Francis Thornton

Mother: Mary Taliaferro

Spouse(s): James Taylor

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

The story of Alice Thornton began in 1708 in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States. Alice Thornton married James Taylor, and had children including Alice Taylor, Ann Taylor, Craddock Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Francis Taylor, James Taylor, Moses Taylor, William Taylor. Alice Thornton passed away in 1739 in Rapidan, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alice Thornton began in 1708 in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.
  • Alice Thornton married James Taylor, and had children including Alice Taylor, Ann Taylor, Craddock Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Francis Taylor, James Taylor, Moses Taylor, William Taylor.
  • Alice Thornton passed away in 1739 in Rapidan, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alice Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Alice Thornton
1708–1739
Birth Place: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Thornton
1682–1738
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary Taliaferro
1685–1741
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Thornton) 1st
1651–1727
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Alice Savage
1651–1701
Gloucester/richmond, of Gloucester/Richmond, Virginia, USA
John (Richard "The Ranger") Taliaferro
1656–1720
Essex, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Susan) Smith
1661–1720
Essex, VA
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1620–1708
Elizabeth Rowland
1619–1655
Anthony Savage
1605–1695
Alice Stafford
1623–1700
Robert Taliaferro
1626–1687
Katherine *
1626–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600–1650
Barbara Westby
1540–
John Rowland
1614–1653
Margaret Bailey
1615–1690
Anthony Savage
1556–1605
Elizabeth Hall
1560–1605
Francis Taliaferro
1589–1647
Meriam Haie
1587–1647
Henry *
1609–1655
Katherine *
1603–1662

Alice Thornton's Descendants

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Alice Thornton (1708–1739) m. James Taylor (29 Mar 1703–1 Mar 1784)
  1. 1. Alice Taylor 1730–1764
  2. 2. Elizabeth Taylor 1729–1812
  3. 3. Craddock Taylor 1734–
  4. 4. Moses Taylor 1729–1819
  5. 5. Ann Taylor 1729–
  6. 6. Francis Taylor 1728–1769
  7. 7. James Taylor 1732–1814 m. Anne Hubbard 1738–1789 m. Sarah Taliaferro 1735– m. Elizabeth (Fitzhugh) Conway 1724–
    1. 1. Anne (Hubbard) Taylor 1776–1848 m. Robert Taliaferro 1760–1805
      1. 1. John (Narborne) Taliaferro 1799–
      2. 2. James (Bankhead) Taliaferro 1796–
      3. 3. Ann (Mary Hubbard) Taliaferro 1793–1858
      4. 4. William (Richard) Taliaferro 1802–1893
    2. 2. Alice Taylor 1773–1835
    3. 3. Reuben (Thornton) Taylor 1779–1864
    4. 4. Edmund Taylor 1780–1811
    5. 5. Hubbard Taylor 1760–1840
    6. 6. Elizabeth Taylor 1763–1836
    7. 7. James Taylor 1769–1848
    8. 8. Lucy Taylor 1752–
    9. 9. Martha (Todd) Taylor 1777–1833
    10. 10. William. (Taliaferro) Taylor 1784–
    11. 11. Martha. (Todd) Taylor 1783–
    12. 12. Edmund Taylor 1780–1811
    13. 13. Reuben. (Thornton) Taylor 1779–1864
    14. 14. Alice. (Thornton) Taylor 1773–1835
    15. 15. Hubbard Taylor 1760–1840
    16. 16. Lucy Taylor 1759–1795
    17. 17. Nancy (Ann) Taylor 1756–
  8. 8. James Taylor 1755–1819
  9. 9. William Taylor 1730–

Alice Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Alice Thornton in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1739
1739
Age 31
Death of Alice Thornton in Bloomsbury, Orange, Virginia, United States
Bloomsbury, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Bloomsbury, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rapidan, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

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