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Anna Thornton 1688–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 March 1688

Birth Location: Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: May 1740

Death Location: Prince William, Virginia

Father: William V

Mother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh

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The story of Anna Thornton began in 1688 in Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States. Anna Thornton passed away in 1740 in Prince William, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Anna Thornton began in 1688 in Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.
  • Anna Thornton passed away in 1740 in Prince William, Virginia.

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Anna Thornton's Ancestors

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Anna Thornton
1688–1740
Birth Place: Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Thornton V
1649–1727
Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Fitzhugh
1650–1688
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Thornton) III
1620–1709
"The Hills", Stonegrave, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1699
Lunenburg, Richmond Co., Virginia
John Fitzhugh
1624–1650
Gloucester, Gloucester, England
Mary Spillman
1625–1720
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Eastcomb)
1570–1600
Frances Robinson
1600–1650
John Rowland
1614–1653
Margaret Bayly
1615–1690
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

Anna Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1688
22 March 1688
Birth of Anna Thornton in Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1740
May 1740
Age 52
Death of Anna Thornton in Prince William, Virginia
Prince William, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1688
    Event Place: Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1740
    Event Place: Prince William, Virginia

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