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Anthony THORNTON 1694–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1694

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Ame, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 November 1757

Death Location: Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Col. Sr

Mother: Alice SAVAGE

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In 1694, Anthony THORNTON entered the world in Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Ame, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Col Francis Thornton Sr And Alice Stafford Savage. Anthony THORNTON passed away in 1757 in Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1694, Anthony THORNTON entered the world in Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Ame, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Col Francis Thornton Sr And Alice Stafford Savage.
  • Anthony THORNTON passed away in 1757 in Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Sr
1651–1727
Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Alice SAVAGE
1653–1695
Birth Location: Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Anthony THORNTON's Ancestors

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Anthony THORNTON
1694–1757
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Ame, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Col. Francis THORNTON Sr
1651–1727
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Alice (Stafford) SAVAGE
1653–1695
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
William (Henry Scott IV "The Immigrant") Thornton
1620–1708
VERIFIED- Adel, West Riding of Yorkshire, England -Now a northern suburb of Leeds. To its south is Weetwood, to the west are Cookridge and Holt Park, to the east are Alwoodley and Moortown, and to the north are Bramhope, Arthington and Eccup.
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Anthony THORNTON's Timeline

2 Records

1694
3 March 1694
Birth of Anthony THORNTON in Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Ame, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Ame, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1757
8 November 1757
Age 63
Death of Anthony THORNTON in Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1694
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Ame, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1757
    Event Place: Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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