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Anthony Thornton 1695–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1695

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 8 November 1757

Death Location: Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Col. Thornton

Mother: Alice Savage

Spouse(s): Winifred Presley

Children(s): Colonel Thornton

The story of Anthony Thornton began in 1695 in Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America. Anthony Thornton married Winifred Presley, and had children including Colonel Anthony Thornton. Anthony Thornton passed away in 1757 in Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Anthony Thornton began in 1695 in Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • Anthony Thornton married Winifred Presley, and had children including Colonel Anthony Thornton.
  • Anthony Thornton passed away in 1757 in Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Thornton
1651–1726
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Alice Savage
1651–1701
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Winifred Presley
1695–1757
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Colonel Thornton
1727–1782
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Anthony Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Anthony Thornton
1695–1757
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Col. Francis, Sr. Thornton
1651–1726
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Alice Savage
1651–1701
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Thornton the) Immigrant
1620–1708
The Hills, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1656
Richmond, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Thornton
1580–1633
Jane Radcliffe
1586–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anthony Thornton's Descendants

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Anthony Thornton (3 Mar 1695–8 November 1757) m. Winifred Presley (1695–1757)
  1. 1. Colonel (Anthony) Thornton 1727–1782 m. Sarah Taliaferro 1733–1762 m. Susannah Fitzhugh 1732–1795 m. Saraii Taliaferro 1728–
    1. 1. Sarah Thornton 1761–1830 m. Thomas Underwood 1755–1830
      1. 1. Anthony (Reuben) Underwood 1785–1860 m. Sarah Rolings 1798–1875
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Underwood 1827–1905 m. Martha ("Patsy") Price 1825–1900

Anthony Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1695
3 Mar 1695
Birth of Anthony Thornton in Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
1757
8 November 1757
Age 62
Death of Anthony Thornton in Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1695
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

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