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Anthony Thornton 1796–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 July 1796

Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1826

Death Location: Oldham County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Thornton

Mother: Ann Thornton

Spouse(s): Nancy Thornton

Children(s): James Thornton, John Thornton, Henry Thornton

The story of Anthony Thornton began in 1796 in Caroline County, Virginia, USA. Anthony Thornton married Nancy Barrett Thornton, and had children including Henry Arnold Thornton, James T Thornton, John Fitzhugh Thornton. Anthony Thornton passed away in 1826 in Oldham County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Anthony Thornton began in 1796 in Caroline County, Virginia, USA.
  • Anthony Thornton married Nancy Barrett Thornton, and had children including Henry Arnold Thornton, James T Thornton, John Fitzhugh Thornton.
  • Anthony Thornton passed away in 1826 in Oldham County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Thornton
1763–1830
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
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Ann Thornton
1769–1808
Birth Location: Bellaire, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Thornton
1788–1847
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Thornton
1821–
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
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John Thornton
1821–1908
Birth Location: Green County, Kentucky, USA
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Henry Thornton
1819–1894
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Anthony Thornton's Ancestors

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Anthony Thornton
1796–1826
Birth Place: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Fitzhugh Thornton
1763–1830
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Ann Thornton
1769–1808
Bellaire, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Anthony (B Thornton) II
1727–1782
Susannah Fitzhugh
1732–1795
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anthony Thornton's Descendants

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Anthony Thornton (29 July 1796–1826) m. Nancy (Barrett) Thornton (Abt. 1788–1847)
  1. 1. James (T.) Thornton 1821–
  2. 2. John (Fitzhugh) Thornton 1821–1908
  3. 3. Henry (Arnold) Thornton 1819–1894 m. Mary (Jane) Fyffe 1836–1916
    1. 1. Edward Thornton 1857–
    2. 2. Mary Thornton 1864–
    3. 3. Alice Thornton 1879–
    4. 4. Joseph (W.) Thornton 1861–
    5. 5. Sarah (F.) Thornton 1866–
    6. 6. Edward (Max) Thornton 1870–
    7. 7. Richard (J.) Thornton 1873–
    8. 8. Robert (A.) Thornton 1877–

Anthony Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1796
29 July 1796
Birth of Anthony Thornton in Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
1826
1826
Age 30
Death of Anthony Thornton in Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
Oldham County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 July 1796
    Event Place: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
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