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Benjamin Thornton 1756–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 25 Mar 1815

Death Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Father: MARK JR

Mother: Susannah Dozier

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Benjamin Thornton was born in 1756 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, the child of Mark Thornton Jr And Susannah Dozier. Benjamin Thornton passed away in 1815 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Thornton was born in 1756 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States, the child of Mark Thornton Jr And Susannah Dozier.
  • Benjamin Thornton passed away in 1815 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.

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Benjamin Thornton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Thornton
1756–1815
Birth Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Parents
MARK THORNTON JR
1719–1777
North Farnham, Richmond, VA., USA
Susannah Dozier
1739–1782
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mark Thornton
1686–1721
North Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Mary Bruce
1692–1721
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Leonard Dozier
1710–1785
Lunenburg Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Ann Gayle
1715–1785
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Dozier
1672–1733
ELIZABETH ASCOUGH
1685–1748
Matthew Gayle
1684–1779
Judith Edwards
1690–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ELIZABETH DUPUY
1650–1702
John Ingo
1657–1701
Mary
1663–
Mary Boddie
1626–1727

Benjamin Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Benjamin Thornton in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Sampson, North Carolina, United States
1815
25 Mar 1815
Age 59
Death of Benjamin Thornton in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1815
    Event Place: Sampson, North Carolina, United States

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