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Charles Taliaferro Thornton 1793–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia

Death Date: 15 July 1855

Death Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Virginia

Father: Reuben Thornton

Mother: Mildred Grymes

Spouse(s): Lucy Montague

Children(s): John Thornton, Virginia Thornton, Chas Thornton, Martha Thornton, Hannah Thornton, Albert Thornton, Lucy Thornton

In 1793, Charles Taliaferro Thornton entered the world in Hanover, Virginia, born to Reuben Thornton And Mildred Grymes. In 1850, Charles Taliaferro Thornton resided in Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA. Charles Taliaferro Thornton married Lucy Beverly Montague, and had children including Albert R Thornton, Chas F Thornton, Hannah Thornton, John Martin Thornton, Lucy Thornton, Martha Thornton, Virginia Thornton. Charles Taliaferro Thornton passed away in 1855 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Charles Taliaferro Thornton entered the world in Hanover, Virginia, born to Reuben Thornton And Mildred Grymes.
  • In 1850, Charles Taliaferro Thornton resided in Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA.
  • Charles Taliaferro Thornton married Lucy Beverly Montague, and had children including Albert R Thornton, Chas F Thornton, Hannah Thornton, John Martin Thornton, Lucy Thornton, Martha Thornton, Virginia Thornton.
  • Charles Taliaferro Thornton passed away in 1855 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Charles Thornton
1793–1855
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia
Parents
Reuben Thornton
1758–1798
Ormsby Plant, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Mildred Grymes
1758–1822
, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Anthony (Thornton) Jr
1727–1782
VA
Sarah Taliaferro
1733–1762
Ormsby, Caroline, Virginia
Benjamin Grymes
1725–1774
Middlesex, , Virginia, USA
Priscilla Rootes
1744–1807
King Queen, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Sr
1695–1757
Winifred Presley
1695–1757
Francis Taliaferro
1700–1757
Elizabeth Hay
1700–1750
John Grymes
1691–1749
Lucy Ludwell
1698–1748
Philip Rootes
1696–1756
Mildred Reade
1704–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1653–1701
Peter Presley
1683–1718
Winifred Griffin
1682–1711
Lawrence Taliaferro
1683–1726
Sarah Thornton
1680–1757
John Hay
1675–1710
Anne Robinson
1700–1700
John Grymes
1660–1709
Alice Towneley
1675–1710
Philip Ludwell
1672–1726
Hannah Harrison
1678–1731
Thomas Reade
1649–1720
Lucy Gwynn
1680–1731

Charles Thornton's Descendants

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Charles (Taliaferro) Thornton (1793–15 July 1855) m. Lucy (Beverly) Montague (25 September 1803–14 April 1876)
  1. 1. John (Martin) Thornton 1831–1887
  2. 2. Virginia Thornton 1827–
  3. 3. Chas (F) Thornton 1840–
  4. 4. Martha Thornton 1831–
  5. 5. Hannah Thornton 1836–
  6. 6. Albert (R) Thornton 1844–
  7. 7. Lucy Thornton 1838–

Charles Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Charles Taliaferro Thornton in Hanover, Virginia
Hanover, Virginia
1850
1850
Age 57
Charles Taliaferro Thornton resided here in Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
1855
15 July 1855
Age 62
Death of Charles Taliaferro Thornton in Shelbyville, Shelby, Virginia
Shelbyville, Shelby, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 348
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: 887; Page: 240b
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: 887; Page: 240b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, With Inventories and Accounts, 1722-1911 ; General Index 1722-1947; Author: Virginia. County Court (Spotsylvania County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1855
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 348
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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