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Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff 1651–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1651

Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, VA

Death Date: 10 May 1726

Death Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Rowland

Spouse(s): Alice Savage, Jane Thornton, Ann Riding

Children(s): Elizabeth Madison", Margareth ZAC, Anthony Thornton, William Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Col. Jr., Rowland Thornton, Anne Thornton, Alice Thornton, Martha Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Prudence Thornton, Sarah Thornton

In 1651, Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff entered the world in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, VA, born to William Immigrant Thornton And Elizabeth May Rowland. Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff married Alice Stafford Savage, Ann Riding, Jane Thornton, and had children including Alice Thornton, Anne Thornton, Anthony Thornton, Col Francis Thornton Jr, Elizabeth Thornton Widow Of Edwin Conway Great Grandmother Of Pres James Madison, Margareth Thornton Pathway To Hemingway President James Madison Sr Jr Zac, Martha Thornton, Prudence Thornton, Reuben Thornton, Rowland Thornton, Sarah Alice Thornton, Sarah Thornton, William Thornton. Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff passed away in 1726 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1651, Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff entered the world in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, VA, born to William Immigrant Thornton And Elizabeth May Rowland.
  • Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff married Alice Stafford Savage, Ann Riding, Jane Thornton, and had children including Alice Thornton, Anne Thornton, Anthony Thornton, Col Francis Thornton Jr, Elizabeth Thornton Widow Of Edwin Conway Great Grandmother Of Pres James Madison, Margareth Thornton Pathway To Hemingway President James Madison Sr Jr Zac, Martha Thornton, Prudence Thornton, Reuben Thornton, Rowland Thornton, Sarah Alice Thornton, Sarah Thornton, William Thornton.
  • Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff passed away in 1726 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thornton
1620–1708
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1671
Birth Location: 'Middle Plantation', Williamsburg, York Co., Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Alice Savage
1653–1695
Birth Location: Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Jane Thornton
1651–1709
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Ann Riding
1676–1752
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Madison"
1674–1732
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Margareth ZAC
1678–1727
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
MZ
Anthony Thornton
1695–1757
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia
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William Thornton
1680–1743
Birth Location: St Marys Par, Essex, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Thornton
1680–1757
Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Col. Jr.
1682–1758
Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia
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Rowland Thornton
1685–1741
Birth Location: Crowes, Stafford, Virginia
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Anne Thornton
1688–1696
Birth Location: Virginia
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Alice Thornton
1689–1739
Birth Location: Stafford, VA
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Martha Thornton
1685–1761
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Thornton
1699–1726
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Prudence Thornton
1699–1742
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Thornton
1708–1793
Birth Location: –
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Col. Sheriff's Ancestors

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Col. Sheriff
1651–1726
Birth Place: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, VA
Parents
William (Immigrant) Thornton
1620–1708
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (May) Rowland
1627–1671
'Middle Plantation', Williamsburg, York Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Lord (William Thornton) II
1579–1660
Francis (B.) Robbinson
1575–1635
North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Sheriff's Descendants

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Col. (Francis Thornton I Justice and High) Sheriff (5 Nov 1651–10 May 1726) m. Alice (Stafford) Savage (1 Aug 1653–1695) m. Jane Thornton (1651–1709) m. Ann Riding (1676–Aft. 1752)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Thornton (widow of Edwin Conway), "Great Grandmother of Pres. James) Madison" 1674–1732 m. Edwin (Conway;) {Gentleman} 1644–1698 m. Thomas (Jonathan Gibson) I 1668–1729
    1. 1. Francis Conway 1696–1733 m. Rebecca (Catlett) Catlett 1702–1760
      1. 1. Eleanor ((Nelly) Rose) Conway 1731–1829 m. Col. (James Madison) Sr 1723–1801
        1. 1. James (Madison Jr (4th President of the United States)) History 1751–1836 m. First (Lady Dorothea Dandridge DOLLY MADISON Payne Todd -) QUAKER 1768–1849
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Fitzhugh) Conway 1724–
      3. 3. Francis (II (son of Francis I)) Conway 1722–1761
      4. 4. Reuben Conway 1725–1745
      5. 5. Sarah (Taliaferro) Conway 1728–1800
    2. 2. Alice Gibson 1707–1761
    3. 3. Jonathan Gibson 1700–1745
    4. 4. Mary (C) Gibson 1709–1767
    5. 5. Sarah Gibson 1711–1736
    6. 6. Sarah Gibson 1705–1709
  2. 2. Margareth (Thornton Pathway to Hemingway, President James Madison Sr. & Jr.,) ZAC 1678–1727 m. William (V) Strother 1653–1726
    1. 1. Benjamin Strother 1706–1789
    2. 2. Anthony Strother 1710–1765
    3. 3. Francis (Thornton Strother Lt) Col 1700–1751 m. Susanna (Susanah Susannah Susahhan Sarah DABNEY Willis) Strother 1698–1774
      1. 1. William (Wm Dabney Strother, Sr) IV 1726–1808
      2. 2. John (Dabney Strother Captain; Rev) War 1721–1795
      3. 3. George Strother 1723–1767
      4. 4. Mary Strother 1733–1810
      5. 5. Margaret (MARY STROTHER) Calvert 1752–1847
      6. 6. Behethland (Behethlen STROTHER Wallis) ⭐️ 1733–1792 m. Armistead Hubbard 1772–1818 m. John (Oliver) Wallis 1744–1824
        1. 1. William (Strother) Wallis 1759–1831 m. Mary ((Mildred) Walker) Willis 1772–1794 m. Mildred (Walker) (Wallis) 1772–1794
        2. 2. John (Strother) Wallis 1758–1805
      7. 7. Susannah (Dabney) Strother 1745–1811
      8. 8. Mildred (Margaret) Strother 1725–1815
      9. 9. Robert Strother 1727–1801
      10. 10. Francis (T Strother, Jr Leutenient; French & Infian) War 1729–1777
      11. 11. Anthony Strother 1725–1816
      12. 12. Elizabeth (Dabney) Strother 1738–1791
      13. 13. Susannah (SUSAN Ann Nancy Sarah GAINES Strothers) Strother 1745–1811
    4. 4. Alice Strother 1712–1756
    5. 5. Agatha Strother 1699–1763
    6. 6. Major (William Porter (Esquire) Strother) IV 1697–1732
  3. 3. Anthony Thornton 1695–1757
  4. 4. William Thornton 1680–1743
  5. 5. Sarah (Alice) Thornton 1680–1757
  6. 6. Col. (Francis Thornton) Jr. 1682–1758
  7. 7. Rowland Thornton 1685–1741
  8. 8. Anne Thornton 1688–1696
  9. 9. Alice Thornton 1689–1739
  10. 10. Martha Thornton 1685–1761
  11. 11. Sarah Thornton 1699–1726
  12. 12. Prudence Thornton 1699–1742
  13. 13. Sarah Thornton 1708–1793

Col. Sheriff's Timeline

3 Records

1651
5 Nov 1651
Birth of Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, VA
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, VA
1674
13 Apr 1674
Age 23
Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff was married in Virginia
Virginia
1726
10 May 1726
Age 75
Death of Col. Francis Thornton I Justice and High Sheriff in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1674
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1726
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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