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Col. Francis III Thornton 1714–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 April 1714

Birth Location: Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 November 1749

Death Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Father: 🌾🌿🇺🇸Col Hill

Mother: Mary Taliaferro

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The story of Col. Francis III Thornton began in 1714 in Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USA. Col. Francis III Thornton passed away in 1749 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Francis III Thornton began in 1714 in Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USA.
  • Col. Francis III Thornton passed away in 1749 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.

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Col. Thornton's Ancestors

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Col. Thornton
1714–1749
Birth Place: Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USA
Parents
🌾🌿🇺🇸Col Francis Marion Gregory Thornton II of Far Hill
1682–1730
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Mary Taliaferro
1685–1720
VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1651–1727
Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Alice Savage
1653–1701
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Thornton
1627–1671
Captain II
1605–1695
Anthony Esquire
1605–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Savage
1588–1623
Fnu LNU
1618–

Col. Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1714
7 April 1714
Birth of Col. Francis III Thornton in Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USA
Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USA
1749
11 November 1749
Age 35
Death of Col. Francis III Thornton in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 April 1714
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1749
    Event Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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