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Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. 1651–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1651

Birth Location: Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1726

Death Location: St. Paul’s Parish, King George, Virginia, USA or Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Iv

Mother: Elizabeth Thornton

Spouse(s): Prudence Willis, Alice Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Jane Thornton, Ann Thornton

Children(s): Prudence Pryor, Anthony Thornton, Margaret Strother, Elizabeth Gibson, Francis II, Sarah Taliaferro, William Thornton, Rowland Thornton, Ann Thornton, Seth Thornton, Anna Thornton, Susan Thornton, Judith Thornton, Alice Thornton

The story of Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. began in 1651 in Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA. Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. married Alice Stafford Thornton, Ann Riding Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Jane Elliot Harvey Thornton, Prudence Willis, and had children including Alice Thornton, Ann Thornton, Anna Thornton, Anthony Thornton, Elizabeth Gibson, Francis Thornton Ii, Judith Thornton, Margaret Strother, Prudence Pryor, Rowland Thornton, Sarah Taliaferro, Seth Thornton, Susan Thornton, William Thornton. Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. passed away in 1726 in St. Paul’s Parish, King George, Virginia, USA or Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. began in 1651 in Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA.
  • Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. married Alice Stafford Thornton, Ann Riding Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Jane Elliot Harvey Thornton, Prudence Willis, and had children including Alice Thornton, Ann Thornton, Anna Thornton, Anthony Thornton, Elizabeth Gibson, Francis Thornton Ii, Judith Thornton, Margaret Strother, Prudence Pryor, Rowland Thornton, Sarah Taliaferro, Seth Thornton, Susan Thornton, William Thornton.
  • Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. passed away in 1726 in St. Paul’s Parish, King George, Virginia, USA or Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Iv
1620–1708
Birth Location: Adel, Yorkshire, England
WI
Elizabeth Thornton
1627–1656
Birth Location: Richmond, North Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Prudence Willis
1664–1720
Birth Location: St Stephen, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
PW
Alice Thornton
1653–1695
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
AT
Elizabeth Thornton
1650–1688
Birth Location: , Gloucester, Virginia, USA
ET
Jane Thornton
1651–1717
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
JT
Ann Thornton
1670–1709
Birth Location: –
AT

Children(s)

Prudence Pryor
1699–1751
Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
PP
Anthony Thornton
1695–1757
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia
AT
Margaret Strother
1678–1727
Birth Location: King George County, Virginia, United States of America
MS
Elizabeth Gibson
1675–1733
Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
EG
Francis II
1683–1737
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
FI
Sarah Taliaferro
1680–1757
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
ST
William Thornton
1680–1743
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
WT
Rowland Thornton
1685–1742
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
RT
Ann Thornton
1689–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
AT
Seth Thornton
1694–1739
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, United States
ST
Anna Thornton
1685–1706
Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
AT
Susan Thornton
1687–1723
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
ST
Judith Thornton
1683–
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
JT
Alice Thornton
1707–1739
Birth Location: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
AT

Colonel Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Colonel Sr.
1651–1726
Birth Place: Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Thornton IV ( The Immigrant ) Iv
1620–1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (ROWLAND) Thornton
1627–1656
Richmond, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Sr.'s Descendants

1.
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Colonel (Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff)) Sr. (5 Nov 1651–10 May 1726) m. Prudence Willis (29 Jun 1664–1720) m. Alice (Stafford) Thornton (1653–5 June 1695) m. Elizabeth Thornton (Abt 1650–1688) m. Jane (Elliot Harvey) Thornton (1651–23 Jan 1717) m. Ann (RIDING) Thornton (1670–1709)
  1. 1. Prudence Pryor 1699–1751 m. Colonel (Samuel) Pryor 1693–1766
    1. 1. RICHARD (R) PRYOR 1700–1797 m. Mourning (Pryor Huddleston) White 1764–1802 m. Mary Mooney 1740–1767 m. Mary Pryor 1740–1765
      1. 1. Samuel Pryor 1800–1881
        1. 1. William (Hamlin) Pryor 1827–1912
      2. 2. Theodrick (Bland) Pryor 1730–1890
      3. 3. Theodorick (Bland) Pryor 1805–1890
        1. 1. Roger (Atkinson) Pryor 1828–1919
      4. 4. Nancy Pryor 1798–1860
      5. 5. Jerimiah Pryor 1812–1893
        1. 1. Sarah Pryor 1822–
      6. 6. Jeremiah Pryor 1789–1852 m. Phoebe Prior 1789–1850
        1. 1. Martin (Walton) Pryor 1811–1876
        2. 2. Henry Prior 1819–
        3. 3. charles Pryor 1816–1913
        4. 4. John (C) Pryor 1816–1913
      7. 7. James Prier 1786–1856
      8. 8. Richard Pryor 1763–1770
      9. 9. Sallie Pryor 1765–1820
        1. 1. Sarah Jobe 1804–1881
        2. 2. Mourning Jobe 1800–1856
        3. 3. Mornan 1800–
        4. 4. Samuel Jobe 1809–1870
        5. 5. William Jobe 1793–1835
        6. 6. Eda (Elizabeth) Jobe 1795–1881
        7. 7. Nancy Jobe 1798–1858
        8. 8. Permelia Jobe 1805–1891
        9. 9. Mary ("Polly") Jobe 1807–1875
        10. 10. Ireby (Stone) Jobe 1813–1897
        11. 11. Melissa Jobe 1815–1898
        12. 12. Eda (A.) Jobe 1795–1881
        13. 13. William (Christopher) Jobe 1793–1835
        14. 14. Nancy Jobe 1798–1852
        15. 15. Permelia Jobe 1800–1829
        16. 16. Parmelia Jobe 1815–1891
        17. 17. Permelia (Pamela) Jobe 1805–1891
        18. 18. Ireby Stone 1813–1897
      10. 10. Jonathan Pryor 1764–1765
      11. 11. William (M) Pryor 1768–1857
        1. 1. Joseph Pryor –1913
      12. 12. Joseph Pryor 1767–1851
      13. 13. Sarah ((Sallie)) Pryor 1770–1820 m. Caleb Jobe 1762–1824
        1. 1. Mourning Jobe 1800–1856
        2. 2. William Jobe 1793–1835 m. Zilphia Norris 1796–1861
        3. 3. Melissa Jobe 1815–1898
        4. 4. William (Christopher) Jobe 1793–1835
        5. 5. Sally Jobe 1794–1867
        6. 6. Eda (A.) Jobe 1795–1881
        7. 7. Iraby (Stone) Jobe 1814–1897
        8. 8. Samuel Jobe 1816–
        9. 9. Mourning Jobe 1818–
        10. 10. Permella Jobe 1805–1891
        11. 11. Polly Jobe 1807–1875
        12. 12. Nancy Jobe 1798–1858
        13. 13. Mornan Jobe 1801–
        14. 14. Sarah Jobe 1804–1881
        15. 15. Melissa Jobe 1815–1898
        16. 16. Eda (A.) Jobe 1795–1881
      14. 14. Mourning Jobe 1772–1849
      15. 15. John Pryor 1788–1862
      16. 16. Susannah Newby 1774–1840
      17. 17. Richard Pryor 1763–1770
      18. 18. Jonathan (Pryor) Sr 1788–1862 m. Elizabeth White 1788–1857
      19. 19. Nancy Pryor 1777–1799
      20. 20. Jonathan Pryor 1786–1856 m. Mary Wilson 1805–1887
      21. 21. Sarah (Sallie Jobe) Payne 1770–1820 m. Caleb (J.) Jobe 1762–1824
      22. 22. Thompson Pryor 1782–1838
      23. 23. Richard (Pryor) Jr 1763–1770
      24. 24. Elizabeth Rhea 1765–1840 m. James ((Whitsun)) Whitson 1867–1928 m. Ezekiel Rhea 1768–1811
        1. 1. John Whitson 1786–1844 m. Grace (Ruth) Rush 1787–1872
        2. 2. Jemima Perkins 1808–1889
        3. 3. Moses Rhea 1799–1852 m. Martha (Viannah) Austin 1801–1858
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Rhea 1793–1854 m. William (Pryor) Rhea 1792–1856
      25. 25. Elizabeth (Betsy) Pryor –1840 m. Ezekiel (Rhea) Wray 1768–1811
        1. 1. Sebird (Smith) Rhea 1795–1878 m. Nancy Cooke 1793–1879 m. Nancy Rhea 1797–1879
        2. 2. Ezekiel Rhea 1811–1869
        3. 3. William (Pryor) Rhea 1792–1856 m. Mary (Ann) Rhea 1793–1854
        4. 4. Moses Rhea 1799–1852
        5. 5. Mary (Polly Ray) Rhea 1802–1856
        6. 6. Cynthia (Jane Rhea) Wray 1802–1869
        7. 7. Mahala Rhea 1807–1854
        8. 8. Sarah (Sally) Rhea 1800–1860
    2. 2. Martha Pryor 1723–1780
  2. 2. Anthony Thornton 1695–1757
  3. 3. Margaret Strother 1678–1727
  4. 4. Elizabeth Gibson 1675–1733
  5. 5. Francis (Thornton) II 1683–1737
  6. 6. Sarah Taliaferro 1680–1757
  7. 7. William Thornton 1680–1743
  8. 8. Rowland Thornton 1685–1742
  9. 9. Ann Thornton 1689–
  10. 10. Seth Thornton 1694–1739
  11. 11. Anna Thornton 1685–1706
  12. 12. Susan Thornton 1687–1723
  13. 13. Judith Thornton 1683–
  14. 14. Alice Thornton 1707–1739

Colonel Sr.'s Timeline

4 Records

1651
5 Nov 1651
Birth of Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. in Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA
Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA
1678
1678
Age 27
Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. was married in Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
1695
1695
Age 44
Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. was married in Stafford, Virginia, USA
Stafford, Virginia, USA
1726
10 May 1726
Age 75
Death of Colonel Francis Thornton, Sr. (Justice and High Sheriff) Sr. in St. Paul’s Parish, King George, Virginia, USA or Stafford County, Virginia, USA
St. Paul’s Parish, King George, Virginia, USA or Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 348
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages for Select Counties

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Stafford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stafford, VA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1726
    Event Place: St. Paul’s Parish, King George, Virginia, USA or Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 348
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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