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Colonel Francis Thornton 1682–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jan 1682

Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 Jun 1738

Death Location: Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States

Father: Col Sheriff)

Mother: Alice Savage

Spouse(s): Martha Taliafero

Children(s): Jane Thornton

In 1682, Colonel Francis Thornton entered the world in Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Col Francis Thornton I Justice And High Sheriff And Alice Stafford Savage. Colonel Francis Thornton married Martha Wingfield Taliafero, and had children including Jane Thornton. Colonel Francis Thornton passed away in 1738 in Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1682, Colonel Francis Thornton entered the world in Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Col Francis Thornton I Justice And High Sheriff And Alice Stafford Savage.
  • Colonel Francis Thornton married Martha Wingfield Taliafero, and had children including Jane Thornton.
  • Colonel Francis Thornton passed away in 1738 in Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col Sheriff)
1651–1727
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
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Alice Savage
1653–1695
Birth Location: Gloucester/richmond, of Gloucester/Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Taliafero
1686–1741
Birth Location: Powhatan Plantation, Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jane Thornton
1707–1767
Birth Location: Lambs Creek, King George, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Colonel Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Thornton
1682–1738
Birth Place: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Col Francis Thornton I (Justice and High Sheriff)
1651–1727
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Alice (Stafford) Savage
1653–1695
Gloucester/richmond, of Gloucester/Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Thornton's Descendants

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Colonel (Francis) Thornton (04 Jan 1682–28 Jun 1738) m. Martha (Wingfield) Taliafero (11 May 1686–1 August 1741)
  1. 1. Jane Thornton 1707–1767 m. *Col (John Thomas Champe) Jr 1698–1763
    1. 1. Sarah (Champe, daughter of John II, married Edward Hill I) Carter 1733–1814
      1. 1. Charles Carter 1751–1826 m. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Lewis 1765–1830
        1. 1. Maria (Ball) Carter 1784–1823 m. George Tucker 1775–1861

Colonel Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1682
04 Jan 1682
Birth of Colonel Francis Thornton in Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1738
28 Jun 1738
Age 56
Death of Colonel Francis Thornton in Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States
Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1682
    Event Place: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1738
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States
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