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Colonel Anthony Thornton 1727–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1727

Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 15 Nov 1782

Death Location: Ormsby, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Father: Anthony Thornton

Mother: Winifred Presley

Spouse(s): Sarah Taliaferro, Susannah Fitzhugh, Saraii Taliaferro

Children(s): Sarah Thornton

The story of Colonel Anthony Thornton began in 1727 in St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States. Colonel Anthony Thornton married Sarah Taliaferro, Saraii Taliaferro, Susannah Fitzhugh, and had children including Sarah Thornton. Colonel Anthony Thornton passed away in 1782 in Ormsby, Caroline, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Anthony Thornton began in 1727 in St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States.
  • Colonel Anthony Thornton married Sarah Taliaferro, Saraii Taliaferro, Susannah Fitzhugh, and had children including Sarah Thornton.
  • Colonel Anthony Thornton passed away in 1782 in Ormsby, Caroline, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Thornton
1695–1757
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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Winifred Presley
1695–1757
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Taliaferro
1733–1762
Birth Location: Ormesby, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Susannah Fitzhugh
1732–1795
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Saraii Taliaferro
1728–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sarah Thornton
1761–1830
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
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Colonel Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Thornton
1727–1782
Birth Place: St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Anthony Thornton
1695–1757
Stafford, Stafford, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Winifred Presley
1695–1757
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Col. (Francis, Sr.) Thornton
1651–1726
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Alice Savage
1651–1701
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Immigrant
1620–1708
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Thornton
1580–1633
Jane Radcliffe
1586–

Colonel Thornton's Descendants

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Colonel (Anthony) Thornton (15 Nov 1727–15 Nov 1782) m. Sarah Taliaferro (4 Mar 1733–6 Feb 1762) m. Susannah Fitzhugh (19 Sep 1732–1 Aug 1795) m. Saraii Taliaferro (1728–)
  1. 1. Sarah Thornton 1761–1830 m. Thomas Underwood 1755–1830
    1. 1. Anthony (Reuben) Underwood 1785–1860 m. Sarah Rolings 1798–1875
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Underwood 1827–1905 m. Martha ("Patsy") Price 1825–1900
        1. 1. James (S.) Underwood 1857–1930 m. Matilda (Jane) Lee 1865–1922

Colonel Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1727
15 Nov 1727
Birth of Colonel Anthony Thornton in St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1746
1746
Age 19
Colonel Anthony Thornton was married in VA
VA
1782
15 Nov 1782
Age 55
Death of Colonel Anthony Thornton in Ormsby, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Ormsby, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1727
    Event Place: St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1782
    Event Place: Ormsby, Caroline, Virginia, United States
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