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David Lee Thornton 1788–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Northfornham par, Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1867

Death Location: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Clara Vice

Spouse(s): Bathsheba White

Children(s): Nancy Thornton, William Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Presley Thornton, Mary Thornton, Eppie Moore

David Lee Thornton was born in 1788 in Northfornham par, Richmond City, Virginia, USA, the child of William Dozier Thornton And Clara Vice. In 1806, David Lee Thornton resided in Tax List 1806, Franklin County, GA. In 1807, David Lee Thornton resided in Tax List 1807, Franklin County, GA. David Lee Thornton married Bathsheba White, and had children including Eppie Hasseltine Moore, Mary M Thornton, Nancy A Thornton, Presley Wren Thornton, Thomas Jefferson Thornton, William Thornton. David Lee Thornton passed away in 1867 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Lee Thornton was born in 1788 in Northfornham par, Richmond City, Virginia, USA, the child of William Dozier Thornton And Clara Vice.
  • In 1806, David Lee Thornton resided in Tax List 1806, Franklin County, GA.
  • In 1807, David Lee Thornton resided in Tax List 1807, Franklin County, GA.
  • David Lee Thornton married Bathsheba White, and had children including Eppie Hasseltine Moore, Mary M Thornton, Nancy A Thornton, Presley Wren Thornton, Thomas Jefferson Thornton, William Thornton.
  • David Lee Thornton passed away in 1867 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thornton
1759–1802
Birth Location: Lunenburg Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Clara Vice
1763–1800
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Bathsheba White
1787–1850
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Thornton
1815–1850
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, USA
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William Thornton
1811–1895
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Thornton
1807–1894
Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
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Presley Thornton
1813–1883
Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
PT
Mary Thornton
1823–1826
Birth Location: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
MT
Eppie Moore
1833–1918
Birth Location: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
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David Thornton's Ancestors

Self
David Thornton
1788–1867
Birth Place: Northfornham par, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Dozier Thornton
1759–1802
Lunenburg Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Clara Vice
1763–1800
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Mark Thornton
1712–1780
Farnham, Richmond, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Amer, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Dozier) *
1733–1782
Cumberlan, Lunnenberg Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Thornton's Descendants

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David (Lee) Thornton (1788–1867) m. Bathsheba White (1787–1850)
  1. 1. Nancy (A) Thornton 1815–1850 m. Azor Vanhoose 1790–1842
    1. 1. Susan (P.) Vanhoose 1841–1930 m. Reuben (Jasper Rube) Stewart 1831–1913
      1. 1. Kirkland (Leslie) Stewart 1873–1941 m. Bessie (B) Moran 1890–1925
        1. 1. Faye (Bernice Stewart) Andrews 1915–2001 m. Curtis (Ezell) Andrews 1910–1988
        2. 2. LORAINE (Suarez) Swift 1913–1993 m. Arthur (Goodlow) Swift 1911–1987
        3. 3. Grayson Stewart 1920–
        4. 4. Mary (Sue) Stewart 1925–
        5. 5. Thomas (C) Stewart 1923–
        6. 6. Leslie (B) Stewart 1921–1980
        7. 7. Harry (H) Stewart 1913–
        8. 8. Egbert Stewart 1909–1955
        9. 9. Graham Stewart 1920–
        10. 10. Leslie (Bonnie) Stewart 1920–1980
        11. 11. Graham Stewart 1919–1950
        12. 12. Harry Stewart 1913–
        13. 13. Loraine (Bessie) Stewart 1913–1993
        14. 14. Thomas (Jackson) Stewart 1906–1965
        15. 15. Thomas (Charles) Stewart 1923–1972
        16. 16. Mary (Sue) Stewart 1923–1994
        17. 17. Egbert Stewart 1909–
        18. 18. Harry Stewart 1913–
        19. 19. Loraine Stewart 1914–
        20. 20. Grayson Stewart 1920–
        21. 21. Fay Stewart 1916–
      2. 2. Minnie (Estell) Stewart 1869–1966
      3. 3. Lucy Stewart 1880–1975
      4. 4. Murray (Van Hoose) Stewart 1867–1956
      5. 5. William (F.) Stewart 1870–1958
      6. 6. Gaston (V.) Stewart 1879–
      7. 7. Julia (F.) Stewart 1875–
      8. 8. James (M.) Stewart 1872–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Stewart 1865–
    2. 2. Gnu Vanhoose 1836–1836
    3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Vanhoose 1838– m. John (T) Yerby 1833–
  2. 2. William Thornton 1811–1895
  3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Thornton 1807–1894
  4. 4. Presley (Wren) Thornton 1813–1883
  5. 5. Mary (M.) Thornton 1823–1826
  6. 6. Eppie (Hasseltine) Moore 1833–1918 m. Llewellyn Moore 1824–
    1. 1. Henry (G.) Moore 1869–
    2. 2. Battie (E.) Moore 1871–
    3. 3. Mark (T.) Moore 1873–
    4. 4. Jeff (D.) Moore 1861–
    5. 5. Murry (F.) Moore 1876–

David Thornton's Timeline

13 Records

1788
1788
Birth of David Lee Thornton in Northfornham par, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Northfornham par, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
1806
1806
Age 18
David Lee Thornton resided here in Tax List 1806, Franklin County, GA
Tax List 1806, Franklin County, GA
1807
1807
Age 19
David Lee Thornton resided here in Tax List 1807, Franklin County, GA
Tax List 1807, Franklin County, GA
1811
1811
Age 23
David Lee Thornton resided here in Tax List 1811, Franklin County, GA
Tax List 1811, Franklin County, GA
1818
1818
Age 30
David Lee Thornton resided here in Tax List 1818, Franklin County, GA
Tax List 1818, Franklin County, GA
1819
1819
Age 31
David Lee Thornton resided here in Tax List 1819, Franklin County, GA
Tax List 1819, Franklin County, GA
1830
1830
Age 42
David Lee Thornton resided here in Fayette, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Alabama, USA
1840
1840
Age 52
David Lee Thornton resided here in Fayette, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 62
David Lee Thornton resided here in Division 15, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Division 15, Fayette, Alabama, USA
1860
20 Jun 1860
Age 72
David Lee Thornton resided here in Eastern District, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Eastern District, Fayette, Alabama, USA
1866
1866
Age 78
David Lee Thornton resided here in Fayette, Alabama
Fayette, Alabama
1867
1867
Age 79
David Lee Thornton resided here in Fayette, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Alabama, USA
1867
1867
Age 79
Death of David Lee Thornton in Fayette County, Alabama, USA
Fayette County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Northfornham par, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Eastern Division, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M653_9; Page: 376; Family History Libra
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 15, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M432_5; Page: 86B; Image: 369
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0233

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Tax List 1806, Franklin County, GA
    Record Source: Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Tax List 1807, Franklin County, GA
    Record Source: Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Tax List 1811, Franklin County, GA
    Record Source: Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Tax List 1818, Franklin County, GA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] Annals of northwest Alabama : including a reprint of Nelson F. Smith's History of Pickens County, Ala. (1856)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Tax List 1819, Franklin County, GA
    Record Source: Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 3; Page: 204; Family History Library Film: 0002330

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 210; Family History Library Film: 0002332

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 15, Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 15, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M432_5; Page: 86B; Image: 369

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Eastern District, Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern District, Fayette, Alabama; Archive Collection Number: M279; Roll: 27; Page: 9; Line: 23; Schedule Type: Agriculture
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Eastern Division, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M653_9; Page: 376; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama State Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Voter Registration

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0233

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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