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Dorcas Little 1725–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Knockan Clachan, Finvoy Parish, Rathlin Island, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1763

Death Location: Princetown, Schenectady County, New York, United States of America

Father: Thomas II

Mother: Jane Little

Spouse(s): William Thornton

Children(s): Matthew Thornton

The story of Dorcas Little began in 1725 in Knockan Clachan, Finvoy Parish, Rathlin Island, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Dorcas Little married William Thornton, and had children including Matthew Lind Thornton. Dorcas Little passed away in 1763 in Princetown, Schenectady County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Little began in 1725 in Knockan Clachan, Finvoy Parish, Rathlin Island, Antrim, Northern Ireland.
  • Dorcas Little married William Thornton, and had children including Matthew Lind Thornton.
  • Dorcas Little passed away in 1763 in Princetown, Schenectady County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas II
1693–1785
Birth Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
TI
Jane Little
1687–1785
Birth Location: Finvoy Parrish, Antrim, , Ireland
JL

Spouses(s)

William Thornton
1713–1790
Birth Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA
WT

Children(s)

Matthew Thornton
1746–1824
Birth Location: Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
MT

Dorcas Little's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Little
1725–1763
Birth Place: Knockan Clachan, Finvoy Parish, Rathlin Island, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Thomas Little II
1693–1785
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Jane (Thornton) Little
1687–1785
Finvoy Parrish, Antrim, , Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Little
1667–1722
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Janet Bell
1672–1732
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
James Thornton
1648–1722
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Nancy (Elizabeth) Smith
1656–1734
Lower Bentham, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Liberton
1641–1710
Margrat Craig
1641–1696
David Bell
1646–1680
Helene Mitchelsone
1615–1688
James Thornton
1620–1689
Elizabeth Smith
1626–1690
Richard Smith
1630–1720
Sarah Folger
1640–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William william?)
1613–1662
Katherine Inglis
1617–1656
James Craig
1620–1732
Marione Bannatyne
1616–1641
John(e) Bell
1620–1689
Margaret Willie\Younger
1621–1676
William Mitchelsone
1589–
William Hills
1595–1650
Dorothy Cornish
1606–1630

Dorcas Little's Descendants

1.
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Dorcas Little (1725–1763) m. William Thornton (1713–27 November 1790)
  1. 1. Matthew (Lind) Thornton 1746–1824 m. Mary (Crawford) Thornton 1750–1842
    1. 1. Catherine Thornton 1773–1847 m. John Young 1769–1847
      1. 1. Jacob Young 1798–1883 m. Louisa (Maria) Joyce 1810–1891
        1. 1. Jacob (H.) Young 1833–1914 m. Amanda (Hannah) Brown 1841–1871

Dorcas Little's Timeline

7 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Dorcas Little in Knockans, Finvoy, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Knockans, Finvoy, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1725
1725
Birth of Dorcas Little in Knockan Clachan, Finvoy Parish, Rathlin Island, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Knockan Clachan, Finvoy Parish, Rathlin Island, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1733
1733
Age 8
Dorcas Little was married in Ireland
Ireland
1743
Abt. 1743
Age 18
Dorcas Little was married in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1744
1744
Age 19
Dorcas Little was married in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1763
1763
Age 38
Death of Dorcas Little in William Thornton Farm, Princetown, Schenectady, New York, USA
William Thornton Farm, Princetown, Schenectady, New York, USA
1763
1763
Age 38
Death of Dorcas Little in Princetown, Schenectady County, New York, United States of America
Princetown, Schenectady County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Knockans, Finvoy, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Knockan Clachan, Finvoy Parish, Rathlin Island, Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1743
    Event Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: William Thornton Farm, Princetown, Schenectady, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Princetown, Schenectady County, New York, United States of America
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