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Elizabeth Bruce Thornton 1672 – 1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1672

Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British America

Death Date: 1764

Death Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, British America

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh

Spouse(s): Edward Carter

Children(s): Elizabeth Gann

1672 marked the beginning of Elizabeth Bruce Thornton's life in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British America, to parents William IV Thornton and Elizabeth Anne Fitzhugh. Eventually, Elizabeth Bruce Thornton married Edward Carter, and they welcomed Elizabeth Carter Gann. Elizabeth Bruce Thornton passed in 1764 at Westmoreland, Virginia, British America.

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Parents

William Thornton
1649 – 1727
Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Fitzhugh
1650 – 1734
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Edward Carter
1671 – 1743
Birth Location: Barford, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Gann
1707 – 1762
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 August 1672
    Event Place: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1764
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, British America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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