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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

Elizabeth Bruce Thornton was born in 1672 in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British America, the child of William IV Thornton and Elizabeth Anne Fitzhugh. Elizabeth Bruce Thornton married Edward Carter, and had children including Elizabeth Carter Gann. Elizabeth Bruce Thornton passed away in 1764 in Westmoreland, Virginia, British America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Bruce Thornton was born in 1672 in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British America, the child of William IV Thornton and Elizabeth Anne Fitzhugh.
  • Elizabeth Bruce Thornton married Edward Carter, and had children including Elizabeth Carter Gann.
  • Elizabeth Bruce Thornton passed away in 1764 in Westmoreland, Virginia, British America.

Immediate Family

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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Elizabeth Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Thornton
1672 – 1764
Birth Place: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British America
Parents
William IV Thornton
1649 – 1727
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Anne) Fitzhugh
1650 – 1734
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col. (William "The Immigrant"III THORNTON - 8th) GG
1620 – 1708
VERIFIED- Adel, West Riding of Yorkshire, England -Now a northern suburb of Leeds. To its south is Weetwood, to the west are Cookridge and Holt Park, to the east are Alwoodley and Moortown, and to the north are Bramhope, Arthington and Eccup.
Major (William John) Fitzhugh
1624 – 1650
Gloucester, Gloucester, England
Anna (Barbara) McCarty
1633 – 1715
Glousester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Mccarty
1610 – 1722
Elizabeth Pope
1613 – 1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles McCARTY
1585 – 1639
Catherine Roche
1588 – 1603
Richard Pope
1570 – 1652
Alice Kenney
1590 – 1633

Elizabeth Thornton's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Bruce) Thornton (26 August 1672 – 1764) m. Edward Carter (9 April 1671 – 3 December 1743)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Carter) Gann (1707 – 1762) m. Samuel Gann (1703 – 1752)
    1. 1. Adam (C.) Gann (1727 – 6 August 1812) m. Sarah (Jane) Bryson (6 Jun 1732 – 6 Aug 1780) m. Sarah (Jane) Bryson (6 Jun 1732 – 6 Aug 1780)
      1. 1. Adam (Carter) Gann (1769 – 1836) m. Rosina (Rosannah) Broyles (23 October 1770 – 06 Oct 1813)
        1. 1. Nathan Gann (1805 – 1884) m. Serena Frazier (1805 – 1869)
      2. 2. John Gann (1749 – 1815)
      3. 3. Clement Gann (1756 – 1757)
      4. 4. Daniel (L.) Gann (1777 – 17 March 1860)

Elizabeth Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1672
26 August 1672
Birth of Elizabeth Bruce Thornton in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British America
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British America
1764
1764
Age 92
Death of Elizabeth Bruce Thornton in Westmoreland, Virginia, British America
Westmoreland, Virginia, British America

Sources

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

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