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Elizabeth Mary Thornton 1719–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Oct 1774

Death Location: Frederickville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Father: Francis Thornton

Mother: Mary Taliaferro

Spouse(s): Thomas Meriwether

Children(s): Nicholas Meriwether

Elizabeth Mary Thornton was born in 1719 in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Thornton And Mary Taliaferro. Elizabeth Mary Thornton married Thomas Meriwether, and had children including Nicholas Meriwether. Elizabeth Mary Thornton passed away in 1774 in Frederickville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Mary Thornton was born in 1719 in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Francis Thornton And Mary Taliaferro.
  • Elizabeth Mary Thornton married Thomas Meriwether, and had children including Nicholas Meriwether.
  • Elizabeth Mary Thornton passed away in 1774 in Frederickville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Thornton
1682–1752
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Taliaferro
1686–1720
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Meriwether
1713–1757
Birth Location: New Kent Co. VA
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Children(s)

Nicholas Meriwether
1736–1772
Birth Location: Louisa Co VA
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Elizabeth Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Thornton
1719–1774
Birth Place: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis Thornton
1682–1752
Virginia, USA
Mary Taliaferro
1686–1720
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Thornton's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Mary) Thornton (1719–Oct 1774) m. Thomas Meriwether (1713–1757)
  1. 1. Nicholas Meriwether 1736–1772 m. Margaret Douglas 1737–1812
    1. 1. William (Douglas) Meriwether 1761–1845
    2. 2. Nicholas (Hunter) Meriwether 1765–1805
    3. 3. Charles (Meriwether) MD 1766–1843 m. Mary Walton 1786–1869
    4. 4. Francis (Thornton) Meriwether 1768–1814
    5. 5. Elizabeth Meriwether 1771–1855 m. Thomas (Walker) Lewis 1763–1807
      1. 1. Nicholas (Hunter) Lewis 1789–1840
      2. 2. Thomas (Meriwether) Lewis 1797–1865
      3. 3. Jane (Warner) Lewis 1806–1871
      4. 4. Robert (Walker) Lewis 1808–1890
      5. 5. Lydia (Laurie) Lewis –1833
      6. 6. Margaret (Douglas) Lewis 1791–
      7. 7. Charles (Thornton) Lewis 1799–1855
      8. 8. Alice (Thornton) Lewis 1804–1879 m. George (Douglas) Meriwether 1797–1828 m. John (Winn) Davis 1798–1862
        1. 1. George (Douglas Meriwether) Jr. –1825
        2. 2. Edwin (Clement) Davis 1848–1885
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Davis 1844–1885 m. William (Nicholas) Meriwether 1840–1918
        4. 4. William Davis 1841–1863
        5. 5. James (D) Davis 1839–
        6. 6. Thomas (Hunter) Davis 1835–
        7. 7. Joseph (Walker) Davis 1837–1925 m. Virginia (Nelson) Roberts 1842–1900

Elizabeth Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1719
1719
Birth of Elizabeth Mary Thornton in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1774
Oct 1774
Age 55
Death of Elizabeth Mary Thornton in Frederickville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Frederickville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1774
    Event Place: Frederickville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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