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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: Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Father: Col. Jr.

Mother: Mary Thornton

Spouse(s): Robert Lewis, Thomas Sr.

Children(s): Col. Meriwether, Dr. Meriwether, David Meriwether, Mary Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether, Sarah Meriwether, Anne Meriwether, Nancy Meriwether, Lucy Meriwether, Mildred Meriwether, Thomas Jr., Jane Meriwether

Elizabeth Mary Thornton was born in 1719 in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Col Francis Thornton Jr And Mary Taliaferro Thornton. Elizabeth Mary Thornton married Robert Lewis, Thomas Meriwether Sr, and had children including Anne Meriwether, Col Nicholas Meriwether, David Meriwether, Dr Francis Frank Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether, Jane Meriwether, Lucy Meriwether, Mary Meriwether, Mildred Thornton Meriwether, Nancy Meriwether, Sarah Meriwether, Thomas Meriwether Jr. Elizabeth Mary Thornton passed away in 1774 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Mary Thornton was born in 1719 in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA, the child of Col Francis Thornton Jr And Mary Taliaferro Thornton.
  • Elizabeth Mary Thornton married Robert Lewis, Thomas Meriwether Sr, and had children including Anne Meriwether, Col Nicholas Meriwether, David Meriwether, Dr Francis Frank Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether, Jane Meriwether, Lucy Meriwether, Mary Meriwether, Mildred Thornton Meriwether, Nancy Meriwether, Sarah Meriwether, Thomas Meriwether Jr.
  • Elizabeth Mary Thornton passed away in 1774 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Thornton
1719–1774
Birth Place: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. Francis Thornton Jr.
1682–1737
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary (Taliaferro) Thornton
1686–1741
Powhattan Plant, Old Rappahannock, VA
Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1651–1726
Petsworth Par, Gloucester, VA
Alice (Stafford) Savage
1653–1701
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Capt. (John) Taliaferro
1656–1720
Essex, Virginia, United States
Sarah Smith
1659–1720
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1649–1727
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1646
Capt. Savage
1605–1695
Alice Stafford
1610–1700
Robert Taliaferro
1626–1671
Katherine Dedman
1626–1672
Lawrence Smith
1629–1700
Mary Hitchon
1639–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600–1650
Barbara Westby
1595–1680
John Rowland
1614–1653
Margaret Bailey
1615–1690
Anthony Savage
1556–1605
Elizabeth Hall
1560–1605
Humphrey Stafford
1574–1535
Lucy Eyre
1588–1675
Francis Taliaferro
1589–1647
Bennett Haie
1589–1612
Henry Dedman
1600–1655
Katherine Jennings
1605–1662

Elizabeth Thornton's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Mary) Thornton (1719–Oct 1774) m. Robert Lewis (1701–Dec 1765) m. Thomas (Meriwether) Sr. (1714–25 Jun 1757)
  1. 1. Col. (Nicholas) Meriwether 1736–1772 m. Margaret Douglas 1737–1812
  2. 2. Dr. (Francis Frank) Meriwether 1737–1803 m. Martha (Gaines) Jameson 1743–1818
  3. 3. David Meriwether 1739–1806
  4. 4. Mary Meriwether 1742–1800
  5. 5. Elizabeth Meriwether 1744–1812
  6. 6. Sarah Meriwether 1746–
  7. 7. Anne Meriwether 1750–1782
  8. 8. Nancy Meriwether 1750–
  9. 9. Lucy Meriwether 1751–1837 m. William Lewis 1735–1779
  10. 10. Mildred (Thornton) Meriwether 1753–1826
  11. 11. Thomas (Meriwether) Jr. 1755–1755
  12. 12. Jane Meriwether 1757–1833

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 Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1714; Birth city: St Mary S Parish; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3012.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2704.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1774
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA

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