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Esther Thornton 1677–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1677

Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh

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Esther Thornton was born in 1677 in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of William Thornton And Elizabeth Fitzhugh. Esther Thornton passed away in 1739 in Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Esther Thornton was born in 1677 in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of William Thornton And Elizabeth Fitzhugh.
  • Esther Thornton passed away in 1739 in Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Esther Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Esther Thornton
1677–1739
Birth Place: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
William Thornton
1649–1727
Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States
Elizabeth Fitzhugh
1650–1688
Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
William (Thornton IV ( The Immigrant ) (8thGGF)) DNA
1620–1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Rowland (8thGGM)) DNA
1627–1700
Lunenburg, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Major (William John) Fitzhugh
1624–1650
Gloucester, Gloucester, England
Anna (Barbara) McCarty
1633–1715
Glousester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William *
1595–1650
Frances DNA
1600–1640
John (9thGGF)
1614–1653
Margaret (9thGGM)
1615–1690
Capt. Mccarty
1610–1722
Elizabeth Immigrant
1613–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1572–1600
Frances *
1580–1635
Agnes (10thGGM)
1579–1650
John DNA
1575–1652
Scollis *
1574–1620
Lewis (10thGGF)
1585–1635
Margaret parents)
1585–1690

Esther Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1677
6 Jan 1677
Birth of Esther Thornton in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
1739
1739
Age 62
Death of Esther Thornton in Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1677
    Event Place: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

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