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Frances Thornton 1766–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 NOV 1766

Birth Location: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 APR 1818

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis IV

Mother: Ann Thompson

Spouse(s): Horace Buckner

Children(s):

The story of Frances Thornton began in 1766 in Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States. Frances Thornton married Horace Buckner. Frances Thornton passed away in 1818 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Thornton began in 1766 in Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States.
  • Frances Thornton married Horace Buckner.
  • Frances Thornton passed away in 1818 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Frances Thornton
1766–1818
Birth Place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Thornton IV
1737–1795
Germanna, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Ann Thompson
1744–1815
Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Francis (Thornton) III
1712–1749
Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States
Frances Gregory
1720–1790
Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Francis II
1682–1737
Mary Tallaferro
1686–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1653–1695

Frances Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1766
22 NOV 1766
Birth of Frances Thornton in Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States
Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States
1818
1818
Age 52
Burial of Frances Thornton in Fredericksburg City, Virginia, United States
Fredericksburg City, Virginia, United States
1818
14 APR 1818
Age 52
Death of Frances Thornton in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1766
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 May 2017, 21:32), entry for Mary Frances Thornton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L627-5BD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Thornton, Forbes, Washington Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, District Court Records of Culpeper County [Virginia 1793-1798
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, wmstrother.orgdatabase on-line
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Stanard, W. G. "The Thornton Family" published in William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 5, Page 59 of 58-60
    [6] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [7] 997.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Fredericksburg City, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 May 2017, 21:32), entry for Mary Frances Thornton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L627-5BD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Thornton, Forbes, Washington Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, District Court Records of Culpeper County [Virginia 1793-1798
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, wmstrother.orgdatabase on-line
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Stanard, W. G. "The Thornton Family" published in William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 5, Page 59 of 58-60

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 APR 1818
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 May 2017, 21:32), entry for Mary Frances Thornton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L627-5BD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Thornton, Forbes, Washington Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, District Court Records of Culpeper County [Virginia 1793-1798
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, wmstrother.orgdatabase on-line
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Stanard, W. G. "The Thornton Family" published in William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 5, Page 59 of 58-60
    [6] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [7] 997.FTW

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