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Francis Thornton IV 1737–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAY 1737

Birth Location: Germanna, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis III

Mother: Frances Gregory

Spouse(s): Ann Thompson

Children(s): Ann Thornton, Butler Thornton, Dorothea Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Frances Thornton, Francis Thornton, Mary Thornton, Mildred Thornton

The story of Francis Thornton IV began in 1737 in Germanna, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States. Francis Thornton IV married Ann Thompson, and had children including Ann Thornton, Butler Brayne Thornton, Dorothea Thornton, Elizabeth Gregory Thornton, Frances Thornton, Francis V Thornton, Mary Thornton, Mildred Washington Thornton. Francis Thornton IV passed away in 1795 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Thornton IV began in 1737 in Germanna, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States.
  • Francis Thornton IV married Ann Thompson, and had children including Ann Thornton, Butler Brayne Thornton, Dorothea Thornton, Elizabeth Gregory Thornton, Frances Thornton, Francis V Thornton, Mary Thornton, Mildred Washington Thornton.
  • Francis Thornton IV passed away in 1795 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis III
1712–1749
Birth Location: Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States
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Frances Gregory
1720–1790
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Ann Thompson
1744–1815
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Ann Thornton
1771–1772
Birth Location: –
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Butler Thornton
1770–1771
Birth Location: –
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Dorothea Thornton
1779–1793
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Thornton
1765–1779
Birth Location: –
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Frances Thornton
1766–1818
Birth Location: Snow Creek, Franklin, Virginia, United States
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Francis Thornton
1767–1836
Birth Location: At Fall Hill near Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Mary Thornton
1773–1787
Birth Location: –
MT
Mildred Thornton
1761–1806
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
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Francis IV's Ancestors

Self
Francis IV
1737–1795
Birth Place: Germanna, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Thornton III
1712–1749
Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States
Frances Gregory
1720–1790
Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Francis (Thornton) II
1682–1737
correct yr is 1682, unable to make correction
Mary Tallaferro
1686–1741
St. Mary's Parish, Richmond, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1653–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Savage
1605–1695
Alice Stafford
1612–1700

Francis IV's Descendants

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Francis (Thornton) IV (17 MAY 1737–1795) m. Ann Thompson (1744–1815)
  1. 1. Ann Thornton 1771–1772
  2. 2. Butler (Brayne) Thornton 1770–1771
  3. 3. Dorothea Thornton 1779–1793 m. Samuel Washington 1770–1831
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Gregory) Thornton 1765–1779 m. Roger Dunbar 1750–1782
  5. 5. Frances Thornton 1766–1818 m. Horace Buckner 1754–1777
  6. 6. Francis (V.) Thornton 1767–1836 m. Sarah Innes 1776–1807
    1. 1. Butler (Brayne) Thornton 1806–1833
    2. 2. Catherine Thornton 1804–1818 m. James Marshall 1787–1821
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Thornton 1793–1807 m. James Fitzgerald 1776–1810
    4. 4. Francis Thornton 1795–1880 m. Jane Thornton 1795–1812 m. Susan Wormley 1793–1856
    5. 5. Harry (Innes) Thornton 1797–1814
    6. 6. James (Innes) Thornton 1800–1877 m. Mary Glover 1803–1828 m. Ann (Amelia) Smith 1812–1864
      1. 1. Butler Thornton 1847–1905 m. Murray (Forbes) Taylor 1843–1909
      2. 2. George (Francis) Thornton 1839–1893 m. Susan (Ann (Sue)) Perrin 1842–1911
      3. 3. Harry (Innes) Thornton 1848–1900
      4. 4. Kate (M.) Thornton 1840–1831
      5. 5. Mary Thornton 1828–1876 m. John (Calvin) McIntyre 1819–1863
    7. 7. Robert (Calloway) Thornton 1802–1831
    8. 8. Sally (Innes) Thornton 1799–1821 m. Murray Forbes 1770–1820
  7. 7. Mary Thornton 1773–1787 m. Alexander Vass 1756–1790 m. Joseph Christy 1756–1790
  8. 8. Mildred (Washington) Thornton 1761–1806 m. Abraham Maury 1758–1833
    1. 1. James (Francis) Maury 1786–1821 m. Mary (Goode) Randolph 1786–
      1. 1. Gilbert (Lafayette) Maury 1818–1898 m. Elizabeth (S) Scott 1841–1910
        1. 1. Ruby (Rolfe) Maury 1883–1982 m. Johnston (Frank) Roberts 1883–1972

Francis IV's Timeline

2 Records

1737
17 MAY 1737
Birth of Francis Thornton IV in Germanna, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Germanna, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1795
1795
Age 58
Death of Francis Thornton IV in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1737
    Event Place: Germanna, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [2] 997.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thornton,Forbes & Washington, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [2] 997.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [2] 997.FTW
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