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Francis Thornton 1651–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1651

Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1716

Death Location: King George, Virginia, USA

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Rowland

Spouse(s): Alice Savage, Jane Harvey

Children(s): Francis Thornton, Anthony Thornton, Margaret Strother, Elizabeth Gibson, Alice Thornton, William Thornton, Rowland Thornton, Ann Thornton

Francis Thornton was born in 1651 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of William Thornton And Elizabeth Rowland. Francis Thornton married Alice Savage, Jane Harvey, and had children including Alice Sarah Thornton, Ann Thornton, Anthony Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton Gibson, Francis Ii Thornton, Margaret Thornton Strother, Rowland Thornton, William Thornton. Francis Thornton passed away in 1716 in King George, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Thornton was born in 1651 in Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of William Thornton And Elizabeth Rowland.
  • Francis Thornton married Alice Savage, Jane Harvey, and had children including Alice Sarah Thornton, Ann Thornton, Anthony Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton Gibson, Francis Ii Thornton, Margaret Thornton Strother, Rowland Thornton, William Thornton.
  • Francis Thornton passed away in 1716 in King George, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thornton
1620–1708
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1714
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Alice Savage
1652–1696
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
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Jane Harvey
1650–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Francis Thornton
1682–1737
Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Anthony Thornton
1695–1757
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia
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Margaret Strother
1678–1727
Birth Location: King George County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Gibson
1675–1733
Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
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Alice Thornton
1680–1757
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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William Thornton
1680–1743
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Rowland Thornton
1685–1742
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Ann Thornton
1689–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Francis Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Francis Thornton
1651–1716
Birth Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Thornton
1620–1708
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1714
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Thornton's Descendants

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Francis Thornton (5 Nov 1651–1716) m. Alice Savage (1652–1696) m. Jane Harvey (abt. 1650–)
  1. 1. Francis (II) Thornton 1682–1737 m. Mary Taliaferro 1684–1720
    1. 1. Jane ((Champe)) Washington 1706–1767 m. John Champe 1700–1763
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Champe 1738–1824 m. William Fleming 1736–1824
        1. 1. Mary (Bolling) Fleming 1779–1812
        2. 2. Lucy (Champe) Fleming 1776–1830 m. John (Jack) Markham 1770–1822
        3. 3. Jane (W.) Fleming 1777–1797 m. Beverly Stanard –1805
      2. 2. John (Champe) Jr 1722–1798 m. Mrs. (Ann Carter) Champe 1734–1804
        1. 1. Thomas Champe –1775
      3. 3. Ann (Nancy) Champe 1733–1798 m. John Taliaferro 1710–1762
      4. 4. Sarah ('Sally') Champe 1733–1780 m. Edward Carter 1733–1792
        1. 1. Mary (Champe) Carter 1779–1846 m. Francis (Taliaferro) Brooke 1763–1851
        2. 2. Hill Carter 1781–1830
        3. 3. Edward Carter 1755–1818 m. Mary (Randolph) Lewis 1753–1807
        4. 4. John (Champe Carter) Sr 1758–1826 m. Apphia Fauntleroy 1760–1829
        5. 5. Robert (Hill) Carter 1778–1809 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Coles 1776–1856
        6. 6. William (Champe) Carter 1772–1834
        7. 7. Ann (Nancy) Carter 1785–1828 m. George (Michael) Troup 1780–1856
        8. 8. Jane Carter 1764–1846 m. Maj. (Samuel Kellett) Bradford 1754–1850
        9. 9. George Carter 1768–1802 m. Sarah ('Sally') Carter 1770–1814
        10. 10. Charles Carter 1762–1826 m. Bettie Lewis 1765–1830
        11. 11. Elizabeth Carter 1760–1818 m. William Standard 1780–1807 m. Col. (Robert) Randolph 1760–1857
      5. 5. Mary (Jane) Champe 1734–1774 m. Lewis Willis 1734–1813
        1. 1. William (Champe) Willis 1770–1843 m. Lucy Taliaferro 1775–1812
        2. 2. John (W) Willis 1750–1802
        3. 3. Byrd (Charles Lewis Willis [died at age) 6] 1755–1761
        4. 4. Mary Willis 1755–1778
        5. 5. Deborah Willis 1750–1842
        6. 6. Mildred Willis 1751–1778 m. Landon Carter 1751–1811
        7. 7. Jane (Willis [died at age) 5] 1755–1760
        8. 8. Henry Willis 1758–1794
        9. 9. Jane Willis 1761–1780
        10. 10. Mary (Champe) Willis 1765–1792
      6. 6. Thomas Champe 1739–1794
      7. 7. William Champe 1750–1784 m. Mary Thornton 1743–1818
      8. 8. Jane (Champe {1st wife of Samuel) Washington} 1733–1755 m. Samuel Washington 1734–1781
    2. 2. Sarah Thornton 1708–1793 m. Thomas Slaughter 1723–1778
    3. 3. Alice (Thornton) Catlett 1708–1739 m. James Taylor 1703–1784
      1. 1. James Taylor 1732–1814
      2. 2. Charity Taylor 1739–1833 m. Josiah Prickett 1746–
      3. 3. Francis Taylor 1728–
    4. 4. Francis Thornton 1714–1749 m. Frances Gregory 1716–1790
      1. 1. John (Thornton) Minuteman 1749–1822 m. Jane (Augusta) Washington 1756–1833
        1. 1. John (Spotswood Thornton) Jr. 1781–1829
        2. 2. Anne (Meaux) Thornton 1770–1808
        3. 3. Jane (Washington) Thornton 1795–1819 m. Rev. (Francis) Thornton 1795–1881
        4. 4. George (Alexander) Thornton 1782–1818
      2. 2. Mildred Thornton 1739–1764 m. Charles Washington 1738–1799
        1. 1. Frances (Thornton) Washington 1763–1815 m. Burgess Ball 1749–1800
        2. 2. George (Augustine) Washington 1763–1793 m. Frances Bassett 1767–1796
        3. 3. Samuel (Thornton) Washington 1774–1831
        4. 4. Mildred (Gregory) Washington 1772–1804
        5. 5. Jane (Agusta) Washington 1759–1791
      3. 3. Francis Thornton 1737–1795 m. Ann Thompson 1744–
      4. 4. William Thornton 1745–1818
      5. 5. Mary Thornton 1741–1802
      6. 6. George Thornton 1743–1781
      7. 7. Elizabeth Thornton 1749–1774
  2. 2. Anthony Thornton 1695–1757
  3. 3. Margaret (Thornton) Strother 1678–1727
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Thornton) Gibson 1675–1733
  5. 5. Alice (Sarah) Thornton 1680–1757 m. Taliaferro 1684–1726
    1. 1. John Taliaferro 1710–1762 m. Ann (Nancy) Champe 1733–1798
      1. 1. Ann Taliaferro 1756–1798 m. Nicholas (Hay) Taliaferro 1757–1812
        1. 1. Matilda (Battaile) Taliaferro 1787–1843
        2. 2. Mary (Willis) Taliaferro 1789–1797
        3. 3. John (Champe) Taliaferro 1784–1811
        4. 4. Lucy (Mary) Taliaferro 1782–1854
      2. 2. Jane Taliaferro 1750–
  6. 6. William Thornton 1680–1743
    1. 1. John Thornton 1702–1778
      1. 1. Mildred Thornton 1725– m. Thomas Walker 1725–
      2. 2. John Thomton 1727–1790 m. Lucy 1730–1785
        1. 1. Samuel Thornton 1755–1838
        2. 2. Jane Thornton 1750–1818
        3. 3. Lucy Thornton 1755–1755
        4. 4. Henry Thornton 1760–1815
        5. 5. Robert Thornton 1759–1826
      3. 3. Elizabeth Thornton 1735–1818
  7. 7. Rowland Thornton 1685–1742
  8. 8. Ann Thornton 1689–

Francis Thornton's Timeline

5 Records

1651
5 Nov 1651
Birth of Francis Thornton in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
1651
5 Nov 1651
Birth of Francis Thornton in Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1716
1716
Age 65
Death of Francis Thornton in King George, Virginia, USA
King George, Virginia, USA
1727
1727
Age 76
Death of Francis Thornton in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
1861
17 Nov 1861
Age 210
Francis Thornton was baptized in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 348
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1448.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LJV
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 53.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DAP
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1861
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: King George, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File
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