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Francis Thornton 1652 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1652

Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 10 May 1726

Death Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Rowland

Spouse(s): Alice Savage

Children(s): Elizabeth Thornton, Margaret Thornton, Francis Thornton, William Thornton, Colonel Thornton

The story of Francis Thornton Sr began in 1652 in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America. Francis Thornton Sr married Alice Savage, and had children including Elizabeth Thornton, Margaret Thornton, Francis Thornton, William Thornton, Colonel Francis Gregory Thornton. Francis Thornton Sr passed away in 1726 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Thornton Sr began in 1652 in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Francis Thornton Sr married Alice Savage, and had children including Elizabeth Thornton, Margaret Thornton, Francis Thornton, William Thornton, Colonel Francis Gregory Thornton.
  • Francis Thornton Sr passed away in 1726 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Thornton's Ancestors

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Francis Thornton
1652 – 1726
Birth Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1671
Middle Plantation, Williamsburg County, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Thornton
1579 – 1650
Calverley, Yorkshire, England -A village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, abt 10 miles from Leeds city center and 4 miles from Bradford.
Frances Robinson
1600 – 1650
Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600 – 1600
Barbara Westby
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
– 1566
Joan

Francis Thornton's Descendants

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Francis Thornton (1652 – 10 May 1726) m. Alice Savage (1653 – 1695)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Thornton (3 January 1674 – 2 December 1732)
  2. 2. Margaret Thornton (2 April 1678 – 1756)
  3. 3. Francis Thornton (4 Jan 1682 – 6 February 1737)
  4. 4. William Thornton
  5. 5. Colonel (Francis Gregory) Thornton (4 January 1683 – 6 February 1737)

Francis Thornton's Timeline

5 Records

1652
1652
Birth of Francis Thornton Sr in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
1675
1675
Age 23
Francis Thornton Sr was married
None
1678
1678
Age 26
Francis Thornton Sr was married in Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties
1695
1695
Age 43
Francis Thornton Sr was married in Stafford, Virginia, USA
Stafford, Virginia, USA
1726
10 May 1726
Age 74
Death of Francis Thornton Sr in Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Stafford County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1675

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Old Rappahannoch and Essex Counties

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Stafford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stafford, VA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1726
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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