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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 birth of Francis Thornton Sr took place in 1652 in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America, to William Thornton and Elizabeth Rowland. Francis Thornton Sr married Alice Savage, and together they had Elizabeth Thornton, Margaret Thornton, Francis Thornton, William Thornton and Colonel Francis Gregory Thornton. Francis Thornton Sr's death occurred in 1726 in Stafford County, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Birth Location: Adel, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1671
Birth Location: Middle Plantation, Williamsburg County, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Alice Savage
1653 – 1695
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
AS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Thornton
1674 – 1732
Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Thornton
1678 – 1756
Birth Location: King George County, Virginia, United States of America
MT
Francis Thornton
1682 – 1737
Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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William Thornton
Birth Location: –
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Colonel Thornton
1683 – 1737
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
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Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1675

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

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

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

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 May 1726
    Event Place: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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