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Francis Thornton 1682 – 1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1682

Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 6 February 1737

Death Location: Snow Creek, near, Fredericksburg, Essex County, Virginia, USA

Father: Francis Thornton

Mother: Alice Savage

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The story of Francis Thornton began in 1682 in Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States. Francis Thornton passed away in 1737 in Snow Creek, near, Fredericksburg, Essex County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Thornton began in 1682 in Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.
  • Francis Thornton passed away in 1737 in Snow Creek, near, Fredericksburg, Essex County, Virginia, USA.

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Francis Thornton's Ancestors

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Francis Thornton
1682 – 1737
Birth Place: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Thornton
1652 – 1726
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Alice Savage
1653 – 1695
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1671
Middle Plantation, Williamsburg County, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1579 – 1650
Frances Robinson
1600 – 1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600 – 1600
Barbara Westby

Francis Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1682
4 Jan 1682
Birth of Francis Thornton in Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1737
6 February 1737
Age 55
Death of Francis Thornton in Snow Creek, near, Fredericksburg, Essex County, Virginia, USA
Snow Creek, near, Fredericksburg, Essex County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1682
    Event Place: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 February 1737
    Event Place: Snow Creek, near, Fredericksburg, Essex County, Virginia, USA

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