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Francis Thornton 1727–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1767

Death Location: Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA

Father: Rowland Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Catlett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hackney

Children(s):

Francis Thornton was born in 1727 in Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA, the child of Rowland Thornton And Elizabeth Catlett. Francis Thornton married Elizabeth Hackney. Francis Thornton passed away in 1767 in Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Thornton was born in 1727 in Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA, the child of Rowland Thornton And Elizabeth Catlett.
  • Francis Thornton married Elizabeth Hackney.
  • Francis Thornton passed away in 1767 in Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA.

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Francis Thornton's Ancestors

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Francis Thornton
1727–1767
Birth Place: Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA
Parents
Rowland Thornton
1685–
VA
Elizabeth Catlett
1729–1765
, Essex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Catlett) IV
1680–1739
Rappahannock, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Alice Gibson
1708–1761
Orange, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1658–1724
Elizabeth Slaughter
1659–1706
Jonathan Gibson
1679–1730
Elizabeth Thornton
1674–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 1670
1622–1670
Elizabeth (Butler)
1632–1673
Daniel Militia
1614–1682
Margaret Bernard
1625–1685

Francis Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1727
1727
Birth of Francis Thornton in Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA
Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA
1767
1767
Age 40
Death of Francis Thornton in Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA
Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Crowes, King George, Virginia, USA

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