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George Washington Thornton 1743–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

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

Death Date: 30 Apr 1781

Death Location: Stafford, Virginia, United States

Father: Col III

Mother: Frances Gregory

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George Washington Thornton was born in 1743 in Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Col Francis Thornton Iii And Frances Gregory. George Washington Thornton passed away in 1781 in Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • George Washington Thornton was born in 1743 in Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Col Francis Thornton Iii And Frances Gregory.
  • George Washington Thornton passed away in 1781 in Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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George Thornton's Ancestors

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George Thornton
1743–1781
Birth Place: Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Col Francis Thornton III
1714–1749
Essex, Virginia, United States
Frances Gregory
1711–1749
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1682–1738
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary Taliaferro
1685–1741
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis 1st
1651–1727
Alice Savage
1651–1701
John Taliaferro
1656–1720
Sarah Smith
1661–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1620–1708
Elizabeth Rowland
1619–1655
Anthony Savage
1605–1695
Alice Stafford
1623–1700
Robert Taliaferro
1626–1687
Katherine *
1626–1672

George Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1743
1743
Birth of George Washington Thornton in Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1781
30 Apr 1781
Age 38
Death of George Washington Thornton in Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1781
    Event Place: Stafford, Virginia, United States

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