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George Alexander Thornton 1782 – 1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Rapphan'k

Death Date: 1818

Death Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Jane Washington

Spouse(s): Frances Gregory

Children(s): Alfred Thornton, George Thornton

George Alexander Thornton was born in 1782 in Rapphan'k, the child of John Thornton and Jane Augusta Washington. In 1810, George Alexander Thornton resided in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA. In 1818, George Alexander Thornton resided in Alexandria, Columbia. George Alexander Thornton married Frances Gregory, and had children including Alfred Augustine Thornton, George Warren Thornton. George Alexander Thornton passed away in 1818 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Alexander Thornton was born in 1782 in Rapphan'k, the child of John Thornton and Jane Augusta Washington.
  • In 1810, George Alexander Thornton resided in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1818, George Alexander Thornton resided in Alexandria, Columbia.
  • George Alexander Thornton married Frances Gregory, and had children including Alfred Augustine Thornton, George Warren Thornton.
  • George Alexander Thornton passed away in 1818 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Thornton's Ancestors

Self
George Thornton
1782 – 1818
Birth Place: Rapphan'k
Parents
John Thornton
1775 – 1822
Virginia
Jane (Augusta) Washington
1760 – 1833
Wakefield, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Thornton
1714 – 1803
Ireland
Hannah Jack
1742 – 1786
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Augustine Washington
1720 – 1762
Wakefield, Virginia
Anne Aylett
1721 – 1774
Westmoreland Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Augustine Washington
1694 – 1743
Jane Butler
1699 – 1728
William Aylett
1703 – 1744
Anne Ashton
1701 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Washington
1659 – 1697
Mildred Warner
1670 – 1701
Colonel Ashton
1671 – 1731
Elizabeth Hardwick
1678 – 1722

George Thornton's Descendants

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George (Alexander) Thornton (1782 – 1818) m. Frances Gregory (1789 – January 1828)
  1. 1. Alfred (Augustine) Thornton (18 April 1810 – 1869)
  2. 2. George (Warren) Thornton

George Thornton's Timeline

5 Records

1782
1782
Birth of George Alexander Thornton in Rapphan'k
Rapphan'k
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 28
George Alexander Thornton resided here in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
1818
Abt 1818
Age 36
George Alexander Thornton resided here in Alexandria, Columbia
Alexandria, Columbia
1818
1818
Age 36
Death of George Alexander Thornton in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
1818
13 Nov 1818
Age 36
George Alexander Thornton - Probate in Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Rapphan'k
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia; Roll: 68; Page: 117; Image: Vam252_68-0227; FHL Roll: 0181428

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1818
    Event Place: Alexandria, Columbia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, Mixed Probate Records, 1749-1870; Index, 1749-1930; Author: Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Culpeper County); Probate Place: Culpeper, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, Mixed Probate Records, 1749-1870; Index, 1749-1930; Author: Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Culpeper County); Probate Place: Culpeper, Virginia
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1818
    Event Place: Culpeper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, Mixed Probate Records, 1749-1870; Index, 1749-1930; Author: Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Culpeper County); Probate Place: Culpeper, Virginia

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