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Hannah Thornton 1726–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1726

Birth Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony

Death Date: 4 MAY 1778

Death Location: North Carolina, United States

Father: Robert Thornton

Mother: Sarah Taylor

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The story of Hannah Thornton began in 1726 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony. Hannah Thornton passed away in 1778 in North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Hannah Thornton began in 1726 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony.
  • Hannah Thornton passed away in 1778 in North Carolina, United States.

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Hannah Thornton's Ancestors

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Hannah Thornton
1726–1778
Birth Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony
Parents
Robert Thornton
1687–1774
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Taylor
1690–1764
Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Colony
Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1624–1707
Eng, Massachusetts, carpenter
Mary Dowling
1628–1707
London, London, England
Peter Taylor
1665–1720
Holcombe Rogus, Devonshire, England
Sarah Houlston
1660–1697
Heath House Farm, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1607–1700
Elizabeth Tinker
1605–1631
Robert Dowling
1606–
Margaret Steed
1599–
Gawain Taylor
1625–1694
Ursula Russell
1631–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1567–1633
Elizabeth Stringar
1575–1634
John Dowling
1570–
John Steed
1567–1637
Ellen Bab
–1627
Bernard Taylor
1598–1653
Thomasine Lane
1600–1677
Thomas Russell
1600–
Jane Carpenter
1605–1689

Hannah Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1726
ABT 1726
Birth of Hannah Thornton in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony
1778
4 MAY 1778
Age 52
Death of Hannah Thornton in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1726
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAY 1778
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    About 51-52

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