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James Innes Thornton 1800–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 OCT 1800

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

Death Date: 12 SEP 1877

Death Location: Thornhill, Greene, Alabama, United States

Father: Francis Thornton

Mother: Sarah Innes

Spouse(s): Mary Glover, Ann Smith

Children(s): Butler Thornton, George Thornton, Harry Thornton, Kate Thornton, Mary Thornton

James Innes Thornton was born in 1800 in Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis V Thornton And Sarah Innes. In 1860, James Innes Thornton resided in Forkland, Greene, Alabama, USA. James Innes Thornton married Ann Amelia Smith, Mary Glover, and had children including Butler Thornton, George Francis Thornton, Harry Innes Thornton, Kate M Thornton, Mary Thornton. James Innes Thornton passed away in 1877 in Thornhill, Greene, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • James Innes Thornton was born in 1800 in Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis V Thornton And Sarah Innes.
  • In 1860, James Innes Thornton resided in Forkland, Greene, Alabama, USA.
  • James Innes Thornton married Ann Amelia Smith, Mary Glover, and had children including Butler Thornton, George Francis Thornton, Harry Innes Thornton, Kate M Thornton, Mary Thornton.
  • James Innes Thornton passed away in 1877 in Thornhill, Greene, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Thornton's Ancestors

Self
James Thornton
1800–1877
Birth Place: Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis V. Thornton
1767–1836
At Fall Hill near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Sarah Innes
1776–1807
Grandparents
Francis (Thornton) IV
1737–1795
Germanna, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Ann Thompson
1744–1815
Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis III
1712–1749
Frances Gregory
1720–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis II
1682–1737
Mary Tallaferro
1686–1741

James Thornton's Descendants

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James (Innes) Thornton (28 OCT 1800–12 SEP 1877) m. Mary Glover (1803–1828) m. Ann (Amelia) Smith (14 FEB 1812–2 AUG 1864)
  1. 1. Butler Thornton 1847–1905 m. Murray (Forbes) Taylor 1843–1909
  2. 2. George (Francis) Thornton 1839–1893 m. Susan (Ann (Sue)) Perrin 1842–1911
  3. 3. Harry (Innes) Thornton 1848–1900
  4. 4. Kate (M.) Thornton 1840–1831
  5. 5. Mary Thornton 1828–1876 m. John (Calvin) McIntyre 1819–1863

James Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1800
28 OCT 1800
Birth of James Innes Thornton in Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1860
1860
Age 60
James Innes Thornton resided here in Forkland, Greene, Alabama, USA
Forkland, Greene, Alabama, USA
1877
1877
Age 77
Burial of James Innes Thornton in Thornhill, near Forkland, Greene County, AL
Thornhill, near Forkland, Greene County, AL
1877
12 SEP 1877
Age 77
Death of James Innes Thornton in Thornhill, Greene, Alabama, United States
Thornhill, Greene, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Thornhill, near Forkland, Greene County, AL
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [2] 997.FTW
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 OCT 1800
    Event Place: Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [3] 997.FTW
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Forkland, Greene, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 SEP 1877
    Event Place: Thornhill, Greene, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [3] 997.FTW
    [4] Public Member Trees
    [5] Public Member Trees

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