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John H Thornton 1770 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Campbell, VA, USA

Death Date: 1849

Death Location: Span, Johnson, Georgia, United States

Father: Matthew Independence

Mother: Hannah Jack

Spouse(s): Nancy Scott

Children(s): Delilah Thornton, John Thornton

It was in 1770 that John H Thornton was born in Campbell, VA, USA, a child of Matthew Thornton +++ *Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Hannah Jack. John H Thornton went on to marry Nancy (Nannie) Go-Sa-Du-I-Sga Timberlake Brown Scott and had children such as Delilah Thornton and John Thornton. John H Thornton was deceased by 1849 in Span, Johnson, Georgia, United States.

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Parents

Matthew Independence
1713 – 1803
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
MI
Hannah Jack
1742 – 1786
Birth Location: Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
HJ

Spouses(s)

Nancy Scott
1769 – 1855
Birth Location: Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
NS

Children(s)

Delilah Thornton
1783 – 1855
Birth Location: –
DT
John Thornton
1810 – 1876
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
JT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1770
    Event Place: Campbell, VA, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1849
    Event Place: Span, Johnson, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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