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Joshua J Thornton 1760–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Bute County, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Agatha Yancey

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The story of Joshua J Thornton began in 1760 in Bute County, North Carolina, United States. Joshua J Thornton passed away in 1795 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua J Thornton began in 1760 in Bute County, North Carolina, United States.
  • Joshua J Thornton passed away in 1795 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States.

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Joshua Thornton's Ancestors

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Joshua Thornton
1760–1795
Birth Place: Bute County, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Fitzhugh Thornton
1718–1787
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Agatha Yancey
1722–1785
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Roger Thornton
1686–1730
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia (Known as Richmond Co., VA after 1692)
Isabel Bledsoe
1688–1726
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry V
1665–1695
Ann Williams
1667–1727
Georgius (Blestoe)
1632–1705
Anne wife
1653–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry IV
1631–1730
Deborah Scoper
1635–1735
William Bledsoe
1601–1681
Agnes Cobb
1605–1645
Edmund Jennings
1626–1691

Joshua Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Joshua J Thornton in Bute County, North Carolina, United States
Bute County, North Carolina, United States
1795
1795
Age 35
Death of Joshua J Thornton in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Bute County, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

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