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Lt Gen. William Thornton II 1776–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1776

Birth Location: Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 1807

Death Location: Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Father: Col. Thornton

Mother: Martha Stuart

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The story of Lt Gen. William Thornton II began in 1776 in Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. Lt Gen. William Thornton II passed away in 1807 in Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lt Gen. William Thornton II began in 1776 in Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
  • Lt Gen. William Thornton II passed away in 1807 in Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.

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Lt II's Ancestors

Self
Lt II
1776–1807
Birth Place: Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. William Thornton
1742–1818
Fall Hill, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Martha Stuart
1754–1812
St Pauls Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (Francis Thornton) III
1714–1749
Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States
Frances Gregory
1720–1790
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
John (Gibbons) Stuart
1728–1787
St Pauls Parish, Stafford (now King George), Virginia, USA
Frances Alexander
1728–1777
St Pauls, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col II
1682–1737
Mary (Colonel))
1685–1726
Rodger Gregory
1690–1731
Mildred Washington
1696–1696
Capt. Soldier)
1702–1791
Elisabeth Robinson
1707–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1651–1695
Col. Sr.
1656–1720
Sarah (Smythe)
1660–1720
Richard (MacGregor)
1655–1701
Katherine Whiting
1668–1712
Maj. Washington
1659–1698
Mildred Warner
1670–1701
Alexander Voluntown
1675–1742
Margaret Dixon
1677–1729

Lt II's Timeline

2 Records

1776
13 Nov 1776
Birth of Lt Gen. William Thornton II in Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1807
21 Oct 1807
Age 31
Death of Lt Gen. William Thornton II in Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1776
    Event Place: Fall Hill, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1807
    Event Place: Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

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