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LUKE THORNTON 1676–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 2 April 1718

Death Location: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Coilony

Father: Anthony Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Fleming

Spouse(s): MARGARET JAMES

Children(s): Margaret Thornton

The story of LUKE THORNTON began in 1676 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia Colony. LUKE THORNTON married Margaret James, and had children including Margaret Carole Thornton. LUKE THORNTON passed away in 1718 in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Coilony.

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Biography

  • The story of LUKE THORNTON began in 1676 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia Colony.
  • LUKE THORNTON married Margaret James, and had children including Margaret Carole Thornton.
  • LUKE THORNTON passed away in 1718 in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Coilony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Thornton
1642–1725
Birth Location: St. Margarets, Westminster, London, England
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Elizabeth Fleming
1654–1730
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

MARGARET JAMES
1678–1718
Birth Location: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Colony
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Children(s)

Margaret Thornton
1710–1780
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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LUKE THORNTON's Ancestors

Self
LUKE THORNTON
1676–1718
Birth Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia Colony
Parents
Anthony Thornton
1642–1725
St. Margarets, Westminster, London, England
Elizabeth Fleming
1654–1730
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

LUKE THORNTON's Descendants

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LUKE THORNTON (1676–2 April 1718) m. MARGARET JAMES (1678–2 April 1718)
  1. 1. Margaret (Carole) Thornton 1710–1780 m. Robert (Lenny Boston Sr.) CAPTAIN 1707–1780
    1. 1. Joseph (Parry) Boston 1738–1806 m. Rebecca Petty 1736–1809
      1. 1. William Boston 1780–1819 m. Lydia Nelson 1777–1840
        1. 1. Matilda Boston 1808–1895 m. Daniel (Boone) Bentley 1809–1882
    2. 2. Jemina Boston 1726–1766
    3. 3. John (J) Boston 1733–1774
    4. 4. Robert Boston 1731–1781
    5. 5. Robert Boston 1738–1801
    6. 6. Youell Boston 1733–1799

LUKE THORNTON's Timeline

2 Records

1676
1676
Birth of LUKE THORNTON in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia Colony
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia Colony
1718
2 April 1718
Age 42
Death of LUKE THORNTON in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Coilony
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Coilony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1718
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Coilony
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