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Luke Thornton 1707 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1771

Death Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Father: Mark GGF)

Mother: Mary Bruce

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Luke Thornton was born in 1707 in Richmond, Virginia, United States, the child of Mark Thornton (6th GGF) and Mary Bruce. Luke Thornton passed away in 1771 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Luke Thornton was born in 1707 in Richmond, Virginia, United States, the child of Mark Thornton (6th GGF) and Mary Bruce.
  • Luke Thornton passed away in 1771 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Luke Thornton's Ancestors

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Luke Thornton
1707 – 1771
Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Mark Thornton (6th GGF)
1686 – 1721
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Mary Bruce
1692 – 1721
Farmham, Richmond, Virginia
Grandparents
Luke (Thornton) (1)
1642 – 1725
Linenburg Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Ann Hall
1654 – 1725
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Deborah Scoper
1635 – 1735
Ann Tinker
1616 – 1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Bellamy
1609 – 1704

Luke Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of Luke Thornton in Richmond, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Virginia, United States
1771
1771
Age 64
Death of Luke Thornton in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

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