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Lydia "Tabitha" Thornton 1723–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: , Fauquier, Virginia, USA

Father: Francis Jr\Col

Mother: Mary Taliaferro

Spouse(s): Thomas Watts

Children(s): Sarah Watts

The story of Lydia "Tabitha" Thornton began in 1723 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. Lydia "Tabitha" Thornton married Thomas Potts Watts, and had children including Sarah Watts. Lydia "Tabitha" Thornton passed away in 1769 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia "Tabitha" Thornton began in 1723 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States.
  • Lydia "Tabitha" Thornton married Thomas Potts Watts, and had children including Sarah Watts.
  • Lydia "Tabitha" Thornton passed away in 1769 in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Jr\Col
1682–1738
Birth Location: Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
FJ
Mary Taliaferro
1685–1741
Birth Location: Powhattan Plantation, Essex, Virginia, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Thomas Watts
1720–1769
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Watts
1745–1837
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
SW

Lydia Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Thornton
1723–1769
Birth Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Thornton Jr\Col
1682–1738
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary Taliaferro
1685–1741
Powhattan Plantation, Essex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Francis (Thornton) I
1651–1726
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
John (Taliaferro) Col\burgess
1654–1720
Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Smith
1661–1720
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1620–1708
Elizabeth Rowland
1619–1671
Robert Burgess
1626–1671
? Grymes
1638–1700
Lawrence Major
1610–1665
Mary Clegg
1614–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rowland
1575–1653
Collicia Pemberton
1594–1629

Lydia Thornton's Descendants

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Lydia ("Tabitha") Thornton (1723–1769) m. Thomas (Potts) Watts (1720–Aug 1769)
  1. 1. Sarah Watts 1745–1837 m. William Hansbrough 1747–1824
    1. 1. Peter Hansbrough 1768–1847 m. Patience (Ann) Harrison 1767–1840
      1. 1. Smith Hansbrough 1793–1849 m. Sally (Easley) Marshall 1800–1861
        1. 1. Peyton Hansbrough 1829–1854 m. Sally Shaw 1827–1852
        2. 2. Robert (C) Hansbrough 1833–

Lydia Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1723
Birth of Lydia "Tabitha" Thornton in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
1769
1769
Age 46
Death of Lydia "Tabitha" Thornton in , Fauquier, Virginia, USA
, Fauquier, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: , Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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