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Margaret Thornton 1678–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: King George County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1727

Death Location: King George County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Francis Sr

Mother: Jane Thornton

Spouse(s): William Strother

Children(s): Francis Strother

Margaret Thornton was born in 1678 in King George County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Francis Thornton Sr And Jane Thornton. Margaret Thornton married William Strother, and had children including Francis Thornton Strother. Margaret Thornton passed away in 1727 in King George County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Thornton was born in 1678 in King George County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Francis Thornton Sr And Jane Thornton.
  • Margaret Thornton married William Strother, and had children including Francis Thornton Strother.
  • Margaret Thornton passed away in 1727 in King George County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Thornton's Ancestors

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Margaret Thornton
1678–1727
Birth Place: King George County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Francis Thornton Sr
1652–1726
Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Jane Thornton
1651–1709
Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1656
Richmond, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Rowland
1614–1699
Agnes Rowland
1615–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Bagenal
1587–1633

Margaret Thornton's Descendants

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Margaret Thornton (1678–1727) m. William Strother (1665–1726)
  1. 1. Francis (Thornton) Strother 1700–1752 m. Susannah Dabney 1700–1752
    1. 1. William Strother 1726–1808 m. Sarah Bailey 1720–1774
      1. 1. Sarah (Pannill Dabney) Strother 1760–1822 m. Richard (Lee) Taylor 1744–1829
        1. 1. Emily (Richard) Allison 1801–1841
        2. 2. Joseph (Pannell) Taylor 1796–1864
        3. 3. Sarah (Bailey) Gray 1799–1851
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Lee) Taylor 1792–1845
        5. 5. George Taylor 1790–1829
        6. 6. Zachary Taylor 1784–1850 m. Margaret (Mackall) Smith 1788–1852
        7. 7. Hancock Taylor 1781–1841

Margaret Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of Margaret Thornton in King George County, Virginia, United States of America
King George County, Virginia, United States of America
1727
1727
Age 49
Death of Margaret Thornton in King George County, Virginia, United States of America
King George County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: King George County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] District of Columbia, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4669
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: King George County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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