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Margaret Thornton 1678–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis Thornton

Mother: Alice Savage

Spouse(s): William Strother

Children(s): William Strother

Margaret Thornton was born in 1678 in Richmond, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis Thornton And Alice Savage. Margaret Thornton married William Strother, and had children including William Strother. Margaret Thornton passed away in 1756 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Thornton was born in 1678 in Richmond, Virginia, United States, the child of Francis Thornton And Alice Savage.
  • Margaret Thornton married William Strother, and had children including William Strother.
  • Margaret Thornton passed away in 1756 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Thornton's Ancestors

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Margaret Thornton
1678–1756
Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Francis Thornton
1651–1726
Petsworth Par, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Alice Savage
1653–1701
Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Thornton
1620–1708
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1646
Lunenburg, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1600–1650
Barbara Westby
1595–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Thornton's Descendants

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Margaret Thornton (1678–1756) m. William Strother (1665–26 Jul 1726)
  1. 1. William Strother 1726–1808 m. Sarah Bayly 1720–1774 m. Margaret Watts 1700–1754
    1. 1. Sarah (Dabney) Strother 1760–1822 m. Richard Taylor 1744–1829
      1. 1. Zachary Taylor 1784–1850 m. Margaret (Mackall) Smith 1788–1852

Margaret Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of Margaret Thornton in Richmond, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Virginia, United States
1756
1756
Age 78
Death of Margaret Thornton in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1678; Birth city: ; Birth state: VA.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 258.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TSC.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1678; Birth city: ; Birth state: VA.

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