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Margaret Rogers Thornton 1685–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: , Londonderry, , Ireland

Death Date: 2 February 1755

Death Location: St. James, Dublin, Ireland

Father: Samuel Thornton

Mother: Mary Dorset

Spouse(s): Robert Immigrant", John Patton, William Strother

Children(s): Mary Rogers, Joseph Rogers, Robert Rogers, George Rogers, Seth Rogers, Frances Strother

Margaret Rogers Thornton was born in 1685 in , Londonderry, , Ireland, the child of Samuel Thornton And Mary Unknown Thornton Named In 1687 Bishop S Transcript Other Baptisms Only Mention Child S Father S Name Fl Late C17Th Dorset. Margaret Rogers Thornton married John Patton, Margaret Thornton, Robert Rogers The Immigrant, William Strother, and had children including Frances Strother, George Rogers, Hugh Rogers, Joseph Rogers, Mary Sarah Rogers, Robert Rogers, Seth Rogers. Margaret Rogers Thornton passed away in 1755 in St. James, Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Rogers Thornton was born in 1685 in , Londonderry, , Ireland, the child of Samuel Thornton And Mary Unknown Thornton Named In 1687 Bishop S Transcript Other Baptisms Only Mention Child S Father S Name Fl Late C17Th Dorset.
  • Margaret Rogers Thornton married John Patton, Margaret Thornton, Robert Rogers The Immigrant, William Strother, and had children including Frances Strother, George Rogers, Hugh Rogers, Joseph Rogers, Mary Sarah Rogers, Robert Rogers, Seth Rogers.
  • Margaret Rogers Thornton passed away in 1755 in St. James, Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Thornton
1650–1712
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary Dorset
1665–1725
Birth Location: Blaby, Leicester, England, Europe
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Spouses(s)

Robert Immigrant"
1678–1745
Birth Location: Limavady Parish, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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John Patton
1689–
Birth Location: Ir
JP
William Strother
1653–1726
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Rogers
1707–1754
Birth Location: Newtown Limavady, Londonderry, Ireland
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Joseph Rogers
1694–1752
Birth Location: Rogers Plantation, Surrey, Virginia, United States
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Robert Rogers
–1745
Birth Location: –
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George Rogers
1722–1768
Birth Location: VA
GR
Seth Rogers
1708–1758
Birth Location: –
SR
Frances Strother
1700–1752
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Thornton
1685–1755
Birth Place: , Londonderry, , Ireland
Parents
Samuel Thornton
1650–1712
Ireland
Mary (unknown Thornton named in 1687 bishop's transcript, other baptisms only mention child's father's name fl late C17th) Dorset
1665–1725
Blaby, Leicester, England, Europe
Grandparents
William(Gulielmi) Thornton
1616–1686
Sherborne, Dorset, England
Joane Jeanes
1613–
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1590–1629
Mary Hargraves
1583–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Thornton's Descendants

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Margaret (Rogers) Thornton (1685–2 February 1755) m. Robert (Rogers "The) Immigrant" (1678–Abt. 1745-1750) m. John Patton (1689–) m. William Strother (1653–1726)
  1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Rogers 1707–1754 m. John (J.) Patton 1728–1813 m. Capt (John J “The Immigrant”) Patton 1692–1756
    1. 1. Isabella (Anna) Patton 1746–1830 m. John ("Captain" Dougherty) Sr. 1743–1828 m. Archibald Alexander 1771– m. George Dougherty 1744–1822 m. Archibald Alexander 1771–
      1. 1. Major (John Charles) Dougherty 1788–1856 m. Mary Hollowell 1792–1836 m. Sarah (Sally) Charles 1787–1868
        1. 1. Nathan Dougherty 1820–1899 m. Lydia (Ann) Rickard 1827–1858
        2. 2. Ann Dougherty 1814–1888
        3. 3. Miriam Dougherty 1827–1883
        4. 4. Henry Dougherty 1822–1837
        5. 5. Catherine Dougherty 1813–1855
        6. 6. John (H.) Dougherty 1818–1879
        7. 7. Levi Dougherty 1816–1880
        8. 8. Joel (Charles) Dougherty 1812–1880
        9. 9. Elizabeth Dougherty 1814–1870
        10. 10. Cynthia (Ann) Dougherty 1808–1868
        11. 11. Milton (Thompson) Dougherty 1810–1864
        12. 12. Isabelle (B.) Dougherty 1817–1870
        13. 13. Miriam DOUGHTERY 1823–1888
        14. 14. George Dougherty 1811–1895
        15. 15. Jemima Dougherty 1820–1893
        16. 16. Joseph Dougherty 1825–1825
        17. 17. Elizabeth Dougherty 1814–1873
        18. 18. Nathan Dougherty 1820–1899
        19. 19. James (W) Dougherty 1805–1880
        20. 20. Joseph Dougherty 1808–
        21. 21. Mary Dougherty 1810–
        22. 22. Levi (W) Dougherty 1816–1879
        23. 23. Robert (W) Dougherty 1829–1880
        24. 24. Cynthia (Ann) Dougherty 1808–1868
        25. 25. Joel (Charles) Dougherty 1812–1878
        26. 26. Isabelle Dougherty 1817–1870
        27. 27. Jemima Dougherty 1820–1893
        28. 28. Milton (Thompson) Dougherty 1810–1864
        29. 29. George (Washington) Dougherty 1811–1895
        30. 30. Joseph Dougherty 1825–1825
        31. 31. Jemima Dougherty 1820–1893
        32. 32. Joseph Dougherty 1825–1825
        33. 33. Elizabeth Dougherty 1814–1870
        34. 34. Cynthia (Ann) Dougherty 1808–1868
        35. 35. Miriam Dougherty 1823–1888
        36. 36. Henry Dougherty 1822–1837
        37. 37. John DOUGHTERY 1819–1879
        38. 38. Isabelle Dougherty 1817–1870
        39. 39. Milton (Thompson) Dougherty 1810–1864
        40. 40. George Dougherty 1811–1895
        41. 41. Joel (Charles) Dougherty 1812–1880
        42. 42. Levi Doughtery 1816–1879
      2. 2. Naomi Dougherty 1774–1795
      3. 3. Samuel Daugherty 1781–1819
      4. 4. Sarah Dougherty 1786–1826
      5. 5. Sarah Dougherty 1776–1826
      6. 6. William DOUGHERTY 1779–
      7. 7. Samuel Dougherty 1775–1850
      8. 8. SarahDougherty McCarroll 1794–1826
      9. 9. John (D) DOUGHERTY 1780–1856
      10. 10. Jane (Dougherty) ?? 1778–
      11. 11. Michael Dougherty 1769–1826
      12. 12. Ellender Dougherty 1777–1798
      13. 13. Eleanor Dougherty 1777–
      14. 14. Mary ("Polly") Dougherty 1783–1816
      15. 15. Samuel Daugherty 1781–1819
      16. 16. Mary Alexander 1801–
      17. 17. George (D) Dougherty 1773–1842
      18. 18. Henry Dougherty 1784–1846
      19. 19. Robert (Sylvester) Dougherty 1791–1865
      20. 20. Mary Dougherty 1783–1816
      21. 21. George (D) Dougherty\Daugherty 1773–1842
    2. 2. Alexander Patton 1734–1824
    3. 3. Jacob ("Rogers") Patton 1728–1778
    4. 4. William Patton 1742–1818
    5. 5. Samuel Patton 1732–1799
    6. 6. Jonathan (John "Rogers") Patton 1728–1813
    7. 7. Margaret Patton 1745–1811
    8. 8. Andrew ("Rogers") Patton 1741–1790
    9. 9. James (Henry) Patton 1748–1815
    10. 10. Susannah (Elizabeth) Patton 1726–1845
    11. 11. Thomas ("Rogers") Patton 1720–1814
    12. 12. Benjamin Patton 1736–1802
    13. 13. Matthew (Rogers Patton) Sr 1730–1803
    14. 14. Lydia Patton 1739–1798
    15. 15. Matthew ("Rogers" Patton Sr) Col. 1728–1803
    16. 16. Mary ("Molly" "Rogers") Patton 1728–1776
    17. 17. Jonathan (John "Rogers") Patton 1721–1750
    18. 18. Hugh ("Rogers") Patton 1710–
    19. 19. Jonathan (John "Rogers") Patton 1721–1750
    20. 20. John ("Rogers" Patton) Col. 1728–1808
    21. 21. Robert ("Rogers") Patton 1720–1832
    22. 22. James (Jacob "Rogers") Patton 1714–1754
    23. 23. Christopher Patton 1749–
  2. 2. Joseph Rogers 1694–1752
  3. 3. Robert Rogers –1745
  4. 4. George Rogers 1722–1768
  5. 5. Seth Rogers 1708–1758
  6. 6. Frances Strother 1700–1752

Margaret Thornton's Timeline

9 Records

1682
21 Aug 1682
Margaret Rogers Thornton was baptized in Whitkirk, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
Whitkirk, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
1685
1685
Birth of Margaret Rogers Thornton in , Londonderry, , Ireland
, Londonderry, , Ireland
1686
29 Jun 1686
Age 1
Margaret Rogers Thornton was baptized in Haydon, Dorset, England
Haydon, Dorset, England
1689
4 Mar 1689
Age 4
Margaret Rogers Thornton was baptized in Manfield, Yorkshire, England
Manfield, Yorkshire, England
1709
1709
Age 24
Margaret Rogers Thornton was married in Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, Lancashire, England
1755
2 February 1755
Age 70
Burial of Margaret Rogers Thornton in St. James, Dublin, Ireland
St. James, Dublin, Ireland
1756
1756
Age 71
Death of Margaret Rogers Thornton in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland
1808
13 Mar 1808
Age 123
Margaret Rogers Thornton was baptized in Barking, Essex, England
Barking, Essex, England
1842
3 Jul 1842
Age 157
Margaret Rogers Thornton was baptized in Walmsley, Christ Church, Lancashire, England
Walmsley, Christ Church, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: , Londonderry, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1682
    Event Place: Whitkirk, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP106

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1686
    Event Place: Haydon, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1689
    Event Place: Manfield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRMAN 1/1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1808
    Event Place: Barking, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Walmsley, Christ Church, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Hambleton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burnley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chirry Lane
    Record Source: Ireland, Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 February 1755
    Event Place: St. James, Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Burial Index
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