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Martha "Pasty" Thornton 1777–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Dec 1861

Death Location: Elmwood, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Col. Thornton

Mother: Martha Stuart

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Martha "Pasty" Thornton was born in 1777 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, the child of Col William Thornton And Martha Stuart. Martha "Pasty" Thornton passed away in 1861 in Elmwood, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha "Pasty" Thornton was born in 1777 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, the child of Col William Thornton And Martha Stuart.
  • Martha "Pasty" Thornton passed away in 1861 in Elmwood, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Martha Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Martha Thornton
1777–1861
Birth Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. William Thornton
1742–1818
Fall Hill, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Martha Stuart
1754–1812
St Pauls Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (Francis Thornton) III
1714–1749
Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States
Frances Gregory
1720–1790
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
John (Gibbons) Stuart
1728–1787
St Pauls Parish, Stafford (now King George), Virginia, USA
Frances Alexander
1728–1777
St Pauls, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col II
1682–1737
Mary (Colonel))
1685–1726
Rodger Gregory
1690–1731
Mildred Washington
1696–1696
Capt. Soldier)
1702–1791
Elisabeth Robinson
1707–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1651–1695
Col. Sr.
1656–1720
Sarah (Smythe)
1660–1720
Richard (MacGregor)
1655–1701
Katherine Whiting
1668–1712
Maj. Washington
1659–1698
Mildred Warner
1670–1701
Alexander Voluntown
1675–1742
Margaret Dixon
1677–1729

Martha Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Martha "Pasty" Thornton in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
1861
19 Dec 1861
Age 84
Death of Martha "Pasty" Thornton in Elmwood, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Elmwood, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Elmwood, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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