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Mary Prudence Thornton 1699–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1699

Birth Location: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis Sheriff)

Mother: Alice Savage

Spouse(s): Samuel Sr

Children(s): Richard Pryor

In 1699, Mary Prudence Thornton entered the world in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, born to Francis William Thornton I Col Justice And High Sheriff And Alice Stafford Savage. Mary Prudence Thornton married Samuel Pryor Colonel Sr, and had children including Richard Pryor. Mary Prudence Thornton passed away in 1742 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1699, Mary Prudence Thornton entered the world in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, born to Francis William Thornton I Col Justice And High Sheriff And Alice Stafford Savage.
  • Mary Prudence Thornton married Samuel Pryor Colonel Sr, and had children including Richard Pryor.
  • Mary Prudence Thornton passed away in 1742 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Thornton
1699–1742
Birth Place: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
Francis William Thornton I Col (Justice and High Sheriff)
1649–1727
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Alice (Stafford) Savage
1651–1695
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Henry Scott Thornton) IV
1620–1730
The Hills, Stonegrave, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alicia Billington
1620–1676
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Captain (Anthony Savage II Royal Descents of) 600
1605–1695
Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England
Alice STAFFORD
1612–1700
Wickenby, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William III
1570–1660
Frances Robinson
1600–1675
Luke Billington
1601–1635
Elisia Russell
1596–1682
Walter Broadway
1558–1616
Lady Hall
1580–1668
Sir Buckingham
1580–1669
Lucy Eyre
1588–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Thornton's Descendants

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Mary (Prudence) Thornton (31 Mar 1699–1742) m. Samuel (Pryor Colonel) Sr (27 Aug 1693–17 Mar 1763)
  1. 1. Richard Pryor 1736–1797 m. Mourning Thompson 1745–1823
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsy) Pryor 1771–1840 m. Ezekiel Rhea 1759–1819 m. James Whitson 1765–1825
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Whitson 1793–1854 m. William (Pryor) Rhea 1792–1856
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Rhea 1824–1859 m. John (Calvin Williamson) LINDSEY 1822–1886
      2. 2. William (Pryor) Rhea 1792–1856 m. Mary (Polly) Whitson 1793–1854

Mary Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1699
31 Mar 1699
Birth of Mary Prudence Thornton in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1742
1742
Age 43
Death of Mary Prudence Thornton in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1760
27 August 1760
Age 61
Mary Prudence Thornton was married in Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Goochland County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1699
    Event Place: Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 177
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 561.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EEL
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 August 1760
    Event Place: Goochland County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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