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Owen Thornton 1763–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1763

Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA

Father: Herod Thornton

Mother: Pherebe\ Phebe

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The story of Owen Thornton began in 1763 in Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784). Owen Thornton passed away in 1796 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Owen Thornton began in 1763 in Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784).
  • Owen Thornton passed away in 1796 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA.

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Owen Thornton's Ancestors

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Owen Thornton
1763–1796
Birth Place: Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)
Parents
Herod James Thornton
1738–1821
Duplin/ Sampson Co. NC
Pherebe\ (Feraby\ Phereby,\) Phebe
1740–1805
North Carolina
Grandparents
Martha (P) Hampton
1710–1777
Point, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Owen Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1763
Abt. 1763
Birth of Owen Thornton in Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)
Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)
1796
1796
Age 33
Death of Owen Thornton in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1763
    Event Place: Duplin County, North Carolina (known as Sampson County after 1784)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA

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