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Peter Presley Thornton 1765 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1765

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 6 Aug 1856

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Jane Clack

Spouse(s): Mary McCullock

Children(s): Elizabeth Thornton, William Thornton, Roderick Thornton, Isabella Thornton, Jane Thornton, Mary Thornton, Presley Thornton, Peter Thornton, James Thornton, Robert Thornton, Belinda Thornton

1765 marked the beginning of Peter Presley Thornton's life in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, to parents William Thornton and Jane Clack. Eventually, Peter Presley Thornton married Mary Elizabeth McCullock, and they welcomed Elizabeth Housley Thornton, William Sterling Thornton, Roderick McCulloch Thornton, Isabella McCulloch Thornton, Jane Clark Thornton, Mary Jones Thornton, Presley Thornton, Peter Presley Thornton, James Francis Thornton, Robert Horsley Thornton and Belinda Ann Thornton. Peter Presley Thornton passed in 1856 at Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

William Thornton
1717 – 1790
Birth Location: Gloucester Co., VA
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Jane Clack
1721 – 1792
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary McCullock
1771 – 1851
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Thornton
1793 – 1842
Birth Location: –
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William Thornton
1794 – 1805
Birth Location: –
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Roderick Thornton
1796 – 1842
Birth Location: –
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Isabella Thornton
1796 – 1849
Birth Location: –
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Jane Thornton
1798 – 1863
Birth Location: –
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Mary Thornton
1802 – 1823
Birth Location: –
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Presley Thornton
1804 – 1871
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Peter Thornton
1805 – 1836
Birth Location: –
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James Thornton
1807 – 1880
Birth Location: –
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Robert Thornton
1809 – 1893
Birth Location: Brunswick (now Halifax) Co., VA
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Belinda Thornton
1811 – 1835
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Dec 1765
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pulaski County, Virginia
    Record Source: American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Confederacy; State served: Virginia; Enlistment date: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
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