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Prudence Thornton 1699–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1699

Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Holtzclaw

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In 1699, Prudence Thornton entered the world in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to William Thornton And Elizabeth Holtzclaw. Prudence Thornton passed away in 1742 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1699, Prudence Thornton entered the world in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to William Thornton And Elizabeth Holtzclaw.
  • Prudence Thornton passed away in 1742 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Prudence Thornton's Ancestors

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Prudence Thornton
1699–1742
Birth Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Thornton
1649–1727
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Holtzclaw
1655–1759
Prince William, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Johann Holtzclaw
1709–1752
Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Catherine Russell
1711–1763
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Prudence Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1699
31 Mar 1699
Birth of Prudence Thornton in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1742
1742
Age 43
Death of Prudence Thornton in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1699
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

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