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Rebecca Thornton 1744 – 1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1744

Birth Location: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Warren, Ohio, United States

Father: ##Thomas Sr

Mother: Martha Boykin

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Henderson

Children(s): Kesiah Henderson

Rebecca Thornton was born in 1744 in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States, the child of ##Thomas B Thornton Sr and Martha Boykin. Rebecca Thornton married Nathaniel "Thaniel" Henderson, and had children including Kesiah Henderson. Rebecca Thornton passed away in 1805 in Warren, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Thornton was born in 1744 in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States, the child of ##Thomas B Thornton Sr and Martha Boykin.
  • Rebecca Thornton married Nathaniel "Thaniel" Henderson, and had children including Kesiah Henderson.
  • Rebecca Thornton passed away in 1805 in Warren, Ohio, United States.

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Rebecca Thornton's Ancestors

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Rebecca Thornton
1744 – 1805
Birth Place: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Parents
##Thomas B Thornton Sr
1709 – 1762
Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA
Martha Boykin
1716 – 1754
Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina
Grandparents
*William (Earl) Thornton
1649 – 1726
Petsworth, Gloucester, VA, USA
Thomas Boykin
1685 – 1750
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Mildred Gray
1675 – 1748
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1623 – 1714
*Jenet Taylor
1627 – 1692
Ann Gwaltney
1652 – 1728
*Richard ?
1649 – 1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thurstane Thornton
1589 – 1641
Margaret Croston
1593 – 1641
Walter Taylor
1608 – 1686
Margaret Cowparthwaite
1602 – 1678
Alice Flake
1644 – 1733

Rebecca Thornton's Descendants

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Rebecca Thornton (21 Mar 1744 – 1805) m. Nathaniel ("Thaniel") Henderson (1744 – 1803-03-02)
  1. 1. Kesiah Henderson (5 September 1774 – 16 May 1857) m. Thomas Cook (2 January 1770 – 22 Mar 1840)
    1. 1. Mary Cook (11 Oct 1810 – 14 Sep 1865) m. Thomas Thornton (10 Dec 1805 – 12 Aug 1878)
      1. 1. Maria ("Mariah") Thornton (20 Aug 1836 – 30 Apr 1903) m. William (Franklin) Shelato (22 Oct 1832 – 13 Mar 1908)
        1. 1. Alexander (E) Shelato (3 Dec 1860 – 19 Oct 1918) m. Amanda (J.) Craig (16 Feb 1861 – 23 Jun 1943)

Rebecca Thornton's Timeline

5 Records

1744
21 Mar 1744
Birth of Rebecca Thornton in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
1762
22 Dec 1762
Age 18
Rebecca Thornton was married in Alamance, North Carolina
Alamance, North Carolina
1763
3 Jan 1763
Age 19
Rebecca Thornton was married in Alamance, North Carolina
Alamance, North Carolina
1763
3 Jan 1763
Age 19
Rebecca Thornton was married in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
1805
1805
Age 61
Death of Rebecca Thornton in Warren, Ohio, United States
Warren, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1744
    Event Place: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1762
    Event Place: Alamance, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1763
    Event Place: Alamance, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1763
    Event Place: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of SC

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Warren, Ohio, United States

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