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Rebekah Nellie Thornton 1774–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1774

Birth Location: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Warren County, Ohio, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Martha Boykin

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Henderson

Children(s): Thomas Henderson, KEZIAH Henderson, Richard Henderson

The story of Rebekah Nellie Thornton began in 1774 in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA. Rebekah Nellie Thornton married Nathaniel Henderson, and had children including Keziah Henderson, Richard Henderson, Thomas Lawson Henderson. Rebekah Nellie Thornton passed away in 1805 in Warren County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebekah Nellie Thornton began in 1774 in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA.
  • Rebekah Nellie Thornton married Nathaniel Henderson, and had children including Keziah Henderson, Richard Henderson, Thomas Lawson Henderson.
  • Rebekah Nellie Thornton passed away in 1805 in Warren County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr
1709–1762
Birth Location: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA
TS
Martha Boykin
1722–1763
Birth Location: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA
MB

Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Henderson
1740–1803
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
NH

Children(s)

Thomas Henderson
1780–1858
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
TH
KEZIAH Henderson
1774–1857
Birth Location: Bush River MM, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
KH
Richard Henderson
1772–1849
Birth Location: Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
RH

Rebekah Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Rebekah Thornton
1774–1805
Birth Place: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA
Parents
Thomas B Thornton Sr
1709–1762
Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA
Martha Boykin
1722–1763
Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA
Grandparents
*William (Earl) Thornton
1649–1726
Petsworth, Gloucester, VA, USA
Thomas Boykin
1684–1749
, Isle of Wright, Virginia colony
Mildred Gray
1675–1748
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1620–1708
*Jenet Taylor
1627–1692
* Boykin
1652–1728
Richard Gray
1649–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hills
1579–1660
Frances Robinson
1600–1675
Alice Flake\Flack
1635–1733
John Gray
1610–1728
Anne Moulton
1615–1676

Rebekah Thornton's Descendants

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Rebekah (Nellie) Thornton (21 Mar 1774–1805) m. Nathaniel Henderson (1740–02 Mar 1803)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lawson) Henderson 1780–1858 m. Martha (Frances Lindley) Perkins 1794–1873
    1. 1. Mary (Mahalia) Henderson 1827–1906 m. William (Lowery) Holloway 1806–1855
      1. 1. Henrietta (Isabella) Holloway 1854–1947 m. Major (John Washington) Pinson 1848–1914
        1. 1. Blanche (E) Pinson 1885–1976 m. David (Markham) Howard 1895–1958
        2. 2. John (Franklin) Pinson 1874–1918
        3. 3. Eustace (W.) Pinson 1876–1957
        4. 4. Mary (Kate) Pinson 1879–1962
        5. 5. Zona (H) Pinson 1882–1974
        6. 6. Sue (Bell) Pinson 1888–1974 m. Chandler Worley 1877–
        7. 7. Joe (Mosley) Pinson 1893–
        8. 8. Zubie (P) Pinson 1894–1993
        9. 9. Kate Pinson 1879–1962
      2. 2. George (Washington) Holloway 1851–1912
      3. 3. Tandy (Lipscomb) Holloway 1852–1897
    2. 2. Gillea (Ann) Henderson 1820–1886
    3. 3. Gabriella (Becky) Henderson 1818–1911
    4. 4. Margaret (Matilda) Henderson 1830–1911
    5. 5. Thomas Henderson 1832–1863
    6. 6. Harriet (Fannie) Henderson 1835–
    7. 7. Emily Henderson 1837–1900
    8. 8. Rufus (Hayward) Henderson 1844–1876
    9. 9. Rebecca Henderson 1828–1890
    10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Henderson 1811–1849
    11. 11. William (Matthew) Henderson 1824–1889
    12. 12. Candice Henderson 1834–
    13. 13. Sarah (Jane) Henderson 1830–1875
    14. 14. Elizabeth Henderson 1828–
    15. 15. Eliza Henderson 1816–1886
    16. 16. Lindley Henderson 1823–1905
    17. 17. Martha Henderson 1818–1853
  2. 2. KEZIAH Henderson 1774–1857
  3. 3. Richard Henderson 1772–1849

Rebekah Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1774
21 Mar 1774
Birth of Rebekah Nellie Thornton in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA
Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA
1805
1805
Age 31
Death of Rebekah Nellie Thornton in Warren County, Ohio, USA
Warren County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1774
    Event Place: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, BCA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Warren County, Ohio, USA
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