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Reuben Thornton 1706–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia

Death Date: 11 Mar 1779

Death Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA

Father: Colonel Militia)

Mother: Mary Thorton

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In 1706, Reuben Thornton entered the world in Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, born to Colonel Francis Thornton Royal Militia And Mary Elizabeth Taliaferro Thorton. Reuben Thornton passed away in 1779 in Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1706, Reuben Thornton entered the world in Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, born to Colonel Francis Thornton Royal Militia And Mary Elizabeth Taliaferro Thorton.
  • Reuben Thornton passed away in 1779 in Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Reuben Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Thornton
1706–1779
Birth Place: Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Parents
Colonel Francis Thornton (Royal Militia)
1682–1739
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Taliaferro) Thorton
1686–1741
Powhattan Plant, Old Rappahannock, VA, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (Francis Thornton (Justice and High) Sheriff)
1652–1727
Fall Hill, Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Alice (Stafford Savage) Thornton
1651–1692
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Capt (John "The Ranger") Taliaferro
1656–1720
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Susan Catlett) Smith
1659–1720
York County, Virginia, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1706
1706
Birth of Reuben Thornton in Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia
1779
11 Mar 1779
Age 73
Death of Reuben Thornton in Caroline, Virginia, USA
Caroline, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA

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