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Reuben Thornton 1718–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1768

Death Location: Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Father: 🌾🌿🇺🇸Col Hill

Mother: Mary Taliaferro

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Reuben Thornton was born in 1718 in Orange, Virginia, USA, the child of Col Francis Marion Gregory Thornton Ii Of Far Hill And Mary Taliaferro. Reuben Thornton passed away in 1768 in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Thornton was born in 1718 in Orange, Virginia, USA, the child of Col Francis Marion Gregory Thornton Ii Of Far Hill And Mary Taliaferro.
  • Reuben Thornton passed away in 1768 in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Reuben Thornton's Ancestors

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Reuben Thornton
1718–1768
Birth Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
Parents
🌾🌿🇺🇸Col Francis Marion Gregory Thornton II of Far Hill
1682–1730
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Mary Taliaferro
1685–1720
VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1651–1727
Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Alice Savage
1653–1701
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Thornton
1627–1671
Captain II
1605–1695
Anthony Esquire
1605–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Savage
1588–1623
Fnu LNU
1618–

Reuben Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Reuben Thornton in Orange, Virginia, USA
Orange, Virginia, USA
1768
1768
Age 50
Death of Reuben Thornton in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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