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Reuben Thornton 1723–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1768

Death Location: Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Father: Thornton None

Mother: Mary Thorton

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Reuben Thornton was born in 1723 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Thornton And Mary Elizabeth Taliaferro Thorton. Reuben Thornton passed away in 1768 in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Reuben Thornton was born in 1723 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Thornton And Mary Elizabeth Taliaferro Thorton.
  • Reuben Thornton passed away in 1768 in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States.

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Reuben Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Thornton
1723–1768
Birth Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thornton
1683–1737
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth Taliaferro) Thorton
1686–1741
Powhattan Plant, Old Rappahannock, VA, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (Francis Thornton\Savage (Justice and High) Sheriff)
1651–1726
Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Alice (Stafford Savage \GGM POTUS Madison; m) Thornton
1653–1695
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
*Colonel (John (The Ranger) Taliaferro) (Cx)
1656–1720
Gloucester, Essex, Virginia, United States
*Sara (Susan Smith\Smythe) (Cx)
1659–1720
Old Rappannock, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1620–1708
Elizabeth Thornton
1627–1671
Captain II
1605–1695
Robert Virginia
1626–1687
Katherine Grymes)
1626–1673
Col. Ranger
1629–1700
Mary Dedman
1631–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Hall
1558–1616
Francis taliaferro
1589–1680
(Meriam) Hale
1587–1626
Willaim DEBNAM
1604–1655
Katherine Grymes
1604–1678
Lady Towneley
1598–1679
Sarah Lady
1595–1678

Reuben Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1723
Birth of Reuben Thornton in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1768
1768
Age 45
Death of Reuben Thornton in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States

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