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Robert Horsley Thornton 1809 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 OCT 1809

Birth Location: Brunswick (now Halifax) Co., VA

Death Date: 26 JUL 1893

Death Location: Lowensville, Nelson, VA

Father: Peter Thornton

Mother: Mary McCullock

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The story of Robert Horsley Thornton began in 1809 in Brunswick (now Halifax) Co., VA. Robert Horsley Thornton passed away in 1893 in Lowensville, Nelson, VA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Horsley Thornton began in 1809 in Brunswick (now Halifax) Co., VA.
  • Robert Horsley Thornton passed away in 1893 in Lowensville, Nelson, VA.

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Robert Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Thornton
1809 – 1893
Birth Place: Brunswick (now Halifax) Co., VA
Parents
Peter Presley Thornton
1765 – 1856
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) McCullock
1771 – 1851
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Thornton
1717 – 1790
Gloucester Co., VA
Jane Clack
1721 – 1792
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1692 – 1736
Ann Sterling
1695 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1649 – 1726
Prudence Willis
1649 – 1720

Robert Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1809
16 OCT 1809
Birth of Robert Horsley Thornton in Brunswick (now Halifax) Co., VA
Brunswick (now Halifax) Co., VA
1893
26 JUL 1893
Age 84
Death of Robert Horsley Thornton in Lowensville, Nelson, VA
Lowensville, Nelson, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1809
    Event Place: Brunswick (now Halifax) Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JUL 1893
    Event Place: Lowensville, Nelson, VA

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