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Roland Thornton 1685–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 AUG 1685

Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia

Death Date: 21 SEP 1741

Death Location: Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis Thornton

Mother: Alice Savage

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Catlett

Children(s):

Roland Thornton was born in 1685 in Stafford, Virginia, the child of Francis I Thornton And Alice Savage. Roland Thornton married Elizabeth Catlett. Roland Thornton passed away in 1741 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Roland Thornton was born in 1685 in Stafford, Virginia, the child of Francis I Thornton And Alice Savage.
  • Roland Thornton married Elizabeth Catlett.
  • Roland Thornton passed away in 1741 in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roland Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Roland Thornton
1685–1741
Birth Place: Stafford, Virginia
Parents
Francis I. Thornton
1651–1726
Gloucester County, Virginia
Alice Savage
1653–1695
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Anthony Savage
1605–1695
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Alice Stafford
1612–1700
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colony
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Savage
1579–1627
Alice Villiers
1583–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Savage
1556–1605
Elizabeth Hall
1560–1602

Roland Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1685
1 AUG 1685
Birth of Roland Thornton in Stafford, Virginia
Stafford, Virginia
1741
21 SEP 1741
Age 56
Death of Roland Thornton in Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States
Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States
1748
1748
Age 63
Burial of Roland Thornton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 AUG 1685
    Event Place: Stafford, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [2] 997.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1748

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1741
    Event Place: Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 132, Ed. 1, Tree #0997
    [2] 997.FTW

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