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Rowland THORNTON 1630–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: , , , Scotland

Death Date: 1 May 1701

Death Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Rowland

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Rowland THORNTON was born in 1630 in , , , Scotland, the child of William Thornton And Elizabeth Rowland. Rowland THORNTON passed away in 1701 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Rowland THORNTON was born in 1630 in , , , Scotland, the child of William Thornton And Elizabeth Rowland.
  • Rowland THORNTON passed away in 1701 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Rowland THORNTON's Ancestors

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Rowland THORNTON
1630–1701
Birth Place: , , , Scotland
Parents
William Thornton
1668–1708
The Hills, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth Rowland
1672–1774
, , , Scotland
Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1682–1738
Fall Hill, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Mary Taliaferro
1685–1741
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis 1st
1651–1727
Alice Savage
1651–1701
John Taliaferro
1656–1720
Sarah Smith
1661–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1620–1708
Elizabeth Rowland
1619–1655
Anthony Savage
1605–1695
Alice Stafford
1623–1700
Robert Taliaferro
1626–1687
Katherine *
1626–1672

Rowland THORNTON's Timeline

2 Records

1630
1630
Birth of Rowland THORNTON in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland
1701
1 May 1701
Age 71
Death of Rowland THORNTON in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: , , , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1701
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

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