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Rowland Thornton 1653–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1653

Birth Location: Petsworth Par, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Death Date: May 1701

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Rowland

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Rowland Thornton was born in 1653 in Petsworth Par, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of William Thornton And Elizabeth Rowland. Rowland Thornton passed away in 1701 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rowland Thornton was born in 1653 in Petsworth Par, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, the child of William Thornton And Elizabeth Rowland.
  • Rowland Thornton passed away in 1701 in Virginia, USA.

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Rowland Thornton's Ancestors

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Rowland Thornton
1653–1701
Birth Place: Petsworth Par, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Thornton
1620–1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1671
Lunenburg, Richmond, Virginia
Grandparents
William (of Eastcomb Thornton of the) Hills
1585–1660
Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, , England
Frances (or Florence) Robinson
1600–1675
Yorkshire, England
John Rowland
1614–1653
Egham, Surrey, England
Margaret Bayley\Baylie
1615–1690
Copely Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Rowland Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1653
1653
Birth of Rowland Thornton in Petsworth Par, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Petsworth Par, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1701
May 1701
Age 48
Death of Rowland Thornton in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Petsworth Par, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1701
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

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