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Rowland Thornton 1653–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1653

Birth Location: Petsworth, Gloucester Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Death Date: May 1701

Death Location: Richmond Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Father: Col. GG

Mother: Elisa Belling

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Rowland Thornton was born in 1653 in Petsworth, Gloucester Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Col William The Immigrant Iii Thornton 8Th Gg And Elisa Belling. Rowland Thornton passed away in 1701 in Richmond Co., VA, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rowland Thornton was born in 1653 in Petsworth, Gloucester Co., VA, Virginia, USA, the child of Col William The Immigrant Iii Thornton 8Th Gg And Elisa Belling.
  • Rowland Thornton passed away in 1701 in Richmond Co., VA, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. GG
1620–1708
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Adel, West Riding of Yorkshire, England -Now a northern suburb of Leeds. To its south is Weetwood, to the west are Cookridge and Holt Park, to the east are Alwoodley and Moortown, and to the north are Bramhope, Arthington and Eccup.
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Elisa Belling
–1646
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rowland Thornton's Ancestors

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Rowland Thornton
1653–1701
Birth Place: Petsworth, Gloucester Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. William "The Immigrant"III THORNTON - 8th GG
1620–1708
VERIFIED- Adel, West Riding of Yorkshire, England -Now a northern suburb of Leeds. To its south is Weetwood, to the west are Cookridge and Holt Park, to the east are Alwoodley and Moortown, and to the north are Bramhope, Arthington and Eccup.
Elisa Belling
–1646
Lunenburg Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Frances Robinson
1605–
Burneston, Scalby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elicia Russell
1596–1624
Somersby, , , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rowland Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1653
1653
Birth of Rowland Thornton in Petsworth, Gloucester Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Petsworth, Gloucester Co., VA, Virginia, USA
1701
May 1701
Age 48
Death of Rowland Thornton in Richmond Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Richmond Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Petsworth, Gloucester Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1701
    Event Place: Richmond Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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