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Rowland Thornton 1685–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Aug 1685

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 21 Sep 1741

Death Location: "Crowes",Hanover Parish,King George,VA

Father: Major Sr

Mother: Alice Stafford

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Rowland Thornton was born in 1685 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States, the child of Major Francis Thornton Sr And Alice Stafford. Rowland Thornton passed away in 1741 in "Crowes",Hanover Parish,King George,VA.

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Biography

  • Rowland Thornton was born in 1685 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States, the child of Major Francis Thornton Sr And Alice Stafford.
  • Rowland Thornton passed away in 1741 in "Crowes",Hanover Parish,King George,VA.

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Rowland Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Rowland Thornton
1685–1741
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Major Francis Thornton Sr
1651–1727
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Alice Stafford
1653–1695
Savage Neck, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Thornton IV ( The Immigrant ) (8thGGF)) DNA
1620–1708
Adel, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Rowland (8thGGM)) DNA
1627–1700
Lunenburg, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Anthony ((Capt )) Savage
1605–1695
Worcestershire, England
Alice Savage
1640–1700
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William *
1595–1650
Frances DNA
1600–1640
John (9thGGF)
1614–1653
Margaret (9thGGM)
1615–1690
Ralph (9thGU)
1588–1637
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1572–1600
Frances *
1580–1635
Agnes (10thGGM)
1579–1650
John DNA
1575–1652
Scollis *
1574–1620
Lewis (10thGGF)
1585–1635
Margaret parents)
1585–1690
Walter (10thGGF)
1558–1622
Elizabeth (9thGGM)
1560–1648

Rowland Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1685
01 Aug 1685
Birth of Rowland Thornton in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
1741
21 Sep 1741
Age 56
Death of Rowland Thornton in Crow, Hanover Parish, Virginia
Crow, Hanover Parish, Virginia
1741
21 Sep 1741
Age 56
Death of Rowland Thornton in "Crowes",Hanover Parish,King George,VA
"Crowes",Hanover Parish,King George,VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1685
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1741
    Event Place: Crow, Hanover Parish, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1741
    Event Place: "Crowes",Hanover Parish,King George,VA

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