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Rowland Thornton 1685–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 August 1685

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Virginia, United States of America

Father: Major Sr

Mother: Jane Thornton

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Rowland Thornton was born in 1685 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Major Francis Thornton I Sr And Jane Thornton. Rowland Thornton passed away in 1742 in Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rowland Thornton was born in 1685 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Major Francis Thornton I Sr And Jane Thornton.
  • Rowland Thornton passed away in 1742 in Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Sr
1652–1726
Birth Location: Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA
MS
Jane Thornton
1651–1709
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
JT

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rowland Thornton's Ancestors

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Rowland Thornton
1685–1742
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Major Francis Thornton, I Sr
1652–1726
Petsworth Magisterial District, Gloucester, British Colonial, Virginia, USA
Jane Thornton
1651–1709
Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Henry Scott IV "The Immigrant") Thornton
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.
Elizabeth (May) Rowland
1627–1671
Williamsburg, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John 1635
1614–1653
Margaret (Jamestowne)
1615–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rowland Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1 August 1685
Birth of Rowland Thornton in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1742
1742
Age 57
Death of Rowland Thornton in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 August 1685
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
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