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Samuel Thornton 1724–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1724

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania Colony

Death Date: 13 JUN 1797

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: Robert Thornton

Mother: Sarah Taylor

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In 1724, Samuel Thornton entered the world in Chester, Pennsylvania Colony, born to Robert Thornton And Sarah Taylor. Samuel Thornton passed away in 1797 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1724, Samuel Thornton entered the world in Chester, Pennsylvania Colony, born to Robert Thornton And Sarah Taylor.
  • Samuel Thornton passed away in 1797 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Samuel Thornton's Ancestors

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Samuel Thornton
1724–1797
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania Colony
Parents
Robert Thornton
1687–1774
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Taylor
1690–1764
Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Colony
Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1624–1707
Eng, Massachusetts, carpenter
Mary Dowling
1628–1707
London, London, England
Peter Taylor
1665–1720
Holcombe Rogus, Devonshire, England
Sarah Houlston
1660–1697
Heath House Farm, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1607–1700
Elizabeth Tinker
1605–1631
Robert Dowling
1606–
Margaret Steed
1599–
Gawain Taylor
1625–1694
Ursula Russell
1631–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1567–1633
Elizabeth Stringar
1575–1634
John Dowling
1570–
John Steed
1567–1637
Ellen Bab
–1627
Bernard Taylor
1598–1653
Thomasine Lane
1600–1677
Thomas Russell
1600–
Jane Carpenter
1605–1689

Samuel Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1724
1724
Birth of Samuel Thornton in Chester, Pennsylvania Colony
Chester, Pennsylvania Colony
1797
13 JUN 1797
Age 73
Death of Samuel Thornton in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1724
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JUN 1797
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    72-73

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