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Samuel Isaac Thornton 1755–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1755

Birth Location: St Mathews Bluff, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Mar 1847

Death Location: Beards Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Agatha Yancey*

Spouse(s): Naomi Reddick

Children(s): Isaac THORNTON, Ezekial Thornton, Frederick Thornton, Elbert Thornton

Samuel Isaac Thornton was born in 1755 in St Mathews Bluff, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Fitzhugh Thornton And Agatha Elizabeth Yancey. In 1830, Samuel Isaac Thornton resided in Capt Guids District, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA. Samuel Isaac Thornton married Naomi Reddick, and had children including Elbert Thornton, Ezekial Thornton, Frederick Reddick Thornton, Isaac L Thornton. Samuel Isaac Thornton passed away in 1847 in Beards Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Isaac Thornton was born in 1755 in St Mathews Bluff, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Fitzhugh Thornton And Agatha Elizabeth Yancey.
  • In 1830, Samuel Isaac Thornton resided in Capt Guids District, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA.
  • Samuel Isaac Thornton married Naomi Reddick, and had children including Elbert Thornton, Ezekial Thornton, Frederick Reddick Thornton, Isaac L Thornton.
  • Samuel Isaac Thornton passed away in 1847 in Beards Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thornton
1718–1787
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Agatha Yancey*
1722–1785
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Naomi Reddick
1757–1840
Birth Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Isaac THORNTON
1801–1876
Birth Location: Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
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Ezekial Thornton
1797–1862
Birth Location: Bulloch County, Georgia, United States of America
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Frederick Thornton
1793–1864
Birth Location: Bulloch, Georgia, USA
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Elbert Thornton
1798–1860
Birth Location: Bulloch County, Georgia, United States of America
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Samuel Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Thornton
1755–1847
Birth Place: St Mathews Bluff, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John FitzHugh Thornton
1718–1787
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Agatha (Elizabeth) Yancey*
1722–1785
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Roger Thornton
1686–1730
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia (Known as Richmond Co., VA after 1692)
Isabel Bledsoe
1688–1728
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Thornton
1665–1695
Anne Debord-Williams
1667–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Thornton's Descendants

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Samuel (Isaac) Thornton (July 1755–7 Mar 1847) m. Naomi Reddick (1757–1840)
  1. 1. Isaac (L.) THORNTON 1801–1876 m. Mary O'Steen 1798–1855 m. Mary Williamson 1790–1880
    1. 1. Isaac (L Thornton) III 1829–1907 m. Mary ([Pollie]) Griffis 1825–1900 m. Mary (Griffis) Thornton 1829–1870
      1. 1. Charles (G.) Thornton 1851–1927 m. Nancy ("Jane") Griffis 1854–1919 m. Elizabeth Carter 1844–1878
        1. 1. Vedelphine ("Delphia") Thornton 1898–1975 m. Dan (E) Driggers 1871–1956
        2. 2. Jacob (D) Thornton 1871–1935
        3. 3. Arabelle Thornton 1878–1911
        4. 4. Bessie Thornton 1887–1926
        5. 5. Lauchea Thornton 1896–1970
        6. 6. Arabelle Thornton 1878–
        7. 7. Jacob (D.) Thornton 1871–1935
        8. 8. Charles (Wiley) Thornton 1876–1951
        9. 9. Isaac Thornton 1868–
        10. 10. Owen (R) Thornton 1868–
        11. 11. Lanchin Thornton 1896–
      2. 2. Lucretia (J.) Thornton 1873–1959
      3. 3. William (Manning) Thornton 1855–1921
      4. 4. James (Riley) Thornton 1862–1927
      5. 5. David (R.) Thornton 1861–1927
      6. 6. Mary (A.) Thornton 1869–
      7. 7. Kissiah (Ellen) Thornton 1865–1931
      8. 8. John (K.) Thornton 1859–1930
      9. 9. Daniel (B.) Thornton 1857–1937
      10. 10. Lizzie Courson 1864–1931
      11. 11. Alice (Cordelia) Thornton 1848–1920
    2. 2. William Thornton 1820–1837
    3. 3. Imogene ("Jane") Thornton 1832–1911
    4. 4. Naomi THORNTON 1819–1880
    5. 5. George (Winfield) Thornton 1820–1895
    6. 6. Elizabeth ((Betsy) Ann) Thornton 1823–1911
    7. 7. Nancy THORNTON 1826–1913
    8. 8. Mary (Molly) THORNTON 1834–1909
    9. 9. Davis Thornton 1836–1909
    10. 10. Martha Thornton 1838–1865
    11. 11. James (Alexander) Thornton 1840–1900
    12. 12. John (Butler) Thornton 1834–1920
    13. 13. William (Robert) Thornton 1846–1919
  2. 2. Ezekial Thornton 1797–1862
  3. 3. Frederick (Reddick) Thornton 1793–1864
  4. 4. Elbert Thornton 1798–1860

Samuel Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1755
July 1755
Birth of Samuel Isaac Thornton in St Mathews Bluff, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
St Mathews Bluff, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States
1830
1830
Age 75
Samuel Isaac Thornton resided here in Capt Guids District, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Capt Guids District, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1847
7 Mar 1847
Age 92
Death of Samuel Isaac Thornton in Beards Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America
Beards Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1755
    Event Place: St Mathews Bluff, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Capt Guids District, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Capt Guids District, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 20; Page: 65; Family History Library Film: 0007040

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Beards Wayne County, Georgia, United States of America
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