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Sterling Clack Thornton 1753 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1753

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Jane Clack

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The story of Sterling Clack Thornton began in 1753 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States. Sterling Clack Thornton passed away in 1790 in Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sterling Clack Thornton began in 1753 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States.
  • Sterling Clack Thornton passed away in 1790 in Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Sterling Thornton's Ancestors

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Sterling Thornton
1753 – 1790
Birth Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Thornton
1717 – 1790
Gloucester Co., VA
Jane Clack
1721 – 1757
Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Francis Thornton
1692 – 1736
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Ann Sterling
1695 – 1741
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1649 – 1726
Prudence Willis
1649 – 1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1620 – 1708
Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1656

Sterling Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1753
12 Aug 1753
Birth of Sterling Clack Thornton in Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
1790
1790
Age 37
Death of Sterling Clack Thornton in Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1753
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

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