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Sterling Clack Thornton 1753–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1753

Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: July 1831

Death Location: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Jane Clack

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In 1753, Sterling Clack Thornton entered the world in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA, born to William Thornton And Jane Clack. Sterling Clack Thornton passed away in 1831 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1753, Sterling Clack Thornton entered the world in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA, born to William Thornton And Jane Clack.
  • Sterling Clack Thornton passed away in 1831 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States.

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Sterling Thornton's Ancestors

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Sterling Thornton
1753–1831
Birth Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Thornton
1717–1790
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Jane Clack
1721–1792
Glouchester County, Virginia
Grandparents
Col (Francis Thornton) II
1682–1737
Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Taliaferro (wife of Francis Thornton Jr.) (Colonel))
1685–1726
Plantation, Jefferson, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Col. Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1651–1695
Col. Sr.
1656–1720
Sarah (Smythe)
1660–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1620–1709
Elizabeth Rowland
1627–1699
Capt. Savage
1605–1695
Alice Stafford
1610–1700
Robert I
1626–1687
Sarah (AAdopted)
1634–1686
Maj. Smith
1619–1700
Mary Hitchon
1619–1700

Sterling Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1753
12 Aug 1753
Birth of Sterling Clack Thornton in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
1831
July 1831
Age 78
Death of Sterling Clack Thornton in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1753
    Event Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1831
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States

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