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Sterling Clack THORNTON 1753–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1753

Birth Location: Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony

Death Date: 2 Aug 1831

Death Location: Lynchburg City, Virginia

Father: William III

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary JONES

Children(s):

Sterling Clack THORNTON was born in 1753 in Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony, the child of William Montpelier Thornton Iii And Jane Sterling Clack. Sterling Clack THORNTON married Mary Alice Jones. Sterling Clack THORNTON passed away in 1831 in Lynchburg City, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Sterling Clack THORNTON was born in 1753 in Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony, the child of William Montpelier Thornton Iii And Jane Sterling Clack.
  • Sterling Clack THORNTON married Mary Alice Jones.
  • Sterling Clack THORNTON passed away in 1831 in Lynchburg City, Virginia.

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Sterling THORNTON's Ancestors

Self
Sterling THORNTON
1753–1831
Birth Place: Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony
Parents
William Montpelier THORNTON III
1717–1790
Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Francis THORNTON
1692–1737
Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
William II
1649–1726
Elizabeth FITZHUGH
1650–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William I
1620–1708

Sterling THORNTON's Timeline

2 Records

1753
12 Aug 1753
Birth of Sterling Clack THORNTON in Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony
Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony
1831
2 Aug 1831
Age 78
Death of Sterling Clack THORNTON in Lynchburg City, Virginia
Lynchburg City, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1753
    Event Place: Gloucester Co., Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1831
    Event Place: Lynchburg City, Virginia

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