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Stuart Gibbons Thornton 1794–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 August 1868

Death Location: Lawnville, Prince William Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Father: Col. Thornton

Mother: Martha Stuart

Spouse(s): Mary Stuart

Children(s): Frances Thornton, Caroline Thornton, Martha Thornton, Granville Thornton, William Thornton, Phillippa Thornton, Margaret Thornton, George Thornton, Charles Thornton, Mary Thornton, James Thornton

In 1794, Stuart Gibbons Thornton entered the world in Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA, born to Col William Thornton And Martha Stuart. Stuart Gibbons Thornton married Mary Frances Adeline Stuart, and had children including Caroline Maria Thornton, Charles Edward Edwin Thornton, Frances Haas Thornton, George Augustine Thornton, Granville Thornton, James Fitzgerald Thornton, Margaret Olivia Thornton, Martha Thornton, Mary Eliza Thornton, Phillippa Rosalie Thornton, William Henry Thornton. Stuart Gibbons Thornton passed away in 1868 in Lawnville, Prince William Co., VA, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Stuart Gibbons Thornton entered the world in Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA, born to Col William Thornton And Martha Stuart.
  • Stuart Gibbons Thornton married Mary Frances Adeline Stuart, and had children including Caroline Maria Thornton, Charles Edward Edwin Thornton, Frances Haas Thornton, George Augustine Thornton, Granville Thornton, James Fitzgerald Thornton, Margaret Olivia Thornton, Martha Thornton, Mary Eliza Thornton, Phillippa Rosalie Thornton, William Henry Thornton.
  • Stuart Gibbons Thornton passed away in 1868 in Lawnville, Prince William Co., VA, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Thornton
1742–1818
Birth Location: Fall Hill, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Martha Stuart
1754–1812
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stuart
1800–1849
Birth Location: Fairfax Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Frances Thornton
1821–1903
Birth Location: Virginia
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Caroline Thornton
1826–1860
Birth Location: Prince William Co., VA.
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Martha Thornton
1820–1891
Birth Location: Virginia
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Granville Thornton
1841–1908
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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William Thornton
1824–1890
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Phillippa Thornton
–1845
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Thornton
1832–1856
Birth Location: –
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George Thornton
1837–1850
Birth Location: Virginia
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Charles Thornton
–1845
Birth Location: Sperryville, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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Mary Thornton
1818–1880
Birth Location: Virginia
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James Thornton
1839–1862
Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States of America
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Stuart Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Stuart Thornton
1794–1868
Birth Place: Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. William Thornton
1742–1818
Fall Hill, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Martha Stuart
1754–1812
St Pauls Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (Francis Thornton) III
1714–1749
Snow Creek, Essex, Virginia, United States
Frances Gregory
1720–1790
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
John (Gibbons) Stuart
1728–1787
St Pauls Parish, Stafford (now King George), Virginia, USA
Frances Alexander
1728–1777
St Pauls, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col II
1682–1737
Mary (Colonel))
1685–1726
Rodger Gregory
1690–1731
Mildred Washington
1696–1696
Capt. Soldier)
1702–1791
Elisabeth Robinson
1707–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1651–1695
Col. Sr.
1656–1720
Sarah (Smythe)
1660–1720
Richard (MacGregor)
1655–1701
Katherine Whiting
1668–1712
Maj. Washington
1659–1698
Mildred Warner
1670–1701
Alexander Voluntown
1675–1742
Margaret Dixon
1677–1729

Stuart Thornton's Descendants

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Stuart (Gibbons) Thornton (1794–27 August 1868) m. Mary (Frances Adeline) Stuart (25 May 1800–August 1849)
  1. 1. Frances (Haas) Thornton 1821–1903
  2. 2. Caroline (Maria) Thornton 1826–1860
  3. 3. Martha Thornton 1820–1891
  4. 4. Granville Thornton 1841–1908 m. Florence Thornton 1851–
    1. 1. Stuart Thornton 1878–
    2. 2. Howard Thornton 1879–
    3. 3. Edmund Thornton 1884–
    4. 4. Henry (O) Thornton 1888–
  5. 5. William (Henry) Thornton 1824–1890 m. Mary (Adeline) Carter 1831–1876
    1. 1. Adeline ("Addie" Stuart) Thornton 1857–1893 m. George (Richard Lee Turberville) III 1845–1921
      1. 1. Harriotte (Lee) Turberville 1881–1962
      2. 2. Mary (Carter) Turberville 1880–1960
      3. 3. George (Richard Lee Turberville) IV 1884–1940
      4. 4. William (Henry) Turberville 1886–1957
    2. 2. William (Carter) Thornton 1854–1879
    3. 3. Lucy (Ball) Thornton 1856–1892
    4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Thornton 1861–1876
    5. 5. William (Henry Harry Thornton) Jr. 1872–1935
    6. 6. Stuart (Gibbons) Thornton 1868–1876
    7. 7. Louis (Augustine) Thornton 1871–1927
    8. 8. Lord (James Lee) Thornton 1876–1941
  6. 6. Phillippa (Rosalie) Thornton –1845
  7. 7. Margaret (Olivia) Thornton 1832–1856
  8. 8. George (Augustine) Thornton 1837–1850
  9. 9. Charles (Edward (Edwin)) Thornton –1845
  10. 10. Mary (Eliza) Thornton 1818–1880 m. John (B) Alexander 1800–1870
    1. 1. Ellen (M.) Alexander 1849–1933
    2. 2. Fannie (Philips) Alexander 1858–1900
    3. 3. Cecelia Alexander 1852–1917
    4. 4. Sterling (D) Alexander 1853–1924
    5. 5. Stuart (Thornton) Alexander 1855–1930
    6. 6. Cora (V.) Alexander 1847–1848
    7. 7. Kara (Virginia) Alexander 1847–1920
    8. 8. Sarah (V) Alexander 1856–1920
    9. 9. Fannie (T) Alaxander 1858–1943
  11. 11. James (Fitzgerald) Thornton 1839–1862

Stuart Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Stuart Gibbons Thornton in Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
1853
05 Sep 1853
Age 59
Stuart Gibbons Thornton was married in Richmond City
Richmond City
1868
27 August 1868
Age 74
Death of Stuart Gibbons Thornton in Lawnville, Prince William Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Lawnville, Prince William Co., VA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Richmond City

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1868
    Event Place: Lawnville, Prince William Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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