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Thomas A Thornton 1740 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: April 1783

Death Location: Halifax,,Nova Scotia,Canada

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Martha Boykin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Williams

Children(s): Abraham Thornton

Thomas A Thornton was born in 1740 in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Jefferson Thornton and Martha Boykin. Thomas A Thornton married Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Abraham Pheriby Thornton. Thomas A Thornton passed away in 1783 in Halifax,,Nova Scotia,Canada.

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Biography

  • Thomas A Thornton was born in 1740 in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Jefferson Thornton and Martha Boykin.
  • Thomas A Thornton married Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Abraham Pheriby Thornton.
  • Thomas A Thornton passed away in 1783 in Halifax,,Nova Scotia,Canada.

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Thomas Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Thornton
1740 – 1783
Birth Place: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Thornton
1709 – 1762
Cane Creek, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
Martha Boykin
1716 – 1754
Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
*William (Earl) Thornton
1649 – 1726
Petsworth, Gloucester, VA, USA
Thomas Boykin
1685 – 1750
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Mildred Gray
1675 – 1748
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1620 – 1708
*Jenet Taylor
1627 – 1692
Ann Gwaltney
1652 – 1728
Richard Gray
1649 – 1729
*Elizabeth ?
1643 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Thornton
1605 – 1692
Jenetta Blackburne
1610 – 1677
Walter Taylor
1608 – 1686
Margaret Cowparthwaite
1602 – 1678
Alice Flake\Flack
1635 – 1733

Thomas Thornton's Descendants

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Thomas (A) Thornton (1740 – April 1783) m. Elizabeth Williams (Abt. 1742 – abt 1782)
  1. 1. Abraham (Pheriby) Thornton (ABT 1768 – 20 Nov 1804) m. Elizabeth Martin (Abt. 1770 – 1812)
    1. 1. Pheraby (Debora) Thornton (13 Apr 1795 – 1871) m. Thomas Reece (1 April 1793 – )
      1. 1. Jesse Reece (10 Jun 1820 – 15 Feb 1868) m. Louisianna Jennings (2 Nov 1823 – 30 Jan 1916)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Reece (9 July 1842 – 26 May 1901)
        2. 2. William (Andrew) Reece (15 Mar 1844 – 14 Aug 1914) m. Rebecca (Adaline) Lovell (28 Jul 1846/28 Aug 1846 – 14 Nov 1931)
        3. 3. John (Wesley) Reese (25 March 1846 – 13 February 1898)
        4. 4. Emeline Reece (27 December 1846 – )
        5. 5. Polly (A) Reese (1848 – )
        6. 6. Ruth (Emmazetta) Reece (12 July 1848 – July 1898)
        7. 7. Lucy (Fatima) Reece (18 October 1850 – 18 July 1883)
        8. 8. Irenia Reece (17 August 1851 – 24 June 1924)
        9. 9. Margaret (Ann) Reece (29 November 1852 – 10 January 1930)
        10. 10. William (Thomas) Reece (August 1854 – 1916)
        11. 11. Phoebe (Elizabeth) Reece (16 February 1855 – 29 December 1893)
        12. 12. Lorenzo (Jefferson) Reece (15 July 1857 – 14 October 1941)
        13. 13. Jefferson ((Thomas Jefferson)) Reece (28 July 1858 – 27 April 1886)
        14. 14. Thomas (M) Reece (1860 – )
        15. 15. Thomas (Isaac Mcnealy) Reece (9 September 1860 – 1925)
        16. 16. Floyd Reece (1861 – 1 December 1896)
        17. 17. Amanda (Louvenia) Reece (5 March 1865 – December 1932)
        18. 18. Jesse (Lee) Reece (1 August 1867 – 10 May 1948)

Thomas Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Thomas A Thornton in Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
1783
April 1783
Age 43
Death of Thomas A Thornton in Halifax,,Nova Scotia,Canada
Halifax,,Nova Scotia,Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Cane Creek, Alamance, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1783
    Event Place: Halifax,,Nova Scotia,Canada

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