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Walter Thornburgh 1711–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 18 Feb 1783

Death Location: Deep River, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: Edward Thornburgh

Mother: Jean Brookbank

Spouse(s): Margaret Beeson, Margaret Slade

Children(s): Hannah Thornburg, Henry Thornburg, Joseph Thornburg, Edward Thornburgh, Margaret Thornburgh, William Thornburg, Hannah Thornburgh, Henry Thornboro, Jane Thornburgh, Mary Thornburg

Walter Thornburgh was born in 1711 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Edward Thornburgh And Jean Brookbank. Walter Thornburgh married Margaret Beeson, Margaret Slade, and had children including Edward Thornburgh, Hannah Thornburg, Hannah Thornburgh, Henry Thornboro, Henry Thornburg, Jane Thornburgh, Joseph Thornburg, Margaret Thornburgh, Mary Thornburg, William Thornburg. Walter Thornburgh passed away in 1783 in Deep River, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter Thornburgh was born in 1711 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Edward Thornburgh And Jean Brookbank.
  • Walter Thornburgh married Margaret Beeson, Margaret Slade, and had children including Edward Thornburgh, Hannah Thornburg, Hannah Thornburgh, Henry Thornboro, Henry Thornburg, Jane Thornburgh, Joseph Thornburg, Margaret Thornburgh, Mary Thornburg, William Thornburg.
  • Walter Thornburgh passed away in 1783 in Deep River, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Walter Thornburgh's Ancestors

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Walter Thornburgh
1711–1783
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Edward Thornburgh
1691–1734
Cootehill, Armagh, Cavan, Ireland
Jean Brookbank
1688–1735
Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Thornburgh's Descendants

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Walter Thornburgh (1711–18 Feb 1783) m. Margaret Beeson (1713–1783) m. Margaret Slade (1713–1783)
  1. 1. Hannah Thornburg 1738–1812 m. Abraham Woodward 1740–1817
    1. 1. Jane Woodward 1775–1819 m. Allen Williams 1771–1842
      1. 1. Amos Williams 1800– m. Nancy Harris 1806–
        1. 1. Phoebe Williams 1831–1899 m. John Mutz 1822–1899
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Williams 1827–1908
        3. 3. Sarah Williams 1833–
        4. 4. Nancy Williams 1835–
        5. 5. William Williams 1840–
        6. 6. Frances (P) Williams 1843–
        7. 7. Catherine Williams 1846–
      2. 2. Phebe Williams 1798–1850
      3. 3. Ailcy (Elsie) Williams 1796–1878
      4. 4. William Williams 1799–1875 m. Elizabeth Ralston 1800–1854
        1. 1. Mariah ((Maria)) Williams 1830–1885
        2. 2. Martin (VanBuren) Williams 1838–
        3. 3. Sarah (J) Williams 1841–
        4. 4. Lavina Williams 1823–1870
        5. 5. Martha (Jane) Williams 1824–1852
        6. 6. John (T) Williams 1834– m. Mary (A) Williams 1845–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Williams 1835–1854
        8. 8. Lydia Williams 1832–1854
        9. 9. Amos Williams 1823–1881
      5. 5. Hannah Williams 1801–1849
      6. 6. John Williams 1803–
      7. 7. Allen Williams 1804–1860
      8. 8. Claiborne Williams 1806–
      9. 9. Joel Williams 1807–1842
      10. 10. John Williams 1807–1890
      11. 11. Jane Williams 1808–
      12. 12. James Williams 1810–1897
      13. 13. Elizabeth Williams 1812–1860
      14. 14. Jackson Williams 1814–1880
      15. 15. Claybourn Williams 1815–1885
      16. 16. Margaret Williams 1816–
      17. 17. Wesley Williams 1818–
    2. 2. Eli Woodward 1761–1785
    3. 3. Susanna Woodward 1764–1832
    4. 4. Hannah Woodward 1766–1823
    5. 5. William Woodward 1768–1812
    6. 6. John Woodward 1770–1824
    7. 7. Aaron Woodward 1772–1801
    8. 8. Eliza Woodward 1777–1850
    9. 9. Alice Woodward 1779–1816
    10. 10. Abraham Woodward 1782–1857
    11. 11. Henry Woodward 1732–1804
    12. 12. Margaret Woodward 1744–
    13. 13. Edward Woodward 1750–1790
    14. 14. Aaron Woodward 1772–1849
  2. 2. Henry Thornburg 1732–1804
  3. 3. Joseph Thornburg 1737–1827
  4. 4. Edward Thornburgh 1741–1790
  5. 5. Margaret Thornburgh 1743–1819
  6. 6. William Thornburg 1745–1786
  7. 7. Hannah Thornburgh 1725–1791
  8. 8. Henry Thornboro 1735–
  9. 9. Jane Thornburgh 1737–1796
  10. 10. Mary Thornburg 1739–1820

Walter Thornburgh's Timeline

2 Records

1711
1711
Birth of Walter Thornburgh in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1783
18 Feb 1783
Age 72
Death of Walter Thornburgh in Deep River, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Deep River, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1783
    Event Place: Deep River, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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