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William Thornburgh 1764–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1764

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 May 1801

Death Location: Lost Creek Friends Burial Ground, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Thornburgh

Mother: Welment Beeson

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Children(s):

The story of William Thornburgh began in 1764 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. William Thornburgh passed away in 1801 in Lost Creek Friends Burial Ground, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thornburgh began in 1764 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Thornburgh passed away in 1801 in Lost Creek Friends Burial Ground, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thornburgh's Ancestors

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William Thornburgh
1764–1801
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Thornburgh
1742–1823
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Welment Beeson
1742–1775
Hopewell MM, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Thornburgh
1715–1797
Cootehill, Cavan, Ireland
ABIGAIL BROWN⭐️
1719–1780
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
William Beeson
1721–1760
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Rebecca) Beeson
1724–1810
Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James II
1681–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brown
1657–1708
Hannah Norton
1648–1710

William Thornburgh's Timeline

3 Records

1764
12 Aug 1764
Birth of William Thornburgh in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1800
10 May 1800
Age 36
Death of William Thornburgh in Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA
1801
20 May 1801
Age 37
Burial of William Thornburgh in Lost Creek Friends Burial Ground, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Lost Creek Friends Burial Ground, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1764
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1800
    Event Place: Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 May 1801
    Event Place: Lost Creek Friends Burial Ground, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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