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William Earl Thornton 1642 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 15 Feb 1726

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Jennet Taylor

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas (Pheriby)

William Earl Thornton was born in 1642 in Virginia, United States, the child of John Thurstane Thornton and Jennet Taylor. William Earl Thornton had children including Thomas Thornton (Pheriby). William Earl Thornton passed away in 1726 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Earl Thornton was born in 1642 in Virginia, United States, the child of John Thurstane Thornton and Jennet Taylor.
  • William Earl Thornton had children including Thomas Thornton (Pheriby).
  • William Earl Thornton passed away in 1726 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thornton
1623 – 1714
Birth Location: Lancashire, Croston Parish, England
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Jennet Taylor
1627 – 1692
Birth Location: Lancashire, Croston Parish, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas (Pheriby)
1709 – 1762
Birth Location: Cane Creek M, Alamance, North Carolina, United States
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William Thornton's Ancestors

Self
William Thornton
1642 – 1726
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
John Thurstane Thornton
1623 – 1714
Lancashire, Croston Parish, England
Jennet Taylor
1627 – 1692
Lancashire, Croston Parish, England
Grandparents
Thurstane Thornton
1589 – 1641
Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Croston
1593 – 1641
Croston, Lancashire, England
Margaret Cowparthwaite
1602 – 1678
Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1555 – 1624
Jennet Wittall
1570 – 1664
Edward Cowperthwaite
1570 – 1644
Mabel Barrow
1574 – 1645
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord GG
1540 – 1600
Barbara Westby
1540 – 1645
William Wittall
1543 – 1614
Jennet ???
1546 – 1641
Nicholas Cowperthwaite
1533 – 1617
Margaret Young
1537 – 1611
Hugh Barrow
1544 – 1610
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1557 – 1634

William Thornton's Descendants

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William (Earl) Thornton (1642 – 15 Feb 1726)
  1. 1. Thomas (Thornton) (Pheriby) (1709 – 20 Apr 1762) m. Martha Boykin (1716 – 1754)
    1. 1. Thomas (A) Thornton* (1739 – 1783-04) m. Elizabeth Williams (1742 – 1782)
      1. 1. Eli Thornton (3 August 1769 – 4 Oct 1852) m. Sara (Ann) Ramsey (1 Dec 1780 – 13 Mar 1852)
        1. 1. Thomas Thornton (10 Dec 1805 – 12 Aug 1878) m. Mary Cook (11 Oct 1810 – 14 Sep 1865)

William Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1642
1642
Birth of William Earl Thornton in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1687
Bet. 1687–1729
Age 45
William Earl Thornton was married
None
1726
15 Feb 1726
Age 84
Death of William Earl Thornton in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bet. 1687–1729

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1726
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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