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William Thornton 1649 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1649

Birth Location: Petsworth Par, Gloucester, VA,

Death Date: 15 Feb 1727

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Father: Col. GG

Mother: Elizabeth Rowland

Spouse(s): Prudence Willis

Children(s): Prudence Pryor

The story of William Thornton began in 1649 in Petsworth Par, Gloucester, VA,. William Thornton married Prudence Willis, and had children including Prudence Thornton Pryor. William Thornton passed away in 1727 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thornton began in 1649 in Petsworth Par, Gloucester, VA,.
  • William Thornton married Prudence Willis, and had children including Prudence Thornton Pryor.
  • William Thornton passed away in 1727 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. GG
1620 – 1708
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Adel, West Riding of Yorkshire, England -Now a northern suburb of Leeds. To its south is Weetwood, to the west are Cookridge and Holt Park, to the east are Alwoodley and Moortown, and to the north are Bramhope, Arthington and Eccup.
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Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1714
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Prudence Willis
1664 – 1720
Birth Location: St Stephen, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Prudence Pryor
1699 – 1742
Birth Location: Gloucester, VA, USA
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William Thornton's Ancestors

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William Thornton
1649 – 1727
Birth Place: Petsworth Par, Gloucester, VA,
Parents
Col. William "The Immigrant"III THORNTON - 8th GG
1620 – 1708
VERIFIED- Adel, West Riding of Yorkshire, England -Now a northern suburb of Leeds. To its south is Weetwood, to the west are Cookridge and Holt Park, to the east are Alwoodley and Moortown, and to the north are Bramhope, Arthington and Eccup.
Elizabeth Rowland
1627 – 1714
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Lewis) Rowland
1614 – 1653
Egham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Margaret BAILEY-ROWLAND
1615 – 1690
Westmoreland, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Rowland\Roland
1575 – 1652
George Bayly
1573 – 1631
Margaret (Bayly)
1580 – 1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rowland
1550 – 1575
*Anne Smythe
1553 – 1601
William (Bayly)
1530 – 1608
Elizabeth Woolfrey
1530 – 1610

William Thornton's Descendants

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William Thornton (27 Mar 1649 – 15 Feb 1727) m. Prudence Willis (29 Jun 1664 – 1720)
  1. 1. Prudence (Thornton) Pryor (31 Mar 1699 – 1742) m. Samuel (Pryor) Pryor (1693 – 1766)
    1. 1. Martha ("Patsy" Pryor (1723–1780)) Pryor (1723 – 1780) m. John (Thomas GARDNER) E6GGF (21 Aug 1721 – 10 Nov 1773)
      1. 1. John (A) Gardner (1740 – 1830) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Lucas (11 Jun 1785 – 07 Jun 1818)
        1. 1. Susannah Gardner m. Gouldsberry Walley (23 Dec 1787 – 15 Jan 1872)

William Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1649
27 Mar 1649
Birth of William Thornton in Petsworth Par, Gloucester, VA,
Petsworth Par, Gloucester, VA,
1727
15 Feb 1727
Age 78
Death of William Thornton in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1649
    Event Place: Petsworth Par, Gloucester, VA,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1727
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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