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William Thornton 1717 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 DEC 1717

Birth Location: Gloucester Co., VA

Death Date: 23 Nov 1790

Death Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Father: Francis Thornton

Mother: Ann Sterling

Spouse(s): Jane Clack, Jane Clack

Children(s): Francis Thornton, James Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Mary Thornton, William Thornton, Sterling Thornton, Reuben Thornton, Ann Thornton, Mary Thornton, Jane Thornton, Peter Thornton

The birth of William Thornton took place in 1717 in Gloucester Co., VA, to Francis Thornton and Ann Sterling. William Thornton married Jane Clack and Jane Clack, and together they had Francis Thornton, James Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Mary Thornton, William Thornton, Sterling Clack Thornton, Reuben Thornton, Ann Sterling Thornton, Mary Thornton, Jane Thornton and Peter Presley Thornton. William Thornton's death occurred in 1790 in Brunswick, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Francis Thornton
1692 – 1736
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
FT
Ann Sterling
1695 – 1741
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
AS

Spouses(s)

Jane Clack
1721 – 1757
Birth Location: Ware, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
JC
Jane Clack
1721 – 1792
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
JC

Children(s)

Francis Thornton
1738 – 1746
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
FT
James Thornton
1743 – 1834
Birth Location: Virginia, Rev, Virginia, United States
JT
Elizabeth Thornton
1744 – 1746
Birth Location: –
ET
Mary Thornton
1749 – 1749
Birth Location: –
MT
William Thornton
1751 – 1847
Birth Location: Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
WT
Sterling Thornton
1753 – 1790
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
ST
Reuben Thornton
1756 –
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
RT
Ann Thornton
1758 –
Birth Location: –
AT
Mary Thornton
1760 –
Birth Location: –
MT
Jane Thornton
1763 –
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
JT
Peter Thornton
1765 – 1856
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
PT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 DEC 1717
    Event Place: Gloucester Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Nov 1790
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

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