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William Henry Thornton 1824–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1824

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 January 1890

Death Location: Hillwood, Fairfax co., VA, Virginia, USA

Father: Stuart Thornton

Mother: Mary Stuart

Spouse(s): Mary Carter

Children(s): Adeline Thornton, William Thornton, Lucy Thornton, Benjamin Thornton, William Jr., Stuart Thornton, Louis Thornton, Lord Thornton

In 1824, William Henry Thornton entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Stuart Gibbons Thornton And Mary Frances Adeline Stuart. William Henry Thornton married Mary Adeline Carter, and had children including Adeline Addie Stuart Thornton, Benjamin Franklin Thornton, Lord James Lee Thornton, Louis Augustine Thornton, Lucy Ball Thornton, Stuart Gibbons Thornton, William Carter Thornton, William Henry Harry Thornton Jr. William Henry Thornton passed away in 1890 in Hillwood, Fairfax co., VA, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1824, William Henry Thornton entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Stuart Gibbons Thornton And Mary Frances Adeline Stuart.
  • William Henry Thornton married Mary Adeline Carter, and had children including Adeline Addie Stuart Thornton, Benjamin Franklin Thornton, Lord James Lee Thornton, Louis Augustine Thornton, Lucy Ball Thornton, Stuart Gibbons Thornton, William Carter Thornton, William Henry Harry Thornton Jr.
  • William Henry Thornton passed away in 1890 in Hillwood, Fairfax co., VA, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stuart Thornton
1794–1868
Birth Location: Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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Mary Stuart
1800–1849
Birth Location: Fairfax Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Carter
1831–1876
Birth Location: Mountain View, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Adeline Thornton
1857–1893
Birth Location: Loudoun Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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William Thornton
1854–1879
Birth Location: "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA
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Lucy Thornton
1856–1892
Birth Location: "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA
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Benjamin Thornton
1861–1876
Birth Location: "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA
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William Jr.
1872–1935
Birth Location: "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA
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Stuart Thornton
1868–1876
Birth Location: "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA
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Louis Thornton
1871–1927
Birth Location: "Hillwood", Fairfax Co., VA
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Lord Thornton
1876–1941
Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
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William Thornton's Ancestors

Self
William Thornton
1824–1890
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Stuart Gibbons Thornton
1794–1868
Montpelier, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Mary (Frances Adeline) Stuart
1800–1849
Fairfax Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col. (William) Thornton
1742–1818
Fall Hill, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Martha Stuart
1754–1812
St Pauls Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Gen. (Philip) Stuart
1761–1830
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia
Mary (Fell) Baynes
1776–1816
St Johns Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col III
1714–1749
Frances Gregory
1720–1790
John Stuart
1728–1787
Frances Alexander
1728–1777
John Stuart
1728–1787
Frances Alexander
1728–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col II
1682–1737
Mary (Colonel))
1685–1726
Rodger Gregory
1690–1731
Mildred Washington
1696–1696
Capt. Soldier)
1702–1791
Elisabeth Robinson
1707–1799
Capt. Soldier)
1702–1791
Elisabeth Robinson
1707–1799

William Thornton's Descendants

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William (Henry) Thornton (abt 1824–22 January 1890) m. Mary (Adeline) Carter (5 January 1831–12 April 1876)
  1. 1. Adeline ("Addie" Stuart) Thornton 1857–1893 m. George (Richard Lee Turberville) III 1845–1921
    1. 1. Harriotte (Lee) Turberville 1881–1962
    2. 2. Mary (Carter) Turberville 1880–1960
    3. 3. George (Richard Lee Turberville) IV 1884–1940
    4. 4. William (Henry) Turberville 1886–1957
  2. 2. William (Carter) Thornton 1854–1879
  3. 3. Lucy (Ball) Thornton 1856–1892
  4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Thornton 1861–1876
  5. 5. William (Henry Harry Thornton) Jr. 1872–1935
  6. 6. Stuart (Gibbons) Thornton 1868–1876
  7. 7. Louis (Augustine) Thornton 1871–1927
  8. 8. Lord (James Lee) Thornton 1876–1941

William Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1824
1824
Birth of William Henry Thornton in Lawnville, Prince William Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Lawnville, Prince William Co., VA, Virginia, USA
1824
abt 1824
Birth of William Henry Thornton in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1890
22 January 1890
Age 66
Death of William Henry Thornton in Hillwood, Bull Run, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Hillwood, Bull Run, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
1890
22 January 1890
Age 66
Death of William Henry Thornton in Hillwood, Fairfax co., VA, Virginia, USA
Hillwood, Fairfax co., VA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Lawnville, Prince William Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1824
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1890
    Event Place: Hillwood, Bull Run, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1890
    Event Place: Hillwood, Fairfax co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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