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Winifred Thornton 1753–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Butte, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Agatha Yancey

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Winifred Thornton was born in 1753 in Butte, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Fitzhugh Thornton And Agatha Yancey. Winifred Thornton passed away in 1797 in Franklin, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Winifred Thornton was born in 1753 in Butte, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Fitzhugh Thornton And Agatha Yancey.
  • Winifred Thornton passed away in 1797 in Franklin, North Carolina, USA.

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Winifred Thornton's Ancestors

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Winifred Thornton
1753–1797
Birth Place: Butte, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Fitzhugh Thornton
1718–1787
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Agatha Yancey
1722–1785
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Roger Thornton
1686–1730
Old Rappahannock County, Virginia (Known as Richmond Co., VA after 1692)
Isabel Bledsoe
1688–1726
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry V
1665–1695
Ann Williams
1667–1727
Georgius (Blestoe)
1632–1705
Anne wife
1653–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry IV
1631–1730
Deborah Scoper
1635–1735
William Bledsoe
1601–1681
Agnes Cobb
1605–1645
Edmund Jennings
1626–1691

Winifred Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Winifred Thornton in Butte, North Carolina, United States
Butte, North Carolina, United States
1797
1797
Age 44
Death of Winifred Thornton in Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Butte, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Franklin, North Carolina, USA

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