William Thornton

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  • Name William Thornton  [1, 2
    Born 11 Aug 1765  Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1843  De Kalb, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Age: 78

    Parents

    Family ID: F19 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Luke Thornton,   b. 1741, Richmond, Henry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1804, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63) 
    Mother Martha Rogers,   b. 1747, Orange, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1810, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63) 
    Married 1762  Lunenburg, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 

    Family 1

    Family ID: F17 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    Wife 1 Martha Ann Owen,   b. 18 Oct 1765, Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, De Kalb, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84) 
    Children 
     

    1. Elizabeth Thornton,   b. 1786, Lunenberg, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

     

    2. Martha Thornton,   b. 1788, Lunenberg, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

     

    3. Sarah Thornton,   b. 1789, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1891, Clarksdale, De Kalb, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102)

     

    4. John Thornton,   b. 1790, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1800  (Age 10)

     

    5. Barnett Thornton,   b. 1790, Burke, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

     

    6. Mary Polly Thornton,   b. 1792, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1865, Orange, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73)

     

    7. William H Thornton,   b. 8 Oct 1792, Chowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1858, Clarksdale, De Kalb, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65)

     

    8. Patsy Martha Thornton,   b. 8 Oct 1792, Chowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1864, Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71)

     

    9. Frances Thornton,   b. 1802, Chowan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1832, Clay, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30)

     

    10. James Thornton,   b. 25 Apr 1807, Madison, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891, California, De Kalb, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83)

    Family 2

    Family ID: F2726 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    Married 5 May 1786  Lunenburg, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1

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    Siblings 2 siblings 
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    While the Thorntons attached to this document may be related to the ones mentioned in this article, these connections have yet to be made.

  • Source Citations

    1. [S33] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.;), Birth year: 1765; Birth city: Yorktown; Birth state: VA.

    2. [S359] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).