Charles Ryland Scott Family

Ancestors and Descendants

Person Page 2,126

Elizabeth Thornton

F, b. 1719, d. October 1774

Parents

FatherFrancis Thornton (b. 4 January 1682, d. 6 February 1737)
MotherMary Elizabeth Taliaferro (b. 1683, d. 1720)

Children with Thomas Meriweather (b. 1714, d. 1756)

SonNicholas Meriwether+ (b. 7 September 1736, d. 19 December 1772)
SonFrancis Meriwether+ (b. 31 October 1737, d. 2 January 1803)
SonDavid Meriwether (b. 9 February 1739, d. 1 September 1806)
DaughterMary Meriwether+ (b. 4 April 1742, d. 1800)
DaughterElizabeth Meriweather+ (b. 3 March 1744, d. 1 September 1812)
DaughterSarah Meriwether (b. 26 November 1746)
DaughterAnne Meriwether (b. 1 May 1750, d. 5 August 1782)
DaughterLucy Thornton Meriwether+ (b. 4 February 1751/52, d. 8 September 1837)
DaughterMildred Thornton Meriwether+ (b. 25 July 1753, d. 11 July 1826)
SonThomas Meriwether (b. 5 November 1755, d. 6 November 1755)
DaughterJane Meriwether+ (b. 3 April 1757, d. 9 November 1833)
Pedigree Chart
Included in charts - listsCarol Gilstrap Ancestors
Pedigree Indented - Carol
Relationship5th great-grandmother of Carol Jay Gilstrap
7th great-grandmother of Isaac Silas Vaughn
7th great-grandmother of Katherine Gilstrap Scott
7th great-grandmother of Joseph Ryland Scott
7th great-grandmother of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott
7th great-grandmother of Orly Marie Vaughn
7th great-grandmother of Avital Catherine Vaughn

Biography

NameElizabeth Thornton was also known as Elizabeth Meriweather.
DNA Verified14 DNA matches through Elizabeth Thornton
Birth1719She was born in 1719 in Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United StatesBG.
Marriagecirca 1736Thomas Meriweather and she were married circa 1736 in Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United StatesBG.1
DeathOctober 1774She died in October 1774 at age ~55 in Albemarle, Virginia, United StatesBGO.
Last Edited11 April 2019

Citations

  1. [S592] Gray Family Tree, Elizabeth Thornton